2024-09-17T18:28:01-07:00 2023-12-31 954401626 Vasin Heyn & Company 5000 N Parkway Calabasas 201 Calabasas CA 91302 990 2023-01-01 204637089 Imagine Los Angeles Inc IMAG 3239440210 1418 N Spring St Suite 102 Los Angeles CA 90012 Lindsay Dunn Treasurer 2024-09-17 true true Rolland Vasin P00644882 8182223500 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X Jill Bauman 1418 N Spring St Suite 102 Los Angeles CA 90012 2977530 false X www.imaginela.org X 2006 CA Imagine LAs mission is to end the cycle of family homelessness and poverty. 13 13 37 158 0 3306189 2482696 0 -2915 44 370744 361715 3674018 2844455 269483 34162 0 1685345 1973624 0 417412 1029593 1039571 2984421 3047357 689597 -202902 1984542 2184128 190697 593185 1793845 1590943 Imagine LA is a nonprofit organization working to end the cycle of family poverty and homelessness by preventing first-time and repeat homelessness and equipping families to maintain housing stability and thrive long-term. Together with families we transform lives through a holistic combination of clinical case management, economic mobility pathways, and whole-family mentorship. false false 1556958 2666016 Imagine LA works with highly vulnerable whole families across Los Angeles County who are establishing their pathways to stability, including newly housed families and those who have recently experienced homelessness. Each of our families has faced challenges because of COVID-19 and inflation, including income loss, navigating housing and living wage opportunities, and stress from family life during a hard economy. All of the families we serve are very low-income; at intake, all are at or below 30% area median income (AMI). 85% of the families we serve are led by unpartnered women, and 84% of families identify as BIPOC. Through Imagine LAs Social Benefit Calculator, we will also serve families, individuals, and their case managers across LA County.See Schedule O for more details. 592032 364240 The Social Benefit Navigator -In January of 2023, Imagine LA created a new wholly owned subsidiary called Social Benefit LLC. Co-founded by Jill Bauman (Imagine LA, CEO Emeritus) and Brit Moore Gilmore (former President, The Giving Keys). Its purpose is to provide simple human-centered tools, services and data that empower users to quickly navigate and access public benefits and tax credits as well as provide pathways to economic mobility. The Social Benefit Navigator (the Navigator) is our first easy-to use online, mobile friendly product.See Schedule O for more details. 2148990 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false true 22 0 true 37 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false false true false false true false true true true false false CA X X Michael Kramberg 3239440210 1418 N Spring St Los Angeles CA 90012 TuLynn Smylie CEO 40.00 0.00 X 162120 0 17349 Jill Bauman CEO Emeritus 40.00 0.00 X 134636 0 14902 Karinn Cologne COO 40.00 0.00 X 101055 0 10955 Joe Takai Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 George Phillips Jr Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lindsay Dunn Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Troy Brown Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dana Kiesel PhD Program Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Cambria Tortorelli Personnel Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Caroline Goldzweig Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Bogharian Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Oliva Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leilani Reed Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Terzian Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Diego Torres-Palma Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pastor Terry Brown Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 397811 43206 3 false true false 0 804717 1677979 67147 2482696 0 44 13 31 0 0 0 0 484763 133075 351688 0 0 Other income 900099 10027 10027 10027 2844455 10040 31 X 0 34162 34162 0 0 370998 154760 132041 84197 0 1327435 1029121 163818 134496 10167 7841 1276 1050 134865 103345 17240 14280 130159 91633 22163 16363 0 7050 7050 78325 6433 71892 0 0 0 497922 378694 600 118628 0 19890 13960 3408 2522 69728 29972 34686 5070 0 136766 93710 20835 22221 27207 21344 3895 1968 0 0 0 0 0 8397 5814 1476 1107 In-Kind, Goods 67147 67147 Professional Development 61807 50869 3415 7523 Event Expenses 25309 25309 Stipends 14725 14725 25298 13101 4210 7987 3047357 2148990 480955 417412 398693 322315 901709 113310 565487 1193500 64029 129954 0 0 0 0 10954 24021 162625 137912 18982 24713 0 0 0 0 24688 376315 1984542 2184128 190697 221256 371929 190697 593185 X 751594 203022 1042251 1387921 1793845 1590943 1984542 2184128 -202902 X false true X true false X 1610903 1726588 2479438 3263911 2415549 11496389 0 0 1610903 1726588 2479438 3263911 2415549 11496389 0 11496389 45 610 20714 42 31 21442 0 244 3141 199 10027 13611 11531442 0.99700 0.99750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 76600 59639 16961 86025 78273 7752 24713 Deposits 27666 Right-of-use asset, operating lease 348649 376315 Operating lease liability 371929 371929 X 3030256 52726 133075 185801 2844455 2844455 3233158 52726 133075 185801 3047357 3047357 Part X : FIN48 Footnote Imagine LA is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and California income taxes under section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The IRS classified the organization as one that is not a private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code because it is an organization described in Section(s) 