Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by THE CHILDRENS LIFE-SAVING FOUNDATION.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 11 August 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total revenue
- $814,858 changed to $458,390
- Total expenses
- $839,935 changed to $483,467
- Contributions and grants received
- $783,265 changed to $410,460
- Grants paid
- $577,399 changed to $258,559
- Investment income
- $95 changed to $0
- Other revenue
- $31,498 changed to $47,930
- Program services expenses
- $787,428 changed to $435,633
- Management and general expenses
- $52,507 changed to $47,834
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $787,428 changed to $435,633
Listed under a different title
- FRANCESCA MCCAFFERY: Executive Dir. then Executive Dir
- MARIA D'ANGELO: Director then Founder
Totals
- Total revenue
- $814,858
- Total expenses
- $839,935
- Contributions and grants received
- $783,265
- Grants paid
- $577,399
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $95
- Other revenue
- $31,498
- Total assets, end of year
- $481,326
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $499,530
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$18,204
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $787,428
- Management and general expenses
- $52,507
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $787,428
Program services were 93.7% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$783,265
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$467,500
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3 · Investment income
total $95 · related or exempt $95
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$82,330
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$50,832
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $31,498
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $577,399 · program services $577,399
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $112,247 · program services $89,798 · management and general $22,449
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $55,126 · program services $44,101 · management and general $11,025
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $5,000 · program services $4,000 · management and general $1,000
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $17,105 · program services $13,684 · management and general $3,421
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $65,319 · program services $52,255 · management and general $13,064
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $0
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24a · Other expenses: ADP PAYROLL FEES
total $3,648 · program services $2,918 · management and general $730
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24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $3,451 · program services $2,761 · management and general $690
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24c · Other expenses: WEBSITE FEES
total $640 · program services $512 · management and general $128
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $10,818 · end of year $23,142
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $579,982 · end of year $458,184
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $579,982 · end of year $498,187
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,945 · end of year $1,343
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,873 · end of year -$18,204
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE CHILDREN'S LIFESAVING FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF HOMELESS AND AT-RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA THROUGH ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND DOMESTIC SUPPORT.
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LIVING PLATFORM: THIS A PROGRAM THAT INCORPORATES A WONDERFUL CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS WHICH PROVIDE A SENSE OF NORMALCY AND COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE TRANSITIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, WHETHER THE EXPERIENCE IS ENJOYUING A REFRESHING DAY AT THE BEACH OR IN THE MOUNTAINS AT CAMP4ALL IN MALIBU, ATTENDING A GREAT HOLIDAY PARTY (COMPLETE WITH BAGS OF NEW GIFTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN) OR THANKSGIVING DINNER, OR ENJOYING COUNTLESS FAMILY DINNERS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES OR GRADUATION CELEBRATIONS. THIS ENRICHING PLATFORM IS SUUPPORTED BY SOME FANTASTIC FIELD TRIPS AND FUN OUTINGS. CAMP4ALL, OUR HIGLY SUCCCESSFUL SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM, AND A THRIVING PROJECT ANGEL WINGS HOLIDAY PROGRAM, WHICH COMPLETES THE IMPACT OF THE ENRICHING PLATFORM SEASONALLY, STARTING ON THANKGIVING, AND OFFERING AMAZING HOLIDAY EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS IN DECEMBER.
Expenses $736,104
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ENRICHMENT PLATFORM: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO DOMESTIC SUPPORT-PROVIDING CRUCIAL AID-FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND TO VERY IN-NEED, AT RISK LOS ANGELES BASED FAMILIES, AND WHICH PROVIDES ONGOING, PERSONAL ASISTANCE TO OUR CORE NETWORK OF FAMILY PARTICIPANTS. AFTER THESE FAMILIES COMMIT TO POSITIVELY CHANGING THEIR LIVES, THEY CONTINUE ON IN OTHER PROGRAM PLATFORMS, CREATING AN AMAZING NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND CONTINUITY, KNOWN AS THE VITA NETWORK.
Expenses $31,293
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LEARNING PLATFORM: THIS PLATFORM INCLUDES OUR CARE THROUGH COLLEGE PROGRAM, DREAM MENTORS AND A ROSTER OF COMMUNITY OUTINGS, WHICH FOSTERS HOPE IN STUDENTS STRIVING TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, SERVING AND TUTORING STUDENTS THROUGH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL AGE, AND PROVIDING CRUCIAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH THE MCHUGH-O'DONOVAN SHINING STARS SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
Expenses $20,031
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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FRANCESCA MCCAFFERY
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $112,247
- From this org
- $112,247
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 50
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MICHAEL R JOHNSON
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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MELANIE WIZAN
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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MARIA D'ANGELO
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202423209349311682
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