Passion La FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2018Community DevelopmentEIN 83-2227036Revenue $255K in FY2021

On file with the IRSpassionsocal.comPo Box 31038, 90031-0038 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Apr 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purpose of Passion La is to reach urban youth of los angeles with the love and message of jesus christ, bring them into christian community, and lead them to a life of christian discipleship, service and leadership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
32¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$29K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
32%
of spending
Concern: 32% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$29K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $319K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$255K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$249K
To programs
32%
Net assets
$102K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$255K
FY2021▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$522K
FY2024$614K
FY2025$507K
Expenses
$249K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$387K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$578K
FY2025$604K
Net assets
$102K
FY2021▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$40K
FY2023$69K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$8K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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Where the money goes

32 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 32% · $79K Management & general 68% · $170K

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; $29K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, President
$28,600Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Lopez’s $29K as Director, President is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Robert Lopez$28,600$31,900

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

Programs and updates

Connects urban youth in Los Angeles with love and a positive message.

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1 program · $79K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Programs aligned with or falls within the scope of passion la mission: to reach the urban youth of los angeles with the love and message of jesus christ, bring them into christian community, and lead them to a life of christian discipleship, service and leadership.

$79Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$255K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Money outPt IX
$249K
Ln 25
Programscol B$79K
Managementcol C$170K
Owns and owesPt X
$102K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Government grantsLn 1e$91K
Total revenueLn 12$255K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$102K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K$102K
Total assetsLn 16$96K$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$96K$102K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$29K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$89K$89K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$200$200
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$38K$38K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$38K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$4K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$249K$79K$170K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $507K$604K−$97K$8K 990 PDF
FY2024 $614K$578K$36K$105K 990 PDF
FY2023 $522K$493K$29K$69K 990 PDF
FY2022 $326K$387K−$62K$40K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $255K$249K$5K$102K 990 PDF
FY2020 $278K$222K$56K$96K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $254,622 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $278,383$254,622
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $278,383$254,622
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,879$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $107,789$132,847
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $111,285$116,601
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $221,953$249,448
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,430$5,174
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $254,622 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,987
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$163,635
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$254,622
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$254,622
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $249,448 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $28,600$28,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $88,981$88,981
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $13,989$13,989
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,277$1,277
IX-17 TravelManagement $200$200
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $37,860$37,860
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,901$7,901
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,785 · Management $10,612$48,397
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,501 · Management $18,742$22,243
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $79,146 · Management $170,302 · Fundraising $0$249,448
Part X · Balance sheet $101,596 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,422$101,596
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $96,422$101,596
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $96,422$101,596
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $96,422$101,596
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $101,596 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$254,622
XI-2 Total expenses$249,448
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,174
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$96,422
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$101,596

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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