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Monte Sion Center

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 1997ReligionEIN 95-4603541Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRS4405 E Olympic Blvd, 90023-2010 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Aug 2001Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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We believe in helping the community through various programs in which we do outreach for Christ. We serve families in need with a food distribution program in which we strive to meet their basic needs such as food, clothes and personal hygiene products

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
35¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 28 volunteers.
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
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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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $212K a year · 20% 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
35%
of spending
Concern: 35% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $887K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$501K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
35%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$629K
FY2022$922K
FY2023$876K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$504K
FY2022$796K
FY2023$811K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$453K
FY2022$579K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$915K
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2001.

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

Where the money goes

35 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 35% · $381K Management & general 65% · $701K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mario Rivera
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides food, clothing, and hygiene supplies to families in need through community outreach.

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2 programs · $381K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Food Distribution Program. We help the community by providing a food distribution program in which we aid many organizations by providing them with food, hygiene products, clothes, etc.

$273Kprogram expense
02

We also have a program that helps people in Guatemala and missions that provide extremely poor families with dental care and with food supplies

$108Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Means Database INCFY2024$887K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$887K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$381K
Managementcol C$701K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$746K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$591K
SavingsLn 2$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$746K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$795K
Other assetsLn 15$346K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$785K$746K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$795K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K$501K
Net assetsLn 32$915K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$0$104K$0
Management feesLn 11a$174K$0$174K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$951$0$951$0
Office expensesLn 13$348$0$348$0
OccupancyLn 16$71K$0$71K$0
InterestLn 20$26K$0$26K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$0$24K$0
InsuranceLn 23$20K$0$20K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$499K$381K$118K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$160K$0$160K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$381K$701K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.1M$470K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.1M$272K$915K 990 PDF
FY2023 $876K$811K$65K$644K 990 PDF
FY2022 $922K$796K$126K$579K 990 PDF
FY2021 $629K$504K$125K$453K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,552,050 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,410,761$1,552,050
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,410,761$1,552,050
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$104,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,138,979$977,837
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,138,979$1,081,837
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $271,782$470,213
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,552,050 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,552,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,552,050
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,552,050
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,081,837 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $104,000 · Fundraising $0$104,000
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $174,200 · Fundraising $0$174,200
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,800 · Fundraising $0$2,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $951 · Fundraising $0$951
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $348 · Fundraising $0$348
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $70,600 · Fundraising $0$70,600
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $26,117 · Fundraising $0$26,117
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $24,025 · Fundraising $0$24,025
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $19,938 · Fundraising $0$19,938
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $380,758 · Management $118,238 · Fundraising $0$498,996
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $159,862 · Fundraising $0$159,862
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $380,758 · Management $701,079 · Fundraising $0$1,081,837
Part X · Balance sheet $1,886,934 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $607,424$591,458
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $177,159$154,618
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$795,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $399,533$345,858
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,184,116$1,886,934
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $268,756$501,361
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $268,756$501,361
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $915,360$1,385,573
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,184,116$1,886,934
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,385,573 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,552,050
XI-2 Total expenses$1,081,837
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$470,213
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$915,360
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,385,573

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

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