Holistic Underground INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

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

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.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$44K 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
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 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
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $90K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$458K
+248% vs prior year
Spent
$201K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$265K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$458K
FY2022▲ +248%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$131K
FY2022$458K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$809K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$201K
FY2022
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$201K
FY2023$596K
FY2024$718K
FY2025$788K
Net assets
$265K
FY2022▲ ×24
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$11K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$353K
FY2025$983K

From the FY2022 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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $201K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$43,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt 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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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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

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

Provided by the organization

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3 program services account for $124K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Holistic organizational developmentusing a "robinhood model" we provide discounted training and education services to mission led organizations in the fields of environmental justice, community development, spiritually and religious and more.

$61Kprogram expense
02

Holistic leadership developmentsupporting leaders, change makers, activists, artists and budding entrepreneurs with the skills needed to succeed in their social-good projects through coaching. Providing skill development for community benefit projects.

$38Kprogram expense
03

Holistic community developmentworkshops and programs supporting groups of change makers, activists, artists and budding entrepreneurs to increase community belonging, social impact and wellness.

$24Kprogram expense

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$458K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$365K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$201K
Ln 25
Programscol B$201K
Owns and owesPt X
$265K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$281K
Total assetsLn 16$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$365K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$458K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$281K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$281K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136
Total assetsLn 16$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$265K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 62
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$9K$281K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$136
Total assetsLn 16$11K$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$132$16K
Net assetsLn 32$11K$265K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$44K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$58K$58K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$500$500
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$67K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$560$560
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$340$340
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$691$691
All other expensesLn 24e$28$28
Total functional expensesLn 25$201K$201K$0$0

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 Viewing $458K$201K$256K$265K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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
See the full FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $457,775 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$365,183
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$365,183
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $92,591$92,591
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,591 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$457,775
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $201,427 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,750$43,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,665$57,665
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $500$500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,758$7,758
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,554$5,554
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $67,230$67,230
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $560$560
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,043$4,043
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,561$4,561
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $340$340
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,716$5,716
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,635$1,635
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,396$1,396
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $691$691
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $28$28
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $201,427 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$201,427
Part X · Balance sheet $281,291 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,307$281,155
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,771$136
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,078$281,291
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $132$16,348
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,946$264,943
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,078$281,291
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $264,943 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$457,775
XI-2 Total expenses$201,427
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$256,348
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,946
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,351
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$264,943

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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