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi).Imagine LA has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Section 740-10, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. ASC Section 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Section 740-10 requires that an organization recognize in the consolidated financial statements the impact of the tax position if that position will more likely than not be sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. As of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, Imagine LA had no material unrecognized tax benefits, tax penalties or interest.Imagine LAs Forms 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, for each of the tax years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, are subject to examination by the IRS, generally for 3 years after they were filed.Imagine LAs Forms 199, California Exempt Organization Return, for each of the tax years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, are subject to examination by the Franchise Tax Board, generally for 4 years after they were filed. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Special event expenses $133075 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Special event expenses $133075 X X X X X X false Imagine Ball 407384 407384 85293 Other 77379 77379 47782 484763 484763 133075 133075 351688 true 0 0 Direct family assistance 64 34162 Book Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Grant expenses are tracked monthly as part of our established net assets with donor restrictions accounting procedures. The results are reviewed monthly by our internal finance team as well as our Finance Committee. X X false false false false false false false false false TuLynn Smylie CEO 162120 1396 15953 179469 X Donated goods 1 127 FMV X Donated goods 1 10104 FMV X Donated goods 1 4843 FMV X Donated goods 1 6600 FMV X Donated goods 1 9043 FMV X Donated goods 1 5354 FMV X Donated goods 30 31076 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b The committees do not have authority to act on behalf of governing body, the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board of Directors reviews Form 990 prior to its execution and filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All directors, officers and key employees are required to sign the conflict of interest and Ethics Assurance Statement on an annual basis. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board of Directors uses comparable data and reviews compensation annually to determine the top management salaries. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Organization documents are provided upon request. 990, Part III, Line 4a, Description of Program Service: We began serving families in 2006, providing wrap around support to 3 families. In 2023, Imagine LA worked with 277 families, serving a total of 614 individuals (with an increased impact on stable housing, wellness, and education) Our most significant growth was through our Economic Mobility Program Expansion Pilot with Los Angeles County Development Association (LACDA), as well as. Imagine LAs holistic Family Partnership Model is comprised of complementary pillars designed to ensure that whole families have access to resources, social capital, and economic mobility to build intergenerational family stability. The components of this model include: Imagine C.A.R.E. (Compassion, Advocacy, Resilience, Equity), where our professional Family Team Managers partner with families to provide intensive case management across the model's components to stabilize families in their homes and help them identify and achieve their goals; Economic Mobility Program, through which families accelerate their work to break the cycle of family poverty through our financial wellness programming, Living Wage Jobs Pathways, navigation of the social safety net, and the search for viable childcare options; Mentorship, through which each family member aged five and older can be matched with a trained volunteer mentor to help them achieve goals and grow together; and Imagine Tomorrow, where we continue to engage our alumni families on their path to holistic wellbeing.Total program expenses were: $1,556,958 990, Part III, Line 4b, Description of Program Service: The Navigator has been created for case workers and potential benefit recipients to simply and efficiently navigate the extremely complex public benefit and tax credit landscape (Federal, State & County). The Navigator's human centered design is anchored in research and recommendations from USCs Center of Social Innovation, vast lived experience/expertise input, Imagine LAs 15 years of working alongside families trying to navigate public benefits. The Navigator provides a trusted One Stop Shop for benefits and tax credits information hub (including impact of immigration status), a quick yet thorough eligibility assessment (5-7 minutes) with links to apply, and a scenario planner which shows what happens to benefits and tax credits with changes in income or family makeup together this knowledge and these capabilities are unprecedented. Social Benefit is fueled by generous funds from the Hilton, Carl & Roberta Deutsch, and Reissa Foundations, the May & Stanley Smith Trust and the Corporation for Supportive Housing, incredibly wise leadership, and advisors and our fantastic Social Benefit team. INAUGURAL YEAR: Successful completion of our Initial Pilots with 10 Los Angeles-based NGO social service agencies: Launch of Expansion Pilots with 50 community-based organizations, NGOs and government agencies (over 500 users and 10,000 beneficiaries). Includes partnership with the Mayor's Fund of Los Angeles (MFLA) in their We Are LA homelessness prevention initiative to equip over 25 agencies to work with the Navigator. IMPACT (results from 10 Initial Pilots over 6-month time period, via third party evaluators) Worked with 97 case workers and 1,640 clients. Clients of Navigator Users significantly increased their Benefits & Tax Credits. 