Nonprofit · EIN 77-0337378
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE
Also known as ASST LEAGUE OF SAN LUIS OBISPO CNTY
Tax-exempt · SN LUIS OBISP, CA 93406
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 990 | $719,212 | $760,332 | -$41,120 | $1,060,065 | $385,497 | $674,568 |
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $694,514 | $693,312 | $1,202 | $1,038,272 | $350,834 | $687,438 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $716,428 | $677,937 | $38,491 | $1,037,641 | $351,405 | $686,236 |
| May 31, 2022 | 990 | $654,363 | $535,265 | $119,098 | $697,853 | $10,020 | $687,833 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $596,796
- of which government grants
- $17,750
- Membership dues
- $6,130
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $6,111
- Net income from fundraising events
- $116,305
- Other revenue
- $116,305
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,400
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,147
- Occupancy
- $190,001
- Depreciation
- $1,295
- Program services (functional)
- $662,243
- Management and general (functional)
- $35,174
- Fundraising (functional)
- $62,915
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,038,272
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,060,065
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $385,497
- Net assets, end of year
- $674,568
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,164
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $656,818
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $17,750
- Gross receipts
- $722,516
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 May 31, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE BUSBY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $0 |
| LYNN OGDEN | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| CINDY CANTRELL | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $0 |
| HELEN ROBERTSON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 22 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE PONTIUS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 24 | $0 |
| JAN HUTCHINSON | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE SNYDER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $0 |
| SUSAN PINO | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 21 | $0 |
| SHARON DARNTON | President Trustee or director, Officer | 24 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2025: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONNIE LONG | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL QUILICI | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| CINDY CANTRELL | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| HELEN ROBERTSON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 22 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE PONTIUS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 13 | $0 |
| NANCY WINKENBACH | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SUSAN PINO | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| SHARON DARNTON | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONNIE LONG | President Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| CHERYL QUILICI | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 28 | $0 |
| ANNA AVEN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| CAROLYN JONES | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE PONTIUS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| LYNN OGDEN | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| NANCY WINKENBACH | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 11 | $0 |
| CAROL DOBRZENSKY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JAN HUTCHINSON | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SUSAN PINO | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 24 | $0 |
| SHARON DARNTON | Director Trustee or director | 18 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2022: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUDY JIMENEZ | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| SHARON FREDRICKS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| ANNA AVEN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BONNIE LONG | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE PONTIUS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 22 | $0 |
| LYNN OGDEN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CINDY CANTRELL | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JAN HUTCHINSON | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JO ANNE PAINTER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SUSAN PINO | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 24 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 14260, SN LUIS OBISP, CA 93406-4260
- In care of
- % SUSAN PINO
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BONNIE LONG
- Signed the 990
- SHARON DARNTON, President
- Phone
- (805) 782-0824
- Website
- WWW.ALSLOCOUNTY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Sousa and Company
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0337378 or by the name NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY IS A NONPROFIT VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE DEDICATED TO SERVING FAMILES AND CHILDREN THROUGH ITS PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS
Program accomplishments
- ASSISTANCE LEAGUES PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM, OPERATION SCHOOL BELL, PROVIDES NEW SCHOOL APPROPRIATE CLOTHING TO STUDENTS IN NEED, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADES IN ALL TEN (10) SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. STUDENTS ARE REFERRED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. SHELTERS REFER FAMILIES TO THEIR CHILDRENS SCHOOL FOR REFERRALS. CLOTHING APPOINTMENTS ARE SCHEDULED AND STUDENTS ARE TREATED TO A RETAIL SHOPPING EXPERIENCE AT LOCAL RETAIL STORES. CLOTHING APPOINTMENTS BEGIN IN THE FALL AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR. KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH GRADE STUDENTS EACH RECEIVE $175 IN SHOPPING CREDIT. 6TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS RECEIVE $225 IN SHOPPING CREDIT. THE SHOPPING CREDIT IS USED STRICTLY FOR PURCHASING SCHOOL APPROPRIATE CLOTHING AND SHOES. RETAIL STORES HONOR OUR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS. OUR MEMBER VOLUNTEERS SUPERVISE THE SHOPPING. IN ADDITION, EACH STUDENT AND THEIR PRE-SCHOOL SIBLINGS ARE ABLE TO SELECT A BOOK OF THEIR CHOICE OF GRADE APPROPRIATE LITERATURE. EACH STUDENT ALSO RECEIVES A TOTE FILLED WITH GRADE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL SUPPLIES. DURING THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR, 2,002 STUDENTS RECEIVED THE SERVICES OF OPERATION SCHOOL BELL THROUG ALLOCATED SCHOOL REFERRALS. IN ADDITION, 122 STUDENTS WERE SERVED THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH THE PASO ROBLES ROTARY CLUB, THE INDEPENDENT GRAPE GROWERS PASO ROBLES, AND THE SAN LUIS OBISPO ROTARY DE TOLOSA. IN ALL, 2,124 STUDENTS RECEIVED CLOTHING AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES THROUGH OPERATION SCHOOL BELL. ACCESS CAREER EDUCATION GRANT (ACE) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2023/24 IN COLLABORATION WITH CUESTA COLLEGE. THE GRANT IS INTENTED TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR REQUIRED TOOLS AND MATERIALS TO CUESTA COLLEGE STUDENTS IN NEED WHO ARE ENROLLED IN CAREER EDUCATION/TRADES PROGAMS. THE GRANT MONIES PROVIDES NECESSARY FUNDING FOR THE REQUIRED TOOLS AND MATERIALS, BEYOND TUITION.THIS GRANT YEAR, $6,400 WAS DIVIDED AMONG 50 CUESTA COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CAREER PROGAMS FROM ARCHITECHTURE TO WELDING.Expenses $662,243 · grants $6,400 · revenue $719,213
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 77-0337378
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 4176: NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,060,065
- Income (IRS master file)
- $722,516
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2026 | $719,212 | $760,332 | $1,060,065 | XML |
| 990 | May 2025 | $694,514 | $693,312 | $1,038,272 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $716,428 | $677,937 | $1,037,641 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $675,483 | $680,010 | $691,613 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2022 | $654,363 | $535,265 | $697,853 | XML |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | 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 77-0337378).
Questions about NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE is 77-0337378.
- Is NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Which annual return does NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE 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 NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending May 31, 2027) is due October 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2026 names BONNIE LONG.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2026 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2026 it reported revenue of $719,212, expenses of $760,332 and total assets of $1,060,065 at year end.
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