FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INC (EIN 45-2405071)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-07-22
IRS object ID
202512039349301226
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-07-22T14:52:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN680300457PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MACIAS GINI & O'CONNELL LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12121 AVENUE OF THE STARS2200AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90067ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452405071EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOCUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3103993300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11637 16TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJASON WINDEBANKPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3103993300PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHELEN WUPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00288688PTIN
Phone3102773373PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJASON WINDEBANKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11637 16TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$51,484,222GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FOCUSINGPHILANTHROPY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE OActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$24,410,186PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$34,790,831CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$184,912PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$491,556CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$24,595,098PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$35,282,387CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$25,363,776PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$31,944,925CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$457,770PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$643,571CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$25,002PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$25,002CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$165,223CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$479,649PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$516,366CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$26,326,197PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$33,129,864CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,731,099PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,152,523CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,283,735TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,037,673TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,377,933TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$162,897TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,905,802NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,874,776NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$32,488,071ExpenseAmt
Grant$31,944,925GrantAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc
Total Program Service Expenses$32,488,071TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CATHY PEDERSENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3103993300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11637 16TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ELLIOTT GILSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$75,000$0$0
LAWRENCE GILSON
CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR20.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN WEISSENBACH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANA LIDOW
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEWEY CORLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN SCHAPIRO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA SCHAPIRO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE PEDERSEN
SECRETARY20.00$31,834$0$0Yes (X)
JASON WINDEBANK
TREASURER20.00$130,926$0$0Yes (X)
WHITNEY SCHAEFER
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER40.00$157,500$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$395,260TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$34,790,831AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$738,504NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$34,790,831TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$324,777TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$324,777ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$16,368,614SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$16,201,835SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$166,779SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$166,779TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$166,779ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$35,282,387TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$491,556ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,944,925TotalAmt
Program Services$31,944,925ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,760TotalAmt
Program Services$140,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$97,297ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$362,333TotalAmt
Program Services$182,619ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$61,149FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,478TotalAmt
Program Services$21,913ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,227ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,338FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,550TotalAmt
Management And General$28,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,002TotalAmt
Fundraising$25,002FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,216TotalAmt
Fundraising$4,216FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,115TotalAmt
Program Services$16,186ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,509ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,420FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,757TotalAmt
Program Services$13,485ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,756ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,516FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,227TotalAmt
Program Services$62,611ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,651ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,965FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,925TotalAmt
