To provide care and compassion to our neighbors in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 400 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $216K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $52K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1985.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $2.0M Management & general 3% · $67K Fundraising 2% · $36K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$94,941Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At Large (as of 4/1/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristy Milligan$94,941————
Kristine Milligan—$93,242$84,048$85,500$81,750

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, westside cares provided rental assistance to 502 families; 44,216 healthy four-day food bags; housing navigation support to 499 individuals; utilities help to 328 families; help with vital documents like ids to 700 neighbors; transportation help to over 3,400 people; medical visits to 441 neighbors; mail service to more than…

$2.0Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$52K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$390,082
Unitemized GrantFY2024$82,186
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,782
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,267
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,514
Unitemized GrantFY2023$460,702
Unitemized GrantFY2023$78,447
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,870
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,536
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,029
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,317
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,090
Unitemized GrantFY2022$426,317
Unitemized GrantFY2022$39,684
Unitemized GrantFY2022$22,318
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,652
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,569
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,154
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$320K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$776K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$801K$776K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.6M$1.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$81K$8K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$220K$168K$33K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K$187
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$20K$3K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$174$139$35
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$3K$7K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$897$718$179
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$14K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$12K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$7K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$25K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$21K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$4K$771
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$2.0M$67K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.4M$2.1M$334K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.9M$60K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.8M−$4K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.4M$165K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.5M$527K$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,406,568 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,938,560$2,352,806
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,333$38,629
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,314$15,133
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,967,207$2,406,568
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,476,578$1,612,900
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $312,973$341,267
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$4,206
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $117,641$114,098
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,907,192$2,072,471
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,015$334,097
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,406,568 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$345
VIII-1e Government grants$12,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,340,361
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,063,069
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,352,806
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,629$38,629
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,133$15,133
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,133 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,629$2,406,568
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,072,471 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,612,900$1,612,900
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,700 · Management $7,595 · Fundraising $6,646$94,941
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $167,787 · Management $33,295 · Fundraising $18,517$219,599
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,062 · Management $187$1,249
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,128 · Management $3,312 · Fundraising $2,038$25,478
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $139 · Management $35$174
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,475 · Management $6,950 · Fundraising $3,475$13,900
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $4,206$4,206
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $718 · Management $179$897
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,896 · Fundraising $1,544$15,440
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,512 · Management $4,770$16,282
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,818 · Management $1,705$8,523
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,007 · Management $4,413$29,420
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,672 · Management $3,648$24,320
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,371 · Management $771$5,142
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,969,185 · Management $66,860 · Fundraising $36,426$2,072,471
Part X · Balance sheet $2,199,988 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $249,304$320,136
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $807,219$1,103,531
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $800,641$776,321
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,875,468$2,199,988
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,665$21,482
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,665$21,482
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,830,803$2,178,506
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,840,803$2,178,506
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,875,468$2,199,988
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,178,506 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,406,568
XI-2 Total expenses$2,072,471
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$334,097
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,840,803
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,606
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,178,506

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