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← THE COUNTRY FRIENDS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by THE COUNTRY FRIENDS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$559,740
Total expenses
$553,115
Contributions and grants received
$282,839
Grants paid
$302,793
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$5,705
Other revenue
$271,196
Total assets, end of year
$878,491
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,439
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$872,052
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$455,348
Management and general expenses
$37,337
Fundraising expenses
$60,430
Program service expenses (Part III)
$455,348

Program services were 82.3% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $2,350

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $270,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,489

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,705 · excluded $5,705

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $131,149

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $13,818

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $117,331

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $117,331 · excluded $117,331

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $298,693

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

    $270,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $217,966

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $80,727 · excluded -$9,436

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $254,814

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $181,676

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $73,138 · excluded $73,138

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $302,793 · program services $302,793

  • 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 $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $40,693 · fundraising $40,693

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,392 · fundraising $3,392

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,700 · management and general $23,700

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $121 · management and general $121

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,727 · fundraising $5,727

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,087 · program services $13,087

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,579 · program services $20,579

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $68,970 · program services $68,970

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 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 $1,998 · management and general $1,998

  • 24a · Other expenses: MOVING

    total $24,173 · program services $24,173

  • 24b · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEE

    total $11,626 · program services $11,626

  • 24c · Other expenses: CFE ADVERTISING

    total $10,378 · fundraising $10,378

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOARD EXPENSES

    total $10,105 · management and general $10,105

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,773 · program services $14,120 · management and general $1,413 · fundraising $240

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $302,717 · end of year $343,735

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $166,152 · end of year $133,902

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    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

    end of year $0

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

    $1,519,333

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

    $1,118,479

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $402,438 · end of year $400,854

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 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

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,880 · end of year $6,439

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $865,427 · end of year $872,052

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE PURPOSE IS TO RAISE MONEY TO SUPPORT HUMAN CARE AGENCIES WITH EMPHASIS ON THOSE PROVIDING SERVICES TO WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND THE ELDERLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPING PEOPLE TO HELP THEMSELVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT HUMAN CARE AGENCIES LOCATED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

  • THE COUNTRY FRIENDS IS A PROUD PHILANTHROPIC MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1954, AND THRIVING FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS.OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT SAN DIEGO BASED HUMAN CARE AGENCIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT BENEFIT WOMEN, CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, MILITARY AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. WE GENERATE OUR FUNDS VIA OUR BEAUTIFUL CONSIGNMENT SHOP IN DOWNTOWN RANCHO SANTA FE, AS WELL AS FROM SEVERAL POPULAR AND WELL-ATTENDED FUNDRAISING EVENTS. OVER THE PAST SIX DECADES WE HAVE AWARDED ALMOST $13 MILLION TO LOCAL SAN DIEGO HUMAN CARE AGENCIES.

    Expenses $455,348

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Yvette Letourneau

    THIRD VP-DIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Suzanne Newman

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Deborah Cross

    FIRST VICE PRES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marci Cavanaugh

    SECOND VP-HUMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Trish Bugg

    RECORDING SECRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Janean Stripe

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jean Waters

    HONORING & REME

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erika Fetter

    HOSPITALITY CO-

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Becky Le Bret

    HOSPITALITY CO-

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jolene Davidson

    HCF CO-DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robyn Hudgens

    HCF CO-DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sage Billick

    NEWSLETTER DIRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mia Park

    PUBLICITY CO-CH

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrea Naverson

    PUBLICITY CO-CH

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sharon Mauro

    COSIGNMENT STOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maggie Bobileff

    SPECIAL EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura White

    EVENTS VOLUNTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sharon Ferges

    AREA DIRECTOR C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Elaine Becerra

    AREA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Terri Chivetta

    AREA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kim Quinn

    AREA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris Epstein

    AREA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Franks

    AREA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tamara Lafarga-Joseph

    AREA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Valerie Parker

    AREA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jolynn Shapiro

    AREA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
18 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202601389349301290

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