Organizations Filed Purposes:
SIMPLY THE BASICS (THE "CORPORATION") IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY WITH BASIC NECESSITIES TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THE TOOLS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHANGES AND LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY. UNDER THE "BASIC NEEDS" APPROACH TO ALLEVIATING POVERTY, THE CORE NEEDS OF ANY PERSON, SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SHELTER, MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ACHIEVE SELF-ACTUALIZATION, SOBRIETY AND JOB SECURITY. THE CORPORATION SEEKS TO REFINE THIS CONCEPT TO INCORPORATE THE ADDITIONAL NEEDS OF HEALTH, HYGIENE AND EDUCATION. ACCORDINGLY, THE CORPORATION SEEKS TO REMOVE FUNDAMENTAL BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE AND SUCCESS BY PROVIDING BASIC NECESSITIES, AND THUS, GIVING PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY TO SURVIVE, BUT ALSO THRIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
SIMPLY THE BASICS IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY WITH BASIC NECESSITIES TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THE TOOLS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHANGES AND LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY.
THE CORPORATION WILL UTILIZE ITS "BASIC NEEDS" PROGRAM TO SAFELY PROVIDE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED WITH LIFE ESSENTIALS, WHILE REMOVING THE DEHUMANIZATION OF HANDOUTS AND EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO EXPERIENCE THE DIGNITY AND PERSONAL SATISFACTION THAT COME WITH MAKING CHOICES.
THE CORPORATION WILL ORGANIZE A "MARKETPLACE" THROUGH WHICH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CAN COORDINATE TO DISTRIBUTE DONATED GOODS IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER.
THROUGH THE "ACADEMY," THE CORPORATION WILL OFFER COURSES TO THE HOMELESS AND IMPOVERISHED LED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS THAT WILL TEACH BASIC LIFE SKILLS, JOB READINESS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO OVERCOME SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM BARRIERS TO PERSONAL SUCCESS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Priya Kothari | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Mike Dahn | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Lydia Montagnese | Director | 8 | $0 |
| Robert Perry | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Meghan Freebeck | President | 24 | $0 |
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