Acknowledge Alliance is dedicated to promoting lifelong resilience in children and youth, and strengthening the caring capacity of the adults who influence their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$112K 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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FY2020 · 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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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $34K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $178K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$308K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$831K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$831K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$831K
FY2021$968K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$296K
FY2025$163K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1995.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.2M Management & general 15% · $233K Fundraising 5% · $71K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$112,373Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Navarro’s $154K as Executive Dir. is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sharon Navarro$154,440$153,252$132,983$140,875$123,229$112,373
Tracy Lyons———$104,663——

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

Builds resilience in children and youth for a lifetime of well-being.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The resilience consultation program, serving k-12 schools, provides a unique approach to healthier school environments, improving social emotional learning (sel) competencies and reducing the impacts of mental health for school leaders, teachers, and students.

$618Kprogram expense
02

The collaborative counseling program (CCP) works with approximately 215 of the most at-risk youth in grades 9 - 12 in san mateo county. These students are at extremely high risk for failure; they are facing extreme adversities.

$594Kprogram expense
03

The outreach program continues to build our regional and statewide collaboration so that eventually our message of resilience, social and emotional learning, and positive mental health can be embedded into every level of america's educational system, from preschool through higher education.

$23Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$883K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$831K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$986K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$153K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$883K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
SavingsLn 2$972K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$986K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K
Net assetsLn 32$831K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$297K$986K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$404K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$308K
Net assetsLn 32$365K$831K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$100K$12K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$944K$145K$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$18K$4K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$95K$79K$11K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$29K$11K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$8K$3K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$59K$49K$7K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$1K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$5K$14K$286
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$459$3K$382
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$233K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.6M−$133K$163K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$2.5M−$727K$296K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$2.2M−$495K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$1.8M$550K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.8M$137K$968K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.0M$1.5M$466K$831K 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 $2,005,351 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $479,604$1,118,716
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $801,941$883,201
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,125$3,434
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,451$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,294,121$2,005,351
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 $1,356,245$1,369,012
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $166,234$170,691
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,522,479$1,539,703
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$228,358$465,648
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $2,005,351 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$153,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$965,716
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,167
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,118,716
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $883,201$883,201
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,434$3,434
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $883,201 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,434$2,005,351
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,539,703 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,875 · Management $11,750 · Fundraising $5,875$117,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $943,692 · Management $145,171 · Fundraising $40,448$1,129,311
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,913 · Management $4,049 · Fundraising $5,081$27,043
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,981 · Management $11,419 · Fundraising $4,758$95,158
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,700$21,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,555 · Management $10,626 · Fundraising $3,361$42,542
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,157 · Management $2,653 · Fundraising $4,131$14,941
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,749 · Management $7,120 · Fundraising $2,905$58,774
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,409 · Management $1,574 · Fundraising $1,858$4,841
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,741 · Management $14,492 · Fundraising $286$19,519
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $459 · Management $2,721 · Fundraising $382$3,562
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,993 · Fundraising $1,819$4,812
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,235,524 · Management $233,275 · Fundraising $70,904$1,539,703
Part X · Balance sheet $1,138,882 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,612$14,190
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $272,741$971,573
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $90,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,000$133,695
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,262$14,086
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,338$5,338
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $403,953$1,138,882
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,836$50,217
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$257,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,836$308,117
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $190,617$790,765
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $174,500$40,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $365,117$830,765
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $403,953$1,138,882
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $830,765 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,005,351
XI-2 Total expenses$1,539,703
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$465,648
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$365,117
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$830,765

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