Floreciendo EIN 81-1393321

Floreciendo

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Empowering refugee, immigrant, and chefs of color with business ownership through food incubator programs and kitchen access. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $241K in revenue, $240K in expenses, and $151K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2016
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Employment
Location
Oakland, CA
Website
www.oaklandbloom.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$241KFY2025
Expenses
$240K
Net assets
$151K
People
4
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  81-1393321 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA Founded 2016
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering refugee, immigrant, and chefs of color with business ownership through food incubator programs and kitchen access.
Leadership
Claudia Suarez · Program Director · $35K
Money in and out
$241K revenue, $240K expenses
Bottom line
90% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$241K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$240K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$151K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $593
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs▲ +9% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +55% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+0.2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +100% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$241K
FY2025▼ -11%
Expenses
$240K
FY2025▼ -41%
Total assets
$153K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2025▼ -86%
Total revenue
$241K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$240K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$151K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$593
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$153K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $216K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Oakland Bloom supports poor and working class immigrant refugee and BIPOC chefs to develop and grow their food business ideas aspirations through business support services public education and running a commercial kitchen to offer opportunities for emerging food creatives who face barriers accessing resources and host community events

$207Kprogram expense
02

Oakland Bloom is organizing in Oakland Chinatown to support community resilience via events and outreach with local merchants.

$6Kprogram expense
03

Oakland Bloom is part of a network of storefronts working to build resilience de-escalation skills and act as resources for their neighborhoods

$4Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFloreciendo
EINHdr · item D81-1393321
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.oaklandbloom.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEmployment (J22)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
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
Program Director
$34,768Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$29,375Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Claudia Suarez’s $35K as Program Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1212 $100K–1M employment 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Claudia Suarez$34,768$63,435$16,908
Diana Wu$29,375$63,163$30,164

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$217K · 90%
Program service revenue$17K · 7%
Other revenue$7K · 3%
Contributions & grants90%$217K
Program service revenue7%$17K
Other revenue3%$7K
Total revenueLn 12$241K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.02
Program services90%$216K
Management & general8%$20K
Fundraising2%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$240K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$67K
Total assetsLn 16$153K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$151K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $67K · Operating expenses/yr $240K
3.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $216K · Total expenses $240K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $20K · Total expenses $240K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $240K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $229K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $217K · Total revenue $241K
90%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $241K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $17K · Total revenue $241K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $241K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $17K · Total expenses $240K
7%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $241K · Prior year $269K
-11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $221K · FY2025 $241K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $151K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $241K · Expenses $240K
+0.2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $153K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $151K · Total assets $153K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $153K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Claudia Suarez · Reported title Program Director · Highest reported compensation $35K · Total expenses $240K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $86K · Total expenses $240K
36%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -11%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$256K
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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)$241K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$269K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$572K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$510K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$439K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$221K 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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