Golden Gate is an organization established to provide literacy programs to qualified children and adults, and in addition to after school programs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$170K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $468K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.3M
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2023▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$5.1M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2023▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$4.9M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2023▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $3.8M Management & general 16% · $751K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$143,600Pt VII · Sec A
$26,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Valerie Robinson’s $147K as President is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Valerie Robinson$147,300$188,578$143,600$143,000$156,975
Ernest Robinson$54,595$53,073$26,000$26,000$47,466

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers literacy and after-school programs for children and adults.

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1 program · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Revenue and expenses relate directly to the programs for learning purposes

$3.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$309K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$751K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$462K
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$309K
Government grantsLn 1e$309K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$462K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$462K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M
Other assetsLn 15$96K
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5187
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$237K$462K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$170K$170K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$2.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$269K$269K
Management feesLn 11a$228K$228K
Legal feesLn 11b$34K$34K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$140K$140K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$311K$280K$31K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$84K$84K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$234K$234K
InsuranceLn 23$82K$82K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$664K$658K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$34K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$3.8M$751K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.1M$4.9M$199K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.2M$5.2M−$31K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $5.1M$4.6M$483K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$3.5M$297K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.7M$2.6M$1.1M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.7M$2.9M$787K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,074,912 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $293,029$308,971
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,436,709$4,741,931
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$10
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $38,000$24,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,767,745$5,074,912
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,718,208$2,715,183
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,752,511$1,876,551
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,470,719$4,591,734
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $297,026$483,178
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,074,912 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$308,971
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$308,971
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,741,931$4,741,931
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $10$10
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $24,000$24,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,765,931 · Unrelated business $10$5,074,912
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,591,734 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $169,600$169,600
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,276,431$2,276,431
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $269,152$269,152
IX-11a Management feesManagement $228,500$228,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $34,347$34,347
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,330$39,330
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $140,262$140,262
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,039$6,039
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $280,217 · Management $31,079$311,296
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,716$6,716
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $83,855$83,855
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $233,894$233,894
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $81,590$81,590
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $657,784 · Management $6,235$664,019
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $34,340 · Management $12,363$46,703
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,840,541 · Management $751,193 · Fundraising $0$4,591,734
Part X · Balance sheet $5,466,928 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $87,747; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $236,900$461,989
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,339,294$4,532,841
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $310,798$288,351
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $90,000$96,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,063,939$5,466,928
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,372,643$2,292,454
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,691,296$3,174,474
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,063,939$5,466,928
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,174,474 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,074,912
XI-2 Total expenses$4,591,734
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$483,178
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,691,296
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,174,474

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