EIN 81-4962168

The Shower of Hope

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
70
Year formed
2016
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The Shower of Hope provides free showers, hygiene, and wrap-around services to the homeless in Los Angeles, including interim housing for students.
Also known as...
End Homelessness California
Total revenues
$2,813,954
2022
Total expenses
$2,472,940
2022
Total assets
$2,244,439
2022
Num. employees
70
2022

Program areas at The Shower of Hope

The Shower of Hope program offers free showers, hygiene, food, clothing, haircuts, books, and The opportunity to connect with wrap-around services such as case management and mental health through los angeles homeless services authority (lahsa) and los angeles county.in august of 2022, The Shower of Hope expanded its services to over 40 Shower locations in partnership with 5 keys. Both of these programs were initiatives by The city of los angeles public works department aimed at providing mobile hygiene services to unhoused angelenos, while promoting workforce development for formerly incarcerated individuals. In 2022, we were able to provide over 32,000 free showers and hygiene items to our unhoused neighbors. By The End of The year we established 54 weekly Shower shifts at 45 locations during 7 days of The week.
Hope housing for students is a program that aims to help community college students that are homeless or are facing housing instability by providing interim housing. The program provides all The basic necessities including food, internet, and utilities as well as a furnished household. The goal of The project is to provide interim housing to male and female students between The ages of 18-28 years old so they are able to continue with their studies. The program has a holistic approach that goes beyond academics. The program has a program coordinator that seek to teach students valuable life skills and other skills to thrive academically. Students are required to be actively participating in school as well as meeting work and volunteer requirements. They must show progress to continue in The program. The program manager and case managers will support The students by connecting them with resources they may need and help them find professional opportunities. We offer students a free place to live and most importantly a nurturing environment where we focus on improving their wellbeing, from better academic outcomes to social-emotional and workforce development. In 2022, we successfully opened a third home in The city of long beach along with our two other homes in The city of rosemead and east los angeles (boyle heights) bringing our capacity to over 30+ students. Since The inception of our program in 2020 to The End of 2022 we have been able to successfully house over 45 students across laccd and lbcc campuses and have seen students gain valuable independent living skills as well as being able to transfer to The following 4-year universities: ucla, uc irvine, csu northridge, csu los angeles, & csu dominguez hills. In 2022, students in Hope housing passed 88% of their attempted units with an overall average gpa of 2.9.
Destination Hope safe parking is a program in partnership with The city of los angeles (city district 1) and lahsa that brings "destination Hope" in two lots every night, allowing families and individuals living in their cars access to bathrooms, case management, food and a secure area to sleep on a nightly basis until they are able to move into interim or permanent supportive housing. In 2022, our services stayed consistent and we were able to partner with lahsa and multiple agencies to be able in 2023 move our clients into housing in faster and more efficient and collaborative ways. By The End of 2022, we were able to provide over 4,000+ parking slots to individuals and families in need, a 24% increase from 2021.

Who funds The Shower of Hope

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
S Mark Taper FoundationGeneral Operating Support Within Los Angele County.$150,000
Smidt Family FoundationIn Furtherance of Section 501(c)(3) Charitable Purpose.$70,000
PayPal Giving FundGeneral Support$28,322
...and 8 more grants received

Personnel at The Shower of Hope

NameTitleCompensation
Liyanaarachchige M TillekeratneExecutive Director$0
Mel Liyanaarachchige TillekeratneExecutive Director , Founder$105,600
Maximus FernandoTreasurer$0
Scott JacobsonVice Chair$0
Cesar ArmendarizSecretary$0
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for The Shower of Hope

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,813,954
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,813,954

Form 990s for The Shower of Hope

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-09-08990View PDF
2021-122022-11-02990View PDF
2020-122021-06-08990View PDF
2019-122021-02-22990View PDF
2018-122019-10-04990EZView PDF
...and 1 more Form 990

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Data update history
November 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from S Mark Taper Foundation
November 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
October 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
August 8, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
July 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
Human servicesHomelessness
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
958 N Western Ave 603
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
County
Los Angeles County, CA
Website URL
theshowerofhope.org/ 
Phone
(310) 926-6675
IRS details
EIN
81-4962168
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2016
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P85: Homeless Persons Centers and Services
NAICS code, primary
624190: Individual and Family Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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