Care Closet Lbc

Tax-deductible

Bellflower, CA501(c)(3)Since 2021Human ServicesEIN 85-3278091

Engage and provide life skills, resources, referrals to the unhoused in our community and neighboring cities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K 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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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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 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
$66K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $129K
Looks good: 6 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
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
$476K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$441K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$172K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$476K
FY2025▼ -16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$93K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$637K
FY2024$568K
FY2025$476K
Expenses
$441K
FY2025▼ -21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$263K
FY2023$608K
FY2024$555K
FY2025$441K
Net assets
$172K
FY2025▲ +26%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$77K
FY2022$94K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$172K

From the FY2025 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 Mar 2021.

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% · $441K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$66,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sylvester Duke Givens’s $66K as CEO is at the 56th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Sylvester Duke Givens$66,100$90,800$10,500$15,000
Julie M Givens——$25,500$5,000

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

Connects unhoused individuals with life skills, resources, and referrals.

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1 program service account for $441K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Provided life skills, resources, referrals to the unhoused with the help of the unhoused cleaned many miles of freeway trash helped the unhoused to become responsible members of our society

$441Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$476K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Money outPt IX
$441K
Ln 25
Programscol B$441K
Owns and owesPt X
$172K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Total revenueLn 12$476K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90K
Total assetsLn 16$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$172K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$39K$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$97K$90K
Total assetsLn 16$136K$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$136K$172K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$66K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$80K$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$68K$68K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$152K$152K
Total functional expensesLn 25$441K$441K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $476K$441K$35K$172K 990 PDF
FY2024 $568K$555K$13K$136K 990 PDF
FY2023 $637K$608K$29K$123K 990 PDF
FY2022 $289K$263K$27K$94K 990 PDF
FY2021 $93K$77K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $475,988 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,988
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$475,988
VIII-12 Total revenue$475,988
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $440,543 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,100$66,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $79,797$79,797
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $67,847$67,847
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,157$22,157
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,153$21,153
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,729$7,729
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,460$6,460
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,617$16,617
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $151,683$151,683
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $440,543 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$440,543
Part X · Balance sheet $171,635 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,272$81,177
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $96,918$90,458
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $136,190$171,635
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $136,190$171,635
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $136,190$171,635
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $171,635 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$475,988
XI-2 Total expenses$440,543
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,445
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$136,190
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$171,635

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

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