A Sense of Home
A Sense of Home
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About this organization
Mission
A sense of home strives to prevent homelessness by creating first-ever homes for youth aging out of foster care with donated furniture and home goods.
About
A sense of home is an LA-based nonprofit organization that transforms the lives of at-risk foster youth who age-out of the foster care system by creating their first homes. By creating a physical home, ASOH offers aged-out youth the experience to transform scarcity to abundance and generosity. ASOH's volunteers serve and utilize donated furniture to make a youth's first permanent living space beautiful. In 2018, a sense of home created 120 homes. The home creation provides a profound therapeutic transformation on 5 levels:1. The youth feel they matter for the first time in their lives2. The youth feel empowered, gain dignity, self-worth and pride3. The youth feel and behave as successfully as their new environment4. The youth gain a community to become immersed in and learn from5. The youth now have a foundation from which they can thrive
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The mission of the non-profit, as stated in the filing, is “A sense of home (asoh) is a los angeles based nonprofit organization that creates homes for foster youth who've aged out of the foster care system. the organization utilizes furniture, houseware and money donations to create the first home for aged out foster youth.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were described as: “A sense of home (asoh) is a los angeles based nonprofit organization that creates homes for foster youth who've aged out of the foster care system. the organization utilizes furniture, houseware and money donations to create the first home for aged out foster youth.”.
- The non-profit is operating legally in the state of CA.
- The non-profit's address for the year 2020 is listed as 3457 W EL SEGUNDO BL A, HAWTHORNE, CA, 90250 in the filing.
- The form submitted by the non-profit organization for 2020 reports 16 employees.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$122,388.
- The CEO compensation package within the organization is established through a review and approval process by an independent body.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2014.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $576,111 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $137,740 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.