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Oscar Grant Foundation

Tax-deductible

Castro Valley, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 37-1761761

The specific purpose of the organization is to: provide support services for individuals having lost love ones due to violence; youth mentoring; and cultural sensitivity to law enforcement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$183K
-51% vs prior year
Spent
$282K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$183K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$183K
FY2025▼ -51%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$154K
FY2022$258K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$377K
FY2025$183K
Expenses
$282K
FY2025▲ +59%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$37K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$177K
FY2025$282K
Net assets
$183K
FY2025▼ -35%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$44K
FY2022$147K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$183K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $282K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wanda Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports grieving families, mentors youth, and promotes cultural understanding with law enforcement.

Provided by the organization

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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 · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$183K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Money outPt IX
$282K
Ln 25
Programscol B$282K
Owns and owesPt X
$183K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K
Total assetsLn 16$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$133K
Total revenueLn 12$183K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$143K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$143K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$183K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$242K$143K
Total assetsLn 16$282K$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$282K$183K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$225K$225K
Total functional expensesLn 25$282K$282K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $183K$282K−$99K$183K 990 PDF
FY2024 $377K$177K$200K$282K 990 PDF
FY2023 $197K$259K−$63K$82K 990 PDF
FY2022 $258K$172K$86K$147K 990 PDF
FY2021 $154K$37K$117K$44K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $183,134 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$133,172
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,962
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$183,134
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$183,134
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $282,437 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,130$7,130
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,672$2,672
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,519$16,519
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,005$22,005
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,670$8,670
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $225,441$225,441
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $282,437 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$282,437
Part X · Balance sheet $182,970 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $242,344$143,041
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,496$22,496
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,433$17,433
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $282,273$182,970
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $282,273$182,970
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $282,273$182,970
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $182,970 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$183,134
XI-2 Total expenses$282,437
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$99,303
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$282,273
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$182,970

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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