Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$442,053

Total expenses

$401,168

Contributions and grants received

$438,762

Grants paid

$391,745

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$2,875

Other revenue

$416

Total assets, end of year

$88,589

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$88,589

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$396,457

Management and general expenses

$4,174

Fundraising expenses

$537

Program service expenses (Part III)

$396,457

Program services were 98.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• WE GIVE AND MAKE GRANTS TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF 501(C) 3 ORGANIZATIONS IN LEE AND COLLIER COUNTIES AS NOTED IN OUR MISSION STATEMENTBELOW ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THOSE RECEIVING GRANTS THIS PAST YEAR: (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK $25,000MAKING A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, ONE WEEKEND AT A TIME. ONE IN FIVE KIDS RELIES ON THEIR SCHOOL'S FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE MEAL PROGRAMTO PROVIDE THE NOURISHMENT THEY NEED TO LEARN AND GROW. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHENTHEY LEAVE SCHOOL ON FRIDAY? EVERY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAMGIVES CHILDREN BACKPACKS FILLED WITH KID-FRIENDLY,READY-TO-EAT ITEMS.CAFE OF LIFE $25,000FOR MANY, FOOD ISN'T A DECISION ABOUT WHAT RESTAURANT TO VISIT. IT CAN BE A CHOICE BETWEEN A DINNER OR MEDICINE, CLOTHING, OR SHELTER. CAFE OF LIFE FOCUSES ON ALLEVIATING NUTRITIONAL INSECURITY FOR WORKING-POOR FAMILIES AND LOW INCOME SENIORS IN A RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT THAT PRESERVES THEIR DIGNITY AND EMPOWERS THEM TO BE THEIR BEST.LACES OF LOVE $25,000SERVES OVER 20,000 KIDS IN NEED EACH YEAR, SOMETIMES PROVIDING THE FIRST PAIR OF SHOES A CHILD HAS WORN THAT'S NOT HELD TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE OR WITH THE TOES CUT OUT, SO THEY FIT. SNEAKERS ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT, SO THE KIDS CAN TAKE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT SCHOOL AND RUN AND PLAY AT RECESS.OUR MOTHERS HOME $25,000IMAGINE BEING A YOUNG PERSON GROWING UP IN FOSTER CARE OR HAVING BEEN A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. NOT SURPRISINGLY, THESE EARLY LIFE EXPERIENCES CAN AFFECT KIDS LATER IN LIFE AND THEIR ABILITY TO TRUST OTHERS AND FORM STRONG RELATIONSHIPS. OUR MOTHER'S HOME IS ON A MISSION TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF THESE COURAGEOUS YOUNG WOMEN BY PROVIDING A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN RECEIVE THE SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND NEGLECT FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR BABIES.PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS $25,000GIRLS ARE AT HIGHER RISK THAN BOYS FOR SEXUAL ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHICH MAY EXPLAIN THE STRONG LINK BETWEEN ABUSE AND GIRLS' DELINQUENCY, SUCH AS CHRONIC TRUANCY AND SUBSTANCE ISSUES. PACE COLLIER CURRENTLY PROVIDES SERVICES TO MORE THAN 140 GIRLS ANNUALLY IN THE IMMOKALEE COMMUNITY WHO ATTEND PACE FIVE DAYS A WEEK AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. COUNSELING AND THERAPY PLAY A BIG PART IN THEIR GROWTH AND POSITIVE CHANGE.VALERIES HOUSE $20,000THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE USUALLY CAUSES SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY FOR MONTHS AFTERWARD. BUT NO CHILD SHOULD GRIEVE ALONE. BY HELPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WORK THROUGH THE LOSS TOGETHER, THEY CAN GO ON TO LIVE FULFILLING LIVES. VALERIE'S HOUSE IS A SPECIAL PLACE WHERE CHILDREN CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND LEARNTHE TOOLS TO HEAL AFTER HAVING EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF SOMEONE THEY LOVE. SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE GROUP SESSIONS WHERE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CONNECT WITH OTHERS WITH SIMILAR LOSS, PLUS COUNSELING SERVICES WITH LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHEN ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE NEEDED.

  Expenses $396,457 · Grants $391,745

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

Listed in Part VII

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

• PATHWAYS EARLY EDUCATION CENTER OF IMMOKALEE

  $30,000

  TUITION ASSISTANCE AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES

• ALLIANCE FOR PERIOD SUPPLIES OF SW FLORIDA

  $25,000

  PERIOD PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION

• BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK OF SW FLORIDA

  $25,000

  WEEKEND FOOD IN BACKPACKS FOR SAN CARLOS ELEMENTARY KIDS

• CAFE OF LIFE

  $25,000

  FOOD, CLOTHING, SPECIAL EVENTS, SPECIFICALLY BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACKS WITH SUPPLIES FOR UNDERSERVED KIDS

• COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE INC

  $25,000

  SENIORS MEALS-ON-WHEELS

• INTERFAITH CHARITIES OF SOUTH LEE (ICSL)

  $25,000

  FOOD PANTRY (75% OF CLIENTS IN SAN CARLOS PARK

• LACES OF LOVE CHARITIBLE FOUNDATIONS INC

  $25,000

  APPROX 275 PAIR OF SHOES @ $45 EA

• OUR MOTHER'S HOME OF SW FLORIDA INC

  $25,000

  FOOD & FORMULA, HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, TRANSPORTATION, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR TEEN MOTHERS IN FOSTER CARE

• PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS

  $25,000

  FOOD AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS FOR MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS NEEDING COUNSELING, ED HELP, ADVOCACY

• ST MATTHEW'S HOUSE

  $25,000

  HOMELESS SHELTER PROGRAM

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

17 December 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202543529349300609

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