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US nonprofit · EIN 680247352 · Sacramento, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 680247352) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Better Life Children Services

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$842k
$549k liabilities
Net assets
$293k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
8.4 years on average
Staff
16
15 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
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Better Life Children Services' network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Haneeseah StevensMember2018
8 yrs
Irma SamuelMember2018
8 yrs
Margretta CannonCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Virginia JohnsonTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Wonda RaymonPresident2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Winifred McNeilExecutive Direcsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Winifred McNeilExecutive Direc40$95k
Wonda RaymonPresident2$0
Virginia JohnsonTreasurer3$0
Margretta CannonSecretary3$0
Irma SamuelMember2$0
Haneeseah StevensMember2$0

About

Legal name
Better Life Children Services
EIN
680247352
Address
1750 Howe Ave Ste 280, Sacramento, CA, 95825-3368
State
California
Mission
To enrich the lives of children, youth, and families by providing quality, culturally sensitive, adoption and foster care services that promote safety, well-being, permanency. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Z99Z Unknown
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Unknown
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1991
Principal officer
Winifred McNeil (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1996
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsHaneeseah Stevens
≥8years on the filingsIrma Samuel
≥8years on the filingsMargretta Cannon
≥8years on the filingsVirginia Johnson

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$842k
Total liabilities
$549k
Net assets or fund balances
$293k
Contributions and grants received
$9k
Program service revenue
$1.9m
Employees
16
Volunteers
15

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.9m$1.9m$3k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.