CREDIT ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION - LOS ANGELES

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

O99

Classification

2000

Street

2733 MONTE MAR TER

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• During 2025, CARE Los Angeles significantly expanded the scale, reach, and delivery of its financial literacy programming, providing more than 127 presentations across Southern California. These workshops engaged an estimated 3,000 students, young adults, and community members. During this period, CARE Los Angeles also established partnerships with 35 new presentation sites, reflecting strong and growing community demand for accessible, practical financial education.While CARE Los Angeles continued to primarily serve inner-city high schools, the organization also broadened its reach by delivering financial literacy presentations to a diverse range of community-based organizations. These partnerships allowed CARE LA to engage individuals and families at various life stages and points of need, including presentations for Childrens Collective, Tarzana Treatment Center, PalmsRancho Park Library, Aviva Family and Childrens Services, and Partners for Children South LA.In practice, CARE Los Angeles implemented its program through in-person and virtual, interactive workshops facilitated by trained volunteers with professional expertise in bankruptcy law, finance, and business. During the grant period, a portion of the funding supported a comprehensive refresh and rebranding of CARE LAs presentation materials. This effort significantly improved clarity, consistency, and relevance across all workshops. High school student volunteers were intentionally engaged in the rebranding process, providing valuable feedback and helping to update content, visuals, and examples to better reflect the real-life experiences and challenges faced by todays youth.The refreshed presentations incorporate real-world financial scenarios and are tailored to meet the needs of specific audiences, including high school students, first-generation college seekers, families, and adults navigating financial hardship. As part of this rebrand, CARE Los Angeles formally integrated interactive Kahoot-style quizzes and activities into its workshops. These tools reinforced key concepts such as budgeting, responsible credit use, and fraud prevention, while increasing participant engagement and knowledge retention through real-time feedback and discussion.CARE Los Angeles expanded its footprint to 35 new presentation sites, including high schools and community-based organizations serving survivors of domestic violence, formerly incarcerated youth, individuals in addiction recovery, families navigating financial settlements, and other underserved populations. This expansion enabled CARE LA to reach individuals facing heightened financial vulnerability who often lack access to reliable, unbiased financial education.Participant engagement throughout the year remained consistently strong. Workshops generated active discussion and thoughtful questions around real-life financial decisions, including managing debt, avoiding scams, understanding credit scores, and planning for education or employment expenses. Many participants noted that the refreshed materials, interactive Kahoot activities, and relatable examples made the content more approachable and immediately applicable.Overall, the accomplishments achieved during this period demonstrate CARE Los Angeles ability to responsibly scale its volunteer-led model while simultaneously enhancing program quality and participant engagement. The programs growth in volume, geographic reach, and instructional effectiveness reflects increasing community trust and underscores the ongoing need for practical, engaging, and accessible financial literacy education.

  Expenses $40,764

As filed on the 2025 return.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $131,488

  Expenses

  $58,882

  Contributions

  $131,131

  Grants paid

  — not reported

• 2024

  Revenue

  $68,837

  Expenses

  $134

  Contributions

  $68,837

  Grants paid

  — not reported

• 2023

  Revenue

  $0

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Contributions

  — not reported

  Grants paid

  — not reported

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• AMERICAN COLLEGE OF BANKRUPTCY FOUNDATION

  $15,000

  2024 · TO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BANKRUPTCY TRAININGS FOR ATTORNEYS.

• AMERICAN COLLEGE OF BANKRUPTCY FOUNDATION

  $15,000

  2025 · TO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BANKRUPTCY TRAININGS FOR ATTORNEYS.

• GROUNDSWELL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $10,000

  2024 · GENERAL PURPOSE / UNRESTRICTED

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