2026-06-14T12:54:04-07:00 2025-12-31 Melissa A Pacheco & Associates 24045 Via Cresta Valencia CA 91354 990 2025-01-01 263075655 BEAUTY BUS FOUNDATION BEAU 3103920900 11911 West Washington Blvd Los Angeles CA 90066 Ruth Laurent-Kocher Executive Director 2026-06-14 true Melissa Pacheco P03109013 8183192753 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 11911 West Washington Blvd Los Angeles CA 90066 1451836 false X WWW.BEAUTYBUS.ORG X 2008 CA BEAUTY BUS FOUNDATION DELIVERS LOVING KINDNESS, SUPPORT AND COMPASSION TO SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THROUGH BEAUTY AND GROOMING SERVICES. 10 10 12 409 0 945489 1248291 37110 86021 21081 33418 0 1003680 1367730 0 0 312775 451701 0 118707 402973 455993 715748 907694 287932 460036 1443522 1913291 164767 130481 1278755 1782810 BEAUTY BUS FOUNDATION DELIVERS LOVING KINDNESS, SUPPORT AND COMPASSION TO SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THROUGH BEAUTY AND GROOMING SERVICES. false false 644701 BEAUTY BUS UPLIFTS PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS THROUGH THE RESTORATIVE POWER OF BEAUTY AND HUMAN CONNECTION DELIVERING COMFORT, CONFIDENCE, AND CARE DURING SOME OF LIFES MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2009, BEAUTY BUS HAS PROVIDED FREE HAIR, MAKEUP, NAIL, FACIAL, AND SELF-CARE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 35,000 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS, NAVIGATING CANCER, CHRONIC ILLNESS, DISABILITY, CAREGIVING, AND PROFOUND LIFE DISRUPTION. THROUGH COMPASSIONATE HUMAN TOUCH AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTION, BEAUTY BUS HELPS RESTORE DIGNITY, IDENTITY, AND A SENSE OF SELF THAT ILLNESS AND HARDSHIP OFTEN DIMINISH. THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK WAS POWERFULLY DESCRIBED BY A DIRECTOR OF PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY AND CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES WHO OBSERVED BEAUTY BUS SERVICES WITHIN A HOSPITAL INFUSION CENTER: BEAUTY BUS SERVICES ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST SMALL THINGS YOU CAN DO - TO OPEN A DOOR FOR A CANCER PATIENT TO HELP THEM REGAIN A LITTLE MORE CONTROL AND START TO FEEL LIKE THEMSELVES AGAIN. CORE PROGRAMSPOP-UP SALONS: BEAUTY BUS TRANSFORMS HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INTO UPLIFTING SALON EXPERIENCES BY BRINGING PROFESSIONAL HAIRSTYLISTS, MAKEUP ARTISTS, ESTHETICIANS, AND NAIL TECHNICIANS DIRECTLY TO PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. THESE EVENTS CREATE MOMENTS OF JOY, NORMALCY, AND COMMUNITY IN ENVIRONMENTS OFTEN DEFINED BY STRESS AND UNCERTAINTY. UP TO 100 CLIENTS MAY BE SERVED DURING A SINGLE 3-HOUR EVENT, WITH EACH GUEST RECEIVING A BAG OF BEAUTY CONTAINING $50$100 WORTH OF DONATED PRODUCTS FROM LEADING BEAUTY INDUSTRY PARTNERS, EXTENDING CARE AND ENCOURAGEMENT BEYOND THE DAY ITSELF. BEAUTY SERIES: THE BEAUTY SERIES INTEGRATES BEAUTY BUS SERVICES DIRECTLY INTO HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE SETTINGS THROUGH RECURRING WEEKLY PROGRAMMING. BY EMBEDDING LICENSED BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS WITHIN HOSPITALS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, BEAUTY BUS ENSURES CONTINUITY OF CARE AND TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS WITH PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. SERVICES SUCH AS FACIALS, HAIRCUTS, WIG FITTINGS, SCALP AND SKIN CARE, AND HAND TREATMENTS ARE PROVIDED BEDSIDE, IN INFUSION BAYS, OR WITHIN DESIGNATED COMMUNAL SALON SPACES. HOME VISITS: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALS NETWORK, BEAUTY BUS DELIVERS PROFESSIONAL SALON SERVICES DIRECTLY INTO THE HOMES OF ALS PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THESE VISITS PROVIDE COMFORT, DIGNITY, AND RESPITE TO INDIVIDUALS WHOSE MOBILITY OR HEALTH CHALLENGES MAKE TRADITIONAL SALON ACCESS IMPOSSIBLE.WHERE WE WORK BEAUTY BUS SERVES PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS ACROSS MORE THAN 26 HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY PARTNER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY, INCLUDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES, CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY, UCLA MATTEL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, USC NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, CEDARS-SINAI, PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER, RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND MANY ADDITIONAL HOSPITALS, CANCER CENTERS, AND SUPPORTIVE CARE ORGANIZATIONS. 