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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL OF LOS ANGELES.

Totals

Total revenue
$17,150,462
Total expenses
$19,605,114
Contributions and grants received
$6,074,414
Grants paid
$1,727,060
Program service revenue
$7,987,848
Investment income
$2,987,868
Other revenue
$100,332
Total assets, end of year
$156,004,112
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,252,776
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$153,751,336
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$16,434,918
Management and general expenses
$2,514,324
Fundraising expenses
$655,872
Program service expenses (Part III)
$16,434,918

Program services were 83.8% 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

    $77,709

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,490,505

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,506,200

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,284,768

  • 2a · Program service revenue: THRIFT STORE SALES

    total $7,576,056 · related or exempt $7,576,056

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CIRCLE V RANCH CAMP

    total $392,060 · related or exempt $392,060

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE DEVELOPMENT

    total $19,732 · related or exempt $19,732

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,905,752 · excluded $4,905,752

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $73,779,094

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

    securities $75,696,978

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,917,884

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,917,884 · excluded -$1,917,884

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $33,389

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

    $77,709

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $86,460

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$53,071 · excluded -$53,071

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $153,403 · excluded $153,403

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $153,403

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,727,060 · program services $1,727,060

  • 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 $560,353 · program services $251,950 · management and general $308,403

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,903,408 · program services $4,973,522 · management and general $762,384 · fundraising $167,502

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $100,164 · program services $80,209 · management and general $18,197 · fundraising $1,758

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,123,928 · program services $948,978 · management and general $165,542 · fundraising $9,408

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $495,055 · program services $404,704 · management and general $77,078 · fundraising $13,273

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $547,387 · management and general $547,387

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $114,167 · management and general $114,167

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $18,490 · fundraising $18,490

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $100,794 · management and general $100,794

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $509,661 · program services $153,487 · management and general $39,755 · fundraising $316,419

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $82,405 · program services $29,530 · fundraising $52,875

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $329,190 · program services $293,629 · management and general $30,301 · fundraising $5,260

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $213,426 · program services $132,688 · management and general $70,162 · fundraising $10,576

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $661,584 · program services $640,371 · management and general $21,213

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $238,169 · program services $166,309 · management and general $36,787 · fundraising $35,073

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $554,183 · program services $517,820 · management and general $35,603 · fundraising $760

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $578,480 · program services $475,594 · management and general $99,670 · fundraising $3,216

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD

    total $3,154,925 · program services $3,154,925

  • 24b · Other expenses: WORKERS COMP INSURANCE

    total $485,372 · program services $471,001 · management and general $12,469 · fundraising $1,902

  • 24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $389,420 · program services $377,974 · management and general $10,536 · fundraising $910

  • 24d · Other expenses: VEHICLES

    total $287,586 · program services $277,780 · management and general $8,905 · fundraising $901

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,429,907 · program services $1,357,387 · management and general $54,971 · fundraising $17,549

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,092,872 · end of year $61,804,773

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · 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 $122,949 · end of year $146,682

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $23,149,041

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

    $13,893,820

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,649,225 · end of year $9,255,221

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $20,103,808 · end of year $22,067,859

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $123,267,874 · end of year $61,738,510

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $792,174 · end of year $991,067

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,889,915 · end of year $1,855,140

  • 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 $455,544 · end of year $397,636

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $155,673,507 · end of year $153,749,221

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,936 · end of year $2,115

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, COUNCIL OF LOS ANGELES IS PART OF A WORLDWIDE ORGANIZATION OF LAY CATHOLIC MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE COMMITTED TO LIVE AND GROW IN THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH PRAYER AND PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN CHARITABLE WORKS. THE SOCIETY'S MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PARISH AND COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS CALLED CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS CALLED SPECIAL WORKS. THE SOCIETY'S WORK INCLUDES ANY ACTIONS THAT PROMOTE THE DIGNITY OF THE PERSON AND ALLEVIATE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS, WHILE CORRECTING THE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE SOCIETY PROVIDES ASSISTANCE THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES TRI-COUNTY AREA.

