El Pollo Loco Charities EIN 80-0114109

El Pollo Loco Charities

EIN  80-0114109 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Costa Mesa, CA
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Feeds families in need, giving back to communities.
Leadership
Jill Adams · Director
Money in and out
$42K revenue, $34K expenses
Bottom line
96% program efficiency

Feeds families in need, giving back to communities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $42K in revenue, $34K in expenses, and $510K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$42K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$34K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$510K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $8K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
182.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +459% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +141% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$42K
FY2024▼ -68%
Expenses
$34K
FY2024▼ -83%
Total assets
$515K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2024▼ -79%
Total revenue
$42K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$34K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$510K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$515K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $29K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide monetary and food donations to support programs for at risk children and adults through donations to other charitable organizations.

$29Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEl Pollo Loco Charities
EINHdr · item D80-0114109
Principal addressHdr · item CCosta Mesa, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jelpolloloco.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b1
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corporate Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$40K · 97%
Contributions & grants$1K · 3%
Other revenue97%$40K
Contributions & grants3%$1K
Total revenueLn 12$42K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96
Program services96%$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$34K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$514K
Total assetsLn 16$515K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$510K
Months of cash on handcomputed182.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $514K · Operating expenses/yr $34K
182.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $33K · Total expenses $34K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $34K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $34K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $11K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1K · Total revenue $42K
3%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $42K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $42K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $42K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $34K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $42K · Prior year $132K
-68%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $510K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $42K · Expenses $34K
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $515K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $510K · Total assets $515K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $515K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jill Adams · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $34K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $34K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -68%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 14 grants · $404K · 2021–2024
Food on Foot INCCA · FY2024$27,719
Food on Foot INCCA · FY2023$83,385
Round Up MatchFY2023$45,622
L A Works INCCA · FY2023$25,000
VariousFY2023$20,885
The Chrysalis CenterCA · FY2023$6,934
Food on Foot INCCA · FY2022$62,831
Western Eagle Foundation INCCA · FY2022$26,052
VariousFY2022$16,973
Care HarborCA · FY2022$13,642
Emergency Food BankCA · FY2022$5,097
Food on Foot INCCA · FY2021$36,463
Los Angeles Mission INCCA · FY2021$27,553

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$42K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$132K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$477K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$234K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$24K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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