Winners Foundation FY2021 filing

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Arcadia, CA501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 95-3929755

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Winners Foundation is a non-profit organization established to provide information, support and referral services for employees and family members of the California Horse Racing community. Our primary purpose is to assist men and women whose personal and professional lives, and those of their loved ones, are being affected adversely as a result of substance use disorder, mental illness, compulsive gambling and other issues creating crisis in their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
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 $78K a year · 15% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$480K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$346K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$877K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$480K
FY2021▲ +19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$480K
FY2022$516K
FY2023$606K
FY2024$648K
Expenses
$346K
FY2021▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$522K
FY2024$589K
Net assets
$877K
FY2021▲ +18%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$743K
FY2021$877K
FY2022$908K
FY2023$992K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2021 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 Nov 1985.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $275K Management & general 20% · $71K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$91,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darin K Scharer’s $101K as Exe Dir/VP is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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
Darin K Scharer$101,192$101,192$92,038$91,000$91,000

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

Programs and updates

Supports California horse racing workers and families facing substance use, mental health, or gambling crises.

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1 program service account for $275K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Employee assistance program for california horse racing industry.

$275Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$480K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$449K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Money outPt IX
$346K
Ln 25
Programscol B$275K
Managementcol C$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$877K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$859K
Total assetsLn 16$884K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$449K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$480K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$302K
SavingsLn 2$557K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$859K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$884K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$877K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$719K$859K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$746K$884K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$743K$877K
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$91K$73K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$95K$76K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$15K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$13K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$3K$840
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$11K$9K$2K
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$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$68K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$346K$275K$71K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $648K$589K$58K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $606K$522K$84K$992K 990 PDF
FY2022 $516K$484K$32K$908K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $480K$346K$134K$877K 990 PDF
FY2020 $403K$318K$85K$743K 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $479,713 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,814
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,814
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $448,849$448,849
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $50$50
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $448,899$479,713
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,207 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 staffPrograms $72,800 · Management $18,200$91,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $76,151 · Management $19,038$95,189
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,852 · Management $3,713$18,565
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,784 · Management $3,196$15,980
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,360 · Management $840$4,200
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,589 · Management $2,147$10,736
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,764 · Management $2,191$10,955
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 amortizationManagement $1,966$1,966
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,419 · Management $1,605$8,024
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,670 · Management $16,918$84,588
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,003 · Management $1,001$5,004
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $275,392 · Management $70,815 · Fundraising $0$346,207
Part X · Balance sheet $883,858 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $302,169$302,277
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $416,459$556,509
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,038$25,072
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $745,666$883,858
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,556$7,243
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4$3
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,560$7,246
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $743,106$876,612
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $743,106$876,612
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $745,666$883,858
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $876,612 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$479,713
XI-2 Total expenses$346,207
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$133,506
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$743,106
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$876,612

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