ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LAGUNA BEACH CALIF

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $744K · expenses $812K · assets $2.1M

EIN
95-6093687
Address
547 CATALINA, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651-2542
Website
https://assistanceleague.org/laguna-beach
NTEE code
P44Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 1955 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

Assistance League of Laguna Beach volunteers are focused on transforming lives and strengthening our community.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 25 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

25 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
Kathy Pawluk President2020-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Linda Barisic Vice President2020-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Kathleen Hester Vice President2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Catherine Major Vice President2023-2024 13 $0 reported 1
Dianne Card Treasurer2022-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Sue Burke Secretary2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Krueger Director2021-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Pat Kramer Director2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Barbara Venturacci Director2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Diane Capobianco Director2024 4 $0 reported 1
Erin Capobianco Director2024 7 $0 reported 1
Diane Pennica (former) Director2023 10 $0 reported 1
Wendy Dilda (former) Director2021-2023 8 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Paige (former) Vice President2020-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Molly Pritchard (former) Secretary2022 10 $0 reported 1
Kathy Bienvenu (former) Director2021-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Spetrino (former) Director2021-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Linda Lopes (former) Director2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Janene Freitas (former) Director2020-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Spertrino (former) President2020 20 $0 reported 1
Vicki Tales (former) Vice President2020 10 $0 reported 1
Gail Duncan (former) Vice President2020 15 $0 reported 1
Linda Vandercook (former) Treasurer2020 15 $0 reported 1
Pauli Herbert (former) Director2020 10 $0 reported 1
Carole Wager (former) Director2020 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · none paid · 4 employees · 171 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathy Pawluk President40 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Barisic Vice President15 $0$0$0 $01
Kathleen Hester Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
Catherine Major Vice President13 $0$0$0 $01
Dianne Card Treasurer15 $0$0$0 $01
Sue Burke Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Diane Capobianco Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Erin Capobianco Director7 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Krueger Director15 $0$0$0 $01
Pat Kramer Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Venturacci Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid · 4 employees · 160 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathy Pawluk President40 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Barisic Vice President15 $0$0$0 $01
Kathleen Hester Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
Catherine Major Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
Dianne Card Treasurer15 $0$0$0 $01
Sue Burke Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Diane Pennica Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Wendy Dilda Director8 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Krueger Director15 $0$0$0 $01
Pat Kramer Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Venturacci Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid · 4 employees · 136 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathy Pawluk President20 $0$0$0 $01
Wendy Dilda Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer Paige Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
Kathleen Hester Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Krueger Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Molly Pritchard Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Kathy Bienvenu Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Cheryl Spetrino Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Dianne Card Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Pat Kramer Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Venturacci Director10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid · 4 employees · 137 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kathy Pawluk President20 $0$0$0 $01
Wendy Dilda Vice President15 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer Paige Vice President15 $0$0$0 $01
Kathleen Hester Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Krueger Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Barisic Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Kathy Bienvenu Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Cheryl Spetrino Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Lopes Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Janene Freitas Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Venturacci Director10 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 11 people listed · none paid · 4 employees · 159 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Cheryl Spertrino President20 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer Paige Vice President15 $0$0$0 $01
Vicki Tales Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
Gail Duncan Vice President15 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Vandercook Treasurer15 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Barisic Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Kathy Pawluk Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Lopes Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Janene Freitas Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Pauli Herbert Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Carole Wager Director5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 15 grants to organizations · $270K

Listed grants add up to $270,324; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $383,962. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 12 grants to organizations · $268K

Listed grants add up to $268,433; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $301,559. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 9 grants to organizations · $216K

Listed grants add up to $215,994; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $289,212. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2021 · 8 grants to organizations · $186K

Listed grants add up to $185,788; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $227,992. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2020 · 5 grants to organizations · $101K

Listed grants add up to $101,400; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $130,766. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$744,237$812,360 $2,087,890$2,047,775 $722,700$0 $04171
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$791,206$725,155 $2,102,682$2,074,299 $729,787$0 $04160
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$606,357$625,729 $1,979,681$1,950,543 $632,302$0 $04136
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$624,534$592,454 $1,927,665$1,916,610 $541,428$0 $04137
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$371,857$517,119 $2,073,610$2,063,642 $370,444$0 $04159

