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Nonprofit · EIN 95-4416649

WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC

Tax-exempt · ENCINO, CA 91436

Financials

$568K$360K2022$740K$272K2023$396K$355K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$395,609$355,121$40,488$785,067$6,423$778,644
September 30, 2024990$739,835$271,689$468,146$744,579$6,423$738,156
September 30, 2023990$568,400$360,473$207,927$276,433$6,423$270,010
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$369,088
Program service revenue
$16,350
Investment income
$10,171
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$66,445
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$5,661
Occupancy
$2,248
Travel
$9,873
Program services (functional)
$348,296
Management and general (functional)
$6,825

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$744,579
Total assets, end of year
$785,067
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,423
Net assets, end of year
$778,644
Gross receipts
$395,609
Employees
0
Volunteers
6
Year formed
1992
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Celeste Arbuckle SSSTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Albertina Morales SSSVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Ellen Hunter SSSDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Kathie MontserratDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Frances MoonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Joeline Santiago SSSPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Denise RobinsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Celeste Arbuckle SSSTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Albertina Morales SSSVP/Secretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Michael SchmidtDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ellen Hunter SSSDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Kathie MontserratDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Frances MoonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Joeline Santiago SSSPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Denise RobinsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Celeste Arbuckle SSSTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Albertina Morales SSSVP/Secretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Michael SchmidtDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ellen Hunter SSSDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Kathie MontserratDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Frances MoonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Joeline Santiago SSSPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4316 LANAI RD, ENCINO, CA 91436-3617
In care of
% SR ELLEN HUNTER SSS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Celeste Arbuckle SSS, 4316 LANAI ROAD, ENCINO, CA 914363617
Signed the 990
Celeste Arbuckle SSS, Treasurer
Phone
(818) 784-2926
Return prepared by
Omar R Bardales CPA

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-4416649 or by the name WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC.

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

Mission

The Organization's primary exempt purpose is to assist the poor, needy and powerless.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Los Angeles Sisters Aging Well (LASAW) Network is a new project of Works in New Directions, Inc. in which it looks to serve the eldest members and to develop a strategic plan to address the diverse needs of elderly sisters in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
    Expenses $240,244 · revenue $480
  • The Organization's existing program named the Trauma Transformation Project (TTP) has been renamed and diversified into the InVision Institute and the East Oakland Alliance. The focus of these Project Movements, which was pioneered with an international team of collaborators, is still to develop and implement: 1) comprehensive trauma-centered curricula for youth-centered urban community development programs; and b) a relational, trauma-centered youth development program model that brings to life the psychology, philosophy and interventions of the training curricula.This trauma training and program model, which will eventually be implemented nationally, are being developed as supporting strategies that will offer a broad range of options to: 1) disrupt and prevent the devastating interaction between youth, violence, and sustained trauma, particularly as it influences the large health and educational disparities for youth of color; 2) intervene and work to heal the intergenerational impacts of violence and chronic trauma on youth, families and urban communities; 3) strengthen the resilience and hope that empowers young people to reach for their full and unique potential; 4) educate and influence the priorities of public policy and philanthropy on the most effective youth-centered urban community development interventions.
    Expenses $91,237 · grants $54,645
  • Organization provides food and clothing, legal advocacy services, crisis intervention services, mental health services, and spiritual support to the poor, needy and powerless.
    Expenses $16,815 · grants $11,800 · revenue $15,870

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-4416649
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Church
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Unknown (Z99Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$785,067
Income (IRS master file)
$395,609

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$395,609$355,121$785,067XML
990September 2024$739,835$271,689$744,579XML
990September 2023$568,400$360,473$276,433XML
990-EZSeptember 2022–––IRS
990-EZSeptember 2021–––IRS
990-EZSeptember 2020–––IRS
990-EZSeptember 2019–––IRS
990-EZSeptember 2018–––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 95-4416649).

Questions about WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC

What is the EIN of WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC is 95-4416649.
Is WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Which annual return does WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC 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 WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Celeste Arbuckle SSS.
Who are the officers and directors of WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does WORKS IN NEW DIRECTIONS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $395,609, expenses of $355,121 and total assets of $785,067 at year end.

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