Nonprofit · EIN 27-1703237
CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $40,428,356 | $44,331,789 | -$3,903,433 | $20,944,245 | $6,323,400 | $14,620,845 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $31,664,872 | $49,980,243 | -$18,315,371 | $32,091,854 | $13,720,238 | $18,371,616 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $40,153,934
- of which government grants
- $34,213,713
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $632,623
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$416,163
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,033
- Other revenue
- -$358,201
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $12,119,329
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $835,174
- Other salaries and wages
- $11,936,902
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $19,099,514
- Professional fundraising fees
- $114,029
- Legal fees
- $783,620
- Accounting fees
- $72,350
- Occupancy
- $761,601
- Travel
- $972,804
- Depreciation
- $146,454
- Program services (functional)
- $32,459,025
- Management and general (functional)
- $10,933,368
- Fundraising (functional)
- $939,396
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $32,091,854
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,944,245
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,323,400
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,620,845
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,510,355
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,963,471
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,161,886
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,458,959
- Gross receipts
- $40,957,732
- Employees
- 285
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN Y LEE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $272,538 | $42,406 |
| JEROME LEBLEU | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $250,000 | $30,000 |
| JENNIFER QUINN | VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE/CFO Officer | 40 | $200,000 | $40,230 |
| JOSEPH G BUCHER | VP TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $202,410 | $34,426 |
| ELIZABETH A SHERWOOD | VP PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $205,479 | $23,536 |
| TIFFANY M TSE | VP DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $200,063 | $17,232 |
| JAYA VADLAMUDI | VP COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $199,992 | $15,969 |
| MATHEW CHANDY | VP HUM. RESPONSE & TECH SERVICE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,250 | $34,773 |
| MATTHEW O'CONNELL | BOARD MEMBER, FORMER CHIEF BUS OFF. Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN PENN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN LOURD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LT RET GEN KEN KEEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOLEIL MOON FRYE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA VELASQUEZ | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FERNANDO SULICHIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREG MILNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN LEE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $272,538 | $46,474 |
| JILL BENNETT | SNR DIR OF FINANCE (UNTIL 8/23) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $268,983 | $21,166 |
| JEROME LEBLEU | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $250,000 | $35,000 |
| MATTHEW O'CONNELL | CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER Officer | 40 | $213,241 | $55,051 |
| BRANDON BARRETT | VP, HUMAN RESOURCES (UNTIL 10/23) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $198,382 | $53,627 |
| JENNIFER QUINN | VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE/CFO Officer | 40 | $203,030 | $38,738 |
| JAYA VADLAMUDI | VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $199,992 | $32,848 |
| JOSEPH BUCHER | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $199,500 | $21,648 |
| MATHEW CHANDY | VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,250 | $25,245 |
| SEAN PENN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN LOURD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LT RET GEN KEN KEEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG MILNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOLEIL MOON FRYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA VELASQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FERNANDO SULICHIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 910 N HILL ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-1715
- In care of
- % KAUFMAN BERNSTEIN WERTENBRUCH THO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JEROME LEBLEU, 910 N HILL ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
- Signed the 990
- JEROME LEBLEU, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Phone
- (323) 934-4400
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.CORERESPONSE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WINDES INC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 27-1703237 or by the name CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
WE ARE A CRISIS RESPONSE ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS IMMEDIATE AID AND RECOVERY TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. WE EMPOWER COMMUNITIES IN AND BEYOND CRISIS.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE - IN 2024, CORE'S COVID VACCINATION ACTIVITIES CONTINUED AS A PART OF A BROADER PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE IN GEORGIA AND ILLINOIS, WITH THE ADDITION OF MONKEYPOX, MEASLES, AND FLU VACCINATIONS. CONTINUING ITS DISASTER RESPONSE WORK DOMESTICALLY, CORE RESPONDED TO HURRICANE HELENE WHICH STRUCK FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA IN SEPTEMBER 2024, AND HURRICANE MILTON WHICH STRUCK FLORIDA IN OCTOBER 2024.Expenses $12,638,432 · grants $754,597
- HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE - HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE UKRAINE-RUSSIA WAR CONTINUED IN UKRAINE, BOTH FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF LIBERATED AREAS WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THE EAST, AND SUPPORT TO IDPS IN THE WEST. CORE ALSO SCALED UP CASH PROGRAMMING IN SUDAN, WHICH WAS BESET BY HUGE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS FOLLOWING THE EXPANSION OF CIVIL CONFLICT WHICH BEGAN IN APRIL 2023. CORE RESPONDED TO HURRICANE BERYL IN GRENADA AND JAMAICA IN THE SUMMER OF 2024, PROVIDING IMMEDIATE RELIEF, AND SUPPORTING SHELTER REHABILITATION.Expenses $15,809,431 · grants $10,315,408 · revenue $1,033
- HAITI PROGRAMS - PROGRAMS IN HAITI INCLUDE DISASTER RESPONSE, YOUTH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND FOOD SECURITY. ITS REFORESTATION INITIATIVE, WHICH BEGAN IN 2016, HAS PROGRESSED FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION PHASES, SUPPORTING SMALLHOLDER FARMERS TO ADAPT TO THE EFFECTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE AND TO REVERSE OVER 200 YEARS OF DEFORESTATION IN HAITI. IN 2024, CORE LAUNCHED A JOINT EMERGENCY IN-KIND FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN HIGHLY FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS IN HAITI.Expenses $4,011,162 · grants $1,049,325
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-1703237
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief (M20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,944,245
- Income (IRS master file)
- $40,957,732
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $40,428,356 | $44,331,789 | $20,944,245 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $31,664,872 | $49,980,243 | $32,091,854 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $62,013,708 | $71,783,069 | $46,960,083 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-1703237).
Questions about CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT
- What is the EIN of CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT is 27-1703237.
- Is CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JEROME LEBLEU.
- Who are the officers and directors of CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $272,538 (ANN Y LEE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $40,428,356, expenses of $44,331,789 and total assets of $20,944,245 at year end.
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