STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: December 10, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Max Subin, Police Captain
Subject: 2023 Charitable Solicitations Commission Annual Report Attachments: 1. 2023 Charitable Solicitations Commission Annual Report
INTRODUCTION
The 2023 Charitable Solicitations Commission Report is generated to familiarize the City and the community with the Charitable Solicitations Commission's significant accomplishments throughout the 2023 calendar year and provide financial information related to those charitable solicitations activities. This report is provided for information only.
DISCUSSION
The primary responsibility of the Charitable Solicitations Commission is to ensure compliance of charitable organizations that solicit donations or funds from the residents of Beverly Hills. Compliance with established permitting guidelines helps to protect our community from fraudulent, fictitious, or otherwise unscrupulous solicitations. It also keeps the community aware of the many charitable events held in Beverly Hills. In close cooperation with the Police Department, the Commission regulates solicitation permit issuance, reviews charities' financial statements, and maintains a dedicated website for the public to obtain information regarding permitted solicitations.
The attached annual report provides highlights of the Commission's accomplishments and statistical information related to charitable solicitations. Most noteworthy of these are:
1. Issued 154 permits in 2023, 114 event permits, and 40 monetary drives.1
2. Reviewed 144 financial statements of solicitations that concluded in the 2023 calendar year.
3. Collaboration with the Human Relations Commission to review and evaluate 31 applications for the Community Assistance Grant Fund for FY 24/25 to determine the allocation of funds based on service needs within the City. As a result, a joint decision was made, and a recommendation was submitted to the City Council to approve 23 of the applications.
1 Some permits issued in 2022 concluded in 2023; those are not included in this report.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file this report as it is for informational purposes only.
Max Subin
Police Captain
Approved By
City of Beverly Hills Charitable Solicitations Commission 2023 Annual Report
(All data is as of June 1, 2024, and is reflective of all solicitations that concluded in the 2023 calendar year)
1. Permits
a. Number of permits issued for events that concluded in 2023: 154 i. Breakdown between monetary drive and event permits
• 114 Event Permits
• 40 Monetary Drives
b. Number of permits canceled1
: 5
2. Financial Statements
a. Number received: 144
b. Number outstanding2
: 7
i. List of all organizations with overdue Financial Statements for 2023 solicitations
• Attachment A
3. Summary of Fundraising Activities Based on Financial Statement Data a. Total receipts of all permitted activities: $ 159,113,589 b. Total expenses of all permitted activities: $ 37,270,380 c. Total net for charitable purposes from all permitted activities: $ 121,843,209 d. Number of permits with proceeds:
1. Greater than or equal to 50%: 118
2. Less than 50%: 26
e. Top 10 fundraising organizations (based on total net proceeds, not percentage)
1. Saint John's Health Center Foundation3
$ 23,858,418 76%
2. Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles $ 17,969,924 93%
3. Performing Arts Center DBA The Music Center4
$ 11,533,876 73%
4. UCLA Foundation5
$ 6,613,795 78%
5. CIA Officers Memorial Foundation $ 5,423,599 94%
6. The Regents of the University of California6
$ 5,300,684 83%
7. Jewish Federation Council of Greater LA $ 3,826,781 99% 1 Two events and three monetary drive permits were canceled. 2 Not including canceled permits (5). 3 A combination of monetary drive permit number 2023-047 and event drive permit number 2023-073. 4 A combination of monetary drive permit number 2022-134 and event drive permit numbers 2022-135 and 2023-052. 5 A combination of ten events permits numbers 2022-016, 2022-089, 2022-150, 2022-154, 2023-035, 2023-048, 2023-051, 2023-079, 2023-095, and 2023-106. 6 A combination of seven event drive permits numbers 2022-045, 2022-047, 2022-114, 2022-153, 2023- 001, 2023-008, 2023-043, and six monetary drive permits numbers 2022-073, 2022-104, 2022-132, 2022- 133, 2022-136, 2022-144.
8. Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc. $ 3,373,727 87%
9. Milken Institute $ 5,462,495 89%
10. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center $ 2,645,103 80%
f. Top 10 fundraising organizations (based on % of net proceeds)
1. Hawthorne Elementary PTA $ 285,270 100%
2. Jewish Federation Council of Greater LA $ 3,826,781 99%
3. Beverly Hills High School $ 100,294 99%
4. American Friends of the Israel Philarmonic $ 285,204 99%
5. L.A. Goal $ 78,536 97%
6. Friends of Greystone $ 19,917 96%
7. Westside Guild of Children’s Hospital $ 390,186 95%
8. CIA Officers Memorial Foundation $ 5,423,599 94%
9. Writers Bloc Present $ 4,700 94%
10. Harmony Project $ 1,492,078 94%
g. Organizations with proceeds less than 50% (based on % of net proceeds)
1. Dance and Dialogue $ -44,034 -207%
2. Rangrid Yeshe Inc. $ -77,822 -68%
3. Ladylike Foundation $ 34,267 12%
4. Los Angeles County Police Canine Association $ 33,300 13%
5. Seuza $ 4,579 16%
6. American Ballet Theatre $ 52,778 22%
7. Mar Vista Family Center $ 37,500 24%
8. The McCourt Foundation Inc. $ 73,087 47%
9. Not Today Cancer Inc. $ 142,457 49%
10. Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation $ 51,789 49%
11. Pepperdine University $ 479,078 41%
12. The Harold and Carole Pump Foundation $ 860,131 41%
13. Baby Quest Foundation $ 24,856 44%
14. Sandpipers $ 92,280 45%
15. Los Angeles Opera Company $ 687,176 47%
4. Summary of Fundraising Activities Based on Location7 a. Total of Events 114
i. In Beverly Hills 71
The Beverly Hilton Hotel 26
The Beverly Wilshire Hotel 13
The Beverly Hills Hotel 9
The Maybourne Beverly Hills 3
7 These activities refer to event permits and do not include monetary drives.
Private Resident 5
Other locations in Beverly Hills 15
ii. Outside Beverly Hills 42
Los Angeles 28
Pacific Palisades 5
West Hollywood 3
Santa Monica 2
Pasadena 1
Redondo Beach 1
Thousand Oaks 1
Westlake 1
iii. Virtual 1
5. List of all organizations with overdue Financial Statements (60-Days or more) for permitted solicitations ending by or before December 31, 2022 a. Attachment A
6. List of Community Assistance Grant Fund FY 23/24 Applications and Summaries a. Attachment B
7. Charitable Solicitations Commission 2021 Annual Report a. Attachment C
Attachment A
All data is as of June 19, 2024, and is reflective of all solicitations that concluded in the 2023 calendar year
List of all organizations with overdue Financial Statements (60-Days or more) for permitted solicitations ending by or before December 31, 2023
• 7 Permits Total
Permit
Number Organization Event Date Event Location
2023-023 BHFA Scholarship Fund Inc Monetary Drive ended on 12/31/2023 2023-032
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los
Angeles 3/8/2023 The Beverly Hilton Hotel
2023-058 9 Dots Community Learning Center 2/25/2023 805 Cinthia St. West Hollywood 2023-064 Facing History and Ourselves 5/24/2023 The Beverly Wilshire Hotel 2023-091 Last Chance for Animals 10/14/2023 The Beverly Hilton Hotel 2023-112 Boys and Girls Clubs of America 9/14/2023 The Beverly Hilton Hotel 2023-127 Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade 12/8/2023 The Beverly Hilton Hotel Attachment B
Community Assistance Grant Funding FY 24/25 Requests and Recommendations Organization Name Funding History Service Provided City Funding Began 2022/2023 Allocations 2023/2024 Allocations 2024/2025 Requests 2024/2025 Staff Funding Recommendations 2024/2025 HRC Recs. 2024/2025 CSC Recs. 2024/2025 Liaison Recs. 1 Affordable Living for the Aging Ongoing Roommate Matching for Older Adults to Age in Place 2015 $8,500 $8,500 $12,500 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 2 All Saints' Homeless Assistance Program Ongoing Homeless Assistance, Case Management, and Bus Tokens 2003 $30,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000 3 Beit T'Shuvah Residential Addiction Treatment New Rehabilitation Services N/A N/A N/A $75,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 4 Beverly Hills Active Adult Club Ongoing Senior Activities Club 1974 $20,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 5 Beverly Hills Community Farm Ongoing Fresh Produce for Families in Need 2022 $10,000 $20,000 $25,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 6 