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Nonprofit · EIN 20-4083846

IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · WOODLAND HLS, CA 91367

Financials

$410K$572K2023$348K$452K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$347,735$451,762-$104,027$2,783,694$20,768$2,762,926
December 31, 2023990$409,885$571,958-$162,073$2,641,311$20,306$2,621,005
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$222,088
Program service revenue
$7,500
Investment income
$139,334
Net gain from sales of assets
$89,883
Net income from fundraising events
-$21,187
Other revenue
-$21,187

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$96,320
Other salaries and wages
$131,300
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$245,257
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$6,286
Accounting fees
$22,868
Occupancy
$7,828
Travel
$13,603
Depreciation
$4,667
Program services (functional)
$328,475
Management and general (functional)
$100,565
Fundraising (functional)
$22,722

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,641,311
Total assets, end of year
$2,783,694
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,768
Net assets, end of year
$2,762,926
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,333
Publicly traded securities
$2,639,726
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,752,050
Net assets with donor restrictions
$10,876
Gross receipts
$368,922
Employees
3
Volunteers
55
Year formed
2005
State of legal domicile
MN

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MANUELA TESTOLINIFOUNDER/PRES
Trustee or director, Officer
40$96,320
NORMAN BAILEYCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LINDA LIVINGSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINE ONEKSYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDY TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MANUELA TESTOLINIFOUNDER/PRES
Trustee or director, Officer
40$96,320
NORMAN BAILEYCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LINDA LIVINGSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINE ONEKSYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDY TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
21255 BURBANK BLVD STE 120, WOODLAND HLS, CA 91367-6669
In care of
% MANUELA TESTOLINI
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MANUELA TESTOLINI, 21255 BURBANK BLVD SUITE 120, LOS ANGELES, CA 91367
Signed the 990
MANUELA TESTOLINI, FOUNDER/PRESIDENT
Phone
(833) 444-4279
Website
IAPW.ORG
Return prepared by
MOUNTAIN WEST ADVISORS LLC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 20-4083846 or by the name IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

WE EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE TOOLS, SKILLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED AND THRIVE. IAPW PROGRAMS IMPROVE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, DEVELOP CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS, AND UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF YOUTH TO LEAD TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • YOUTH AMBASSADORS: OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAM PROVIDES TEENS WITH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL & LEADERSHIP SKILLS, EMPOWERING THEM TO FIND PURPOSE AND DEVELOP THE LIFE-READINESS AND CRITICAL THINKING NEEDED TO SUCCEED. TEENS IDENTIFY THEIR STRENGTHS AND PASSIONS, EQUIP THEIR LEADERSHIP TOOLBOX, AND BECOME EMPATHETIC LEADERS READY TO IMPLEMENT YOUTH-LED SOCIAL IMPACT PROJECTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2023, OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS TRAVELED TO GUATEMALA TO BUILD A SCHOOL FOR AN INDIGENOUS MAYA COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR REACH PROGRAM. THIS LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE DEEPENS THEIR CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL EDUCATION ISSUES
    Expenses $106,940 · revenue $3,750
  • THROUGH REACH (RURAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY HARMONY), WE BRING SCHOOLS AND RESOURCES TO RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SOME OF THE WORLDS ECONOMICALLY POOREST COUNTRIES, HARNESSING THE POWER OF EDUCATION TO EMPOWER ALL CHILDREN TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE WORLD. WITH 34 SCHOOLS IN 8 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, WE'VE PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WITH ACCESS TO EDUCATION, HELPING TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND ILLITERACY. WORKING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH THE COMMUNITY, WE IDENTIFY REMAINING BARRIERS TO EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AND WORK TO IMPLEMENT SUPPORTING, WRAPAROUND SERVICES SUCH AS CLEAN WATER, SUSTAINABLE FARMING, SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS, AND SOLAR POWER. IN 2023, WITH THE HELP OF OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS, WE BUILT OUR 34TH SCHOOL BRINGING EDUCATION TO AN INDIGENOUS MAYAN COMMUNITY IN THE HIGHLANDS OF GUATEMALA.
    Expenses $37,076
  • DREAMCATCHERS: THROUGH THE POWER OF ART & STORYTELLING, WE TEACH KIDS AGES 5-12 ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES FROM HUNGER & POVERTY TO CLEAN WATER & CLIMATE CHANGE, CULTIVATING THEIR NATURAL EMPATHY AND EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. OUR SIGNATURE DREAMCATCHERS INITIATIVE, LUCIA & LUNAS BACKPACK DRIVE, WHAT STARTED AS A 5-YEAR-OLD'S SERVICE PROJECT HAS BECOME AN AWARD- WINNING, ANNUAL INITIATIVE SUPPORTING 1,500+ STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND HIGH-NEED CLASSROOMS IN LOS ANGELES. THROUGH YOUTH-LED FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, WE HAVE RAISED OVER 50,000 FOR KIDS IN NEED. IN 2023, THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND SELECT CHARTER SCHOOLS, WE BROUGHT OUR DREAMCATCHERS & YOUTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAMS TO HUNDREDS MORE KIDS.
    Expenses $90,137 · revenue $3,750
  • LOVE 4 ONE ANOTHER: LOVE 4 ONE ANOTHER (L4OA) WAS ESTABLISHED BY IAPW TO HONOR AND BUILD UPON THE PHILANTHROPIC WORK BETWEEN IAPW FOUNDER, MANUELA TESTOLINI AND MUSIC ICON, PRINCE. THROUGH L4OA, WE HARNESS THE POWER OF MUSIC, ART, AND TECHNOLOGY TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE IN UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. BY PROVIDING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, MUSIC THERAPY INTERVENTIONS, AND MULTIMEDIA TOOLS, WE PROMOTE WELL-BEING AND GIVE KIDS THE CHANCE TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ACADEMICS AND HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD. IN 2023, WE OPENED A NEW MUSIC & MULTIMEDIA LAB AND TEEN EMPOWERMENT CENTER IN SOUTHEAST D.C.. THE SPACE HOSTS OUR DREAMCATCHERS AND YOUTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND MUSIC FOR 600 STUDENTS FROM ONE OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY. IN 2024, WE LAUNCHED GOODTECH, A FORWARD-THINKING PROGRAM CREATED TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHANGEMAKERS. IN TODAYS FAST-PACED DIGITAL LANDSCAPE, ITS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO STAY CONNECTED AND USE THEIR VOICES FOR GOOD. GOODTECH BLENDS DIGITAL LITERACY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING INTO A DYNAMIC CURRICULUM THAT BUILDS ESSENTIAL 21ST-CENTURY LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THROUGH HANDS-ON PROJECTS AND CREATIVE EXPLORATION, STUDENTS DISCOVER HOW TECHNOLOGY, ART, MUSIC, AND PODCASTING CAN BE HARNESSED AS POWERFUL TOOLS FOR ADVOCACY, STORYTELLING, AND LASTING SOCIAL IMPACT.
    Expenses $94,322

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-4083846
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2006
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,783,694
Income (IRS master file)
$368,922

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$347,735$451,762$2,783,694XML
990December 2023$409,885$571,958$2,641,311XML
990-PFDecember 2022–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2021–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2020–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-4083846).

Questions about IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION is 20-4083846.
Is IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
Are donations to IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MANUELA TESTOLINI.
Who are the officers and directors of IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $96,320 (MANUELA TESTOLINI, FOUNDER/PRES).
How much revenue does IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $347,735, expenses of $451,762 and total assets of $2,783,694 at year end.

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