Epacenter: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-2008341)

Nadine Rambeau’s $218K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023
Nadine Rambeau	$218,160	$201,032	$230,049
Jacinda Abcarian	$160,124	—	—
Amy Gaerlan	—	$158,220	$138,053
Valarie Duran	—	$130,700	—
David Castro	$129,501	—	—
Richard Davis	$107,536	—	—

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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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 to discover talents, realize potential, and impact the world through the arts.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023

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Epacenter is a creative youth development organization that helps east palo alto youth amplify their talents, realize their potential, and impact their world through art and design. Epacenter engages youth, ages 8-25 in east palo alto, in a range of creative youth development programs to develop their intrinsic voices, their sense of…

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

John and Marcia Goldman FoundationFY2024$1.4M

The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationFY2024$100K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$96K

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & SonomaFY2024$83K

The San Francisco FoundationFY2024$80K

Michael and Catherine Podell FundFY2024$75K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$58K

The Palo Alto Community FundFY2024$40K

Total grants receivedfrom 22 funders$2.1M

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M

Other incomeLn 4–11$215K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K

Money outPt IX

$3.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.7M

Managementcol C$1.2M

Fundraisingcol D$295K

Owns and owesPt X

$29.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$348K

Total assetsLn 16$29.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$228K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$40K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$36K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$439K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K

Investment incomeLn 3$3

Other incomeLn 4–11$215K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$256

Total revenueLn 12$2.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$348K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$348K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$29.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$228K

Net assetsLn 32$29.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 545

VolunteersI 63

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.2M	$348K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$44K	$84K
Total assetsLn 16	$31.4M	$29.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$230K	$228K
Net assetsLn 32	$31.1M	$29.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$247K	$74K	$49K	$124K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.4M	$807K	$503K	$99K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$25K	$8K	$13K	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$135K	$78K	$42K	$16K
Legal feesLn 11b	$21K		$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$204K		$204K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$394K	$257K	$125K	$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K	$3K		$84
Office expensesLn 13	$107K	$14K	$73K	$20K
OccupancyLn 16	$406K	$350K	$55K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$3K	$407	$2K	$73
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$19K	$17K	$2K	$67
InsuranceLn 23	$111K	$38K	$58K	$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$41K	$31K	$8K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.1M	$1.7M	$1.2M	$295K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$2.7M	$3.4M	−$754K	$27.6M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$2.5M	$3.1M	−$587K	$29.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.9M	$2.9M	$51K	$32.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.0M	$1.6M	$407K	$31.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$730K	$257K	$472K	$2.1M	990 PDF
FY2020	$285K	$134K	$150K	$1.6M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,540,144 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,694,047$2,312,480

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,573$12,599

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$144−$253

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $226,555$215,318

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,929,031$2,540,144

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,546,707$1,817,287

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,331,055$1,310,224

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,877,762$3,127,511

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,269−$587,367

Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $2,540,144 across 12 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$439,284

VIII-1e Government grants$40,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,833,196

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$36,496

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,312,480

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,599$12,599

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3$3

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $212,273$212,273

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$256−$256

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,045$3,045

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $227,917 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$253$2,540,144

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,127,511 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,239 · Management $49,492 · Fundraising $123,730$247,461

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $806,641 · Management $503,229 · Fundraising $99,143$1,409,013

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,529 · Management $12,591 · Fundraising $5,322$25,442

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $77,872 · Management $41,832 · Fundraising $15,667$135,371

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $21,466$21,466

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $204,246$204,246

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $257,486 · Management $124,698 · Fundraising $12,000$394,184

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,958 · Fundraising $84$3,042

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,949 · Management $73,171 · Fundraising $20,048$107,168

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $349,694 · Management $55,334 · Fundraising $1,345$406,373

IX-17 TravelPrograms $407 · Management $2,322 · Fundraising $73$2,802

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,067 · Management $2,156 · Fundraising $67$19,290

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $37,654 · Management $58,374 · Fundraising $15,050$111,078

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,533 · Management $7,964 · Fundraising $2,078$40,575

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,676,029 · Management $1,156,875 · Fundraising $294,607$3,127,511

Part X · Balance sheet $29,694,486 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,197,138$347,965

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $28,987,397$29,206,621

X-4 Accounts receivable$16,865

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,701$39,205

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $44,196$83,830

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $69,625$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,350,057$29,694,486

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $209,858$211,772

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,210$16,710

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $230,068$228,482

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $493,592$347,625

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,626,397$29,118,379

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,119,989$29,466,004

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,350,057$29,694,486

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,466,004 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,540,144

XI-2 Total expenses$3,127,511

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$587,367

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,119,989

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$18

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$1,066,636

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,466,004

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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