EIN 94-2298681

Grey Bears

Name: Grey Bears financials for 2023
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Santa Cruz

State

California

Year formed

1975

Most recent tax filings

2023-06-01

NTEE code, primary

P81: Senior Centers and Services

Description

Grey Bears improves the health and wellbeing of seniors through volunteerism and community participation. The organization delivers a weekly bag of healthy groceries to Santa Cruz residents, 50 years of age and older, through its Healthy Food for Seniors program. Grey Bears also provides over 2 million pounds of food to senior citizens of Santa Cruz using financial support from the general public, several government agencies, revenues generated by its recycling programs, and sales revenue of donated items in its thrift shop.

Also known as...

California Grey Bears

Total revenues

$8,184,695

2023

Total expenses

$7,903,166

2023

Total assets

$8,694,207

2023

Num. employees

2023

Program areas at Grey Bears

Using financial support of general public and several government agencies, revenues generated by its recycling programs, and sales revenue of donated items in its thrift shop, the organization provided over 2 million pounds of food to senior citizens of santa cruz county.

Who funds Grey Bears

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties	2023-06	Senior Services	$56,549
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County	2022-12	For General Operating Support	$48,200
Monterey Peninsula Foundation (MPF)	2023-06	Operating Support	$40,000
...and 11 more grants received

Personnel at Grey Bears

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Jennifer Merchant	Executive Director	$91,330	2024-10-02
Matthew Lyles	Operations Director		2024-10-02
Danielle Wong	Healthy Food Program Director		2024-10-02
Mary Buck	Operations Manager		2022-04-27
Sharon Gross	Office Manager		2024-10-02
...and 12 more key personnel

Financials for Grey Bears

Revenues	FYE 06/2023	FYE 06/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$6,115,915	$6,311,067	-3.1%
Program services	$499,665	$462,583	8%
Investment income and dividends	$85,000	$33,057	157.1%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$106,799	$98,223	8.7%
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$-105,325	$29,778	-453.7%
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0	-
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$1,482,641	$1,652,613	-10.3%
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0	-
Total revenues	$8,184,695	$8,587,321	-4.7%

Form 990s for Grey Bears

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2023-06	2024-05-13	990	View PDF
2022-06	2023-05-12	990	View PDF
2021-06	2022-01-14	990	View PDF
2020-06	2021-04-06	990	View PDF
2019-06	2020-10-09	990	View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

Organizations like Grey Bears

Organization	Type	Location	Revenue
Silver Key Senior Services	501(c)(3)	Colorado Springs, CO	$8,477,734
Edmonds Senior Center	501(c)(3)	Edmonds, WA	$3,222,916
Age Well Senior Services	501(c)(3)	Lake Forest, CA	$8,353,151
Osceola County Council on Aging	501(c)(3)	Kissimmee, FL	$15,633,321
Council on Aging of West Florida	501(c)(3)	Pensacola, FL	$6,980,092
Cumberland County Coordinating Council on Older Adults	501(c)(3)	Fayetteville, NC	$2,066,345
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center (GBCGAC)	501(c)(3)	Boston, MA	$14,288,809
Regional Aid for Interim Needs (RAIN)	501(c)(3)	Bronx, NY	$17,954,100
Baker Senior Center Naples	501(c)(3)	Naples, FL	$4,429,424
Council on Aging of Volusia County	501(c)(3)	Daytona Beach, FL	$7,649,107

Data update history

October 2, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 11 new personnel

August 12, 2024

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023

August 4, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 1 new personnel

July 17, 2024

Received grants

Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $56,549 from Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties

May 18, 2024

Received grants

Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $12,934 from American Online Giving Foundation

Nonprofit Types

Human service organizationsSenior centersCharities

Issues

Human services

Characteristics

State / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 2710 Chanticleer Ave; Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Metro area: Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
County: Santa Cruz County, CA
Website URL: greybears.org/
Phone: (831) 479-1055

IRS details

EIN: 94-2298681
Fiscal year end: June
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1975
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: P81: Senior Centers and Services
NAICS code, primary: 624120: Services for the Elderly and People with Disabilities
Parent/child status: Independent

California AB-488 details

AB 488 status: May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status: Current
FTB status revoked: Not revoked
AG Registration Number: 018411
FTB Entity ID: 0732870
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date: 2024-11-20

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