2025 HIGHLIGHTS IN 2025, THE UNPRECEDENTED LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES DIRECTLY IMPACTED MEMBERS OF BEAUTY BUS LEADERSHIP AND MANY LONGTIME SUPPORTERS FROM PACIFIC PALISADES. DESPITE THESE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES, BEAUTY BUS REMAINED STEADFAST IN ITS MISSION AND COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING COMPASSIONATE CARE EVERY DAY. THE YEAR WAS MARKED BY RESILIENCE, DISCIPLINED STEWARDSHIP, MEASURABLE GROWTH, AND AN UNMISTAKABLE SPIRIT OF JOY AND PURPOSE. BEAUTY BUS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED SERVICE DELIVERY THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY. DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERED 46 POP-UP SALONS, UP FROM 26 THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND EXPANDED FROM 3 TO 8 WEEKLY BEAUTY SERIES PROGRAMS STAFFED BY ON-SITE BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS. AS A RESULT, BEAUTY BUS SERVED NEARLY 6,000 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN 2025 APPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THE NUMBER SERVED IN THE PRIOR YEAR. IN ADDITION, BEAUTY BUS LAUNCHED THE ONCOLOGY SPA TREATMENT PROGRAM AS A FULLY INTEGRATED WEEKLY SERVICE WITHIN THE INFUSION CENTER AT PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER, PROVIDING MINI FACIALS AND HAND MASSAGE TREATMENTS TO PATIENTS WHILE THEY RECEIVED MEDICAL CARE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DEVELOPED CUSTOMIZED BEAUTY SERIES PROGRAMS TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING BEDSIDE HAIRCUT SERVICES AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES AND SPECIALIZED HAIR AND SKIN CARE SUPPORT WITHIN CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS. BEAUTY BUS ALSO SUCCESSFULLY REINTRODUCED ITS HOME VISITS PROGRAM THROUGH A NEW TECHNOLOGY-SUPPORTED BOOKING PLATFORM THAT ALLOWS ALS PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO DIRECTLY SCHEDULE AND MANAGE IN-HOME SALON APPOINTMENTS. LAUNCHED IN JULY 2025, THE PILOT PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED STRONG DEMAND AND OPERATIONAL SUCCESS, POSITIONING BEAUTY BUS TO EXPAND HOME VISITS SERVICES TO ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN 2026. 644701 true true false false false false false false false false true true false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 12 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X SALESBERRY GROUP LLC 7083658003 2405 W GRAND AVE STE B 31638 CHICAGO IL 60612 RUTH LAURENT-KOCHER Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 152500 0 2750 WENDY MARANTZ LEVINE Founder 12.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 IDA BARBA Board member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORA CONRAD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LILIANA CERILO BOARD CHAIR 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIANNA COLE Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BRAHOS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE BIDER STONE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAN ROSENSON Board Member 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA STRAUS Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JEREMY CRAMER Board member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 152500 2750 1 false true false 0 86875 1161416 192921 1248291 Program Income 900099 86021 86021 86021 32999 32999 0 0 0 5635 5216 419 419 419 78890 86875 78890 0 0 0 0 1367730 119020 419 0 0 0 0 152500 91500 30500 30500 0 250111 198753 29292 22066 0 13282 7839 4214 1229 35808 25566 6161 4081 0 0 43750 3300 40450 0 0 1756 1756 40166 9058 5998 25110 16657 16630 27 0 0 0 70013 56015 6999 6999 3813 3112 363 338 0 0 0 0 11379 9105 1137 1137 11242 5064 5540 638 DONATIONS IN KIND 181083 179713 1370 SUPPLIES 34933 24443 3280 7210 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 13485 767 5295 7423 SPECIAL EVENTS FACILITY RENTAL 8728 8728 18988 13836 3301 1851 907694 644701 144286 118707 308661 181144 681628 713270 74739 123376 65450 26903 0 0 0 0 5150 0 72978 56766 27591 16212 115481 125830 622882 0 0 164822 103674 1443522 1913291 10359 28918 154408 101563 164767 130481 X 1250255 1727260 28500 55550 1278755 1782810 1443522 1913291 460036 16132 27887 X X true X false true false X 834629 1211335 647207 1032251 1334312 5059734 0 0 834629 1211335 647207 1032251 1334312 5059734 1650627 3409107 147 1386 8240 21236 33418 64427 0 0 5124161 0.66530 0.70080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 43105 28098 15007 26776 26461 315 3097 2207 890 16212 622882 Deposits 10000 Operating lease right-of -use asset 86869 Other assets 6805 103674 Deferred Grant Advances 10000 Operating lease right-of-use liability 91563 101563 X X X X X X false POKER EVENT 165765 86875 78890 78890 165765 86875 78890 78890 78890 false false false false false false false false false RUTH LAURENT-KOCHER Executive Dir. 152500 2750 155250 X BEAUTY PRODUCTS 1 36000 50% OF RETAIL X AUCTION ITEMS 79 37010 FMV X BEAUTY AND CARE 10553 119911 50% OF FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FORM 990 WAS CIRCULATED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OFFICERS, INCLUDES REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 NO OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.