Long Beach Community Foundation

Long Beach, California - EIN 20-5054010 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 1, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 1, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Long Beach Community Foundation reported $7,841,268 in revenue and $9,077,029 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a deficit of $1,235,761 for the year. Program services took $7,379,052 of expenses, or 81.3%. The organization closed the year with $57,508,473 in net assets - about 76.0 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$7,841,268

Down 4.4% from $8,198,242 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$9,077,029

Revenue minus expenses: -$1,235,761 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
81.3%

$7,379,052 of $9,077,029 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$57,508,473

Total assets $80,176,057 minus total liabilities $22,667,584.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$208,366

Marcelle Epley, President & CEO, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 1, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
4 Employees

Plus 14 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 1, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$7,379,052 (81.3%)
Fundraising$158,290 (1.7%)
Management and General$1,539,687 (17.0%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.05 - $158,290 in fundraising expenses divided by $3,292,913 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.07.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$3,292,913
Of Which Cash Contributions$2,306,189
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$986,724
All Other Contributions$3,292,913
Program Service Revenue$825,218
Investment Income$3,704,111
Other Revenue$19,026
Total Revenue (All Sources)$7,841,268
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.

Donated Goods Are a Large Share Here

For this organization, donated goods were $986,724 of $3,292,913 in contributions in fiscal 2025 - a large share of reported contributions is goods valued in dollars, not cash. The cash and noncash split is shown above, and any cost-to-raise-a-dollar figure is shown both ways.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

76.0 Months

of reserves - $57,508,473 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $756,419 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$80,176,057
Total Liabilities$22,667,584
Liabilities as Share of Assets28.3%
Net Assets$57,508,473

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 1, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Marcelle Epley - President & CEO$208,3662.30%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 1, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

14 voting members, 14 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Marcelle EpleyPresident & CEO
Kevin PetersonChair
Susan WiseVice Chair
Suzanne NosworthySecretary
Yair Katz 1125-111725CFO
Taylor Hoang As Of 111825CFO
Alfredo VelascoDirector
Suzie PriceDirector
Jane NethertonDirector
Brenda McDowellDirector
Amanda JohnsonDirector
Mark GuillenDirector
Sharon Diggs-JacksonDirector
Bryce CullinaneDirector
Suny Lay ChangDirector
Norm CauntayDirector

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence14 voting / 14 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $7,198,018 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.

Recipient, as ReportedAmount
Able Arts Work
GENERAL SUPPORT
$16,435
Act Out Theatre Company
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
Alamitos Bay Sailing Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$11,500
Algalita Marine Research And Education
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
American Red Cross
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,500
Animal Rescue Group Of Northern Nevada Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,000
Aquarium Of The Pacific
GENERAL SUPPORT
$55,838
Bella Communities
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Los Angeles Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
Bixby Knolls Community Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$26,000
Boss Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,500
Boys And Girls Clubs Of Long Beach
GENERAL SUPPORT
$82,119
Camp Fire
GENERAL SUPPORT
$31,000
Care Closet
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,500
Carson City Cares
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,000
Catalina Island Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Centro Cha Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
Century Villages At Cabrillo
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Chapman University
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Child Lane
GENERAL SUPPORT
$305,026
Children'S Dental Health Clinic
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,846
City Of Long Beach - Technology And Innovation Department
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
Colgate University
GENERAL SUPPORT
$35,000
Community Hospital Of Long Beach Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$200,000
Confluence Rising
GENERAL SUPPORT
$16,174
Csulb 49Er Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$26,605
Douglas Animal Welfare Group
GENERAL SUPPORT
$35,000
Dramatic Results
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
East Los Angeles College Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,000
Fisher House Southern California
GENERAL SUPPORT
$26,278
Friends Of Long Beach Firefighters
GENERAL SUPPORT
$27,884
Girl Scouts Of Greater Los Angeles
GENERAL SUPPORT
$31,000
Ground Education
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
Guidance Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,000
Harbor Interfaith
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,983
His Little Feet
GENERAL SUPPORT
$14,930
Hope - Home Ownership For Personal Empowerment
GENERAL SUPPORT
$907,900
Immigrant Defenders Law Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
$11,174
International Trade Education Programs Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
Jazz Angels
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,307
John Tracy Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,701
Kounkuey Design Initiative Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000
Long Beach Bar Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,900
Long Beach Blast
GENERAL SUPPORT
$27,500
Long Beach Camerata Singers
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,750
Long Beach Century Club
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,100
Long Beach City College Foundation - Financial Aid Office
GENERAL SUPPORT
$33,000
Long Beach Community Table
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,075
Long Beach Day Nursery
GENERAL SUPPORT
$78,030
Long Beach Journalism Initiative
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,250
Long Beach Museum Of Art Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$75,000
Long Beach Navy Memorial Heritage Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
$199,000
Long Beach Opera
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,317
Long Beach Public Library Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$54,597
Long Beach Ronald McDonald House
GENERAL SUPPORT
$30,900
Long Beach Symphony Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
$60,473
Meals On Wheels Of Long Beach
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,145
Meals On Wheels West
GENERAL SUPPORT
$325,000
Memorial Medical Center Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$111,555
Musical Theatre West
GENERAL SUPPORT
$60,924
New Directions For Veterans
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
Omg Youth Sports
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Operation Jump Start
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,900
Pets Of The Homeless
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
Precious Lamb Preschool
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,571,947
Rancho Los Cerritos Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$61,000
Riverpark Coalition
GENERAL SUPPORT
$175,000
Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,000
Salvation Army - Southern California Division
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
San Pedro City Ballet
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
Scaredy Cats Tnr
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Scouting America - Long Beach Area Council
GENERAL SUPPORT
$36,000
St Anthony High School
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,500
Star Jasmine Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
Temple Israel Of Long Beach
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,000
Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic For Children
GENERAL SUPPORT
$108,346
Tnp - The Nonprofit Partnership
GENERAL SUPPORT
$36,800
United States Veterans Initiative (US Vets
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
Valkyrie Ranch Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Wilson High School
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,073
World Central Kitchen
GENERAL SUPPORT
$52,500
YMCA Of Greater Long Beach
GENERAL SUPPORT
$40,000
St John Bosco High School
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$8,198,242-
Fiscal 2025$7,841,268-4.4%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed Sep 1, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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