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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 96,458 | 170,027 | 177,875 | 211,819 | 214,630 | 870,809 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 28,438 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 143,438 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 124,896 | 195,027 | 227,875 | 231,819 | 234,630 | 1,014,247 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 1,014,247 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 124,896 | 195,027 | 227,875 | 231,819 | 234,630 | 1,014,247 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 124,896 | 195,027 | 227,875 | 231,819 | 234,630 | 1,014,247 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Part VI, Line 2 | Pat Helgeson is a member of The Joyful Child Foundations Board of Directors. His spouse Julia Helgeson is an employee of TJCF. Julia Helgeson is the foundations Director of Programs and Operations. Kenneth Donnelly is a member of The Joyful Child Foundations Board of Directors. His spouse Erin Runnion is an employee of TJCF. Erin Runnion is the foundations co-founder and Executive Director. |
| Part VI, Line 12c | Board of Directors Members Advisory Board Members and employees are required to adhere to The Joyful Child Foundations Conflict of Interest policy which is distributed in advance of TJCFs annual meeting of both Boards and whenever a new member affiliates with the organization. The Joyful Child Foundation regularly solicits information from its members advisors and employees at Board Meetings in order to discuss any perceived or actual conflict of interest. |
| Part VI, Line 15 | TJCFs Compensation Committee meets as needed but no less than semi-annually to review all matters that relate to hiring termination salary increases and benefits. Specifically the Board of Directors reviews employment applications offers performance reviews layoffs cost of living increases and benefits. The decisions reached by the Compensation Committee are recorded in the committees meeting minutes. Due to a potential conflict of interest arising out of the familial relationships between Board Members Pat Helgeson and Kenneth Donnelly and their respective spouses Julia Helgeson and Erin Runnion employees neither Board Member serves on the Compensation Committee. |
| Part VI, Line 19 | All governing documents are made available upon request. The Joyful Child Foundation has been a subscriber to Guidestar.org since inception & all of its governing documents and tax filings may be viewed on their website. Tax filings and other financial information about TJCF are available on The Joyful Child Foundations detailed profile page on OC Non-Profit Centrals aka OC Connect website managed by the OC Community Foundation https: www.ocnonprofitcentral.org profile 1128751 joyful-child-foundation-in-memory-of-samantha-runnion . Requests for financial filings and general information can be made directly by written correspondence to our mailing address: The Joyful Child Foundation - P.O. Box 12680 Westminster CA 92685 via a link on our website: www.thejoyfulchild.org contact@thejoyfulchild.org by telephone at 1-866-756-9385 or by fax at 1-866-702-8329. |
| Part IX, Line 24e | Fraud Charges Expense. The Joyful Child Foundation - In Memory of Samantha Runnion Citibank Business Checking Account Narrative and Timeline of Fraud Event. This information was reported to the FBI and FTC the same day the fraud occurred. On February 20 2024 I noticed I had missed five incoming calls from telephone number 1-877-528-0990. This telephone number is listed on the back of The Joyful Child Foundations Citibank Business checking account atm debit card. This telephone number is the number Citibank business account holders are to call with any questions relating to their business account. I called the number back moments later while driving. When the call went through I was informed by the automated system that I had reached Citibank. The automated telephone system identified my phone number as associated with a valid account and prompted me to enter the last 4 digits of my atm debit card or verify another way. Since I was driving and could not accommodate the request I hung up. As I was returning home minutes later at 12:55 PM I received an incoming call from 1-877-528-0990 that I unfortunately answered. The caller stated they were calling from the Citibank Fraud Department and had identified several transactions that appeared to be fraudulent and asked if I had authorized them. The caller asked if I had authorized a wire transfer a charge at an Apple computer store in Houston and another charge at a Samsung store also in the Houston area. I said I had not authorized the transactions. The caller said he needed to confirm some information with me the last four digits of the atm card number the last four digits of my social security number and whether the atm debit card was in my possession to determine that I was an authorized owner or agent for the account. After doing so the caller informed me it was necessary to flag the transactions referenced earlier as fraudulent secure the account by canceling and reissuing the atm card and cancel the current login and password credentials since the account had been compromised. I canceled my login credentials via the Citibank app on my phone and believe this is where the account takeover occurred. During the call the caller validated himself to me by confirming my login ID account address account balance & other personal information that only an employee should know. He told me that I would receive a new atm debit card by overnight mail and that my account would not be accessible until I received an email from Citibank requesting that I establish a new user ID and password. I found the request to wait for an email requesting I establish a new user ID and password suspicious; however the call ended moments later. While reviewing my email constantly over the next several hours