COMMUNITY KARATE FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $86K · expenses $68K · assets $308K

Also known as
SANTA MONICA DOJO
EIN
95-4275872
Address
1218 5TH ST, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401-1402
Website
COMMUNITYKARATEFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
B99Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 1995 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Katie Chen (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

AIDING SOCIETY BY SUPPORTING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE TEACHINGS OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE KARATE, AND BY PROMOTING ITS SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL VALUES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Jeffrey French CHAIRMAN2020-2024 20 $0 reported 1
Lynn Franco SECRETARY2019-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Katie Chen TREASURER2019-2024 20 $0 reported 1
James Field DIRECTOR2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Leonard Kleinrock DIRECTOR2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Reinhard Kargl DIRECTOR2020-2024 15 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFFREY FRENCH CHAIRMAN20 $0$0$0 $01
LYNN FRANCO SECRETARY15 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE CHEN TREASURER20 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES FIELD DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LEONARD KLEINROCK DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
REINHARD KARGL DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES FIELD CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
LYNN FRANCO SECRETARY15 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE CHEN TREASURER20 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY FRENCH DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
LEONARD KLEINROCK DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
REINHARD KARGL DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES FIELD CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
LYNN FRANCO SECRETARY15 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE CHEN TREASURER15 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY FRENCH DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
LEONARD KLEINROCK DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
REINHARD KARGL DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES FIELD CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
LYNN FRANCO SECRETARY15 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE CHEN TREASURER15 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY FRENCH DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
LEONARD KLEINROCK DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
REINHARD KARGL DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES FIELD CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
LYNN FRANCO SECRETARY15 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE CHEN TREASURER15 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY FRENCH DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
LEONARD KLEINROCK DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
REINHARD KARGL DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN FRANCO SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE CHEN TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES FIELD CHAIRMAN0 $0$0$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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,480$68,224 $307,596$133,607 $60,438$24,183 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$101,021$71,916 $291,951$115,351 $78,446$21,263 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,168$59,802 $262,846$86,246 $24,433$22,012 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,232$59,033 $275,480$98,880 $31,040$17,624 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,030$64,332 $155,581$108,681 $58,699$16,815 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,115$88,836 $44,243$44,243 $26,328$91,787 $000

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $25,242 in all, tax years 2020 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION Public charity Exact 2020 1$15,000 2020$15,000
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CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR STRONGER COMMUNITIES Public charity Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COMMUNITY KARATE FOUNDATION INC” 2021, 2023 2$242 2023$165
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $68,224 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $402
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $40,560$40,560-- 59.5%
Interest $6,713-$6,713- 9.8%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $5,622$5,622-- 8.2%
All other expenses $4,566$2,506$2,060- 6.7%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE LICENSES $4,306$4,306-- 6.3%
Other (as described)LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL $3,304-$3,304- 4.8%
Other (as described)INSURANCE $2,301$2,301-- 3.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $402-$402- 0.6%
Office expenses $250-$250- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $200$200-- 0.3%
Total$68,224100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $71,916 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $40,560$40,560-- 56.4%
Interest $9,324-$9,324- 13.0%
All other expenses $8,968$4,635$4,333- 12.5%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $3,948$3,948-- 5.5%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE LICENSES $3,122$3,122-- 4.3%
Other (as described)INSTRUCTOR FEES $2,800$2,800-- 3.9%
Other (as described)OUTREACH PROGRAMS $2,655--$2,655 3.7%
Office expenses $539-$539- 0.7%
Total$71,916100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $59,802 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $42,878$42,878-- 71.7%
Other (as described)FEES $4,758$4,758-- 8.0%
All other expenses $3,756$1,849$1,907- 6.3%
Other (as described)INSURANCE $2,445-$2,445- 4.1%
Other (as described)TAX AND LICENSES $2,276$2,025$251- 3.8%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,755$1,755-- 2.9%
Interest $777-$777- 1.3%
Fees: other services $599-$599- 1.0%
Office expenses $503-$503- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $55-$55- 0.1%
Total$59,802100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $59,033 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $35,280$35,280-- 59.8%
Other (as described)FEES $5,574$5,200$374- 9.4%
All other expenses $4,114$2,673$1,441- 7.0%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $3,830-$3,830- 6.5%
Insurance $2,815-$2,815- 4.8%
Other (as described)COMPUTER SOFTWARE $2,814-$2,814- 4.8%
Office expenses $2,098-$2,098- 3.6%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $1,463$1,463-- 2.5%
Fees: accounting $825-$825- 1.4%
Fees: other services $220-$220- 0.4%
Total$59,033100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $64,332 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $43,129$43,129-- 67.0%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $6,758$6,758-- 10.5%
Office expenses $3,963-$3,963- 6.2%
Other (as described)FEES $2,630$2,630-- 4.1%
Other (as described)UNIFORMS $1,875$1,875-- 2.9%
All other expenses $1,860$1,860-- 2.9%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $1,700$1,700-- 2.6%
Insurance $1,120-$1,120- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $825-$825- 1.3%
Fees: other services $472-$472- 0.7%
Total$64,332100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $88,836 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)RENT $68,367$34,947$33,420- 77.0%
Office expenses $6,409-$6,273$136 7.2%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $4,391$4,391-- 4.9%
Other (as described)FEES $4,011$4,011-- 4.5%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $2,150$2,150-- 2.4%
All other expenses $1,657$1,657-- 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,048--$1,048 1.2%
Fees: accounting $500-$500- 0.6%
Travel $303--$303 0.3%
Total$88,836100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2025$0$01
2022$0$01
2020$0$01
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