Beverly Hills Education Foundation (BHEF) Ongoing Social Emotional Programming and Arts Programming for the School District 2006 $35,000 $35,000 $60,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 7 Beverly Hills Theatre Guild Ongoing Cultural 2022 $10,000 $10,000 $25,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 8 Cancer Support Community Los Angeles Ongoing Cancer Support Groups 2022 $25,000 $30,000 $50,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 9 Chai Lifeline West Coast Ongoing Support Programs for Ill Children and Their Families 2022 $25,000 $30,000 $75,000 $25,000 $25,000 $30,000 $25,000 10 Collins & Katz Family YMCA Ongoing Food Distribution Program 2021 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 11 ETTA Ongoing Families & Individuals w/ Special Needs 2017 $65,000 $65,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $65,000 $65,000 12 Farhang Foundation** New Cultural N/A N/A N/A $75,000 $15,000 $15,000 $50,000 $15,000 13 For Women Life Freedom New Cultural N/A N/A N/A $74,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 14 Healthcare In Action New Medical Services N/A N/A N/A $250,000 $124,000 $124,000 $50,000 $100,000 15 Jewish Free Loan Association New* Interest Free Loan for Those In Need 2020 Applied, but did not receive funding $0 $35,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 16 Maman Non-Profit New Medical & Counseling Services N/A N/A N/A $25,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 17 NAMI Westside New Mental Health N/A N/A N/A $74,500 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 18 OPICA Adult Day Program & Counseling Center Ongoing Memory Loss Services & Caregiver Support N/A Applied, but did not receive funding $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 19 Our Big Kitchen New Volunteer Opportunities N/A N/A N/A $18,000 $0 $0 $0 $10,000 Community Assistance Grant Funding FY 24/25 Requests and Recommendations Organization Name Funding History Service Provided City Funding Began 2022/2023 Allocations 2023/2024 Allocations 2024/2025 Requests 2024/2025 Staff Funding Recommendations 2024/2025 HRC Recs. 2024/2025 CSC Recs. 2024/2025 Liaison Recs. 20 OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center Ongoing Grief Support and Counseling 2021 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 21 Saban Community Clinic Ongoing Medical Services 1992 $50,000 $50,000 $74,000 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 22 Safe Parking LA Ongoing Safe Parking Lots for Homeless Individuals and Families 2021 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 23 Senior Lives Matter New Social Services N/A N/A N/A $104,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 24 Senior Veteran Home Solutions New Housing/Placement Services N/A N/A N/A $70,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 25 Shakespeare by the Sea New Cultural N/A N/A N/A $7,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 26 The Maple Counseling Center Ongoing Low Cost Counseling/Senior Counseling 1984 $185,000 $185,000 $185,000 $185,000 $185,000 $185,000 $185,000 27 The Miracle Project Ongoing Cultural / Life Skills 2019 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000 28 Theatre 40 Ongoing Cultural 2006 $50,000 $50,000 $74,999 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 29 Tower Cancer Research Ongoing Cancer Support Groups 2019 $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 30 Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Ongoing Cultural 2017 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 31 Westside Food Bank Ongoing Feeding Low Income Residents 1986 $250,000 $250,000 $275,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $1,980,000 $2,077,500 $2,073,999 $1,112,500 $1,112,500 $1,093,500 $1,113,500 $2,010,000 $2,010,000 $1,112,500 $1,113,500 Total CAGF Funding Allocation: CAGF Budget: **Farhang is being awarded $15,000 grant and the in-kind use of one of the City's "Wallis Uses". *Applicant who applied previously, but did not receive funding Attachment C
Charitable Solicitations Commission 2021 Annual Report
You can access the 2022 Charitable Solicitations Commission Annual Report through the following link:
https://www.beverlyhills.org/Archive.aspx?AMID=39