FRIENDS OF GALA Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FRIENDS OF GALA

EIN 81-2014188 · Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Education (B12)

What they do

Friends of GALA (FoGALA) is Solving Economic and Gender Disparities That Exist Within STEM Fields Today, By Removing Interpersonal, Academic and Financial Barriers for All Girls Who Attend Girls Academic Leadership Academy.Our Vision is to Remove Personal and Educational Barriers to Achievement By Opening Access to Resources, Mentors and Opportunities for Girls, 6th Through 12th Grade, Living In Los Angeles. We Achieve This By Raising Awareness, Securing Funds, Advocating for Public All-girls Education In STEM, and Creating Connections for Industry Leaders to Directly Impact Their Future.GALAs Vision is to Address The Projected Workforce Shortfall of Engineers and Scientists In The United States, and The Ongoing Gender and Racial Inequities In STEM Fields. Recognizing That All-girls Schools Boost The Academic Achievement and Self-confidence of Young Women In General, and In STEM Education In Particular, GALA is Designed to Provide 6th-12th Grade Girls With A Clear Pathway to College An

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $85.40 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 leaders14 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

105.15%of revenue went to mission work85.4% of expenses · Program services

$123.17spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

18.02%of revenue went to management and office costs14.6% of expenses

$1.29in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

94.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$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$925,609

Mission workProgram services$973,272105.15% of revenue85.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$166,82118.02% of revenue14.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$1,140,093123.17% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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: 85.4% mission · 14.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 123.17% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 91.5% mission · 5.7% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.83% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 94.7% mission · 5.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.44% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 94.8% mission · 5.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.88% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 94.3% mission · 0.8% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 48.99% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 89.8% mission · 10.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.93% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 91.6% mission · 8.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 26.61% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 98.9% mission · 1.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 140.89% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$925,609

Expenses$1,140,093

Annual shortfall $214,484 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$973,272 · 85.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$166,821 · 14.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$925,609

Expenses$1,140,093

Assets$1,475,179

Income$953,401

Contributions$872,342

Mission work (program services)$973,272

Management and general$166,821

Stocks and bonds$55,987

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 (14)

ANGELA MACIASASST TREASURER

CARLA ASCARZADIR OPS

CHELSEA GILMOREVICE PRESIDENT

CHRIS BENSCHONSITE OPS

DAN NIEMANDIR GRANTS

DANIELLE FOGELTREASURER

GWENDOLYN SOLDWISCHASST DIR OPS

JODY GILESDIR DEVELOPMENT

KATHERINE ESHAGHOFFPRESIDENT

MAZI OLEARYPURCHASER

SHANON TRYGSTADSECRETARY

SHARIS PETERSPURCHASER

TIFFANY MORRISONEXTERNAL COMM

TWANDA BEODIR FUNDRAISING

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2016
Location: 3585 S VERMONT AVE 18587, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007-5244
County: Los Angeles
In care of: % JON OWYANG
Primary officer: Katherine Eshaghoff, President

How to reach them

Phone(818) 398-0173

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MARY C COFFEY CPA
NTEE classification: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Education (B12)
IRS tax category: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution