Tahdah Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

San Mateo, CA501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 81-3003647Revenue $124K in FY2021

On file with the IRStahdahfoundation.org2025 Pioneer Court 1st Floor, 94403-1719 · San Mateo, CATax-exempt since Oct 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To improve the hearts, minds, and lives of young people with access to holistic arts education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$124K
Spent
$105K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$124K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$124K
FY2022$99K
FY2023$116K
FY2024$130K
FY2025$159K
Expenses
$105K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$105K
FY2022$91K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$94K
FY2025$159K
Net assets
$61K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$61K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$106K
FY2024$142K
FY2025$142K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $76K Management & general 8% · $8K Fundraising 20% · $21K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides young people with holistic arts education to improve their hearts, minds, and lives.

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1 program · $76K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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In the current period, tahdah funded grants to community schools that have reached over 4,000 kids in grades k-8. Children have been given access to and participated in after-school and in-school programs that included world music, drumming, capoeira, writing, media arts, and singing.

$76Kprogram expense

Funders

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$7K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $170K · 2020–2024
ArtogetherCA · FY2024$12,500
Arts Bridging the GapCA · FY2024$10,000
ArtreachCA · FY2024$10,000
Youth Art ExchangeCA · FY2024$7,500
Arts Bridging the GapCA · FY2023$10,000
Riverside Elementary SchoolCA · FY2023$7,500
Multnomah Street Elementary SchoolFY2023$7,500
Hilda L Solis Learning AcademyFY2023$7,500
Phipps Neighborhoods INCNY · FY2022$12,500
Multnomah Street Elementary SchoolFY2022$7,500
Hilda L Solis Learning AcademyFY2022$7,500
ArtreachCA · FY2022$5,625
ArtreachCA · FY2021$8,500
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$124K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$48
Money outPt IX
$105K
Ln 25
Programscol B$76K
Managementcol C$8K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$48
Total revenueLn 12$124K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$61K
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$61K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$42K$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$224$0
Net assetsLn 32$42K$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30K$30K
Management feesLn 11a$41K$21K$0$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$500$0$500$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$25K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$312$312$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$276$0$276$0
InsuranceLn 23$888$0$888$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$0$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$105K$76K$8K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $159K$159K$90$142K 990 PDF
FY2024 $130K$94K$36K$142K 990 PDF
FY2023 $116K$78K$37K$106K 990 PDF
FY2022 $99K$91K$8K$69K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $124K$105K$19K$61K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $124,168 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,107$115,120
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,000$9,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21$48
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $27,128$124,168
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,438$30,368
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,052$74,543
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,490$104,911
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,362$19,257
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $124,168 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$115,120
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$115,120
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $48$48
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $48$124,168
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $104,911 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,368$30,368
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $20,625 · Management $0 · Fundraising $20,625$41,250
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $500 · Fundraising $0$500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,400 · Fundraising $0$3,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,613 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,613
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $312 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$312
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $276 · Fundraising $0$276
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $888 · Fundraising $0$888
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $3,304 · Fundraising $0$3,304
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $75,918 · Management $8,368 · Fundraising $20,625$104,911
Part X · Balance sheet $61,423 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,390$61,423
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,390$61,423
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $224$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $224$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,166$61,423
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,390$61,423
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $61,423 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$124,168
XI-2 Total expenses$104,911
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,257
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,166
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$61,423

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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