Sharias Closet

Tax-deductible

San Diego, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 81-1088718

Provide free emergency clothing to those experiencing financial hardship

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,971 volunteers and 14 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $48K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$301K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$378K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$323K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$301K
FY2025▼ -28%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$272K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$301K
Expenses
$378K
FY2025▲ +17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$156K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$378K
Net assets
$323K
FY2025▼ -21%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$304K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$408K
FY2025$323K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2016-03-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $378K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder CEO
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shamine Linton’s $60K as Founder CEO is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022
Shamine Linton$60,000—
Shamine K Linton—$45,538

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Gives free emergency clothing to people facing financial hardship.

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1 program service account for $378K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Provide free emergency clothing to those experiencing financial hardship

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$48K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$301K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$378K
Ln 25
Programscol B$378K
Owns and owesPt X
$323K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K
Total assetsLn 16$330K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$301K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$172K
SavingsLn 2$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$330K
Total assetsLn 16$330K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$323K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 61,971
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$408K$330K
Total assetsLn 16$408K$330K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$400K$323K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$129K$129K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$193$193
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$64K
Legal feesLn 11b$821$821
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$980$980
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$44K$44K
TravelLn 17$198$198
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$44K$44K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$378K$378K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $301K$378K−$77K$323K 990 PDF
FY2024 $417K$322K$95K$408K 990 PDF
FY2023 $271K$264K$6K$314K 990 PDF
FY2022 $272K$156K$116K$304K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $300,588 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$297,970
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,970
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $2,618$2,618
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $2,618 · Excluded from tax $0$300,588
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $377,686 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $128,544$128,544
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $193$193
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $64,108$64,108
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $821$821
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,724$1,724
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $980$980
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,527$18,527
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,685$1,685
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,201$6,201
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,084$44,084
IX-17 TravelPrograms $198$198
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $44,070$44,070
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,279$5,279
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,272$1,272
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $377,686 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$377,686
Part X · Balance sheet $330,288 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $408,064$172,042
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$158,246
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $408,064$330,288
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $8,200$7,522
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,200$7,522
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $399,864$322,766
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $408,064$330,288
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $322,766 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$300,588
XI-2 Total expenses$377,686
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$77,098
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$399,864
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$322,766

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

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