Program Services$15,586ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,219FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,058TotalAmt
Program Services$4,566ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,529FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,369TotalAmt
Management And General$29,369ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OUTSIDE SERVICES$112,907$70,449$17,702$24,756
BANK & MERCHANT FEES$87,949$87,949
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE$28,012$14,118$9,166$4,728
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$2,281$1,150$746$385

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,129,864TotalAmt
Program Services$32,488,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$476,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$165,223FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,707,745BOYAmt
EOY$3,771,007EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,884BOYAmt
EOY$10,652EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$145,637LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$129,318LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,377BOYAmt
EOY$16,319EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,337,427BOYAmt
EOY$2,130,027EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,818BOYAmt
EOY$102,184EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,484BOYAmt
EOY$7,484EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,283,735BOYAmt
EOY$6,037,673EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,153,342BOYAmt
EOY$32,850EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$224,591BOYAmt
EOY$130,047EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,377,933BOYAmt
EOY$162,897EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$472,065BOYAmt
EOY$475,749EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,433,737BOYAmt
EOY$5,399,027EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,905,802BOYAmt
EOY$5,874,776EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,283,735BOYAmt
EOY$6,037,673EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,152,523ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$183,549NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$30,276,200CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,208,463CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,425,927CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,410,185CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,790,831CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$134,111,606TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$30,276,200CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,208,463CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,425,927CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,410,185CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,790,831CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$134,111,606TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$26,005,456SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$108,106,150PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$134,111,606TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.80610PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.81380PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$61,420OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,706DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,714BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$63,201OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$50,596DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,605BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,016OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,016DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,319TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CREDIT CARD PAYABLE$10,988
PAYROLL LIABILITIES$5,162
LEASE LIABILITIES$113,897
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$130,047TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$35,098,838TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$183,549NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$183,549RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$35,282,387RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$35,282,387TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$33,129,864TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$33,129,864ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$33,129,864TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PARNIA BANKIBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1C/O 1637 16TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA MONICACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivitySEE SCHEDULE OActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$34,749,539GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$25,002RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$34,724,537NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$34,749,539TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$25,002TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$34,724,537TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (18 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CAMFED USA
4 EMBARCADERO CENTER SUITE 1400SAN FRANCISCOCA94111542033897501(C)(3)$913,671$0EDUCATION FOR GIRLS
CASA OF LOS ANGELES
201 CENTRE PLAZA DRIVE ROOM 1100MONTEREY PARKCA91754953890446501(C)(3)$539,433$0FOSTER CARE
CASA OF SAN DIEGO
2851 MEADOW LARK DRIVESAN DIEGOCA92123953786047501(C)(3)$1,052,517$0FOSTER CARE
FISTULA FOUNDATION
1700 THE ALAMEDA SUITE 300SAN JOSECA95126770547201501(C)(3)$288,639$0RESTORATIVE SURGERY FOR MATERNAL HEALTH
JVS BOSTON
75 FEDERAL STREETBOSTONMA02110042104357501(C)(3)$1,460,764$0HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE TRAINING
JVS METROWEST
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MUSO
3254 19TH STREET 2ND FLOORSAN FRANCISCOCA94110203171837501(C)(3)$2,604,889$0HEALTH CLINIC
ONE ACRE FUND
81 PROSPECT STREETBROOKLYNNY11201203668110501(C)(3)$8,592,415$0AGRICULTURE PROGRAM
ONEGOAL
180 N WABASH AVENUE SUITE 800CHICAGOIL60601562369898501(C)(3)$1,511,685$0EDUCATION/COLLEGE
OPPORTUNITY FINANCE NETWORK
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PER SCHOLAS
