Working Wonders EIN 81-2275075 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Working Wonders

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Helps adults with disabilities find housing, jobs, and community activities. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $937K in expenses, and $337K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Brentwood, CA
Website
letsworkwonders.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.1MFY2025
Expenses
$937K
Net assets
$337K
People
14
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  81-2275075 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Brentwood, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps adults with disabilities find housing, jobs, and community activities.
Leadership
Christine Schwab · Treasurer · $85K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $937K expenses
Bottom line
34% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$937K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$337K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $196K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.34 Management & general $0.66
Program efficiency
34%
of spending reaches programs▲ +19% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +285% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+17%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×373 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +75%
Expenses
$937K
FY2025▲ +44%
Total assets
$478K
FY2025▲ +237%
Total liabilities
$141K
FY2025
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$937K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$337K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$196K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$478K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B34%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWorking Wonders
EINHdr · item D81-2275075
Principal addressHdr · item CBrentwood, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jletsworkwonders.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$84,800Pt VII · Sec A
$63,600Pt VII · Sec A
$40,920Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$36,600Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$35,306Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Schwab’s $85K as Treasurer is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christine Schwab$84,800$79,997$79,997$48,475$47,282
Matthew Schwab$63,600$49,819$36,546$19,999$8,525
Tamara Seward$40,920$36,464
Melanie Tita$36,600
Matthew Schwab JR$18,121$36,546
Jade Stella$35,306$30,520
Melaine Tita$33,910$14,786
David Bagno$33,521

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $322K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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30 clients with disabilities benefited by learning work skills, practicing art and fitness, and receiving supervision and care.

$322Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants101%$1.1M
— government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.34 Management & general $0.66
Program services34%$322K
Management & general66%$614K
Total functional expensesLn 25$937K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$390K
Total assetsLn 16$478K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$141K
Total net assetsLn 32$337K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $390K · Operating expenses/yr $937K
5.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $322K · Total expenses $937K
34%
Management & General
Management & general $614K · Total expenses $937K
66%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $937K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $35K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.1M
101%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.1M
100%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-12K · Total revenue $1.1M
-1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $937K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $649K
+75%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $218K · FY2025 $1.1M
+39%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $337K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $937K
+17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $478K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $337K · Total assets $478K
70%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $478K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christine Schwab · Reported title Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $85K · Total expenses $937K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $667K · Total expenses $937K
71%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 34%
Overhead ratio 66%
Revenue growth 75%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$47

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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)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$649K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$418K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$451K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$316K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$218K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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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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