The Happiness Project Inc

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2019 · Form 990EZ · revenue $19K · expenses $21K · assets $413

EIN
11-3809975
Address
16692 Burke Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Website
www.HelpOCKids.org
NTEE code
P30 Children's, Youth Services (Human Services) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.70; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary
Ruling date
-
IRS status
Exemption revoked May 15, 2023 for not filing a return three years in a row (automatic revocation; posted August 14, 2023) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To help disadvantaged and homeless children in Orange County by providing them with basic essentials that will allow them to live a healthy life, to be able to attend school, to never go unfed and to have a bright future with many opportunities.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Lindsay A Dickhout Executive Direc2010-2019 10 $0 reported 1
Craig Dickhout Director2010-2019 10 $0 reported 1
Deanna Alderson Director2010-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Amanda Cameron Director2010-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Jim Dougal Director2010-2019 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lindsay A Dickhout Executive Direc10 $0-- $01
Craig Dickhout Director10 $0-- $01
Deanna Alderson Director2 $0-- $01
Amanda Cameron Director2 $0-- $01
Jim Dougal Director2 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lindsay A Dickhout Executive Direc10 $0-- $01
Craig Dickhout Director10 $0-- $01
Deanna Alderson Director2 $0-- $01
Amanda Cameron Director2 $0-- $01
Jim Dougal Director2 $0-- $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lindsay A Dickhout Executive Direc10 $0-- $01
Craig Dickhout Director10 $0-- $01
Deanna Alderson Director2 $0-- $01
Amanda Cameron Director2 $0-- $01
Jim Dougal Director2 $0-- $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lindsay A Dickhout Executive Direc10 $0-- $01
Craig Dickhout Director10 $0-- $01
Deanna Alderson Director0 $0-- $01
Amanda Cameron Director0 $0-- $01
Jim Dougal Director0 $0-- $01
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lindsay A Dickhout Executive Direc10 $0-- $01
Craig Dickhout Director10 $0-- $01
Deanna Alderson Director0 $0-- $01
Amanda Cameron Director0 $0-- $01
Jim Dougal Director0 $0-- $01
2014 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lindsay A Dickhout Executive Direc10 $0-- $01
Craig Dickhout Director10 $0-- $01
Deanna Alderson Director0 $0-- $01
Amanda Cameron Director0 $0-- $01
Jim Dougal Director0 $0-- $01
2013 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lindsay A Dickhout Executive Direc10 $0-- $01
Craig Dickhout Director10 $0-- $01
Deanna Alderson Director0 $0-- $01
Amanda Cameron Director0 $0-- $01
Jim Dougal Director0 $0-- $01
2012 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jim Dougal Director0 $0-- $01
Amanda Cameron Director0 $0-- $01
Deanna Alderson Director0 $0-- $01
Craig Dickhout Director10 $0-- $01
Lindsay A Dickhout Executive Direc10 $0-- $01
2011 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jim Dougal Director0 $0-- $01
Amanda Cameron Director0 $0-- $01
Deanna Alderson Director0 $0-- $01
Craig Dickhout Director10 $0-- $01
Lindsay A Dickhout Executive Direc10 $0-- $01
2010 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jim Dougal Director0 $0-- $01
Amanda Cameron Director0 $0-- $01
Deanna Alderson Director0 $0-- $01
Craig Dickhout Director10 $0-- $01
Lindsay A Dickhout Executive Direc10 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,462$21,062 $413$413 $19,462- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,499$21,808 $2,013$2,013 $18,499- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,274$34,670 $5,322$5,322 $28,274- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,240$26,546 $11,718$11,718 $38,240- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,499$22,563 $24$24 $16,499- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,454$17,264 $6,088$6,088 $16,454- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,760$13,305 $6,898$6,898 $12,760- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,385$39,314 $7,443$7,443 $25,385- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,142$18,452 $21,372$21,372 $38,142- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,000$23,902 $1,682$1,682 $24,000- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $13,032 in all, tax years 2017 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC $13,0002 $6,5002018 2017-2018 Public charity Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $324 $162023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE HAPPINESS PROJECT INC”
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PROJECT HAPPINESSCAB99 $35,713$47,686 CEO$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
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THE JOSH PROJECT INCOHNot reported $22,582$36,436 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
THE OBED PROJECT INCNCX20 $29,669$35,154 U. S. DIRECTOR$24,000 Similar name, revenue within 2x
THE VOICE PROJECT INCPANot reported $33,574$42,963 DIRECTOR$2,710 Similar name, revenue within 2x
THE BOLO PROJECT INCCAO50 $69,116$47,992 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state
HAPPINESS PROJECTCOC01 $54,986$84,929 President$46,308 Similar name, revenue within 5x
PROJECT HAPPY INCNHNot reported $64,960$55,262 BOARD MEMBER$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
SHARE THE PROJECT INCCTO51 $45,153$11,032 Director of Logistics$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
THE NOLA PROJECT INCLAA65 $94,218$122,282 THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$5,460 Similar name, revenue within 5x
