Solid Ground is a community action agency which works to end poverty and undo racism.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$757K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $591K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$757K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $81K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.7M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$29.2M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$28.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$18.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$29.2M
FY2021▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$36.7M
FY2021$29.2M
FY2022$29.0M
FY2023$29.7M
FY2024$31.8M
Expenses
$28.9M
FY2021▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$32.9M
FY2021$28.9M
FY2022$29.1M
FY2023$30.5M
FY2024$32.1M
Net assets
$18.7M
FY2021▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18.5M
FY2021$18.7M
FY2022$18.6M
FY2023$17.9M
FY2024$17.5M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1975.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $24.3M Management & general 12% · $3.6M Fundraising 3% · $976K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $757K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$173,528Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$134,696Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Finance Director/Co
$114,096Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Director
$112,584Pt VII · Sec A
Transportation Director
$112,377Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$109,822Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shalimar Gonzales’s $210K as CEO is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M housing 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shalimar Gonzales$209,804$202,285$197,760$173,528—
Shelly Holmes Parrish$151,511$146,557$145,055$134,696$123,509
Caitlen Daniels———$109,822$150,550
Paul Hae-Yong Park$149,757$142,417———
Humberto Alvarez————$146,780
Anna Cronin$139,891$135,086$127,581——
Laura Langwell$137,621$130,594———
Kari Ware$136,071$131,581$122,448$112,377$110,572

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

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

Programs and updates

Fights poverty and racism by providing food access, nutrition education, community advocacy, and essential skill-building services to help individuals and families thrive.

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3 programs · $18.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Transportation

To provide specialized transportation to people living with disabilities or on low incomes to access community support services. In 2021, provided over 159,500 trips to clients to get to work or other life enriching activities.

$11.3Mprogram expense
02

Stabilization Services

To educate and empower people with tools to solve problems that jeopardize housing through housing advocacy, case management and limited financial support to help people find AND/OR maintain safe, permanent housing.

$4.0Mprogram expense
03

Residential Services

To provide service enriched housing, including emergency shelter and transitional and permanent housing and life skills, childrens programs and financial assistance to residents. In 2021, safely housed 457 households, helped another 314 households obtain safe and affordable housing and provided 180 mothers and their children a safe haven…

$3.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$81K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $30.6M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,327,047
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,131,381
Unitemized GrantFY2024$437,344
Unitemized GrantFY2024$143,748
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,211,782
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,252,105
Unitemized GrantFY2023$697,816
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,641
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,700,396
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,530,344
Unitemized GrantFY2022$555,879
Unitemized GrantFY2022$23,787
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,868,279
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,314,470
Unitemized GrantFY2021$177,398
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,365
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,375,481
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,328,997
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$29.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$228K
Money outPt IX
$28.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$24.3M
Managementcol C$3.6M
Fundraisingcol D$976K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.8M
Total assetsLn 16$23.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$272K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$119K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Other incomeLn 4–11$228K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$574
Total revenueLn 12$29.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$5.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$897K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$23.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M
Net assetsLn 32$18.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5324
VolunteersI 6670
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.9M$6.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$808K$897K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$24.4M$23.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M$4.7M
Net assetsLn 32$18.5M$18.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.4M$5.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.3M$508K$738K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11.7M$9.9M$1.3M$572K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$435K$350K$64K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.1M$1.9M$161K$70K
Payroll taxesLn 10$976K$778K$151K$47K
Legal feesLn 11b$54K$7K$48K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$60K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$83K$83K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$6K$11K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$161K$55K$39K$67K
OccupancyLn 16$610K$519K$64K$27K
TravelLn 17$8K$6K$2K$291
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$54K$44K$9K$78
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$209K$209K
InsuranceLn 23$1.4M$1.4M$58K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.1M$3.3M$692K$106K
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$62K$22K$806
Total functional expensesLn 25$28.9M$24.3M$3.6M$976K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $31.8M$32.1M−$309K$17.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $29.7M$30.5M−$785K$17.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $29.0M$29.1M−$82K$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $29.2M$28.9M$350K$18.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $36.7M$32.9M$3.8M$18.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $29,222,210 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,409,320$3,803,751
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,893,092$25,118,593
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $82,286$72,361
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $268,523$227,505
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $36,653,221$29,222,210
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,158,542$5,368,512
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,559,516$16,604,715
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,156,037$6,898,962
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,874,095$28,872,189
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,779,126$350,021
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $29,222,210 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$119,182
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,684,569
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$272,163
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,803,751
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,118,593$25,118,593
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $72,935$72,935
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $163,035$163,035
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$574−$574
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $64,470$64,470
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,118,593 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $299,866$29,222,210
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $28,872,189 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,368,512$5,368,512
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $507,930 · Management $737,679 · Fundraising $52,199$1,297,808
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,908,478 · Management $1,269,535 · Fundraising $571,850$11,749,863
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $349,643 · Management $64,099 · Fundraising $21,370$435,112
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,915,691 · Management $160,925 · Fundraising $69,623$2,146,239
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $778,203 · Management $150,818 · Fundraising $46,672$975,693
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,746 · Management $47,676$54,422
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $60,069$60,069
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $82,748$82,748
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,963 · Management $11,425 · Fundraising $6,848$24,236
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $54,975 · Management $39,097 · Fundraising $66,687$160,759
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $519,371 · Management $63,584 · Fundraising $27,335$610,290
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,357 · Management $1,570 · Fundraising $291$8,218
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $44,412 · Management $9,369 · Fundraising $78$53,859
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $208,984$208,984
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,357,535 · Management $58,072 · Fundraising $6,121$1,421,728
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,331,988 · Management $691,660 · Fundraising $106,139$4,129,787
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $61,523 · Management $21,533 · Fundraising $806$83,862
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,300,075 · Management $3,596,095 · Fundraising $976,019$28,872,189
Part X · Balance sheet $23,373,136 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,227,793; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,728,499$1,629,101
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,177,317$5,185,430
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,334,027$5,450,272
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,056,438$1,086,685
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $467,032$501,042
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,463,573$3,395,975
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $808,352$896,838
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,392,524$23,373,136
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,126,845$1,748,319
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,604,592$2,587,286
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $35,687$180,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,917,124$4,653,105
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,954,023$16,870,758
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,521,377$1,849,273
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,475,400$18,720,031
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,392,524$23,373,136
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,720,031 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,222,210
XI-2 Total expenses$28,872,189
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$350,021
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,475,400
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$105,390
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,720,031

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