Altadena Rotary Charities ARC was organized as a Public Benefit Organization for 3 broadly conceived purposes. 1st, ARC was founded in order to benefit the inhabitants of Altadena & Pasadena areas of the W. San Gabriel Valley of LA County, CA. by supporting the charitable & philanthropic work of the Rotary Club of Altadena through work projects & the provision of manpower to worthy causes & events, & other charitable organizations. Additionally, ARC was organized in order to support & oversee various charitable projects outside the local area, such as the support of house building projects in Mexico, support for the organization of Jr. Achievement in areas such as the nation of Armenia, & entrepreneurial programs in Nigeria. ARC was also organized in order to carry out the various public benefit projects of Rotary International.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $314K a year · 75% 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
105%
of spending
Looks good: 105% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
163 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 162.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$58K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$67K
Spent
$45K
To programs
105%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$67K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$67K
FY2022$569K
FY2023$136K
FY2024$182K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$45K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$45K
FY2022$78K
FY2023$74K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$250K
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1998.

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Where the money goes

105 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 105% · $47K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 local and international charitable projects through volunteer work and grants.

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3 programs · $40K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community Service

Provide funds for mini grants to public school teachers in altadena area to augment programs available; charitable contributions to support local charities including promotion of americanism

$24Kprogram expense
02

International Service

Donated funds for world community service and eradication of poverty in africa; for the cure of polio worldwide and peace conference.

$10Kprogram expense
03

Vocational Service

Donated funds for scholarships to outstanding junior college students, for middle school & high school student leadership training, for programs supporting high school youth in the areas of communication, music & entrepreneurship. Scholarship recipients are selected by their respective school or educational institutions.

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $476K · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$67K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Money outPt IX
$45K
Ln 25
Programscol B$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$609K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Gains on assetsLn 7$20K
Total revenueLn 12$67K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$570K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$609K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K$609K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$58K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$46K$46K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$314$314
Office expensesLn 13−$4K−$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$45K$47K−$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$250K$900K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $182K$89K$94K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $136K$74K$62K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $569K$78K$491K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $67K$45K$22K$2.3M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $66,646 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,509$9,561
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $103,703$59,085
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$19,122−$2,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $112,090$66,646
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $65,358$47,337
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $974−$2,449
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $66,332$44,888
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,758$21,758
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $66,646 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,561
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,561
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,681$38,681
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $20,404$20,404
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,000−$2,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $57,085$66,646
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $44,888 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $45,937$45,937
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,400$1,400
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $314$314
IX-13 Office expensesManagement −$4,113−$4,113
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $47,337 · Management −$2,449 · Fundraising $0$44,888
Part X · Balance sheet $2,394,900 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,732$39,111
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $153,531$569,721
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,818,227$1,778,482
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,444$7,586
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,990,934$2,394,900
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,450$1,500
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,609$56,158
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,059$57,658
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,971,875$2,337,242
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,990,934$2,394,900
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,337,242 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$66,646
XI-2 Total expenses$44,888
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,971,875
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$343,609
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,337,242

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