THE DOULA PROJECT INCNYE19 $87,319$91,380 PRESIDENT$13,544 Similar name, revenue within 5x
THE RHEMA PROJECT INCINNot reported $72,493$85,712 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
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THE 1787 PROJECT INCIDNot reported $43,227$35,494 DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
THE HORNS PROJECT INCNYA68 $91,718$96,317 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
THE WAGE PROJECT INCMANot reported $66,532$52,056 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$14,583 Similar name, revenue within 5x
THE HUMANITY PROJECT INCFLP99 $65,356$26,226 PRESIDENT$1,400 Similar name, revenue within 5x
THE MADEE PROJECT INCVANot reported $93,260$187,421 Treasurer$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
THE NAOMI PROJECT INCSCL40 $52,668$63,748 DIRECTOR$4,408 Similar name, revenue within 5x
PROJECT HAPPINESS LSMOMOR01 $9,704$10,032 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 83 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $18,172,30049 12DAF sponsor2014–2024 THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC; THE TREVOR PROJECT INC; THE HAITIAN PROJECT INC; THE WATER PROJECT INC and 8 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $17,899,092107 21DAF sponsor2014–2024 THE HAPPY DOG PROJECT; THE TREVOR PROJECT INC; THE HAITIAN PROJECT INC; The River Project Inc and 17 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $15,490,334109 24DAF sponsor2016–2024 THE TREVOR PROJECT INC; THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC; THE BOMA PROJECT INC; THE HAITIAN PROJECT INC and 20 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $15,355,88874 19DAF sponsor2019–2025 THE TREVOR PROJECT INC; THE SATO PROJECT INC; THE WATER PROJECT INC; THE WISH PROJECT INC and 15 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $14,130,99527 5DAF sponsor2011–2024 THE BOMA PROJECT INC; THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC; THE TREVOR PROJECT INC; THE SATO PROJECT INC and 1 more
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND $5,868,63629 9DAF sponsor2015–2024 THE TREVOR PROJECT INC; THE SATO PROJECT INC; THE WATER PROJECT INC; SHARE THE PROJECT INC and 5 more
TIDES FOUNDATION $5,677,87510 2DAF sponsor2019–2024 THE TREVOR PROJECT INC; THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC
ASSETS UNDER MOVEMENT $3,922,10015 1DAF sponsor2019–2024 THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC
SERVANT FOUNDATION $3,861,8216 1DAF sponsor2018–2023 THE SPERO PROJECT INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $3,731,17136 10DAF sponsor2020–2024 THE TREVOR PROJECT INC; THE WATER PROJECT INC; THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC; THE BOMA PROJECT INC and 6 more
FORGOOD INC $3,666,595101 23DAF sponsor2010–2024 THE TREVOR PROJECT INC; THE BOMA PROJECT INC; THE WISH PROJECT INC; THE 516 PROJECT INC and 19 more
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION $3,302,01213 3DAF sponsor2010–2024 THE TREVOR PROJECT INC; THE AMOS PROJECT INC; THE PRASAD PROJECT INC
PRITZKER FAMILY FOUNDATION $2,612,4508 1Private foundation2021–2024 THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC
WELLSPRING PHILANTROPIC FUND INC $2,497,00015 2Private foundation2018–2023 THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC; THE TREVOR PROJECT INC
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA $2,466,49227 7DAF sponsor2017–2024 THE TREVOR PROJECT INC; THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC; THE HUMANITY PROJECT INC; THE SATO PROJECT INC and 3 more

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2019 · Form 990EZ · $21,062 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,932 99.4%
Fees to independent contractors $130 0.6%
Total$21,062100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $21,808 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,361 93.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1,197 5.5%
Fees to independent contractors $250 1.1%
Total$21,808100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $34,670 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,972 92.2%
Printing, publications, postage $2,698 7.8%
Total$34,670100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $26,546 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,165 91.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,300 4.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,081 4.1%
Total$26,546100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $22,563 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,443 99.5%
Printing, publications, postage $120 0.5%
Total$22,563100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $17,264 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,093 99.0%
Printing, publications, postage $171 1.0%
Total$17,264100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $13,305 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,935 97.2%
Fees to independent contractors $250 1.9%
Printing, publications, postage $120 0.9%
Total$13,305100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $39,314 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,842 83.5%
Printing, publications, postage $5,597 14.2%
Fees to independent contractors $875 2.2%
Total$39,314100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $18,452 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,052 92.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,400 7.6%
Total$18,452100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $23,902 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,664 94.8%
Fees to independent contractors $950 4.0%
Printing, publications, postage $288 1.2%
Total$23,902100%

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