Basic Needs Foundation Inc: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016
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- Organization
- Basic Needs Foundation Inc (EIN 26-4498035)
- Tax period
- 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
- Filed
- 2017-07-06
- IRS object ID
- 201721879349200717
- Schema version
- 2016v3.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2017-07-06T12:53:39-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2016-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ATC Services | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 31500 Grape Street 3310 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Lake Elsinore | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 925329702 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2016-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 264498035 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Basic Needs Foundation Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | BASI | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 3233252712 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 439 East 247th Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Carson | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 90745 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Nhutdung N Adolfo | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2017-07-05 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Thomas L Bruzda EA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00085122 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5623017228 | PhoneNum |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2016 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | http://www.basicneedsfoundation.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $162,505 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $160,029 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $2,435 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $41 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Total Revenue | $162,505 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $510 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $181,875 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $182,385 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$19,880 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $26,210 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $6,330 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $26,210 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $6,330 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $26,210 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $6,330 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $26,210 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $6,330 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | We provide food for homeless people who live in their vehicles with their children and pets. We also provide pet food to low income people and cat food for feral cats. We find homes for pets when their homeless owners can no longer care for them. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
|---|---|
| Basic Needs Foundation, Inc. provides food for very low income working homeless people who live in their vehicles with children and pets. Their average net income is $475 per month. One of our goals is to reduce the number of mouths that poor families have to feed with their limited income by means of spaying/neutering their pets. We provide these services free of charge to the pet owner through generous donations from our benefactors. The services are provided via several clinics, including The Critters Without Litters and 4 Paws Pet Hospital in Bakersfield, Kern County, CA and CalCity Pet Clinic in California City, Kern County, CA.We also provide pet food for low-income dog and cat owners who need immediate pet food assistance. Many animals are abandoned because their owners cannot afford to feed their pets. This can be caused by owners losing jobs, homes in foreclosures and also evictions. As a result, these people end up living in their cars. We find homes for pets when their homeless owners can no longer care for them. Ongoing Program Accomplishments: - accountability and dignity are the two focuses of our community programs. We serve 27 working homeless families who have been living in their vehicles for over twelve months, - requirements and benefits of our program include the following: - the homeless children of these families must have a passing grade in school, - the working homeless families receive health club memberships for showers and family time in a safe environment, - the homeless families receive a Senior TracFone for job search, http://seniorvaluecellphone.com, - one spouse from each family is required to attend the six-month long Home Health Aide class at a local vocational school, - upon receiving the Home Health Aide certificate, they can find full time employment at $12 - $15 per hour as Home Health Aides. They eventually have enough income to move into small apartments. Baby Boomers face shortages of home health aides and make jobs more plentiful in this industry. - we do not accept candidates who are alcoholics, drug dependent, or are mentally health challenged, as we are not equipped or qualified to serve them. Several local businesses have generously sponsored some essential items for these homeless families, such as, TracFone, health club memberships, safe places to park vehicles at night, motel vouchers for Thanksgiving and Christmas stay overs, and discount veterinarian care.Program Accomplishments in 2016: - 42 poverty stricken, working, homeless families have successfully gone through our programs since 2009 and are currently living in their own apartments, - their children no longer live in fear that they may be stigmatized by their classmates if their homeless status becomes known because having a place to call home has relieved them of this stigma, - we currently serve 25 working homeless families in our program, and it could be more, but we had to reduce our assistance due to limited funding to our organization during 2016, - 67 pets (55 dogs and 12 cats) have been re-homed successfully with new pet owners because their former owners could no longer afford to keep them in their vehicles,Please help us to continue these services in 2017 by donating to our cause. Our website is www.basicneedsfoundation.org and we thank you for your generous support. | $55,083 |
| Spay/Neuter Program Temporarily Restricted FundsProgram Service Accomplishments: - 656 pets have been spayed/neutered through TNR (Trap/Neuter/Release) via our Fix Your Pets program. The services were provided for the poverty stricken pet owners in rural towns of Onyx, Weldon, South Lake, Squirrel Valley, Bodfish, Wofford Heights, Lake Isabella, Mountain Mesa, Havilah, and Caliente of First District (Kern River Valley), Delano, McFarland, Lost Hills, Wasco, Shafter, Greenacres, Buttonwillow, Taft, Maricopa, Frazier Park, Lebec, Arvin, Tehachapi, Boron, Mojave, North Edwards, Rosamond, Ridgecrest, California City, Inyokern Walker Pass, Johannesburg, Randsburg, and Kern County of California, - the "Fix Your Pets" program has altered over 2,517 pets and community/feral cats since August 20, 2011 via nine Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics, the Discount Spay & Neuter Clinic, the Critters Without Litters and 4Paws Pet Hospital in Bakersfield, Kern County, CA, and CalCity Pet Clinic in California City, Kern County, CA. | $81,422 |
| Veteran Pet May Temporarily Restricted Funds:Program Accomplishments:Pete May, a 71-year-old disabled Vietnam veteran with PTSD, was living in a single wide trailer, which was completely dilapidated and was living off-grid with his dogs whom he considered to not only be his family, but his only family in Llano, CA. On December 11th, 2016, we delivered a 31-foot Coachmen Travel trailer to him, complete with heat, shower, stove, television, radio, refrigerator, oven and more. His reaction to this life-altering gift was captured on video and shared with donors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXpEKMufUX4One week before Christmas 2016, we were able to retrofit Pete Mays new home with solar panels, septic and water tanks and other supplies to enable him to live comfortably off-grid. | $11,259 |
| Build an Isolation/Medical Unit Temporarily Restricted Funds:Program Service Accomplishments:Built a Medical/Isolation unit for the citys animal shelter in California City, CA. The sick shelter pets can now be isolated and treated in the new unit before they are adopted out to the general public. Prior to establishing the Medical/Isolation unit, sick, contagious pets had to be kenneled in the same area with healthy pets. That caused more pets to be euthanized as the shelter had no funds to isolate before treating them. Thanks to this new unit, pets can be isolated until no longer contagious and the worst alternative of euthanazia has been almost eradicated. | $32,524 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $180,288 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Nhutdung N Adolfo | ||
| President | 42.00 | $0 |
| Robert D Amneus | ||
| Treasurer | 28.00 | $0 |
| Elaine Adolfo | ||
| Secretary | 1.00 | $0 |
| Creed A Raftery | ||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Catherine Hunter | ||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Nhutdung Adolfo | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 439 East 247th Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Carson | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 907456536 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 3233252712 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720FiledInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $35,303 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $63,932 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $39,150 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $88,425 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $160,029 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $386,839 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $35,303 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $63,932 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $39,150 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $88,425 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $160,029 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $386,839 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $74,382 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $312,457 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $23 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $17 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $23 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $11 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $41 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $115 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $22 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $20 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $42 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $386,996 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $19,224 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.80740 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.78920 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses.1005 | Travel $536 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $1000 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Spay and Neuter Clinics $81422 |
| Other Expenses.2 | Special Use Funds $43783 |
| Other Expenses.3 | Animal Care Costs $34273 |
| Other Expenses.4 | Program Services $20381 |
| Other Expenses.5 | Books & Reference Materials $395 |
| Other Expenses.6 | Bank Charges $60 |
| Other Expenses.7 | Taxes & Licenses $25 |
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