Silicon Valley Meps

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Sacramento, CA501(c)(4)Community Development EIN 81-2719620Revenue $735K in FY2024Latest return filed May 14, 2025

On file with the IRS1127 11th St Ste 210, 95814-3809 · Sacramento, CATax-exempt since Apr 2017

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501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years 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 · 43% 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
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$735K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$410K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$637K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$735K
FY2024▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$922K
FY2021$89K
FY2022$0
FY2023$540K
FY2024$735K
Expenses
$410K
FY2024▲ +62%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$452K
FY2021$176K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$254K
FY2024$410K
Net assets
$637K
FY2024▲ +104%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$697K
FY2021$609K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$637K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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% · $410K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josue Garcia’s $143K as Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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.

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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

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1 program · $410K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$410Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $25K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$735K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$735K
Money outPt IX
$410K
Ln 25
Programscol B$410K
Owns and owesPt X
$637K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$637K
Total assetsLn 16$637K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$735K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$735K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$637K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$637K
Total assetsLn 16$637K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$637K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$313K$637K
Total assetsLn 16$313K$637K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$313K$637K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$25K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$211K$211K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$166K$166K
Total functional expensesLn 25$410K$410K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2025 $735K$410K$325K$637K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $540K$254K$286K$313K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $0$26K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 15, 2022 $89K$176K−$87K$609K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 18, 2021 $922K$452K$470K$697K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $735,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $540,000$735,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $540,000$735,000
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $253,624$410,154
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $253,624$410,154
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $286,376$324,846
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $735,000 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$735,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$735,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$735,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $410,154 across 5 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $25,435$25,435
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $211,458$211,458
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,257$5,257
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,113$2,113
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $165,891$165,891
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $410,154 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$410,154
Part X · Balance sheet $637,361 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $312,515$637,361
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $312,515$637,361
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $312,515$637,361
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $312,515$637,361
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $312,515$637,361
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $637,361 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$735,000
XI-2 Total expenses$410,154
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$324,846
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$312,515
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$637,361

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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