People Partners Foundation

Tax-deductible

La Mirada, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 86-2716481Revenue $289K in FY2024

On file with the IRS12263 La Mirada Blvd Pmb 416, 90638-1329 · La Mirada, CATax-exempt since Mar 2022Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Mission: we walk alongside other visionaries with guidance and resources to make their missions become a reality, to achieve our mission we help other community organizations and individuals (our Partners) achieve their goals through capacity building services and/or direct financial support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 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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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $70K a year · 32% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 73% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 73% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $150K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$289K
+81% vs prior year
Spent
$109K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$285K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$289K
FY2024▲ +81%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$250K
FY2022$161K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$289K
Expenses
$109K
FY2024▼ -33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$147K
FY2022$162K
FY2023$164K
FY2024$109K
Net assets
$285K
FY2024▲ +186%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$103K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$285K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $56K Management & general 44% · $48K Fundraising 4% · $5K

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; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah a Fitzhugh’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 70th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Deborah a Fitzhugh$79,500$106,000$106,000$104,167

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

Empowering community organizations and individuals with resources and guidance to achieve their goals.

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3 programs · $28K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Tara's Chance

Tara's chance is dedicated to promoting the physical, cognitive, and social well-being of those with special needs through equine assisted activities and therapies. As tara's chance says, it's "a place where therapy feels like play." people partners provided tara's chance with assistant for events and financial support of their…

$12Kprogram expense
02

Ghost Diving USA

Ghost diving usa's mission is to use their unique abilities as divers to document and recover abandoned fishing gear from sensitive aquatic environments. Through their partnerships, they strive to recycle and repurpose recovered fishing nets into sustainable PRODUCTS.PEOPLE partners provided ghost diving usa with assistance for grant…

$9Kprogram expense
03

Cooper Steinhauser Foundation

Cooper steinhauser foundation supports families and nicu staff through parent care packages, direct funding to nicus for medical needs and parent support, and resources for families so that they can navigate their nicu journey in a way that is supportive for them and their baby.

$8Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $45K · 2022–2024
Taras ChanceCA · FY2024$5,000
After the HarvestMO · FY2023$12,500
After the HarvestMO · FY2022$12,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$289K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$109K
Ln 25
Programscol B$56K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$285K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$289K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$270K
Total assetsLn 16$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$285K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 67
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$92K$270K
Total assetsLn 16$104K$287K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$100K$285K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$42K$38K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$3K$320
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$54$54
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$143$143
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$625$625
Total functional expensesLn 25$109K$56K$48K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $289K$109K$180K$285K 990 PDF
FY2023 $160K$164K−$4K$100K 990 PDF
FY2022 $161K$162K−$983$102K 990 PDF
FY2021 $250K$147K$103K$103K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $289,337 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $156,896$285,880
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,072$3,457
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $159,968$289,337
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $31,500$10,360
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $124,807$91,314
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,194$7,470
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $163,501$109,144
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,533$180,193
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $289,337 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$285,880
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$285,880
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,457$3,457
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,457$289,337
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $109,144 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,360$10,360
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,466 · Management $38,219 · Fundraising $4,246$84,931
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,191 · Management $2,872 · Fundraising $320$6,383
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,163$2,163
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $54$54
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,455$1,455
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $143$143
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,680$1,680
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $625$625
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $56,017 · Management $48,364 · Fundraising $4,763$109,144
Part X · Balance sheet $286,645 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,189$12,817
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $600$1,527
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $92,141$269,792
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,509$2,509
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $104,439$286,645
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,932$2,105
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,932$2,105
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $99,507$149,540
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$135,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $99,507$284,540
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $104,439$286,645
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $284,540 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$289,337
XI-2 Total expenses$109,144
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$180,193
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$99,507
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,840
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$284,540

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