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CAL COAST CARES FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $236K · expenses $256K · assets $93K

EIN
47-5249703
Address
PO BOX 421321, SAN DIEGO, CA 92142-1321
NTEE code
B82
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2016
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Mission

Our mission is to help local educators and students by providing grants for teachers and scholarships for college-bound high school seniors including a special program for foster youth in San Diego and Riverside counties.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Penney Newell Director2024 $101,500$101,500 2
Nickie Behdin (former) Director2021-2023 $78,198$78,198 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 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
Kyra Seay Director2024 1 $0 reported 2
Lan Nguyen Chair2021-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Yen Tu Vice Chair2024 1 $0 reported 2
Kellen Gill Treasurer2023-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Heather Toudle Secretary2021-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Monica Chilwaro Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Laura Wirick Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Antonia Luna Director2024 1 $0 reported 2
Todd Lane (former) Director2020-2023 1 $0 reported 3
Jay Shepard (former) Director2020-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Gary Atkinson (former) Director2020-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Rene McKee (former) Director2020-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Kathy Cady (former) Treasurer2020-2023 2 $0 reported 2
Fred Mehlick (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 2
Sarah Whorley (former) Secretary2020 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Scheid (former) director2020 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $102K · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Penney Newell Director38 $0$101,500$0 $101,5002
Lan Nguyen Chair1 $0$0$0 $02
Yen Tu Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $02
Kellen Gill Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $02
Heather Toudle Secretary1 $0$0$0 $02
Kyra Seay Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Monica Chilwaro Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Laura Wirick Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Antonia Luna Director1 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $78K · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nickie Behdin Director38 $0$70,142$8,056 $78,1981
Jay Shepard Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Kathy Cady Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $02
Gary Atkinson Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Todd Lane Director1 $0$0$0 $03
Rene McKee Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Lan Nguyen Chair2 $0$0$0 $02
Heather Toudle Secretary2 $0$0$0 $02
Kellen Gill Vice Chair2 $0$0$0 $02
Laura Wirick Associate Supervisory Commitee Rep2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jay Shepard Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Kathy Cady Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $02
Gary Atkinson Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Todd Lane Director1 $0$0$0 $03
Rene McKee Director2 $0$0$0 $02
Lan Nguyen Chair2 $0$0$0 $02
Nickie Behdin Director30 $0$0$0 $01
Heather Toudle Secretary2 $0$0$0 $02
Fred Mehlick Director1 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jay Shepard Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Kathy Cady Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $02
Gary Atkinson director1 $0$0$0 $02
Todd Lane director1 $0$0$0 $03
Rene McKee director5 $0$0$0 $02
Lan Nguyen Vice-Chair1 $0$0$0 $02
Nickie Behdin Director30 $0$0$0 $01
Heather Toudle Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Fred Mehlick Chair1 $0$0$0 $02
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jay Shepard Chair2 $0$0$0 $02
Kathy Cady Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $02
Sarah Whorley Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Gary Atkinson director1 $0$0$0 $02
Todd Lane director1 $0$0$0 $03
Rene McKee director2 $0$0$0 $02
Robert Scheid director2 $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 · 3 grants to organizations · $18K

Listed grants add up to $18,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $251,704. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 5 grants to organizations · $42K

Listed grants add up to $42,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $238,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 3 grants to organizations · $32K

Listed grants add up to $32,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $194,483. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2020 · 45 grants to organizations · $416K

Listed grants add up to $416,500; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $824,613. 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 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$236,445$256,467 $93,254$93,254 $185,174$0 $009
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$219,525$243,241 $113,276$113,276 $89,028$0 $009
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$222,866$199,227 $136,992$136,992 $112,073$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$154,653$145,718 $113,353$113,353 $126,060$0 $009
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$827,300$827,884 $104,418$104,418 $783,759$0 $008

