Lead Liberated EIN 47-4248922

Lead Liberated

EIN  47-4248922 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Heals leaders of color from racism and builds skills to create antiracist solutions.
Leadership
L Daneen Keaton · President & Ed · $164K
Money in and out
$479K revenue, $1.2M expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency

Heals leaders of color from racism and builds skills to create antiracist solutions. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $479K in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, and $716K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$479K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$716K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$688K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -59% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-144%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -193% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$479K
FY2025▼ -31%
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +12%
Total assets
$764K
FY2025▼ -48%
Total liabilities
$48K
FY2025▼ -30%
Total revenue
$479K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$716K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$688K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$764K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $792K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Arc

The Antiracist Collective is a space for Oaklands principals of color to heal from racism and build partnerships with their supervisors while learning technical and adaptive skills to be antiracist literacy leaders.

$659Kprogram expense
02

Partnerships

Customized professional development and coaching to help education related organizations heal from racism while learning technical and adaptive skills to be antiracist leaders

$133Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLead Liberated
EINHdr · item D47-4248922
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.leadliberated.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 BMFFeb 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
President & Ed
$164,300Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & CFO
$149,867Pt VII · Sec A
Prin. Ldshp. Coach
$126,442Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

L Daneen Keaton’s $164K as President & Ed is at the 97th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gloria Lee$108,856$217,804$236,523
L Daneen Keaton$164,300$160,000$160,000$135,193
Tara O'Flaherty$149,867$43,049$4,188
Carolyn Gramstorff$145,145
Sabrina Moore$142,516
Rachel James$96,433$124,881$141,125$126,143
David Harriman Phillips$140,563
Michael De Sousa$139,585$125,215

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 & grants$316K · 66%
Program service revenue$123K · 26%
Investment income$41K · 8%
Contributions & grants66%$316K
Program service revenue26%$123K
Investment income8%$41K
Total revenueLn 12$479K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.12
Program services68%$792K
Management & general20%$235K
Fundraising12%$140K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$637K
Total assetsLn 16$764K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$48K
Total net assetsLn 32$716K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $637K · Operating expenses/yr $1.2M
6.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $792K · Total expenses $1.2M
68%
Management & General
Management & general $235K · Total expenses $1.2M
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $140K · Total expenses $1.2M
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $132K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $679K
$0.20 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $316K · Total revenue $479K
66%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $479K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $123K · Total revenue $479K
26%
Investment reliance
Investment income $41K · Total revenue $479K
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $123K · Total expenses $1.2M
11%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $479K · Prior year $699K
-31%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $2.8M · FY2024 $479K
-30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $716K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $479K · Expenses $1.2M
-144%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $764K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $716K · Total assets $764K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $764K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual L Daneen Keaton · Reported title President & ED · Highest reported compensation $164K · Total expenses $1.2M
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $875K · Total expenses $1.2M
75%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 44%
Revenue growth -31%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 3%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
New Schools FundFY2024$250K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$395K
Grants paid · 31 grants · $3.0M · 2019–2023
Go Public SchoolsCA · FY2020$250,000
Oakland EnrollsCA · FY2020$180,000
The Oakland ReachCA · FY2020$130,250
Envision Education INCCA · FY2020$100,000
Oakland Unified School DistFY2020$80,500
Great School Choices INCNV · FY2020$35,000
Education for ChangeCA · FY2020$30,000
Aspire Public SchoolsCA · FY2020$30,000
Yu Ming Charter SchoolCA · FY2020$24,500
Teaching Well INCCA · FY2020$20,000
Oakland EnrollsCA · FY2019$505,000
Go Public SchoolsCA · FY2019$206,000
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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)$479K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$699K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$791K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.8M 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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