2023-11-16T13:11:16-05:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 611405121 The Giving Spirit % Thomas Bagamane GIVI 3109436460 11693 SAN VICENTE BLVD NO 113 Los Angeles CA 90049 Thomas Bagamane CEO 2023-11-16 false 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Thomas Bagamane 11693 San Vicente Blvd No 113 Los Angeles CA 90049 907096 false X thegivingspirit.org X 2001 CA The Giving Spirit's mission is twofold. First to provide immediate tangible help to homeless lives in Greater Los Angeles by procuring for assembling together and personally giving out survival kits containing essential items for living including food hydrating drinks fruit toiletries hygiene kits PPE clothing weather protection and more. Our second mission is to inform engage and educate through various platforms our volunteers members of local communities in Greater Los Angeles and beyond about the human face of homelessness the myths and realities of homelessness and that workable solutions to alleviate and ultimately end homelessness arise from community involvement knowledge recognizing the dignity of all individuals and our common humanity. 3 3 0 1500 0 0 955222 868539 0 0 91596 -63713 0 0 1046818 804826 617332 474603 0 0 228722 342547 0 0 142126 184820 200695 1030874 1017845 15944 -213019 1252058 1001386 53952 16299 1198106 985087 X The Giving Spirit's mission is to provide the first mile of care and learning for unhoused neighbors and communities in Greater Los Angeles through a twofold mission: meaningful aid and educational empowerment. For the first mile of care the organization provides immediate tangible aid to unhoused individuals and families by procuring assembling and directly providing survival kits containing dozens of essential life-sustaining items packed into durable multi-use duffel bags backpacks or knapsacks. For the first mile of learning the organization educates communities on the human face of homelessness myths and realities surrounding the homeless experience and our theory of change: that workable solutions to end homelessness arise from direct community engagement first-person lived experience storytelling powerful relevant data and our common humanity. true false 745511 474603 0 In 2021 The Giving Spirit again adapted its model to the changes brought about by the pandemic. Instead of holding public and private events to produce educational programs and kits under its umbrella of homeless outreach programs Duffle bag and Backpack Homeless Outreach Women's and Girls Initiative Backpacks and School Supplies for LAUSD Homeless Students Homeless with Companion Animals Program and New Mother Program The Giving Spirit held smaller events with fewer volunteers following national state and local health guidelines to serve 9,325 homeless lives in 2021 with distribution safely handled through our agency partners in Greater Los Angeles. 745511 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true true false false false false CA X Tim Ingram 3109436460 11693 San Vicente Blvd No 113 Los Angeles CA 90049 X Thomas Bagamane CEO Chairman 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dawn Ferry Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Garrett Jameson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Ingram Operations Director Secretary Treasurer 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 20016 848523 235033 868539 0 -52770 -52770 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91327 0 102270 0 -10943 0 -10943 -10943 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 804826 -63713 0 0 0 0 474603 474603 0 0 208793 72832 69277 66684 0 0 0 0 133754 114723 9622 9409 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6500 1815 3170 1515 2896 840 1164 892 18763 0 18763 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25000 12500 0 12500 62112 31056 0 31056 9632 0 9632 0 5923 1974 1974 1975 0 0 0 0 22809 7602 7605 7602 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19616 17654 981 981 Health Insurance 24780 9582 7690 7508 Credit card fees 1674 0 0 1674 Payroll fees 990 330 330 330 1017845 745511 130208 142126 138550 207333 235368 10467 0 116258 140638 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17314 98405 0 0 2000 2000 0 0 713340 557888 0 0 0 0 0 8525 6848 2510 1252058 1001386 53952 16299 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53952 16299 X 1198106 985087 0 0 1198106 985087 1252058 1001386 -213019 0 0 0 0 0 X true X false false false X 645556 845083 818278 1150827 868539 4328283 645556 845083 818278 1150827 868539 4328283 4328283 0 69653 18643 0 0 88296 0 69653 18643 0 0 88296 645556 914736 836921 1150827 868539 4416579 0.98001 0 0.01999 0.00 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 0 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 true Homeless Outreach and Educational Programs 5700 266026 0 Outreach to homeless and educational programs 4200 0 208577 FMV Distribution of essential survival items to homeless Part I Line 2 The Giving Spirit provides essential life items directly to homeless recipients and produces its own educational programs. Part III Column (b) | Type of grant or assistance:, Number of recipients:, How number of recipients was estimated?:| Homeless Outreach and Educational Programs, 5700, 5700| Outreach to homeless and educational programs, 4200, 4200| X 59713 FMV FMV FMV X Face masks 1 84384 FMV FMV FMV X Toilet paper Hand Sanitizer 1 7050 FMV FMV FMV X Women items 1 83886 FMV FMV FMV 0 false false false FormAndLineReferenceDesc: Part I, Column(b) 25.Other-Number Of Item Contributed: 22214 FormAndLineReferenceDesc: Part I, Column(b) 25.Other-Number Of Item Contributed: 22214 Part III, line 2 The Giving Spirit initiated a new program to develop an online curriculum about the myths and realities of homelessness that will be suitable for distribution in classrooms boardrooms and living rooms. Part VI, Section B, Line 11a The Board of Directors are apprised of the financial status of the organization at each board meeting and will receive a copy of the Form 990 after filing. Board members also receive copies of the annual review by our CPA firm. Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the Operations Director using the financial review performed by its outside third-party CPA firm. Part VI, Section B, Line 12c As a policy the organization's financial transactions are with third parties in which no officers directors or key employees have a financial interest. Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization's most recent Form 990 is posted on its website.