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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THRIVE IN JOY NICK FAGNANO FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$388,522
Total expenses
$364,552
Contributions and grants received
$385,990
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,532
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$202,067
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,456
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$186,611
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$215,669
Management and general expenses
$24,657
Fundraising expenses
$124,226
Program service expenses (Part III)
$215,669

Program services were 59.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $13,526

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $372,464

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,532 · excluded $2,532

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $78,630 · program services $32,448 · management and general $9,315 · fundraising $36,867

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $26,526 · program services $26,526

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,634 · program services $1,408 · fundraising $226

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,683 · program services $7,359 · fundraising $1,324

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $916 · program services $916

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,600 · program services $12,600

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $40,571 · program services $10,896 · fundraising $29,675

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,834 · program services $2,172 · fundraising $662

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,404 · program services $1,404

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,258 · program services $585 · fundraising $2,673

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,542 · program services $2,542

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $95,504 · program services $92,628 · fundraising $2,876

  • 24b · Other expenses: IN KIND EXPENSES

    total $58,049 · program services $7,625 · management and general $15,342 · fundraising $35,082

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $15,616 · program services $3,590 · fundraising $12,026

  • 24d · Other expenses: RENT

    total $6,720 · program services $6,469 · fundraising $251

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,065 · program services $6,501 · fundraising $2,564

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $9,279 · end of year $8,193

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $99,067 · end of year $177,092

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,525 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,933 · end of year $2,024

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,133 · end of year $14,758

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,296 · end of year $15,456

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $103,677 · end of year $127,646

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,964 · end of year $58,965

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AT THRIVE IN JOY, WE ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THEIR CHARACTER STRENGTHS AND THE JOY OF SERVICE INSPIRED BY THE LEGACY OF NICK FAGNANO. OUR MISSION HONORS NICK, WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN 2014 WHEN A RARE AND UNEXPECTED LIGHTNING STRIKE OCCURRED ON VENICE BEACH, CA.

  • THRIVE IN JOY'S ON-CAMPUS C11 STRENGTH OF CHARACTER PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THE STUDENT-LED CLUB THRIVE IN JOY, C11 ENCOURAGES TEENS TO EXPLORE AND APPLY THEIR CHARACTER STRENGTHS, IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE VALUES IN ACTION SURVEY AND CLUB ACTIVITIES, TO CREATE ENTREPRENEURIAL SOCIAL IMPACT PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS URGENT NEEDS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE ORGANIZE VOLUNTEER TRIPS TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THREE TIMES A YEAR, AIMING TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THESE TRIPS ARE TAILORED TO DIFFERENT GROUPS: COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM USC IN MARCH, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN JUNE, AND A TRIP IN OCTOBER OPEN TO ALL VOLUNTEERS

    Expenses $215,669 · Revenue $385,990

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mary Fagnano

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $54,000
    From this org
    $54,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Elizabeth Rojas

    Director

    Total calculated
    $24,630
    From this org
    $24,630
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay Fagnano

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joe Labrie

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kim Kerscher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kris Williams

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Mary Hawley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Josue Najera

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.25
  • Sarah Batizy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Amy Godinez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Hagizadegan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Joye Swan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202501359349316650

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