La Cares EIN 85-0431802 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

La Cares

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Provides food, housing, and utility assistance to those in need. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $228K in revenue, $124K in expenses, and $215K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Los Alamos, NM
Website
www.lacaresnm.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$228KFY2025
Expenses
$124K
Net assets
$215K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  85-0431802 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Alamos, NM
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides food, housing, and utility assistance to those in need.
Leadership
Beth Riker · Director
Money in and out
$228K revenue, $124K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$228K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$124K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$215K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $104K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
20.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +108% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+46%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +297% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$228K
FY2025▲ +53%
Expenses
$124K
FY2025▲ +8%
Total assets
$215K
FY2025▲ +77%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$228K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$124K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$215K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$104K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$215K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLa Cares
EINHdr · item D85-0431802
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Alamos, NM
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lacaresnm.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNM
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K31)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
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 15aNo
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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $37K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Assisted 74 families with utility payments.

$31Kprogram expense
02

Other Program Services

Supplies, tax filing, website, insurance, volunteer appreciation, PayPal fees on donations

$6Kprogram expense
03

Phone

$394program expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$227K · 99%
Investment income$1K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$227K
Investment income1%$1K
Total revenueLn 12$228K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$124K
Total functional expensesLn 25$124K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$215K
Total assetsLn 16$215K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$215K
Months of cash on handcomputed20.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $215K · Operating expenses/yr $124K
20.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $124K · Total expenses $124K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $124K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $124K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $227K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $227K · Total revenue $228K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $228K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $228K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $228K
+0.6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $124K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $228K · Prior year $150K
+53%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $132K · FY2025 $228K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $215K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $228K · Expenses $124K
+46%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $215K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $215K · Total assets $215K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $215K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Beth Riker · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $124K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $124K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 53%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$43

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$228K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$150K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$105K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$101K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$135K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$132K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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