  • THRIFT STORE AND LEARNING CENTER - DONATED ARTICLES ARE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC OR DISTRIBUTED, FREE OF CHARGE, TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN IMMEDIATE NEED THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE, $111,251 WORTH OF CLOTHING, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES AND BEDS AND OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO 2,209 NEIGHBORS IN NEED. ADDITIONALLY, THE STORES PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE LABOR FOR THE POOR, INCLUDING COMPETITIVE WAGES WITH BENEFITS THAT EXTEND TO FAMILY MEMBERS. SVDPLA ALSO OPERATES A LEARNING CENTER WHERE GED AND ESL CLASSES ARE OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES FREE OF CHARGE AND DURING PAID TIME. BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS TRAINING IS ALSO OFFERED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE SOCIETY OPERATES TWO THRIFT STORES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: ONE IN LOS ANGELES AND THE OTHER IN LONG BEACH.

    Expenses $9,447,067 · Grants $163,149 · Revenue $7,576,056

  • ST. VINCENT'S CARDINAL MANNING CENTER (CMC) - LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES' SKID ROW. THE CMC PROVIDES BOTH A YEAR-ROUND INTERIM HOUSING PROGRAM TO MEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND A DROP-IN CENTER FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING DAY SERVICES. CMC'S INTERIM HOUSING PROVIDES A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR UP TO SIXTY-FIVE PERSONS AT A TIME. EACH INDIVIDUAL ADMITTED TO THE INTERIM HOUSING PROGRAM THROUGH LOS ANGELES HOMELESS SERVICES AUTHORITY (LAHSA) OR THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (DMH) REFERRALS, IS ASSIGNED TO A CASE MANAGER THAT DIRECTLY ASSESSES THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS AND DEVELOPS AN INDIVIDUALIZED CASE PLAN TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS, INCLUDING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. BY PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WE SEEK TO MEET NOT ONLY THE IMMEDIATE HOUSING NEEDS OF CLIENTS, BUT ALSO TO ASSIST WITH LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO THE OFTEN-ACCOMPANYING ISSUES OF MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND UNEMPLOYMENT. THE DROP-IN CENTER MEETS THE IMMEDIATE DAY TO DAY NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS INCLUDING SACK LUNCHES; ACCESS TO COMPUTERS, TELEPHONE, BATHROOMS AND RESPITE SPACE; AND PROVIDE REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. A TOTAL OF 49,680 MEALS WERE SERVED; 20,622 NIGHTS OF SHELTER.

    Expenses $2,241,871

  • VINCENTIAN SERVICES/CONFERENCE DEVELOPMENT - SVDPLA'S VINCENTIAN SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES IMMEDIATE, VITAL HELP TO THOSE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH 115 CATHOLIC PARISH-BASED VOLUNTEER GROUPS CALLED CONFERENCES OF CHARITY, THE SOCIETY PROVIDES DIRECT, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS ONGOING CONNECTION WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO INCREASE RESOURCEFULNESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THOSE THE SOCIETY SERVES. THE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 107,394 PEOPLE IN IMMEDIATE NEED A YEAR, PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING AND RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, PREVENTING FAMILIES FROM BECOMING HOMELESS, AND MAINTAINING HEAT, ELECTRICITY AND OTHER SERVICES. THE STAFF IN OUR VINCENTIAN SERVICES PROGRAM SUPPORTS OUR 1,672 MEMBERS WITH TRAINING, MENTORING, AND GUIDANCE IN SPIRITUAL FORMATION AS WELL AS PROVIDING REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY SO OUR MEMBERS CAN CONTINUE THEIR WORK IN THEIR LOCAL AREA, PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS, GIVING OUR NEIGHBORS A HAND UP DURING THEIR MOMENT OF EXTREME DURESS, AND WORKING TO TEACH LIFE SKILLS TO THOSE MOST IN NEED. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, THE SOCIETY LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATVE PROVIDING DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DISASTERS, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING, UTILITIES, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL LIVING EXPENSES. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES IN-KIND ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING HOUSEHOLD GOODS THROUGH ITS "HOUSE IN A BOX" INITIATIVE, CLOTHING, FOOD, HYGIENE SUPPLIES, AND GIFT CARDS TO HELP MEET BASIC NEEDS. INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE CONNECTED WITH PARTNER AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE A BROAD RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES. DURING THE YEAR, THE SOCIETY PROVIDED $751,151 IN DISASTER RELIEF FOR 373 INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY THE EATON AND PALISADES WILDFIRES. FORM 990 PART III LINE 4D - Other Program Services ================================================= CIRCLE V RANCH CAMP - FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS, SVDPLA HAS OPERATED A RESIDENTIAL SUMMER CAMP FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AGES 7-13. LOCATED IN THE LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST NEAR LAKE CACHUMA, CIRCLE V RANCH CAMP HOSTS AN AVERAGE OF FIVE ONE WEEK RESIDENT CAMPS (FIVE NIGHTS AND SIX DAYS) THAT PROVIDE INNOVATIVE AND ENRICHING OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. CIRCLE V SERVES APPROXIMATELY 454 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUTH EACH SUMMER. ABOUT 95% OF THESE CHILDREN RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT TO ATTEND CAMP. THREE NUTRITIOUS MEALS ARE SERVED DAILY. THE CAMP AIMS TO INCREASE SELF-ESTEEM, EXPAND KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING, ENCOURAGE RESPECT FOR OTHERS AND THE EARTH, BUILD MORALE AND CHARACTER, FOSTER SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIP AND EMPOWER LOW-INCOME YOUTH. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, CIRCLE V REDUCED THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ATTENDING EACH WEEK TO ENSURE COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS WERE MET. IN THE OFF-SEASON FROM SEPTEMBER-JUNE, CIRCLE V RENTS OUT THE FACILITY TO OTHER NON-PROFIT GROUPS SUCH AS CHURCHES, YOUTH GROUPS, AND HIGH SCHOOL RETREATS PROVIDING LODGING, FOOD SERVICE ALL IN A NATURAL OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT.