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $582,821 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. 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
CREDIT UNIONS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Public charity Exact 2016-2019, 2021-2024 8$419,947 2024$50,000
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GOFUNDME ORG DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$100,000 2019$100,000
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THE@PATRICIA AND CHRISTOPHER WEIL FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CAL COAST CARES FOUNDATION” 2020 1$50,000 2020$50,000
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ANAHEIM DUCKS FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2019 1$6,992 2019$6,992
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SEMPRA ENERGY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CAL COAST CARES FOUNDATION” 2021 1$5,000 2021$5,000
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THE RICE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Cal Coast Cares Foundation” 2021 1$750 2021$750
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CAL COAST CARES FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$132 2023$37
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DON DIEGO FUNDCAB82 $265,536$329,431 Executive Dir.$74,420 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
CALIFORNIA RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOC- LAURA E SETTLE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATCAB82 $233,874$158,201 Chair$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
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THE ILLUMINATORS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONCAB82 $270,169$219,545 ADVISOR$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
Y & H FOUNDATIONCAB82 $200,000$145,375 C.E.O.$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
JESSE FLYINGCLOUD POPE FOUNDATIONCAB82 $257,200$300,198 BOARD MEMBER$667,009 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
IBEW LOCAL 617 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDCAB82 $239,908$82,075 EXECUTIVE BOARD$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
CHILDRENS GLOBAL EDUCATION FUND INCCAB82 $204,180$77,626 Director$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
FIRST GENERATION SCHOLARSHIP FUNDCAB82 $199,340$80,534 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
PALOS VERDES GOLF CLUB SCHOLARSHIPFOUNDATIONCAB82 $261,114$202,022 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
WEN & LI FOUNDATIONCAB82 $209,795$6,982 CEO$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
CALIFORNIA CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION INCCAB82 $219,903$8,775 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 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).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$1,733,81052 182015–2024 TONBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; SAN MATEO COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION; CHILDRENS GLOBAL EDUCATION FUND INC; OAK PARK COUNTRY CLUB FOUNDATION and 14 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,504,21644 172016–2024 LAO LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION; HARLANDALE EDUCATION FOUNDATION; NORTH ANDOVER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC; BRENTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND and 13 more
COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES DAF sponsor$1,460,3977 12018–2021 DALLAS CENTER GRIMES EDUCATION FOUNDATION
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$620,87123 62016–2024 MRCC FOUNDATION INC; TUSKEGEE AIRMEN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION; ADVANCING STUDENTS FORWARD; NAQAQA GIVING FOUNDATION and 2 more
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor$282,5269 32019–2024 INSURANCE COUNCIL OF TEXAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; GILBERT EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; NORTH ANDOVER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$261,00011 22015–2024 AIRPORT ROTARY FOUNDATION; SONOMA VALLEY ROTARY SERVICE FUND FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$235,85013 32020–2024 POWERING OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION- SOUTH BAY; BRENTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND; MRCC FOUNDATION INC
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$206,33012 52014–2024 FAYETTE COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; DO FOR ONE FOUNDATION INC; SUPPORTABILITY; BARBARA AND STEVE WILSON EDUCATIONAL FUND INC and 1 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$192,33712 72019–2024 BEAM FOUNDATION; TOIGO ALUMNI ENDOWMENT; DO FOR ONE FOUNDATION INC; GILBERT EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC and 3 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$187,50015 42015–2024 OAK PARK COUNTRY CLUB FOUNDATION; BRENTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND; MRCC FOUNDATION INC; NAQAQA GIVING FOUNDATION
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VADON FOUNDATION Private foundation$135,0003 12021–2024 CAMAS FOUNDATION
MHA FOUNDATION Private foundation$126,9506 12019–2024 ASPIRE ARIZONA FOUNDATION
SONOMA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$112,0003 12017–2021 SONOMA VALLEY ROTARY SERVICE FUND FOUNDATION
RANCHO SANTA FE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$100,8177 22013–2024 DON DIEGO FUND; SUPPORTABILITY

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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 · $256,467 spent · pay $0 · grants $251,704 · events $46,614
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $177,924$0-- 69.4%
Grants to US individuals $73,780$0-- 28.8%
Fees: management $3,666$528$3,138$0 1.4%
Insurance $432$0$432$0 0.2%
Office expenses $369$0$369$0 0.1%
Information technology $299$0$299$0 0.1%
Fees: accounting $286$0$286$0 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings -$289$0-$289$0 -0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $98,174$46,903reported apart
Total$256,467100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $243,241 spent · pay $0 · grants $238,000 · events $38,087
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $174,000$0-- 71.5%
Grants to US individuals $64,000$0-- 26.3%
Fees: management $3,984$653$3,331$0 1.6%
Insurance $432$0$432$0 0.2%
Fees: accounting $306$0$306$0 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $289$0$289$0 0.1%
Office expenses $230$0$230$0 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $168,295$37,798reported apart
Total$243,241100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $199,227 spent · pay $0 · grants $194,483 · events $35,480
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $144,483$0-- 72.5%
Grants to US individuals $50,000$0-- 25.1%
Fees: management $3,676$639$3,037$0 1.8%
Insurance $487$0$487$0 0.2%
Fees: accounting $284$0$284$0 0.1%
Office expenses $216$0$216$0 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $81$0$81$0 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $146,192$35,399reported apart
Total$199,227100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $145,718 spent · pay $0 · grants $143,194 · events $19,922
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $118,194$0-- 81.1%
Grants to US individuals $25,000$0-- 17.2%
Fees: management $1,316$264$1,052$0 0.9%
Insurance $446$0$446$0 0.3%
Office expenses $441$0$441$0 0.3%
Fees: accounting $321$0$321$0 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $48,515$19,922reported apart
Total$145,718100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $827,884 spent · pay $0 · grants $824,613 · events $16,355
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $800,363$0-- 96.7%
Grants to US individuals $24,250$0-- 2.9%
Fees: management $1,941$264$1,677$0 0.2%
Information technology $600$0$0$600 0.1%
Insurance $498$0$498$0 0.1%
Fees: accounting $130$0$130$0 0.0%
Office expenses $102$0$102$0 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $59,896$16,355reported apart
Total$827,884100%

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