804 E 138TH STREET 2ND FLOORBRONXNY10454043252955501(C)(3)$4,913,336$0JOB TRAINING
REACH OUT AND READ
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REFUGEPOINT
89 SOUTH ST - SUITE 802BOSTONMA02111202061482501(C)(3)$1,607,400$0REFUGEE AFFAIRS
SEVA FOUNDATION
1786 FIFTH STREETBERKELEYCA94710382231279501(C)(3)$564,821$0VISION RESTORATION
VILLAGE REACH
2900 EASTLAKE AVE E SUITE 230SEATTLEWA98102912083484501(C)(3)$10,000$0VACCINE OUTREACH
VISION TO LEARN
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VOICES FOR CHILDREN
PO BOX 7219RIVERSIDECA92513953786047501(C)(3)$349,979$0FOSTER CARE
WATER FOR PEOPLE
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWE MONITOR AND REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF OUR INITIATIVES AND ON THE CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS. OUR ONGOING MONITORING INCLUDES: 1. QUARTERLY CHECK-IN CALLS OR VISITS WITH NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP 2. OFF THE RECORD INFORMATION SHARING WITH FUNDERS 3. REVIEW OF INDEPENDENT RESEARCH 4. REVIEW OF REPORTS PREPARED BY NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT FOR ITS BOARD 5. PUBLIC FILINGS 6. REGULAR VISITS BY FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY TEAM MEMBERS TO PROGRAM SITES, WHETHER THEY ARE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES OR INTERNATIONALLY THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO VISITING A PROGRAM SITE FOR EACH DOMESTIC NONPROFIT AT LEAST ANNUALLY, AND A PROGRAM SITE FOR EACH OF OUR INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT PROGRAM SITES AT LEAST EVERY OTHER YEAR; IN MOST CASES VISITS ARE MORE FREQUENT AS WE VISIT DIFFERENT CITIES AND COUNTRIES TO CONFIRM PROGRAM CONSISTENCY AND EFFICIENCY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWHITNEY SCHAEFERPersonNm
TitleCOMMUNICATIONS MANAGERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$157,500BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$157,500TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution17ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$738,504NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKET QUOTEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES DONATIONS OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES INTO ITS BROKERAGE ACCOUNT AT WELLS FARGO. WELLS FARGO PROCESSES THE SALE OF THESE SECURITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSIONFOCUSING PHILANTHROPY BELIEVES EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT IS POSSIBLE IF WE FOCUS ON ROOT CAUSES, MAXIMIZE LEVERAGE, ACT ON SOLID INFORMATION, AND POOL OUR EFFORTS. WE BELIEVE DONATIONS SHOULD BE MADE WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF STRATEGIC INTENT, INFORMATION, AND CONFIDENCE AS OTHER INVESTMENTS. THAT IS WHY WE TARGET SERIOUS HUMAN CHALLENGES THAT INDIVIDUAL DONORS CAN SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS; CHOOSE TACTICS THAT ARE DEMONSTRABLY EFFECTIVE; IDENTIFY CONFIDENCE-INSPIRING IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS; CONDUCT ONGOING MONITORING; AND ASSURE SUBSTANTIVE REPORTING.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFOCUSING PHILANTHROPY BELIEVES EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT IS POSSIBLE IF WE FOCUS ON ROOT CAUSES, MAXIMIZE LEVERAGE, ACT ON SOLID INFORMATION, AND POOL OUR EFFORTS. WE BELIEVE DONATIONS SHOULD BE MADE WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF STRATEGIC INTENT, INFORMATION, AND CONFIDENCE AS OTHER INVESTMENTS. THAT IS WHY WE TARGET SERIOUS HUMAN CHALLENGES THAT INDIVIDUAL DONORS CAN SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS; CHOOSE TACTICS THAT ARE DEMONSTRABLY EFFECTIVE; IDENTIFY CONFIDENCE-INSPIRING IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS; CONDUCT ONGOING MONITORING; AND ASSURE SUBSTANTIVE REPORTING.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICEWE WORKED WITH VARIOUS NONPROFITS TO REFINE INITIATIVES (AND ASSOCIATED BUDGETS, TIMETABLES AND INTENDED OUTCOMES). WE DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED GIVING OPPORTUNITIES, OFTEN THROUGH COLLABORATIVE FUNDRAISING APPEALS. WE MONITORED OUR BENEFICIARY ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. AMONG A RANGE OF OTHER INTERACTIONS AND ANALYSES, OUR MONITORING INVOLVED FIELD VISITS TO PROGRAM SITES OF EACH DOMESTICALLY-ORIENTED NONPROFIT WE SUPPORT DURING THE YEAR TO OBSERVE PROGRAM ACTIVITY AND MEET WITH NON-PROFIT LEADERS. THIS EXTENSIVE AND CONTINUOUS MONITORING ENABLES US TO EXERCISE JUDGEMENT REGARDING WHAT PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ELLIOTT GILSON, DIRECTOR, IS THE SON OF LAWRENCE GILSON, CHAIRMAN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY OUR CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY AND TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING THE TAX RETURN AND IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO OUR OTHER DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CFOCUSING PHILANTHROPY REQUIRES ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE CHAIRMAN OR AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS SOON AS SUCH A NEXUS IS IDENTIFIED. THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY BE ASKED BY THE CHAIRMAN OR THE BOARD TO REFRAIN FROM INVOLVEMENT IN SOME OR ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY AND SUCH OTHER ENTITY. FURTHERMORE, THE CHAIRMAN OR THE BOARD MAY CONCLUDE THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT IS SUFFICIENTLY GREAT THAT FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY WILL NOT ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN A RELATIONSHIP WITH SUCH NONPROFIT OR VENDOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE APPROVED BUDGET, PRESENTED BY THE TREASURER, AND APPROVED BY THE FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19WE DO NOT MAKE OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
FORM 990, SCH G, PT 1, LINE 1PARNIA BANKI MANAGES INTERACTIONS REGARDING FOUNDATION INITIATIVES, MANAGES AND FOSTERS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CERTAIN DONORS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION PARTNERS, AND PARTICIPATES IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING OVERALL STRATEGIC GOALS.

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