ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF EL PASO Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF EL PASO

EIN 23-7021166 · Human Services (P58Z)

What they do

ESTABLISHED IN 1967, ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of EL PASO JOINED THE NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE AS THE 50TH CHAPTER IN 1970 and HAS 100% of ITS PROGRAMS RUN BY VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED to HELPING THE EL PASO COMMUNITY "VOLUNTEERS TRANSFORMING THE LIVES of CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS." THE MAJOR PROGRAM of ASSISTANCE LEAGUE of EL PASO, OPERATION SCHOOL BELL, PROVIDES APPROPRIATE NEW SCHOOL CLOTHING to STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL AS LIVING IN POVERTY REGARDLESS of RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, or HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS. IT is GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD THAT WHEN BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ARE NOT MET, A CHILDS HOME LIFE CAN BE AFFECTED, WHICH NEGATIVELY IMPACTS THE QUALITY of EDUCATION of THAT CHILD. THE GOAL is to PROVIDE 2,500 PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GRADES K THROUGH 5 WITH SCHOOL CLOTHING THIS YEAR; to INCREASE THEIR SELF-ESTEEM and IN TURN IMPROVE SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT. PASO (PUT A SMILE ON) BEAR, IN COLLABORATION WITH EL PASO EMERGENCY SERVICES, PROVIDES 500 CUDDLY BEA

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Of every $100 spent, about $76.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders13 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

51.82%of revenue went to mission work76.4% of expenses · Program services

8.00%of revenue went to fundraising11.8% of expenses

$67.83spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.02%of revenue went to management and office costs11.8% of expenses

$6.19in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

44.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$579,051

Mission workProgram services$300,04351.82% of revenue76.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$46,4248.02% of revenue11.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$46,3228.00% of revenue11.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$186,26232.17% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$392,78967.83% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 76.4% mission · 11.8% management · 11.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.83% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.7% mission · 13.0% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.18% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 76.4% mission · 10.5% management · 13.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.54% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 75.9% mission · 11.8% management · 12.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.97% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 76.3% mission · 10.9% management · 12.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.12% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 74.1% mission · 10.8% management · 15.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.52% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 75.7% mission · 12.0% management · 12.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.57% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 81.0% mission · 6.8% management · 12.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.13% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$579,051

Expenses$392,789

Annual surplus $186,262 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$300,043 · 76.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$46,424 · 11.8% of expenses

Fundraising$46,322 · 11.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$579,051

Expenses$392,789

Assets$2,430,663

Income$776,962

Contributions$259,521

Mission work (program services)$300,043

Fundraising$46,322

Management and general$46,424

Accounting fees$17,560

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (13)

CAROLYN GRANTHAMPRESIDENT

FLO MCCLASKEYBOARD MEMBER

JEANIE DODGEBOARD MEMBER

JILL HORNERFIRST VICE PRESIDENT

JUDY ROSEBERRYCORRESPONDING SECRETARY

KATHERINE WOODTREASURER

KATHY PEARSONTHRIFT SHOP

LISA MIERTSCHINPUBLIC RELATIONS

MARY ANNE BENSONTHIRD VICE PRESIDENT

MARY LOU LONGEDUCATION/ ORIENTATION

NANCY EVANSPARLIAMENTARIAN

PATRICIA HOOVERASSISTEENS COORDINATOR

RITA PATONFOURTH VICE PRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1969
Location: PO BOX 3735, EL PASO, TX 79923-3735
County: El Paso
In care of: % TREASURER
Primary officer: KATHERINE WOOD, TREASURER

How to reach them

Phone(915) 564-0600

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: June 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PENA BRIONES MCDANIEL & CO PC
NTEE classification: Human Services (P58Z)
IRS tax category: Other Individual and Family Services