Friends of Families
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Primary exempt purpose is to raise funds which are then distributed to other localcharities, including charities that benefit children,childrens sports, seniors in need, and the homeless.
- Income
- $50,134
- Spending
- $51,626
- Reserves
- 6.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 70%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $51,626 spent. Friends of Families in 2023-2024 donated funds to support children, education, seniors, the handicapped, youth programs, and the homeless in the cities of Stanton, Anaheim and Buena Park. Friends of Families has coordinated and helped to donate food including Meat, Produce, Fruit, Vegetables, and non-perishable items to The City of Anaheim in the past 12 months. See the letter below from the City of Anaheim. Friends of Families has partnered with Councilwoman Denise Barnes to ensure that the Seniors in West and Central Anaheim living in mobile home parks were given perishable and non-perishable food twice a week from January to present representing over 3,850 meals. Friends of Families donated 625,000+ diapers to Anaheim, Buena Park, and Stanton families from January though December at various community food distributions. Friends of Families facilitated a donation of 2,500 frozen turkeys for a Thanksgiving food drive in the City of Stanton Friends of Families Facilitated a Christmas Food and Toy distribution in the City of Stanton that served 1,500 families and 3,000 children received a new toy.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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