We See You INC

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San Diego, CA501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 86-2163931Revenue $880K in FY2025

On file with the IRSweseeyousandiego.com2878 Avella Cir, 92108-1271 · San Diego, CATax-exempt since Feb 2022Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We See You has a mission to see lives transfored among the homeless and addicted in San Diego by offering sustainable pathways off of the streets.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3,288 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $88K a year · 10% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $121K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$880K
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$678K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$306K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$880K
FY2025▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$620K
FY2025$880K
Expenses
$678K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$892K
FY2024$769K
FY2025$678K
Net assets
$306K
FY2025▲ +197%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$252K
FY2024$103K
FY2025$306K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2022.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $647K Management & general 2% · $13K Fundraising 3% · $18K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exectuive Director Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Cieslukowski’s $40K as Exectuive Director Board Chairman is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1172 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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.

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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

Helps homeless and addicted people in San Diego find lasting solutions to escape street life.

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1 program · $647K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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People sponsored, food outreach, clothing hygiene distributed.

$647Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$880K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$876K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Money outPt IX
$678K
Ln 25
Programscol B$647K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$306K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K
Total assetsLn 16$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$876K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$197K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Total revenueLn 12$880K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$286K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$286K
Other assetsLn 15$22K
Total assetsLn 16$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$306K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63,288
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$91K$286K
Total assetsLn 16$107K$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$103K$306K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$7K$3K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$535$535
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$2K$3K$777
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$6K$373$7K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$4K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$44K
InsuranceLn 23−$2K−$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$210K$204K$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$375K$375K
Total functional expensesLn 25$678K$647K$13K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $880K$678K$203K$306K 990 PDF
FY2024 $620K$769K−$149K$103K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$892K$211K$252K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $880,498 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $619,901$875,537
I-9 Program service revenue$4,961
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $345$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $620,246$880,498
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $162$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $163,184$12,535
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$2,960
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $605,600$662,335
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $768,946$677,830
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$148,700$202,668
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $880,498 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$875,537
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$197,264
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$875,537
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$4,961
VIII-12 Total revenue$880,498
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $677,830 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,352 · Management $3,073 · Fundraising $1,575$12,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $535$535
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,395$1,395
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,104 · Management $3,021 · Fundraising $777$5,902
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,960$2,960
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,595 · Management $373 · Fundraising $6,847$12,815
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,479 · Management $3,836 · Fundraising $2,640$8,955
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,008$1,008
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,709$5,709
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,613$43,613
IX-23 InsuranceManagement −$1,899−$1,899
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $204,203 · Management $2,877 · Fundraising $3,166$210,248
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $374,589$374,589
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $646,652 · Management $13,211 · Fundraising $17,965$677,830
Part X · Balance sheet $307,801 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,189$285,694
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,781$22,107
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $106,970$307,801
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,923$2,086
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,923$2,086
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $103,047$305,715
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $103,047$305,715
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $106,970$307,801
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $305,715 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$880,498
XI-2 Total expenses$677,830
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$202,668
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$103,047
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$305,715

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

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