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Passionate Life Foundation

Tax-deductible

West Covina, CA501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 81-3283600Revenue $541K in FY2025

On file with the IRS3120 E Garvey Ave S, 91791-2344 · West Covina, CATax-exempt since Aug 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide charitable assistance and resources to individuals and families who are lacking basic necessities, including housing, food, clothing, and other financial needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
73 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 73.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $3K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$541K
×13 vs prior year
Spent
$78K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$478K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$541K
FY2025▲ ×13
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$56K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$42K
FY2025$541K
Net assets
$478K
FY2025▲ ×31
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$14K
FY2023$588
FY2024$15K
FY2025$478K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $62K Management & general 2% · $1K Fundraising 19% · $15K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Op Almaraz
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dana Almaraz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers help with housing, food, clothing, and finances for those in need.

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2 programs · $62K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Holiday Outreach

Clothing, meals, and support during thanksgiving, christmas, and other key times through local church PARTNERSHIPS.FAMILY assistance: financial help for rent, food, clothing, and urgent household needs.

$49Kprogram expense
02

Food Support

Turkeys, grocery gift cards, and meal assistance distributed to families and community organizations. Children & youth: support for school supplies, education, and extracurricular activities so kids can grow and participate.

$13Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Joseph a and Katherine M CastuccifoundationFY2023$2K
Tennant FoundationFY2023$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$3K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $60K · 2024–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$40,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$10,000
El Camino FellowshipFY2024$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$541K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$532K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$78K
Ln 25
Programscol B$62K
Managementcol C$1K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$478K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$478K
Total assetsLn 16$478K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$532K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$541K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$478K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$478K
Total assetsLn 16$478K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$478K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$15K$478K
Total assetsLn 16$15K$478K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$15K$478K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$61K$61K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$1K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$153$149$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$78K$62K$1K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $541K$78K$462K$478K 990 PDF
FY2024 $42K$15K 990 PDF
FY2023 $85K$588 990 PDF
FY2022 $56K$14K 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 $540,642 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,561$532,471
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$8,171
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $41,561$540,642
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$61,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $26,803$17,456
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $26,803$78,456
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,758$462,186
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $540,642 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$532,471
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$532,471
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,171$8,171
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,171$540,642
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $78,456 across 3 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $61,000$61,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,234 · Management $1,198 · Fundraising $1,198$3,630
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $153 · Management $149 · Fundraising $13,524$13,826
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $62,387 · Management $1,347 · Fundraising $14,722$78,456
Part X · Balance sheet $477,532 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,346$477,532
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,346$477,532
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,346$477,532
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,346$477,532
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $477,532 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$540,642
XI-2 Total expenses$78,456
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$462,186
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,346
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$477,532

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

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