The Midnight Mission

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 1922Human ServicesEIN 95-1691293Revenue $15.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmidnightmission.org601 S San Pedro St, 90014-2415 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jun 1934Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Midnight Mission is unique in that our services emphasize self-sufficiency and personal accountability. Our Mission is two-fold: 1) to offer a bridge to self-sufficiency for people experiencing homelessness through facilitation of recovery and continued care services, counseling, education, training, and work-force development. 2) to make available the basic life necessities for those who are homeless including food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and personal hygiene needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7,866 volunteers and 181 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $118K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $86K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.9M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.1M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$17.7M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$47.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.1M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.0M
FY2021$16.1M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$15.6M
FY2024$17.7M
FY2025$15.1M
Expenses
$17.7M
FY2025-0.10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14.4M
FY2021$13.5M
FY2022$12.9M
FY2023$16.2M
FY2024$17.7M
FY2025$17.7M
Net assets
$47.7M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42.3M
FY2021$49.2M
FY2022$44.9M
FY2023$45.9M
FY2024$47.3M
FY2025$47.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jun 1934.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $13.7M Management & general 11% · $2.0M Fundraising 11% · $2.0M

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

19 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$265,172Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Communications Officer
$144,220Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$143,308Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Human Resources
$128,268Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$126,750Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$115,400Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$95,399Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David L Prentice’s $265K as President & CEO is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David L Prentice$265,172$156,266————
G Michael Arnold——$161,278$157,754$160,817$163,073
Arpit Jain———$154,063$75,315—
Sheila Arasawa$126,750$151,147$64,310———
Georgia E Berkovich Hawley$144,220—————
Donald Holt$143,308$143,157$128,217$116,368$111,666$114,855
Christopher Doyle—$139,327————
Heather L Maccartney$128,268$129,067————

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

Provides food, shelter, and recovery services to help homeless individuals become self-sufficient.

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3 programs · $13.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Mission

Since the midnight mission's inception in 1914, the cornerstone of our services has been providing basic safety-net services to those who are homeless or in need in the los angeles area. Our courtyard shelter and service programs provide access and referral services, clothing and public restrooms with showers and meals as well as nightly…

$13.1Mprogram expense
02

Family Living

The midnight mission's homelight family living program provides a path for families experiencing homelessness and in crisis to reunify and rebuild their lives with the tools needed to be self-sufficient and stably housed.

$623Kprogram expense
03

Healthy Living

Our healthy living program is open to anyone struggling with substance abuse disorders (sud). The midnight mission's holistic approach to recovery is based on the abstinence social model of 12-STEP recovery in a congregate living setting.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $395K · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$157,644
Unitemized GrantFY2022$87,513
Unitemized GrantFY2021$31,243
Unitemized GrantFY2019$109,261

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Money outPt IX
$17.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.7M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Fundraisingcol D$2.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$47.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$53.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$825K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Gains on assetsLn 7$375K
Total revenueLn 12$15.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$746K
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21.7M
Total assetsLn 16$53.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M
Net assetsLn 32$47.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5181
VolunteersI 67,866
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$4.3M$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$26.6M$27.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21.3M$21.7M
Total assetsLn 16$53.6M$53.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M$5.9M
Net assetsLn 32$47.3M$47.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$151K$151K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$440K$44K$396K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.7M$5.4M$680K$565K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.4M$1.1M$192K$110K
Payroll taxesLn 10$583K$450K$87K$46K
Management feesLn 11a$210K$67K$127K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$315K$101K$189K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$8K$15K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$413K$404K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$1.7M$1.6M$45K$53K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$976K$954K$13K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$459K$386K$46K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.3M$3.0M$203K$1.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.7M$13.7M$2.0M$2.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $15.1M$17.7M−$2.5M$47.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $17.7M$17.7M$3K$47.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.6M$16.2M−$630K$45.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.2M$12.9M$242K$44.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $16.1M$13.5M$2.5M$49.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.0M$14.4M−$341K$42.3M 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 $15,146,021 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,883,450$14,113,841
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $236,237$153,957
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,709,736$1,205,190
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$157,869−$326,967
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,671,554$15,146,021
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $162,644$151,474
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,817,889$9,087,634
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,688,323$8,412,345
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,668,856$17,651,453
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,698−$2,505,432
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $15,146,021 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$824,653
VIII-1e Government grants$5,656,080
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,633,108
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,418,955
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,113,841
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $153,957$153,957
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $830,501$830,501
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $374,689$374,689
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$326,967−$326,967
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $153,957 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $878,223$15,146,021
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,651,453 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $151,474$151,474
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,965 · Management $395,686$439,651
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,449,666 · Management $679,748 · Fundraising $565,436$6,694,850
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,068,427 · Management $191,941 · Fundraising $110,170$1,370,538
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $449,501 · Management $86,815 · Fundraising $46,279$582,595
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $67,410 · Management $126,504 · Fundraising $16,419$210,333
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $100,959 · Management $189,463 · Fundraising $24,590$315,012
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,929 · Management $14,880 · Fundraising $1,931$24,740
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $403,637 · Management $9,705$413,342
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,587,703 · Management $44,649 · Fundraising $52,782$1,685,134
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $953,676 · Management $12,817 · Fundraising $9,155$975,648
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $386,467 · Management $45,600 · Fundraising $26,824$458,891
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,019,910 · Management $203,135 · Fundraising $1,106,200$4,329,245
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,690,724 · Management $2,000,943 · Fundraising $1,959,786$17,651,453
Part X · Balance sheet $53,644,267 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,315,889$746,145
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,011,650$2,079,802
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,228,445$1,595,890
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $123,848$100,035
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,307,688$21,713,520
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $24,730,090$25,381,921
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,914,624$2,026,954
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,632,234$53,644,267
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,455,132$2,834,500
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $743,580$607,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $466,620$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,321,608$5,894,455
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $43,960,662$45,560,184
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,349,964$2,189,628
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $47,310,626$47,749,812
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,632,234$53,644,267
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $47,749,812 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,146,021
XI-2 Total expenses$17,651,453
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,505,432
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$47,310,626
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,944,619
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$47,749,812

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

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