2025-10-06T19:29:46-04:00 2024-12-31 DR-4856-CA LA Fires Maginnis Knechtel & McIntyre LLP 300 West Colorado Blvd Pasadena CA 91105 990 2024-01-01 383842109 TOGETHER CALIFORNIA INC % TIM MCCORMICK TOGE 3109933825 3756 W AVENUE 40 SUITE K 507 LOS ANGELES CA 900653666 Tim McCormick EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3109933825 2025-09-30 true true Linda E G Ballesteros P00366852 6264493466 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Tim McCormick 3756 W AVENUE 40 SUITE K 507 LOS ANGELES CA 900653666 11817750 false X WWW.TOGETHERCALIFORNIA.ORG X 2011 CA UNITE SIBLINGS IN FOSTER CARE, SURROUND THEM WITH SUPPORT, AND HELP THEM GROW INTO CARING ADULTS. 5 5 3 5 0 8023388 11342984 0 0 142167 474766 0 0 8165555 11817750 0 0 0 0 274534 395413 0 0 72598 175320 223226 449854 618639 7715701 11199111 12891198 25657320 1594684 3161695 11296514 22495625 WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SAFE, STABLE, LOVING HOMES TO FOSTER CHILDREN IN THE CARE OF FULL-TIME, PROFESSIONAL FOSTER PARENTS. IN DOING SO, WE LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR REBUILDING TRUST, CONFIDENCE, AND HOPE FOR EACH CHILD IN OUR CARE. false false 356562 IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASED A PARCEL OF LAND IN PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA, HIRED A PROJECT MANAGER, AND BEGAN TO CREATE PLANS FOR DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY INTO A VILLAGE CONSISTING OF 12 HOMES AND A COMMUNITY CENTER, WHERE CHILDREN WILL BE CARED FOR BY FULL-TIME, PROFESSIONAL FOSTER PARENTS WHO WILL COORDINATE SERVICES FOR EACH CHILD. SOCIAL WORKERS, CLINICAL STAFF, EDUCATION, AND LIFE ENRICHMENT SERVICES WILL ALL BE PROVIDED ON SITE. ON 2/7/24, THE ORGANIZATION BROKE GROUND ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE VILLAGE. 356562 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false 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 13 0 true 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 true false false false false false false true false true false true true false true false false false false false CA X TIM MCCORMICK 3109933825 3756 W AVENUE 40 SUITE K 507 LOS ANGELES CA 900653666 TIM MCCORMICK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X 248000 0 0 CHRISTIAN BALE PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT/CEO 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 SIBI BALE TREASURER/CFO 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 ANNA LEVIN SECRETARY 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 ERIC ESRAILIAN BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 CHAD HUMMEL BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 248000 0 0 1 false true false 0 500000 10842984 11342984 0 474766 474766 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11817750 474766 0 0 0 0 248000 221842 10550 15608 0 124278 111170 5287 7821 0 0 23135 20840 950 1345 0 0 103097 103097 0 0 0 1078 1078 0 24098 20318 3780 14109 14109 0 3600 3600 23567 23567 0 0 0 0 0 33878 2710 30490 678 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN EXPENSES 19794 19794 LICENSE AND PERMIT 5 5 618639 356562 189479 72598 7690736 14515635 0 0 3600000 6700000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27790 25663 4416022 1572672 4416022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12891198 25657320 45771 1461695 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1548913 1700000 0 0 0 0 1594684 3161695 X 1478064 1387175 9818450 21108450 11296514 22495625 12891198 25657320 11199111 X X false true X false false X 10 42005 3630607 8023388 11342984 23038994 0 0 10 42005 3630607 8023388 11342984 23038994 16476933 6562061 142167 474766 616933 0 0 23655927 0.27740 0.26470 X 0.00000 Together California, Inc. represents that it is formed and operated in the nature of an organization that is publicly supported as described at IRC Sec. 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). It further represents that it meets the definition of a Sec. 170(b)(1)(A) organization by virtue of the facts and circumstances test under Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.170A-9(f)(3). i. Ten-percent support limitation: The percentage of support normally received by the organization from contributions made directly or indirectly by the general public is substantial. The ratio of public support received during taxable years 2020 through 2024 to total support received during the same period is 27.74%. ii. Attraction of public support: For the taxable year 2024, the organization is organized and operated as to attract new and additional public or governmental support on a continuous basis. The organization was formed to provide housing and community to foster youth through the innovative model of a village where youth will live with full-time professional foster parents and receive support from a team of social workers, clinicians, and advocates. Although the organization's operations were severely impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic during the taxable years 2019 through 2022, its efforts to attract support for its mission continued, resulting in support from government officials and the award of grants from the City of Palmdale and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. A contract with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family is pending. Through these efforts and continuous programs for the solicitation of support funds, the organization acquired land for its village in the City of Palmdale on September 30, 2022. During the taxable years 2022, 2023, and 2024, financial activity increased significantly and was centered almost exclusively on capital fundraising for the construction and furnishing of the village. Because of this, a temporarily large amount of the organization's fundraising was scoped towards persons deemed most likely to provide seed money in amounts sufficient to enable the organization to complete construction and begin welcoming foster youth and parent residents. Once the village opens, the organization expects that approximately 68% of its 2026 support will come from government sources. iii. Availability of public facilities or services; public participation in programs or policies: The organization is in the process of securing a Foster Family Agency contract with the County of Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services and the Los Angeles County Probation Department to provide services for the care and protection of children in support of the government's duty. The organization will be held accountable to the government, and therefore the public, as a condition of that contract. 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TOGETHER CALIFORNIA WILL BE PREPARING THEIR OWN 2024 EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS.* MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AFFECTING ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. TOGETHER CALIFORNIA WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED. UNITED STATES FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS HAVE STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS THAT GENERALLY RANGE FROM THREE TO FOUR YEARS. NO OPEN TAX RETURNS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION IN THE U.S. FEDERAL OR STATE JURISDICTIONS. *MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME REPORTED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT NO FORM 990-T WAS REQUIRED FOR 2024. THEREFORE, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT FILED AND WILL NOT BE FILING A 2024 FORM 990-T. X false false false false false false false false false TIM MCCORMICK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 248000 248000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT AND THE TREASURER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. THE SECRETARY HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH BOTH THE PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT AND THE TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY EXISTED DURING 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 9 DR. ERIC ESRAILIAN - 100 UCLA MEDICAL PLAZA, STE. 265, LOS ANGELES, CA 90095 CHRISTIAN BALE - 2121 AVENUE OF THE STARS, STE. 2200, LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 SIBI BALE - 2121 AVENUE OF THE STARS, STE. 2200, LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ANNA LEVIN - 2121 AVENUE OF THE STARS, STE. 2200, LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT UPON ADMISSION. BOARD MEMBERS MUST DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING UPON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1 THE 2022 FORM 990 REPORTED THE ORGANIZATION'S METHOD OF ACCOUNTING AS "ACCRUAL". THE 2023 FORM 990 INADVERTANTLY REPORTED THE ORGANIZATION'S METHOD OF ACCOUNTING AS "CASH". THE 2024 FORM 990 CORRECTS THE REPORTING OF THE METHOD OF ACCOUNTING BACK TO "ACCRUAL". AT ALL TIMES DURING THESE PERIODS, THE ORGANIZATION USED THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON THE FORMS 990.