2024-10-12T15:33:00-07:00 2024-06-30 942590179 Krisch & Company 3478 Buskirk Ave Ste 215 Pleasant Hill CA 94523 990 2023-07-01 811369151 SIMPLY THE BASICS SIMP 4157421286 1768 HELANE COURT BENICIA CA 94510 MEGHAN FREEBECK President 2024-10-12 true true ROBERT EVERAL SUMMERS CPA P02379258 9259300902 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MEGHAN FREEBECK 1768 HELANE COURT BENICIA CA 945102659 423828 false X WWW.SIMPLYTHEBASICS.ORG X 2016 CA SIMPLY THE BASICS IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THEIR MOST BASIC NEEDS WITH DIGNITY SO THAT THEY CAN FOCUS ON GREATER GOALS. SIMPLY THE BASICS PROVIDES NECESSITIES FOR THE LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND ANYONE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE DIFICULTY ACCESSING CARE. 5 5 2 3137 0 443789 423828 0 0 0 443789 423828 0 0 190833 207835 0 6084 174485 252670 365318 460505 78471 -36677 246917 230576 0 246917 230576 SIMPLY THE BASICS (THE "CORPORATION") IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY WITH BASIC NECESSITIES TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THE TOOLS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHANGES AND LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY. UNDER THE "BASIC NEEDS" APPROACH TO ALLEVIATING POVERTY, THE CORE NEEDS OF ANY PERSON, SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SHELTER, MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ACHIEVE SELF-ACTUALIZATION, SOBRIETY AND JOB SECURITY. THE CORPORATION SEEKS TO REFINE THIS CONCEPT TO INCORPORATE THE ADDITIONAL NEEDS OF HEALTH, HYGIENE AND EDUCATION. ACCORDINGLY, THE CORPORATION SEEKS TO REMOVE FUNDAMENTAL BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE AND SUCCESS BY PROVIDING BASIC NECESSITIES, AND THUS, GIVING PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY TO SURVIVE, BUT ALSO THRIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. false false 379291 HYGIENE BANK PROGRAM: SIMPLY THE BASICS HAS A GOAL TO MAKE HYGIENE MORE EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE. THE PURPOSE OF THE "HYGIENE BANK" IS TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH LIMITED INCOME OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR MOST BASIC NEEDS. AS SUCH, SIMPLY THE BASICS PROVIDES ONGOING HYGIENE SUPPLIES THROUGH A MYRIAD OF METHODS INCLUDING DIRECT TO RECIPIENT CARE FOR SUSTAINED HEALTH AND WELLNESS. HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH ARE INTIMATELY INTERWOVEN, AND POOR HYGIENE IS AN INEVITABLE RESULT OF HOMELESSNESS. ESTABLISHING PROPER HYGIENE IS KEY TO A SENSE OF SELF AND BETTER HEALTH. SIMPLY THE BASICS PROVIDES BASIC HYGIENE TO PROGRAMS AND PEOPLE, THUS BUILDING A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY AND STRONGER HOMELESS PROGRAMS OVERALL. 6349 HYGIENE BANK ASSOCIATION (HBA)PROGRAM: ESTABLISHED IN 2022, THE SIMPLY THE BASICS HYGIENE BANK ASSOCIATION IS THE FIRST EVER ALLIANCE OF NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE SERVICES TO WORK TOGETHER IN THE GOALS OF IMPROVING AND INCREASING ACCESS TO HYGIENE! THE GOALS OF THE HYGIENE BANK ASSOCIATION ARE TWOFOLD: TO AMPLIFY THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF HYGIENE ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION, ADVOCATING AS A COMMUNITY, SHARING DATA AND RESOURCES, AND LAUNCHING JOINT CAMPAIGNS. TO ELEVATE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES AND OPERATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING HYGIENE SERVICES THROUGH ESTABLISHED QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS, VIRTUAL TRAININGS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND PEER TO PEER LEARNING. 159 HYGIENE LOCATOR PROGRAM: THE SIMPLY THE BASICS HYGIENE LOCATOR IS AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT HOSTS NETWORK OF HYGIENE SERVICES ACROSS THE GLOBE THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE IN NEED WITH LOCAL HYGIENE SERVICES MAKING FINDING WHAT THEY NEED MOST MORE EQUITABLY AND EFFICIENTLY. A PERSON IN NEED OF HYGIENE, OR LOOKING TO DONATE HYGIENE, IS ABLE TO SEARCH BY LOCATION, SERVICE AREA, NEEDS, LANGUAGE, AND MORE TO FIND THE SERVICE SITE THAT WILL MOST EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY MEET THEIR NEEDS. 385799 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 2 false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false CA X X MEGHAN FREEBECK 4157421286 1768 HELANE COURT BENICIA CA 945102659 MEGHAN FREEBECK President 40.00 0.00 X X 101288 0 0 ROBERT PERRY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LYDIA MONTAGNESE Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE DAHN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PRIYA GUPTA Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 101288 1 false false false 0 671 423157 66826 423828 0 0 0 0 0 0 671 0 0 0 0 423828 0 0 0 0 102769 51385 51384 0 83497 83497 0 6993 6470 523 14576 6504 8072 0 2065 266 1799 0 0 0 0 4477 4477 199 199 1126 138 790 198 0 0 9939 9939 2400 2063 337 0 0 0 0 0 897 897 HYGIENE PRODUCTS PURCHASED 128812 128812 HYGIENE PRODUCTS (NON-CASH) 66826 66826 TOTE BAGS 23074 23074 DATABASE FEES 5187 1492 3479 216 7668 657 1341 5670 460505 385799 68622 6084 194688 181304 52229 49272 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 246917 230576 0 0 X 246917 230576 246917 230576 246917 230576 -36677 20336 X false false false X 212095 212580 335096 302799 423828 1486398 0 0 212095 212580 335096 302799 423828 1486398 0 1486398 0 0 0 1486398 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED MEGHAN FREEBECK BOARD PRESIDENT 102769 SALARY false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. HYGIENIC GOODS 66826 AVERAGE PRICE false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b 990 REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023, FORM 990 AND ANNUAL REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH A WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY GUIDESTAR. ANY TAX RETURN, GOVERNING DOCUMENT, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.