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City Help INC FY2020 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 95-4658573Revenue $609K in FY2020

On file with the IRSdreamcenter.org2301 Bellevue Ave, 90026-4017 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Apr 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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City help's mission is to enrich the lives of the homeless, low-income and undeserved individuals, at risk-youth and families of los angeles by providing after-school activities including career development programs, mobile food distribution, and mobile healthcare services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$35.1M
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$609K
Spent
$536K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$142K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$609K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$609K
FY2021$608K
FY2022$608K
FY2023$608K
FY2024$618K
FY2025$623K
Expenses
$536K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$536K
FY2021$668K
FY2022$647K
FY2023$621K
FY2024$597K
FY2025$632K
Net assets
$142K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$31K
FY2024$52K
FY2025$43K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1999.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $535K Management & general 0% · $1K

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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Talovic
Secretary/Treasurer
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides after-school programs, career development, food, and healthcare to underserved Los Angeles residents.

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1 program · $535K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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City help provides a below market rate interest loan to 2301 holdings, LLC, who provides a below market rent to the dream center, whose mission is aligned with city help.

$535Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $490K · 2021–2025
Dream Center Foundation a California Non Profit CorporationCA · FY2025$100,000
Dream Center Foundation a California Non Profit CorporationCA · FY2024$60,000
Dream Center Foundation a California Non Profit CorporationCA · FY2023$80,000
Dream Center Foundation a California Non Profit CorporationCA · FY2022$120,000
Dream Center Foundation a California Non Profit CorporationCA · FY2021$130,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$609K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$608K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Money outPt IX
$536K
Ln 25
Programscol B$535K
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$142K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$35.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$608K
Total revenueLn 12$609K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$35.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35.1M
Net assetsLn 32$142K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$35.0M$35.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34.9M$35.1M
Net assetsLn 32$69K$142K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$522K$522K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$536K$535K$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $623K$632K−$9K$43K 990 PDF
FY2024 $618K$597K$21K$52K 990 PDF
FY2023 $608K$621K−$12K$31K 990 PDF
FY2022 $608K$647K−$39K$43K 990 PDF
FY2021 $608K$668K−$60K$82K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $609K$536K$73K$142K 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 $609,228 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,828$1,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $235,288$608,228
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,726$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $245,842$609,228
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
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 $179,108$536,250
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $179,108$536,250
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,734$72,978
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $609,228 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $608,228$608,228
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $608,228 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$609,228
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $536,250 across 4 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,990$2,990
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,619$9,619
IX-20 InterestPrograms $522,284$522,284
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,357$1,357
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $534,893 · Management $1,357 · Fundraising $0$536,250
Part X · Balance sheet $35,221,559 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $34,826,162; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,791$91,283
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $152,057$304,114
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $35,018,010$35,221,559
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $130,571$261,142
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,949,429$35,080,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $68,581$141,559
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,581$141,559
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $35,018,010$35,221,559
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,559 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$609,228
XI-2 Total expenses$536,250
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$72,978
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,581
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$141,559

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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