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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 3 employees.
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 46% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $728K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$6.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$873K
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.7M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$797K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$6.6M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$6.6M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2011.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $1.0M Management & general 21% · $326K Fundraising 14% · $222K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$121,536Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Becky Gray’s $122K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Becky Gray$121,536$108,711$111,224$102,465$93,969

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Must makes grants to approved applicants within san luis obispo county based on five areas of needs: housing, education, employment, basic needs and other community needs.

$1.0Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 35 grants · $3.4M · 2020–2024
Lumina AllianceCA · FY2024$472,166
Vineyard TeamFY2024$101,580
Transitions Mental Health AssociationFY2024$88,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Mid Central CoastFY2024$71,192
Paso Robles Youth Arts CenterFY2024$69,907
Studios on the ParkFY2024$6,300
Central Coast Vineyard TeamCA · FY2023$94,000
Lumina AllianceCA · FY2023$19,200
Restorative Partners INCCA · FY2023$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$272K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$326K
Fundraisingcol D$222K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$159K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$272K
Gains on assetsLn 7$95K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$481K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$32K
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M$6.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$887K$887K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$42K$42K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$221K$74K$74K$74K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$46K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$9K$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$32K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$4K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$14K$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$7K$2K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$6K$27K$50K
All other expensesLn 24e$532$532
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.0M$326K$222K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.7M$1.6M$1.2M$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$1.1M$1.5M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$1.1M$1.2M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$1.3M$1.1M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $873K$797K$77K$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,741,117 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,857,894$3,081,416
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $199,213$272,316
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$457,397−$612,615
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,599,710$2,741,117
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $456,942$887,072
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $367,109$419,002
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $256,651$280,888
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,080,702$1,586,962
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,519,008$1,154,155
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,741,117 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,366,519
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$714,897
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$158,917
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,081,416
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $177,780$177,780
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $94,536$94,536
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$612,615−$612,615
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$340,299$2,741,117
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,586,962 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $887,072$887,072
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,547 · Management $41,547 · Fundraising $41,547$124,641
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $73,787 · Management $73,787 · Fundraising $73,787$221,361
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $46,246$46,246
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,918 · Management $8,918 · Fundraising $8,918$26,754
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $51,847$51,847
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $12,452$12,452
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $31,542$31,542
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $26,655$26,655
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,810 · Management $3,810 · Fundraising $3,810$11,430
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,341 · Management $14,341 · Fundraising $14,341$43,023
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,235 · Management $2,235 · Fundraising $2,235$6,705
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,118$2,118
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,257$10,257
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,471 · Management $27,372 · Fundraising $50,484$84,327
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $532$532
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,038,181 · Management $326,472 · Fundraising $222,309$1,586,962
Part X · Balance sheet $6,677,493 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $237,494$480,864
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,157,127$1,377,826
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,118$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,067,741$4,786,865
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $73,195$31,938
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,537,675$6,677,493
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,009$1,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $75,680$42,189
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $79,689$43,689
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,457,986$6,581,304
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$52,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,457,986$6,633,804
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,537,675$6,677,493
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,633,804 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,741,117
XI-2 Total expenses$1,586,962
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,154,155
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,457,986
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$21,663
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,633,804

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