1. 54% of Users identified additional Benefits & Tax Credits as compared to 10% in the control group. 2. Tax-credits - while many people secured tax-credits once they knew they were eligible, many did not file because of fear around immigration or owing back taxes. Clients of Navigator Users Earned income increased. 1. 43% of User clients earned income increased as compared to 12% in the control group. 2. 24% increase in User client earned income (average) as compared to a decrease of 16% in earned income by control group clients. The Navigator's scenario planning feature showed clients thinking about starting to work, or earning more wages for very low-income workers, that the additional earned income would not cause significant loss of benefits, plus the gain in tax-credits was substantial. The result was that clients felt safe to start working or to work a little more, hence the significant rise in earned income. Case Worker Navigator Users increased their feeling of efficacy around maximizing their client benefits, especially regarding tax-credits as well as building client rapport/trust. 1. "Prior to Navigator our team used historical knowledge, staff networking and web research to try to navigate benefits." 2. "Navigator helped me do my job better and more efficiently no more co worker networking or research." 3. "Helped my clients increase both benefits and earned income." 4. "Empowered my clients by giving them the autonomy to know what benefits they qualified for and how earning wages impacted their benefits." 5. Clients felt more seen and fear around applying for benefits decreased - By creating more clarity around all benefits and especially around the impact of immigration status, my clients felt more seen and fear around applying for benefits decreased." With the Navigator, caseworkers could help clients apply rather than referring to government agency. This result can be interpreted as bringing efficiency to the government both in terms of using less of their staff time and in getting the benefits to those in need more quickly. Program Managers were delighted to report how much the Navigator empowered staff and clients to make confident and informed decisions, plus it made their jobs easier. 1. The Navigator Took out the guesswork - prior to Navigator, case workers used their historical knowledge, which varied. 2. "Helped empower staff and decrease burnout by decreasing time searching for benefits and feeling good that they were being thorough with their clients." 3. "It was great to watch my team go from Oh another thing on my plate to this is really helpful. Key to this was how user friendly it was and became even more so during the Pilot. Confidentiality was greatly appreciated as well as the straightforward functionality." 4. Question: How did the Navigator affect your management of staff? Made it easier, especially training around benefits - didn't need to worry about it. 5. "As benefits are always changing, use of the Navigator eliminates a perplexing training challenge." When users were asked, What their wish was for the Navigator?, the most frequent answer was that everybody in LA could use it. Looking into 2024: Inspired by the feedback from the Initial Pilot, Social Benefit is currently managing expansion pilots with 50 community-based organizations, NGOs and government agencies and community health care (over 500 users and 10,000 beneficiaries). All pilots include third party impact evaluation. Priority populations are poverty enmeshed families, youth (including transitioning foster youth), and individuals that maybe also navigating homelessness, veterans, foster, immigrant workforce development issues. Lead Pilot 2.5 participants are expanded use by the Initial Pilot agencies, the Mayor's Fund for LAs We Are LA homeless prevention initiative to 200,000 targeted Los Angelenos, 20 LA City Family Source Centers, 30 LA City Youth Workforce Navigators, Department of Health Services (DHS) and other LA county government agencies and their provider agencies. Planned 2024 Navigator Enhancements & Capabilities include: Impact Data Dashboards (e.g., new benefits/tax-credits identified, and accessed, and changes in earned income) to help agencies measure their performance, Additional benefit and integration with special population benefits (transition aged foster youth, veterans, immigrants, and people with disabilities) and other health and resource tools. Creation of the Living Wage Calculator; integration of Development of a Living Wage Career Pathways Platform Integration with Client management systems and resource systems; Zen Desk customer service system including live chat and AI enhancements. 2025 Goals include: LA Countywide launch and utilizing the Navigator functionally to inform public benefit policy reform; branding; creating a sustainable social enterprise model and offering the Navigator to LA Countywide. In addition to the creation and deployment of the Navigator, Social Benefit is engaged with organizations across California and the country, collaboratively seeking to better utilize and modify public benefits in the quest to end poverty. Total program expenses were: $592,032. 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