Lava Mae

Alameda, CAUnknown exempt organization EIN 81-0832318Revenue $127K in FY2023

On file with the IRSlavamae.org1701 Monarch St Ste 200 · Alameda, CA

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Lava Mae teaches people anywhere how to bring mobile showers and essential care services to the street. Our mission is to change the way the world sees and serves our unhoused neighbors.

Run by 57 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990-EZ
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $126K a year · 6% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
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 · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$127K
-90% vs prior year
Net assets
$31K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$127K
FY2023▼ -90%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$127K
Expenses
—
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023Not on file
Net assets
$31K
FY2023▼ -97%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$675K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$31K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990-EZ; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$74,539Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kris Kepler$74,539$138,803$130,000$132,088

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 communities to provide mobile showers and care to unhoused neighbors.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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- Consulted with or funded 55 organizations on mobile hygiene, Pop-Up Care Villages, and non-profit management. Of those, 15 launched new programs across 14 cities in the United States, Canada, and South Africa.- Allocated grant funding to 14 organizations serving 36 cities in the United States to launch or sustain their programs.- Our…

$1.2Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 30 grants · $408K · 2020–2022
Cloud Covered StreetsAZ · FY2022$20,000
Wave ProjectMI · FY2022$10,000
Streetside Showers INCTX · FY2022$10,000
Street Angels INCWI · FY2022$10,000
ShowerupTN · FY2022$10,000
Showering Love INCFL · FY2022$10,000
Shower Power INCNY · FY2022$10,000
Share CommunityCA · FY2022$10,000
Lighter Loads AtxTX · FY2022$10,000
Humanity Showersapostolic asCA · FY2022$10,000
Hearts of RescueTX · FY2022$10,000
Brooklyn Community ServicesFY2021$11,000
Showering Love INCFL · FY2021$10,000
Project Refresh INCGA · FY2021$10,000
Urban AlchemyCA · FY2020$100,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$127K
Other income$127K
Owns and owes
$31K
net assets
Liabilities$10K
People
14
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$127K
Total revenue$127K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$10K
Net assets$31K
Operations
Employees18
Volunteers57
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $127K$31K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.8M−$439K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$1.8M$884K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$2.1M−$67K$675K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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