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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMUNITY SERVICES UNLIMITED.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,356,867
Total expenses
$5,287,422
Contributions and grants received
$6,245,486
Grants paid
$3,375,000
Program service revenue
$6,975
Investment income
$10,669
Other revenue
$93,737
Total assets, end of year
$9,783,828
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,574,395
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,209,433
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,974,084
Management and general expenses
$160,978
Fundraising expenses
$152,360
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,974,084

Program services were 94.1% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,668,415

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,577,071

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $12,632

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $6,975 · related or exempt $6,975

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,669 · excluded $10,669

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $188,518

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $100,075

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $88,443 · related or exempt $88,443

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $5,294 · related or exempt $5,294

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,294

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,375,000 · program services $3,375,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $117,800 · program services $70,680 · management and general $23,560 · fundraising $23,560

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $113,221 · program services $113,221

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $395,739 · program services $288,317 · management and general $38,449 · fundraising $68,973

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,483 · program services $7,082 · management and general $368 · fundraising $1,033

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $44,795 · program services $33,596 · management and general $4,480 · fundraising $6,719

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $69,469 · program services $59,048 · management and general $6,947 · fundraising $3,474

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $753,660 · program services $677,584 · management and general $50,718 · fundraising $25,358

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,565 · program services $3,565

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,659 · program services $12,778 · management and general $1,966 · fundraising $4,915

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $50,589 · program services $43,000 · management and general $5,059 · fundraising $2,530

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32,521 · program services $32,521

  • 20 · Interest

    total $75,619 · program services $64,276 · management and general $7,562 · fundraising $3,781

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $95,230 · program services $80,132 · management and general $9,523 · fundraising $5,575

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $53,680 · program services $34,892 · management and general $12,346 · fundraising $6,442

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITES & SUP

    total $67,820 · program services $67,820

  • 24b · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $6,035 · program services $6,035

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,537 · program services $4,537

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $192,831 · end of year $2,083,023

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,254,334 · end of year $4,490,260

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $349,651 · end of year $353,984

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,273 · end of year $1,142

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

    $3,236,419

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

    $535,934

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,791,646 · end of year $2,700,485

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $59,003 · end of year $54,934

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $100,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $48,655 · end of year $107,693

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,506,722 · end of year $1,439,114

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $1,053,373 · end of year $3,027,588

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,650,108 · end of year $1,605,087

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,489,880 · end of year $3,604,346

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO CREATE JUSTICE-DRIVEN COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS.

  • EFOD (EQUITABLE FOOD ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT) IS A NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM CONSISTING OF A MULTIRACIAL COALITION OF COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS PRACTITIONERS AND LEADERS DRIVING FOOD-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AS VEHICLES FOR SHARED POWER, CULTURAL EXPRESSION, AND COMMUNITY ASSET-BUILDING.

    Expenses $3,818,897 · Grants $3,375,000

  • VILLAGE MARKET PLACE (VMP) IS A MISSION-DRIVEN BUSINESS LOCATED IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES THAT SELLS AND DISTRIBUTES FRESH, ORGANIC PRODUCE, HERBS AND FOOD PRODUCTS CULTIVATED FROM COMMUNITY MINI-FARMS AND PURCHASED FROM LOCAL FARMERS. THE VMP BUSINESS GENERATES REVENUE THROUGH PRODUCE BAG SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SEPARATE FOOD PRODUCT SALES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

    Expenses $630,427 · Revenue $100,712

  • CALFRESH IS AN EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WITH CALFRESH APPLICANTS INCLUDING PRESENTATIONS, ENROLLMENT CLINICS, WORKSHOPS/TRAININGS, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT.

    Expenses $200,192

  • GARDEN GATEWAY WORKSHOP IS AN EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE NATURAL GARDENING AND HEALTHY COOKING WORKSHOPS FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES. PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED RESOURCES TO TAKE HOME TO PUT INTO PRACTICE NEW SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AT HOME.FROM THE GROUND UP IS AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT OFFERS AT-RISK YOUTH TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP IN FARMING, GARDENING AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS, AS WELL AS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $324,568

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Genethia Hudley Hayes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.3

  • B Kwaku Duren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.3

  • David Lloyd PhD

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.3

  • Rebecca Bernard

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.3

  • Heather Fenney

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $117,800
    From this org
    $113,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,800
    Hours/week
    40

  • Neelam Sharma

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $113,221
    From this org
    $113,221
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423209349322382

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