KOL NESHAMA INC
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2022 · Form 990EZ · revenue $96K · expenses $56K · assets $227K
- EIN
- 03-0453079
- Address
- 8622 GREGORY WAY, LOS ANGELES, CA 90035-1707
- NTEE code
- A23
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2016
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Educational and arts training
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Saex Garbose | President | 2015-2022 | $43,490 | $98,147 | 1 |
| Levi Garbose | VIce President | 2015-2022 | $3,500 | $8,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
1 person 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elchonon Tauber | Director | 2015-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2022 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $47K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Saex Garbose | President | 35 | $43,490 | - | $0 | $43,490 | 1 |
| Levi Garbose | VIce President | 20 | $3,500 | - | $0 | $3,500 | 1 |
| Elchonon Tauber | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Saex Garbose | President | 35 | $16,013 | - | - | $16,013 | 1 |
| Levi Garbose | VIce President | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Elchonon Tauber | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2016 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Saex Garbose | President | 35 | $16,250 | - | - | $16,250 | 1 |
| Levi Garbose | VIce President | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Elchonon Tauber | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2015 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $27K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Saex Garbose | President | 35 | $22,394 | $0 | $0 | $22,394 | 1 |
| Levi Garbose | Vice President | 20 | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 | 1 |
| Elchonon Tauber | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $96,417 | $55,703 | $226,990 | $104,615 | $38,225 | $58,192 | - | - | - |
| 2017 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $116,030 | $96,950 | $138,593 | -$39,237 | $7,775 | $108,255 | - | - | - |
| 2016 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $58,174 | $56,411 | $137,826 | -$58,317 | $5,333 | $52,841 | - | - | - |
| 2015 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $72,504 | $177,804 | $141,128 | -$60,080 | $10,186 | $53,198 | $26,894 | 0 | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $26 in all, tax years 2021 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “KOL NESHAMA INC” | 2021-2023 | 3 | $26 | 2023 | $16 | show |
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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.
2022 · Form 990EZ · $55,703 spent · pay $3,500 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits paid to members | $43,489 | 78.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $7,058 | 12.7% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $3,500 | 6.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,578 | 2.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $78 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $55,703 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990EZ · $96,950 spent · pay $19,061 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $57,428 | 59.2% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $19,061 | 19.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $10,150 | 10.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $9,966 | 10.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $345 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $96,950 | 100% |
2016 · Form 990EZ · $56,411 spent · pay $16,250 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $30,786 | 54.6% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $16,250 | 28.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $8,495 | 15.1% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $593 | 1.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $287 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $56,411 | 100% |
2015 · Form 990 · $177,804 spent · pay $33,971 · grants $163 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Direct cost of programs | $87,971 | $87,971 | - | - | 49.5% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $26,894 | $26,894 | - | - | 15.1% | |
| Travel | $19,047 | $19,047 | - | - | 10.7% | |
| Fees: legal | $11,852 | - | $11,852 | - | 6.7% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $9,549 | $4,774 | $4,775 | - | 5.4% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $6,345 | $6,345 | - | - | 3.6% | |
| Office expenses | $3,191 | - | $3,191 | - | 1.8% | |
| Occupancy | $2,283 | - | $2,283 | - | 1.3% | |
| All other expenses | $2,139 | - | $2,139 | - | 1.2% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,910 | - | $1,910 | - | 1.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank fees | $1,778 | - | $1,778 | - | 1.0% |
| Insurance | $1,205 | - | $1,205 | - | 0.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Automobile | $1,071 | - | $1,071 | - | 0.6% |
| Other employee benefits | $732 | $732 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Webhosting and internet | $685 | - | $685 | - | 0.4% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $617 | - | $617 | - | 0.3% | |
| Fees: other services | $372 | - | $372 | - | 0.2% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $163 | - | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $177,804 | 100% |