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Lead California EIN 32-0441191

Lead California

EIN  32-0441191 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fresno, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports California colleges in teaching service learning, civic engagement, and community service.
Leadership
Elaine Ikeda · Executive Director · $140K
Money in and out
$257K revenue, $366K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Supports California colleges in teaching service learning, civic engagement, and community service. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $257K in revenue, $366K in expenses, and $180K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$257K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$366K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$180K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$109K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -32% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-43%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -150% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$257K
FY2025▼ -24%
Expenses
$366K
FY2025▼ -8%
Total assets
$180K
FY2025▼ -38%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$257K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$366K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$180K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$109K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$180K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $293K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Lead california supports the implementation and administration of community service, service learning, community based participatory research, and related civic engagement activities on our lead california member campuses.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLead California
EINHdr · item D32-0441191
Principal addressHdr · item CFresno, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.leadcalifornia.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Elaine Ikeda
Executive Director
$140,034Pt VII · Sec A
Piper McGinley
Administrative Director
$96,301Pt VII · Sec A
Liane Louie-Badua
Director of Public Relations
$19,430Pt VII · Sec A
Saul Jimenez-Sandoval
Executive Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elaine Ikeda’s $140K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Elaine Ikeda$140,034$169,442$123,212$119,410$119,410
Piper McGinley$96,301$77,590$44,145$44,145$32,111
Liane Louie-Badua$19,430$33,330$41,225$36,723$36,723

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$257K
Total revenueLn 12$257K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program services80%$293K
Management & general20%$73K
Total functional expensesLn 25$366K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$180K
Total assetsLn 16$180K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$180K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $180K · Operating expenses/yr $366K
5.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $293K · Total expenses $366K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $73K · Total expenses $366K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $366K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $315K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $257K · Total revenue $257K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $257K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $257K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $257K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $366K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $257K · Prior year $339K
-24%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $401K · FY2024 $257K
-11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $180K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $257K · Expenses $366K
-43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $180K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $180K · Total assets $180K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $180K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Elaine Ikeda · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $140K · Total expenses $366K
38%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $308K · Total expenses $366K
84%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%——
Overhead ratio 20%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -24%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Engagenj a Nj Nonprofit CorporationFY2023$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$257K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$339K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$350K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$329K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$401K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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