    Expenses $3,400,582 · Grants $1,563,910 · Revenue $19,732

  • CIRCLE V RANCH CAMP

    Expenses $1,345,398 · Revenue $392,060

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Garcia

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $183,094
    From this org
    $170,898
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,196
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,100
    Bonus
    $798
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,418
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,778
    Filer's total
    $183,094
  • Raymond Lopez

    CAMP DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,046
    From this org
    $126,379
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,667
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,581
    Bonus
    $798
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $2,528
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,139
    Filer's total
    $154,046
  • Jorge Menjivar

    DIRECTOR OF STORES

    Total calculated
    $149,373
    From this org
    $121,798
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,575
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,000
    Bonus
    $798
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $2,436
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,139
    Filer's total
    $149,373
  • Renee Dekowski

    Director of Human Resources

    Total calculated
    $128,130
    From this org
    $112,649
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,481
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,851
    Bonus
    $798
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $2,253
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,228
    Filer's total
    $128,130
  • Susana Santana

    DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $121,286
    From this org
    $101,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,875
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $101,411
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $2,028
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,847
    Filer's total
    $121,286
  • Monsignor Gregory A Cox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Bibb

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aimee Brazeau

    DIRECTOR, 1st VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony Tahan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gustavo Amaral

    Finance Chair / Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Phyllis Anderson

    Ventura District President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Raphael R Sweet

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynn McCormick

    San Pedro District President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brenda Morton

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sr Theresa Marie Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Philip Wijmer

    SVDPLA Council President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Terri Munoz

    Santa Barbara District Preside

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Flores

    E. San Gabriel District Presid

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Ranieri

    N. San Fernando District Presi

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mabel Ramos

    S. San Fernando District Pres

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Viktor Rzeteljski

    SVDPLA Council Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sander Zagzebski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Wyatt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ilegra Evans

    Our Lady of Angels District Pr

    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • OZANAM INVESTMENTS LLC

    Title Holding · CA · income -$1,264,349 · assets $83,519,735

    Directly controlled by SOCIETY SVDP

Assets distributed on this return

Schedule N, as filed: what the organization did with its assets when it liquidated or dissolved, or disposed of more than a quarter of them, and who received them. A recipient with an EIN is usually a successor organization; filers also list expenses such as legal fees here.

  • No recipient named

    no value reported

    Disposition · STOCK SALE · Dec 23, 2024

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202632269349302648

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