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Playa Vista Community Services

Not tax-deductible

Costa Mesa, CA501(c)(4)Community Development EIN 95-4790518Revenue $1.8M in FY2024Latest return filed Jul 28, 2025

On file with the IRSCosta Mesa, CATax-exempt since Dec 2001

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To provide Community harmony

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
42¢ 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $107K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
42%
of spending
Concern: 42% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$16.2M
×35 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 3500% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
42%
Net assets
−$15.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
−$15.7M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$16.6M
FY2021−$15.7M
FY2022−$15.1M
FY2023−$15.5M
FY2024−$15.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2001.

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

Where the money goes

42 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 42% · $822K Management & general 58% · $1.2M

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
Mark Ogren
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Seith
Secretary
$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

Playa Vista Community Services is a membership association based in Costa Mesa, CA.

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1 program · $822K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The association is to provide community services and activities for the playa vista master development known playa vista parks and landscape corporation, to pay agreed upon expenses for the ballona wetlands conservancy, and to fund operations and maintenance of certain environmental remediation equipment and facilities located in the…

$822Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$822K
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
−$15.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150K
SavingsLn 2$73K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K
Accounts receivableLn 4$187K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$67K
Total assetsLn 16$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$15.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K$223K
Total assetsLn 16$423K$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.9M$16.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$15.5M−$15.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$79K$79K
Legal feesLn 11b$89$89
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$1.1M$1.1M
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$822K$822K$745
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$822K$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 28, 2025 $1.8M$2.0M−$211K−$15.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2024 $1.6M$2.1M−$464K−$15.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2023 $2.3M$1.7M$625K−$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 4, 2022 $2.8M$1.9M$889K−$15.7M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 19, 2021 $1.6M$1.9M−$301K−$16.6M 990 PDF

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 $1,763,069 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,598,624$1,755,952
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,145$7,117
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,603,769$1,763,069
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,067,992$1,973,750
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,067,992$1,973,750
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$464,223−$210,681
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,763,069 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,755,952$1,755,952
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,117$7,117
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,755,952 · Excluded from tax $7,117$1,763,069
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,973,750 across 6 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $78,507$78,507
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $89$89
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,790$2,790
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,068,316$1,068,316
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,626$1,626
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $821,677 · Management $745$822,422
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $821,677 · Management $1,152,073 · Fundraising $0$1,973,750
Part X · Balance sheet $477,132 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,549$150,043
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $261,471$72,997
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $136,857$187,023
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $356$67,069
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $423,233$477,132
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,943,040$16,210,185
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,945,605$16,210,185
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$15,522,372−$15,733,053
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$15,522,372−$15,733,053
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $423,233$477,132
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$15,733,053 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,763,069
XI-2 Total expenses$1,973,750
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$210,681
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$15,522,372
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$15,733,053

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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