Holistic Underground INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 2015Arts & CultureEIN 47-4688802

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Holistic Underground Inc.s mission is to strengthen the capacity and sustainability of nonprofit organizations, community initiatives, and social enterprises by providing fiscal sponsorship, financial management, operational infrastructure, and strategic advisory services. The organization exists to support charitable projects advancing education, public health, community well-being, and leadership development so they can focus on delivering meaningful public benefit.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$46K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $248K a year · 30% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $90K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$132
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$131K
Net assets
$11K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$131K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$131K
FY2022$458K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$809K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
—
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$201K
FY2023$596K
FY2024$718K
FY2025$788K
Net assets
$11K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$11K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$353K
FY2025$983K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2015.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990-EZ; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$46,450Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mazin Jamal Mahgoub’s $119K as President is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Mazin Jamal Mahgoub$118,633————
Mazin Jamal Mahgoub—$113,169$90,933$43,750$46,450

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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Programs and updates

Empowers nonprofits and social enterprises with training, support, and leadership development.

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
ArtogetherFY2025$90K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$90K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $274K · 2023–2025
Keys to Music FoundationCA · FY2025$47,000
AedpFY2025$20,000
One Step CloserCA · FY2025$13,000
Earthkeepers Wisdom SchoolFY2025$10,520
Unitemized GrantFY2025$8,591
Aedp ProjectFY2024$70,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$56,987
Earthkeeper Wisdom School ProjectFY2024$15,310
Unitemized GrantFY2023$33,076

By the numbers

The FY2021 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$131K
Other income$131K
Owns and owes
$11K
net assets
Liabilities$132
People
2
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$131K
Total revenue$131K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$132
Net assets$11K
Operations
Employees12
Volunteers2
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$788K$652K$983K 990 PDF
FY2024 $809K$718K$91K$353K 990 PDF
FY2023 $588K$596K−$8K$251K 990 PDF
FY2022 $458K$201K$256K$265K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $131K$11K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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