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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE.

Totals

Total revenue
$719,212
Total expenses
$760,332
Contributions and grants received
$596,796
Grants paid
$6,400
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$6,111
Other revenue
$116,305
Total assets, end of year
$1,060,065
Total liabilities, end of year
$385,497
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$674,568
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$662,243
Management and general expenses
$35,174
Fundraising expenses
$62,915
Program service expenses (Part III)
$662,243

Program services were 87.1% 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

    $6,130

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $17,750

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $572,916

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $81,896

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,111 · related or exempt $6,111

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $119,609

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,304

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $116,305

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $6,400 · program services $6,400

  • 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 $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,147 · management and general $9,147

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $340 · management and general $340

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $381 · management and general $331 · fundraising $50

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $190,001 · program services $127,301 · management and general $13,300 · fundraising $49,400

  • 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 $1,295 · management and general $1,295

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,311 · program services $2,493 · management and general $2,909 · fundraising $2,909

  • 24a · Other expenses: OSB STUDENT CLOTHING

    total $399,307 · program services $399,307

  • 24b · Other expenses: KOHL'S CASH CLOTHING

    total $30,784 · program services $30,784

  • 24c · Other expenses: INKIND BOOK DONATIONS

    total $20,112 · program services $20,112

  • 24d · Other expenses: COLLABORATIONS

    total $19,214 · program services $19,214

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $75,040 · program services $56,632 · management and general $7,852 · fundraising $10,556

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $166,735 · end of year $153,326

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $302,460 · end of year $413,863

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $1,200

  • 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

    beginning of year $243,098 · end of year $204,831

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,744 · end of year $8,832

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

    $55,634

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

    $50,470

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,859 · end of year $5,164

  • 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

    beginning of year $314,376 · end of year $272,849

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,210 · end of year $4,947

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,801 · end of year $9,303

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $340,823 · end of year $371,247

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $648,728 · end of year $656,818

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $38,710 · end of year $17,750

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY IS A NONPROFIT VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE DEDICATED TO SERVING FAMILES AND CHILDREN THROUGH ITS PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS

  • ASSISTANCE LEAGUES PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM, OPERATION SCHOOL BELL, PROVIDES NEW SCHOOL APPROPRIATE CLOTHING TO STUDENTS IN NEED, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADES IN ALL TEN (10) SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. STUDENTS ARE REFERRED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. SHELTERS REFER FAMILIES TO THEIR CHILDRENS SCHOOL FOR REFERRALS. CLOTHING APPOINTMENTS ARE SCHEDULED AND STUDENTS ARE TREATED TO A RETAIL SHOPPING EXPERIENCE AT LOCAL RETAIL STORES. CLOTHING APPOINTMENTS BEGIN IN THE FALL AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR. KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH GRADE STUDENTS EACH RECEIVE $175 IN SHOPPING CREDIT. 6TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS RECEIVE $225 IN SHOPPING CREDIT. THE SHOPPING CREDIT IS USED STRICTLY FOR PURCHASING SCHOOL APPROPRIATE CLOTHING AND SHOES. RETAIL STORES HONOR OUR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS. OUR MEMBER VOLUNTEERS SUPERVISE THE SHOPPING. IN ADDITION, EACH STUDENT AND THEIR PRE-SCHOOL SIBLINGS ARE ABLE TO SELECT A BOOK OF THEIR CHOICE OF GRADE APPROPRIATE LITERATURE. EACH STUDENT ALSO RECEIVES A TOTE FILLED WITH GRADE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL SUPPLIES. DURING THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR, 2,002 STUDENTS RECEIVED THE SERVICES OF OPERATION SCHOOL BELL THROUG ALLOCATED SCHOOL REFERRALS. IN ADDITION, 122 STUDENTS WERE SERVED THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH THE PASO ROBLES ROTARY CLUB, THE INDEPENDENT GRAPE GROWERS PASO ROBLES, AND THE SAN LUIS OBISPO ROTARY DE TOLOSA. IN ALL, 2,124 STUDENTS RECEIVED CLOTHING AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES THROUGH OPERATION SCHOOL BELL. ACCESS CAREER EDUCATION GRANT (ACE) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2023/24 IN COLLABORATION WITH CUESTA COLLEGE. THE GRANT IS INTENTED TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR REQUIRED TOOLS AND MATERIALS TO CUESTA COLLEGE STUDENTS IN NEED WHO ARE ENROLLED IN CAREER EDUCATION/TRADES PROGAMS. THE GRANT MONIES PROVIDES NECESSARY FUNDING FOR THE REQUIRED TOOLS AND MATERIALS, BEYOND TUITION.THIS GRANT YEAR, $6,400 WAS DIVIDED AMONG 50 CUESTA COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CAREER PROGAMS FROM ARCHITECHTURE TO WELDING.

    Expenses $662,243 · Grants $6,400 · Revenue $719,213

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • DENISE BUSBY

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    9
  • LYNN OGDEN

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • CINDY CANTRELL

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7
  • HELEN ROBERTSON

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    22
  • CHRISTINE PONTIUS

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    24
  • JAN HUTCHINSON

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DENISE SNYDER

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    9
  • SUSAN PINO

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    21
  • SHARON DARNTON

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    24

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
16 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202602599349301705

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