Jw Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272432540
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Santa Ana, CA, USA
Phone
7148341340
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$159,154
Expenses
$151,250
Assets
$139,772
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELISSA ALIOTTI (PRESIDENT)
  • ROSEMARIE CHIUSANO DROHAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • MELISSA ALIOTTI (PRESIDENT)
  • DARRELL FORGEY (DIRECTOR)
  • ROBERT TESSIER (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The specific purposes of this corporation are to provide relief to the poor, distressed or underprivileged and support other organizations conducting charitable activities.

What it reported doing in 2025

Inner city law center2025 grant awarded: $20,000 service/project provided: inner city law seeks to expand services to low-income individuals in los angeles impacted by devastating fires. Two initiatives are included: tenant defense & tenants' rights education, $10,000: offers legal aid and education to protect displaced tenants from exploitationvital document recovery, $10,000: helps individuals replace lost personal documentation necessary for housing, employment, and benefits.(estimated) number of persons benefited: 1,000

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.2%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.2% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.