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Baja Community Foundation

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Silverdale, WA501(c)(3)International EIN 82-5281020Revenue $599K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbajacommunityfoundation.orgPo Box 2641, 98383-2641 · Silverdale, WATax-exempt since Apr 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support organizations that provide basic needs so that children up to 18 years old will have the resources needed to overcome the obstacles that prevent them from attending or succeeding in school

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers.
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $175K a year · 28% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
85 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 84.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $165K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$599K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$93K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$634K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$599K
FY2024▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$99K
FY2022$821K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$599K
Expenses
$93K
FY2024▼ -92%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$104K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$93K
Net assets
$634K
FY2024▲ +395%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$826K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$634K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $76K Management & general 4% · $4K Fundraising 13% · $12K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Susan G Cornelius
Board Chair, President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Catherine Eberle
Trustee & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Myers
Trustee & Vice Pres
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides resources to organizations helping children overcome obstacles to school attendance and success.

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1 program · $76K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provided funds to liga mac, an exempt organization in san jose del cabo, mexico (WWW.LIGAMAC.ORG)TO support their program of providing basic needs to children such as tuition & books for school

$76Kprogram expense

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
The Querencia FoundationFY2024$49K
Irie FoundationFY2024$20K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$19K
Jewish Community Foundation of Southern ArizonaFY2024$18K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$14K
Alex McMillan Family FoundationFY2024$12K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$10K
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas CityFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$165K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$599K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K
Other incomeLn 4–11$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$93K
Ln 25
Programscol B$76K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$634K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$656K
Total assetsLn 16$656K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$123K
Total revenueLn 12$599K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$306K
SavingsLn 2$350K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$656K
Total assetsLn 16$656K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$634K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K$656K
Total assetsLn 16$128K$656K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$22K
Net assetsLn 32$128K$634K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$75K$75K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$560$0$560$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$871$1K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$740$0$740$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$0$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$0$0$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$0$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$93K$76K$4K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $599K$93K$506K$634K 990 PDF
FY2023 $486K$1.2M−$698K$128K 990 PDF
FY2022 $821K$104K$716K$826K 990 PDF
FY2021 $99K$109K 990 PDF
FY2020 $127K$14K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $599,050 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $433,860$473,380
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,650$3,169
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47,410$122,501
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $485,920$599,050
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,174,400$75,482
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,113$17,376
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,183,513$92,858
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$697,593$506,192
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $599,050 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$447,380
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$473,380
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,169
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $122,501$122,501
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,169 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $122,501$599,050
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $92,858 across 9 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $75,482$75,482
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $560 · Fundraising $0$560
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $871 · Management $1,050 · Fundraising $5,500$7,421
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $740 · Fundraising $0$740
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,800$1,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,886$2,886
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,669 · Fundraising $2,300$3,969
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $76,353 · Management $4,019 · Fundraising $12,486$92,858
Part X · Balance sheet $656,251 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $128,027$306,251
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$350,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $128,027$656,251
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$22,032
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$22,032
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $128,027$634,219
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,027$634,219
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $128,027$656,251
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $634,219 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$599,050
XI-2 Total expenses$92,858
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$506,192
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,027
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$634,219

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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