1 St Foundation Corporation

“The form 990 is prepared by a third party cpa firm. Upon completion, the form is provided to all voting members of the organization to be reviewed. The voting members are given time to ask questions, make comments, and provide feedback, including requesting appropriate changes. Once all questions, comments and feedback has been addressed the return is signed by the designated officer and filed with the irs.”

“Directors, principal officers, and members of a committee with governing board delegated powers annually sign a statement affirming that they have received a copy of the conflict of interest policy and comply with the policy. The following procedures are followed when a potential conflict of interest arises with respect to a director or officer: 1. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. 2.after disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. 3.an interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the organizations best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement.”

“The organization did not compensate any officer or key employee during the year.”

“The organization did not compensate any officer or key employee during the year.”

“The organization provides governing documents as required for organizations recognized as exempt under internal revenue code section 501(c)3 for public inspection upon written request.”

“To harness the power of the most creative people, brands and organizations to fight homelessness and save lives. Suitcase joe foundation operates as a non-profit, social purpose enterprise which advocates to eradicate homelessness and proverty, and supports mental health care reforms for skid row and underserved communities.”

“Suitcase joe foundation is bringing awareness and service to people living in and around skid row and dtla. The organization provides food and basic supplies throughout the year to unhoused individuals and organizations servicing the unhoused community. We support their humanity, stories and integrity through nonexploitive story sharing and life-building workshops. We are official partners with one of the most esteemed public missions in the country: the los angeles mission. During the heightof covid-19, the organization was the only one allowed to perform on campus health initiative workshops for the anne douglas center for women. The organization extended this partnership to support monthly workshops providing career development and entrepreneurship opportunities, fundamental money management and compound savings workshop, and life enhancing activities that bring education, humanity and inspiration alongside mental and emotional health support, mentorship, and friendship. The organization funded two matching scholarships to 2 women and 2 men who received 18-month intensive educational support and long-term shelter and care to get off the street, be rehabilitated, and given an opportunity to create a new, better path in life. To reduce recidivism, the organization provides mentorship to some students when they graduate and receive permanent housing and jobs as a long-term friend and wrap around support system, including college and job support mentoring and home management. The organization seeks to fill in support gaps wherever and whenever possible. The goal is to help provide respectful and impactful transitory life support systems while permanent housing is secured and/or maintained. The community service outreach goes beyond skid row whenever possible. The organization helps to support people in dtla and sw la who live in their cars, especially single mothers, and seniors. By providing financial support, gasoline, and basic human necessities such as hot meals, stable food supplies, blankets, batteries and chargers, water, showers, covid- related ppe, school supplies and school clothing, and toys for small children to provide childhood joy in the face of despair. In efforts with the best skid row-centered medical clinic, to support a dedicated liaison for free and low-cost medical care and vaccinations for families who live in automobiles, including mental wellness and physical therapy as these two critical issues are reported most often amongst longer term car dwellers. The organization provided a minimum of a year's worth of feminine hygiene products to safeparkla for all their female clients to service women in over a dozen parking lots so they wouldn't have to suffer the shame and humiliation of not being able to afford feminine hygiene products while unhoused and financially insecure. The organization provided 6 months' worth of diapers to a community center in sw la for all 1-year-old babies when los angeles county services experienced shipping delays for larger sized diapers.”