Unity Shoppe INC

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Santa Barbara, CA501(c)(3)Since 1987Human ServicesEIN 77-0391064Revenue $6.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSunityshoppe.org1401 Chapala St, 93101-3014 · Santa Barbara, CATax-exempt since Jan 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Unity Shoppe is dedicated to providing residents impacted by temporary conditions of poverty, natural disaster or health crisis with resources, including groceries, clothing, and other essentials as well as job training, that reinforce human dignity and encourage self-sufficiency and independence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 volunteers and 26 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $510K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$282K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
46
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 46 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% 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
$6.8M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$6.8M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$9.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.8M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$6.0M
FY2025$6.8M
Expenses
$6.8M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$6.0M
FY2025$6.8M
Net assets
$9.9M
FY2025+0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$9.3M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$9.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $6.5M Management & general 2% · $160K Fundraising 3% · $180K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $282K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$153,750Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$127,891Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Miller-Bevan’s $154K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Angela Miller-Bevan$153,750$142,308$57,692———
Tom Reed——$140,732$98,300$106,087$84,510
Cynthia Hooper$127,891$129,783$132,260———
Barbara Tellefson————$54,240$68,859
Lauren Davis$500—————

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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Provides essential resources and job training to help people overcome poverty, disaster, or health crises.

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3 programs · $6.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Family services centerour family services center, lovingly referred to as the "free store," is the heartbeat of our effort to serve our residents. We nourish them with the best groceries we can possibly secure and clothe them only with new and like-new clothing and footwear. Unity operates locations in santa barbara and lompoc.

$6.5Mprogram expense
02

Holiday toys & giftssupporting the santa barbara community during the holiday season fills our hearts in ways that are hard to describe. The outpouring of love and generosity is overwhelming as brand-new toys arrive from individuals, groups, corporations, toys for tots, the U.S. Marine corps, CHP offices, and city & county fire stations.

Pt IX · col B
03

Unity deliversunity delivers, born of necessity in 2020, is a program which meets the needs of low-income seniors and disabled individuals through home deliveries of custom grocery orders. They call and request for groceries that get delivered straight to their door twice monthly, throughout the year.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$224K
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Money outPt IX
$6.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.5M
Managementcol C$160K
Fundraisingcol D$180K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$737K
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Other incomeLn 4–11$224K
Total revenueLn 12$6.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$867K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.7M
Other assetsLn 15$51K
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$9.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$531K$867K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.8M$8.7M
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$9.8M$9.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$161K$72K$8K$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.0M$15K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$163K$151K$3K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$100K$89K$2K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$17K$20K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$56K$47K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$29K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$101K$73K$3K$25K
InterestLn 20$67K$67K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$209K$174K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$52K$51K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.7M$4.7M$768$142
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$6K$116$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.8M$6.5M$160K$180K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.8M$6.8M$14K$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.0M$6.0M−$12K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.6M$5.0M$551K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.8M$4.4M$314K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.4M$4.3M$1.2M$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.8M$3.8M$1.0M$8.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $6,804,358 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,791,493$6,497,844
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,119$82,512
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $148,369$224,002
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,985,981$6,804,358
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,304,189$1,521,030
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,693,781$5,269,533
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,997,970$6,790,563
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,989$13,795
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 $6,804,358 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $232,358 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$737,041
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,760,803
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,333,826
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,497,844
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $82,512$82,512
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $89,100$89,100
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$97,456−$97,456
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $321,458 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$14,944$6,804,358
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,790,563 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,331 · Management $8,036 · Fundraising $80,367$160,734
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,042,514 · Management $14,736 · Fundraising $40,554$1,097,804
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $151,051 · Management $3,063 · Fundraising $8,844$162,958
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $88,639 · Management $1,809 · Fundraising $9,086$99,534
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,521 · Management $19,999$36,520
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,593$3,593
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $46,639 · Fundraising $9,348$55,987
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,236 · Management $1,584 · Fundraising $1,478$32,298
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,392 · Management $3,413 · Fundraising $24,635$101,440
IX-20 InterestManagement $66,789$66,789
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $174,067 · Management $34,797$208,864
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $50,643 · Management $1,034$51,677
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,700,437 · Management $768 · Fundraising $142$4,701,347
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,661 · Management $116 · Fundraising $5,241$11,018
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,451,131 · Management $159,737 · Fundraising $179,695$6,790,563
Part X · Balance sheet $11,370,221 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,035,920$1,641,851
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,000$25,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $170,781$92,964
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,774,849$8,692,260
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $530,766$867,444
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $37,126$50,702
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,599,442$11,370,221
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $90,716$97,691
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $33,425$22,377
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,756,846$1,485,896
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,792,596$9,859,325
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,000$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,842,596$9,884,325
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,599,442$11,370,221
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,884,325 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,804,358
XI-2 Total expenses$6,790,563
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,795
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,842,596
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$27,934
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,884,325

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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