Los Angeles, CA

SOFESA

EIN 26-1454148

Housing, Food & Basic Needs Shelter & Homelessness Services People experiencing homelessness Low-income

Mission

To accompany and serve families experiencing homelessness by entering into relationship with them to effect long term healing and growth and to help the local community break myths and know deeper the lived experience of homelessness.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About SOFESA

SOFESA is a secular 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Los Angeles that has served homeless and low-income families in Southern California since 1999, operating with a relationship-centered model focused on long-term healing rather than only transactional relief. ([sofesa.org](https://www.sofesa.org/about-us))

The organization provides direct services (emergency shelter support, food assistance, bill-pay and obstacle grants), community education, and large community events (notably its annual "Christmas of Hope" family celebration). SOFESA has maintained visible public programming and a calendar of events in recent years, indicating ongoing active operations. ([sofesa.org](https://www.sofesa.org/about-us))

Notable achievements

Longstanding, sustained service

Has provided relationship-centered support to homeless and low-income families in Southern California since 1999, demonstrating multi-decade continuity of operations. ([sofesa.org](https://www.sofesa.org/about-us))

Annual "Christmas of Hope" family celebration

Operates a long-running annual family celebration (listed as the 19th Annual event for Dec 2025 and a 20th-anniversary event planned for Dec 2026), a signature community program serving families during the holidays. ([sofesa.org](https://www.sofesa.org/events))

Recipient of donated goods via national partners

Documented as a recipient organization on national product-donation/public-disclosure schedules (Good360 Schedule I listings), showing material support from product-donation partners. ([good360.org](https://good360.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Good360-2022-12-Tax-Public-Disclosure-Copy.pdf?utm_source=openai))

At a glance

Total assets: $1.1M
Annual revenue: $153K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 26-1454148
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: www.sofesa.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Charity Navigator profile with an overall score of 84% (Three-Star rating) reflecting Accountability & Finance and Impact & Measurement assessments for recent fiscal years.

Listed on employee-giving platforms (Benevity) and volunteer platforms (VolunteerMatch), showing registration with common donor/volunteer channels used by workplaces and volunteers.

Registered to solicit in California (AB-488/AG registration noted in third‑party nonprofit registries), and appears in nonprofit databases that reference recent IRS Form 990 data for FY2022–FY2024, indicating active reporting and registration status.

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