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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE GIVING SPIRIT.

Totals

Total revenue
$804,826
Total expenses
$1,017,845
Contributions and grants received
$868,539
Grants paid
$474,603
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
-$63,713
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,001,386
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,299
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$985,087
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$745,511
Management and general expenses
$130,208
Fundraising expenses
$142,126
Program service expenses (Part III)
$745,511

Program services were 73.2% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,016

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $848,523

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $235,033

  • 3 · Investment income

    total -$52,770 · related or exempt -$52,770 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

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

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $91,327 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $102,270 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$10,943 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$10,943 · related or exempt -$10,943 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $474,603 · program services $474,603

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $208,793 · program services $72,832 · management and general $69,277 · fundraising $66,684

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $133,754 · program services $114,723 · management and general $9,622 · fundraising $9,409

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $6,500 · program services $1,815 · management and general $3,170 · fundraising $1,515

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,896 · program services $840 · management and general $1,164 · fundraising $892

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,763 · program services $0 · management and general $18,763 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $25,000 · program services $12,500 · management and general $0 · fundraising $12,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $62,112 · program services $31,056 · management and general $0 · fundraising $31,056

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,632 · program services $0 · management and general $9,632 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,923 · program services $1,974 · management and general $1,974 · fundraising $1,975

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,809 · program services $7,602 · management and general $7,605 · fundraising $7,602

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,616 · program services $17,654 · management and general $981 · fundraising $981

  • 24a · Other expenses: Health Insurance

    total $24,780 · program services $9,582 · management and general $7,690 · fundraising $7,508

  • 24b · Other expenses: Credit card fees

    total $1,674 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,674

  • 24c · Other expenses: Payroll fees

    total $990 · program services $330 · management and general $330 · fundraising $330

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $138,550 · end of year $207,333

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $235,368 · end of year $10,467

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $116,258

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $140,638 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $17,314 · end of year $98,405

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,000

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,000

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $713,340 · end of year $557,888

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,525

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,848 · end of year $2,510

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $53,952 · end of year $16,299

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,198,106 · end of year $985,087

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

The Giving Spirit's mission is to provide the first mile of care and learning for unhoused neighbors and communities in Greater Los Angeles through a twofold mission: meaningful aid and educational empowerment. For the first mile of care the organization provides immediate tangible aid to unhoused individuals and families by procuring assembling and directly providing survival kits containing dozens of essential life-sustaining items packed into durable multi-use duffel bags backpacks or knapsacks. For the first mile of learning the organization educates communities on the human face of homelessness myths and realities surrounding the homeless experience and our theory of change: that workable solutions to end homelessness arise from direct community engagement first-person lived experience storytelling powerful relevant data and our common humanity.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Giving Spirit's mission is twofold. First to provide immediate tangible help to homeless lives in Greater Los Angeles by procuring for assembling together and personally giving out survival kits containing essential items for living including food hydrating drinks fruit toiletries hygiene kits PPE clothing weather protection and more. Our second mission is to inform engage and educate through various platforms our volunteers members of local communities in Greater Los Angeles and beyond about the human face of homelessness the myths and realities of homelessness and that workable solutions to alleviate and ultimately end homelessness arise from community involvement knowledge recognizing the dignity of all individuals and our common humanity.

  • In 2021 The Giving Spirit again adapted its model to the changes brought about by the pandemic. Instead of holding public and private events to produce educational programs and kits under its umbrella of homeless outreach programs Duffle bag and Backpack Homeless Outreach Women's and Girls Initiative Backpacks and School Supplies for LAUSD Homeless Students Homeless with Companion Animals Program and New Mother Program The Giving Spirit held smaller events with fewer volunteers following national state and local health guidelines to serve 9,325 homeless lives in 2021 with distribution safely handled through our agency partners in Greater Los Angeles.

    Expenses $745,511 · Grants $474,603

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Thomas Bagamane CEO

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dawn Ferry

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Garrett Jameson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tim Ingram Operations Director

    Secretary Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
2022
Filed
16 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333209349302593

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