I noticed I had received an email from Citibank at 2:32 PM PST indicating a mobile check deposit of $25,000 had been received as well as a texted alert stating I had enrolled in Citibanks Trusted Identity Touch ID program. The communications suggested I call Citibank immediately if I had not requested enrollment in the trusted identity touch ID program or facilitated the mobile check deposit. Both communications raised my suspicion immediately. I called Citibank at 2:37 PM PST and logged in to TJCFs account simultaneously fully expecting not to have access based on my conversation with the scammer earlier. I quickly discovered that 3 domestic fed fund wire transfers had already been issued to 3 separate individuals at two different banks from The Joyful Child Foundations Business checking account. I asked the Citibank agent with whom I was speaking to freeze the account immediately because the wire transfers were fraudulent. I then asked Citibank to recall the wires and to file a fraud report with Citibanks wire fraud department manager. I was transferred to Rachel Sevilla who facilitated the fraud report and requested the funds from the three separate wire transfers be recalled or returned from the two receiving banks Bank of America and Chase Bank. Citibank Ms. Sevilla provided me with reference numbers for the 3 wire transfers that I never authorized approved or verified instructions for a common practice financial institutions employ to prevent fraudulent wire requests. Citibank would not confirm with me if how or with whom the bank verified the wire instructions. During the same call I also reported that I had not made the mobile check deposit for $25,000 and that it was likely fraudulent. Citibank had already made the funds from the fraudulent mobile check deposit available for use in the account. By reporting this additional fraud early enough I was informed that I likely prevented another fraudulent wire from being sent from the account. After a brief hold Citibank informed me that they had frozen TJCFs business checking account. Throughout the call Citibank representatives provided no assurances to me that the funds would be returned in spite of how quickly the fraud was reported. I was told that their investigation could take up to 90 days to resolve. The call ended. For context TJCFs Citibank Business checking account has been open for 22 years. In that time never had any foreign or domestic wire transfer been initiated or authorized by anyone at the foundation. In less than two hours Citibank allowed someone to sign up for Trusted ID Touch from an IP address not consistent with or associated with the authorized agent for the account and facilitate 3 fraudulent domestic wire transfers totaling $31,950 with no business rationale or purpose provided to unknown individuals and inconsistent with TJCFs mission non-profit status and 22 year account history. Furthermore since the accounts inception in 2002 never had a mobile check deposit been attempted or presented. Within the same two hour timeframe on February 20th Citibank accepted a $25,000 mobile check deposit that should have alerted the bank to the fraud that was occurring. The $25,000 check was payable to Kenneth Donnelly an individual rather than The Joyful Child Foundation an entity and the signature endorsement on the check deposit did not match or resemble the signature on file for the authorized agent Kenneth Donnelly for the account. Despite an incorrect endorsement and a non-matching signature Citibank accepted this deposit into The Joyful Child Foundations checking account and made the funds available for withdrawal thereby potentially facilitating more fraud in the account. This should never have happened because these actions constitute a violation of industry rules and regulations relating to check deposits. This is yet another example of activity inconsistent with TJCFs bank account history and illustrates a serious lack of proper internal controls and compliance processes needed to protect account owners. Citibank failed in its duty of care to The Joyful Child Foundation by not designing employing and adhering to basic compliance processes designed to detect and prevent wire fraud from occurring. Information on the fed fund wire transfers is as follows: 1 Date February 20 2024 Reference ID: R -110081240220. Amount $24,017. Transferred to Bank of America Routing Number 026009593. Receiving account number 898144199937. Account Name - Jeniya Amber Torres. Global ID - G0140519979201 Internal Case Number CIT240220-011163 2 Date February 20 2024 Reference ID: R-110071240220. Amount $4,967. Transferred to JP Morgan Chase Routing Number 021000021. Receiving account number XXX-XX-XXXX. Account Name - Giovanni Wilson. Global ID - G0140519976801 Internal Case Number CIT240220-011154 3 Date February 20 2024 Reference ID: R-110058240220. Amount $3,017. Transferred to JP Morgan Chase Routing Number 021000021. Receiving account number XXX-XX-XXXX. Account Name - Albert Early. Global ID - G0145019024001 Internal Case Number CIT240220-011144 February 20 2024 Three fraudulent fed fund wire requests totaling $31,950.00 were disbursed from TJCFs Business checking account after speaking to an individual 12:55 PM PST who claimed to be from Citibank and who called from a number that identifies as the Citibank CitiBusiness customer service telephone number - 1-877-528-0990. Copy enclosed I called Citibank at 1-877-528-0990 at 2:37 PM PST Copy enclosed 5 minutes after receiving communications indicating I had submitted a mobile check deposit for $25,000 and had signed up for Citibanks Trusted Identity Touch ID program and to call if I did not facilitate either request. I called within minutes of receiving the mobile check deposit communication. Citibank has said it has investigated TJCFs fraud claim and denies the claim based on their findings. A lawsuit against Citibank is likely to be filed. More to follow. |
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