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $3,500 in all, tax years 2017 to 2017. 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
LAGUNA BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2017 1$3,500 2017$3,500
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ST FRANCIS HOME CARE SERVICES INCNYP44 $1,120,205$1,105,199 VICE PRESIDET$150,940 Same NTEE code P44, revenue within 2x
LEV WITH LOVE INCNJP44 $706,680$635,943 trustee$36,000 Same NTEE code P44, revenue within 2x
WE ARE FAMILY HOME CARE SERVICES INCORPORATEDALP44 $379,721$374,288 Director$0 Same NTEE code P44, revenue within 2x
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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 · $812,360 spent · pay $140,868 · grants $383,962 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $360,821$360,821-- 44.4%
Other salaries and wages $131,339$51,393$22,026$57,920 16.2%
Fees: other services $91,658$82,658$9,000- 11.3%
Other (as described)Repairs and maintenance $68,203$18,310$4,941$44,952 8.4%
Depreciation and depletion $24,821$15,637$4,220$4,964 3.1%
Grants to US individuals $23,141$23,141-- 2.8%
All other expenses $22,498$2,844$5,197$14,457 2.8%
Other (as described)Program supplies $22,444$22,444-- 2.8%
Other (as described)Utilities $17,172$4,269$1,151$11,752 2.1%
Insurance $16,797$6,537$3,890$6,370 2.1%
Other (as described)Other $13,542$55-$13,487 1.7%
Payroll taxes $9,529$3,665$989$4,875 1.2%
Payments to affiliates $6,399-$6,399- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $3,996-$3,996- 0.5%
Total$812,360100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $725,155 spent · pay $135,267 · grants $301,559 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $273,433$273,433-- 37.7%
Other salaries and wages $122,632$48,899$20,957$52,776 16.9%
Fees: other services $100,832$98,420$1,284$1,128 13.9%
Other (as described)Program supplies $61,055$61,055-- 8.4%
Other (as described)Repairs and maintenance $31,219$9,101$2,456$19,662 4.3%
Grants to US individuals $28,126$28,126-- 3.9%
Depreciation and depletion $26,476$17,152$4,284$5,040 3.7%
All other expenses $23,677$1,402$9,563$12,712 3.3%
Other (as described)Utilities $14,441$3,589$966$9,886 2.0%
Other (as described)Other $12,160-$258$11,902 1.7%
Insurance $11,202$5,884$3,450$1,868 1.5%
Payroll taxes $9,992$3,481$939$5,572 1.4%
Fees: accounting $5,500-$5,500- 0.8%
Other employee benefits $2,643--$2,643 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,767-$1,767- 0.2%
Total$725,155100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $625,729 spent · pay $121,993 · grants $289,212 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $258,994$258,994-- 41.4%
Other salaries and wages $112,832$46,330$19,856$46,646 18.0%
Fees: other services $80,923$78,966$913$1,044 12.9%
Grants to US individuals $30,218$30,218-- 4.8%
Other (as described)Repairs and maintenance $26,718$8,289$2,237$16,192 4.3%
Depreciation and depletion $23,825$15,010$4,050$4,765 3.8%
Other (as described)Utilities $15,818$4,221$1,139$10,458 2.5%
Other (as described)Other $15,744$1,000$2,761$11,983 2.5%
All other expenses $13,197$8,001$474$4,722 2.1%
Insurance $13,147$5,403$3,320$4,424 2.1%
Other (as described)Supplies $10,816$1,827$648$8,341 1.7%
Payroll taxes $9,161$3,295$889$4,977 1.5%
Fees: accounting $5,900-$5,900- 0.9%
Payments to affiliates $5,900-$5,900- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $2,536-$2,536- 0.4%
Total$625,729100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $592,454 spent · pay $115,408 · grants $227,992 · events $826
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $185,789$185,789-- 31.4%
Other salaries and wages $106,717$43,715$18,735$44,267 18.0%
Fees: other services $74,558$71,472$1,566$1,520 12.6%
Other (as described)Program supplies $58,627$58,627-- 9.9%
Grants to US individuals $42,203$42,203-- 7.1%
Other (as described)Repairs and maintenance $24,456$6,988$1,886$15,582 4.1%
Depreciation and depletion $22,556$14,210$3,835$4,511 3.8%
Other (as described)Utilities $15,170$3,728$1,005$10,437 2.6%
Other (as described)Other $14,146-$1,177$12,969 2.4%
All other expenses $12,772$1,425$1,622$9,725 2.2%
Insurance $12,282$5,403$3,320$3,559 2.1%
Payroll taxes $8,691$3,118$842$4,731 1.5%
Payments to affiliates $5,780-$5,780- 1.0%
Fees: accounting $5,500-$5,500- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,552-$1,552- 0.3%
Information technology $829-$453$376 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $826-$826- 0.1%
Total$592,454100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $517,119 spent · pay $109,578 · grants $130,766 · events $1,045
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $101,400$101,400-- 19.6%
Other salaries and wages $101,263$42,140$18,060$41,063 19.6%
Other (as described)Program supplies $97,433$97,433-- 18.8%
Fees: other services $70,767$70,767-- 13.7%
Other (as described)Repairs and maintenance $32,495$10,471$3,179$18,845 6.3%
Grants to US individuals $29,366$29,366-- 5.7%
Depreciation and depletion $21,673$12,137$3,684$5,852 4.2%
Insurance $13,431$4,866$3,326$5,239 2.6%
Other (as described)Utilities $12,859$2,775$842$9,242 2.5%
Other (as described)Supplies $9,979$2,830$1,064$6,085 1.9%
Payroll taxes $8,315$2,676$812$4,827 1.6%
Fees: accounting $5,500-$5,500- 1.1%
Payments to affiliates $5,195-$5,195- 1.0%
All other expenses $4,248$545$3,094$609 0.8%
Information technology $2,150$555$617$978 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,045-$1,045- 0.2%
Total$517,119100%

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