Smolin Charitable Foundation

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EIN 87-0975711 Religious organization Elverta, CA NTEE X20
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$402K
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses
$432K
FY2025▲ +88%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).


Provides religious and humanitarian aid, including food, supplies, youth camps, and medical missions in Ukraine. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $402K in revenue, $432K in expenses, and $103K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2021
Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Elverta, CA
Website
smolincf.org
Filings
2 on file (2024–2025)
Revenue
$402KFY2025
Expenses
$432K
Net assets
$103K
People
7
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides religious and humanitarian aid, including food, supplies, youth camps, and medical missions in Ukraine.
Leadership
Vitaliy Smolin · President · $5K
Money in and out
$402K revenue, $432K expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

1 funder — Brakebush Family Foundation INC

1 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $25K received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

99% to programs

99% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$100K–1M · ↑ +11% vs prior year

Revenue band $100K–1M, +11% versus the prior filing year (up). See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$402K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$432K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$103K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$29K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs▼ -0.9% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -59% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -120% vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$103K
FY2025▼ -22%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$29K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$103K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSmolin Charitable Foundation
EINHdr · item D87-0975711
Principal addressHdr · item CElverta, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jsmolincf.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2021
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2023

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$4,624Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vitaliy Smolin’s $5K as President is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $427K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Program 1

Winter Jacket Distribution (2025 HUGS Initiative & Carryover)In 2025, SCF implemented a winter jacket distribution program to support vulnerable children across Ukraine. This included $69,854 carried over from 2024 and $188,600 received as new 2025 funding, both fully expended during the year.

$427Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$402K
Total revenueLn 12$402K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.00
Program services99%$427K
Management & general1%$4K
Fundraising$224
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$101K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$103K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $101K · Operating expenses/yr $432K
2.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $427K · Total expenses $432K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $4K · Total expenses $432K
1.0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $224 · Total expenses $432K
0.05%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $136 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $382K
$0.00 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $402K · Total revenue $402K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $402K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $402K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $402K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $432K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $402K · Prior year $362K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $103K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $402K · Expenses $432K
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $103K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $103K · Total assets $103K
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) $103K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Vitaliy Smolin · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $5K · Total expenses $432K
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5K · Total expenses $432K
1%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%——
Overhead ratio 1.0%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0.06%——
Revenue growth 11%——

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

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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)$402K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$362K 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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