Bonita Family Resource Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Bonita Family Resource Center's mission is to focus on helping the underserved families and youth to reach their maximum potential geared toward a healthier lifestyle with access to healthcare, health education, information, and available resources.
- Income
- $149,401
- Spending
- $353,096
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 11.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 89%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $116,178, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 136% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 77% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 92 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 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 December 31, 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 (2)
- $316,854 spent. The Bonita Family Resource Center's mission is to focus on helping the underserved families and youth to reach their maximum potential geared toward a healthier lifestyle with access to healthcare, health education, information, and available resources.
- Organization description: Bonita Family Resource Center (BFRC) is a nonprofit organization that helps low-income families and youth with access to some of the self-sufficiency programs-MediCal and SNAP (Supplimental Nutrition Assistance Program) and Covered California, low-cost health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. BFRC has been the hub of San Diego and Imperial Valley for social services to become more impactful in providing information and access to resources in person or virtually. And promote physical activity and healthy eating to improve the health among people, including the Spanish-speaking community and other minority groups. 4a. Between both offices, one located in National City, CA and the second one located in El Centro, CA, the Bonita Family Resource Center in 2022 assisted about 15,000 people in person or virtually. Our programs included access to some of the self-sufficiency programs, MediCal, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), and Covered California. BFRC's educational programs included nutrition information and housing counseling. Due to the continuous and constantly increasing partnership with other organizations in the areas we serve, our consumers additionally benefited from referrals to other programs and services not offered by our organization, such as free tax services, food distribution centers, mental health access, drug and alcohol abuse, free phone lines, and homeless shelters.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 January 2018.
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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