Restoration Community Development Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
to combate community deterioration and restore hope and dignity to individuals experience homelessness. RCDC seek to be the catalyst for change and be part of the cure to end homelessness once and for all.
- Income
- $36,924
- Spending
- $75,199
- Spent on programs
- 37%
- Reserves
- 88.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $25,165, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (housing, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 88.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 104% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 215% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1537% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (housing, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $27,473 spent. RCDCs primary activity is a comprehensive outreach program which provides radical hospitality to people experiencing homelessness to restore their dignity. RCDCs Day of Dignity events meet the needs of the unsheltered through mobile shower services and other essential and supportive resources. RCDC can meet its goals by collaborating with service providers from county and city agencies, community volunteers, non-profit and faith-based organizations. These partnerships help combat homelessness through a fast-tracted distribution of resources like: Hot meals, Food distributions, New clothes, Sleeping bags distribution, Mental health, legal aid- Record expungements, retrieving vital records, mobile showers, medical/helath screenings, housing resources, reunification of loved ones, Drug recovery & rebabilitation, etc. RCDC gives unsheltered individuals access to these resources all in one place that serves as a one-stop-shop to cure homelessness. By providing access to RCDCs showers, clean clothes, food, and other supportive resources through events that RCDC calls Day of Dignity. In addition, RCDC collaborates with the Community Safety Partnership (CSP), a form of community policing. This program is a collaboration that involves the Los Angeles Police Department, Council District 8, Los Angeles Parks and Recreation and Community Stakeholders. Due to the efforts of the CSP, the pilot program has reduceds crime and built public trust and now officially operates as bureau within the City of Los Angeles.
Source: Form 990 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 November 6, 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 March 2019.
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 November 4, 2026.
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