Silicon Valley De-Bug is a grassroots community organization based in San Jose, CA comprised of young people and families from disadvantaged communities coming together to give voice to our typically unseen and unheard experiences through education, training, and media production. Silicon Valley De-Bug provides a safe space for our constituency to then act on pressing social issues and implement the solutions identified.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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FY2022 · 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $642K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
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
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $2.8M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$161K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2022▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$3.5M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2022▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2022▲ +46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.0M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2014.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $2.0M Management & general 2% · $46K Fundraising 1% · $23K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$80,219Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Raj Jayadev’s $106K as Executive Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Raj Jayadev$106,381$80,273$80,219$56,719
Anna Turner$9,275———

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

Empowers youth and families to share their stories and solve community problems through media and education.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Silicon Valley De-Bugs three community programs are as follows:Media and StorytellingDe-Bug believes story-telling and media creation is a vehicle for individual transformation and can shape the way issues and moments are understood, conceptualized, and imagined by the larger public.

$2.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 35 grants · $1.3M · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$83,861
Unitemized GrantFY2024$82,963
We ResolveMN · FY2024$51,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$49,123
Communities in PartnershipNC · FY2024$40,000
Starting Over INCCA · FY2024$30,000
The Praxis Project INCCA · FY2024$30,000
Pillars of the CommunityCA · FY2024$30,000
Movement Alliance ProjectPA · FY2024$30,000
DayonenotdaytwoPA · FY2024$30,000
Tides AdvocacyCA · FY2024$20,000
Rich Family MinistriesLA · FY2024$20,000
Community Shares INCTN · FY2024$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$525K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$143K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$525K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$78K
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$106K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$106K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K$161K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$2.2M
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$89K$87K$2K$957
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$1.0M$19K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$281K$273K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$95K$93K$1K$783
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$254K$251K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$17K$16K$378$259
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$3K$922$4K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$154K$154K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$51K$38K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$40K$36K$812$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$55K$117$451
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$122$91
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$2.0M$46K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 30, 2025 $3.5M$3.3M$204K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $4.2M$2.6M$1.6M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $2.7M$2.1M$634K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 9, 2022 $2.1M$1.9M$155K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2021 $2.1M$1.5M$626K$1.4M 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 $2,736,583 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,660,948$2,207,923
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $389,681$524,947
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,175$3,713
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,051,804$2,736,583
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,318,965$1,512,852
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $577,993$590,050
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,896,958$2,102,902
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $154,846$633,681
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,736,583 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$143,173
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,064,750
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,207,923
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $524,947$524,947
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,713$3,713
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $528,660$2,736,583
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,102,902 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 $86,723 · Management $1,645 · Fundraising $957$89,325
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,016,745 · Management $19,284 · Fundraising $11,223$1,047,252
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $273,494 · Management $5,009 · Fundraising $2,508$281,011
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,206 · Management $1,275 · Fundraising $783$95,264
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $251,171 · Management $2,620$253,791
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,891 · Management $378 · Fundraising $259$16,528
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,302 · Management $922 · Fundraising $3,689$7,913
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $154,236$154,236
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,930$3,930
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,505 · Management $13,798$51,303
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $36,238 · Management $812 · Fundraising $3,249$40,299
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $54,957 · Management $117 · Fundraising $451$55,525
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,312 · Management $122 · Fundraising $91$6,525
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,033,710 · Management $45,982 · Fundraising $23,210$2,102,902
Part X · Balance sheet $2,381,212 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $140,085$77,896
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,405,402$2,179,513
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 chargesStart of year $9,120$17,544
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,715$106,259
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,573,322$2,381,212
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,756$60,483
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4$100,746
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,760$161,229
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,522,562$1,489,830
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$730,153
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,522,562$2,219,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,573,322$2,381,212
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,219,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,736,583
XI-2 Total expenses$2,102,902
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$633,681
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,522,562
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$63,740
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,219,983

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