New Breath Foundation EIN 81-4166805

New Breath Foundation

EIN  81-4166805 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA
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Verified accurate 9/13/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides hope, healing, and new beginnings for immigrants, refugees, and survivors of violence.
Leadership
Eddy Zheng · President · $179K
Money in and out
$1.8M revenue, $3.2M expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Provides hope, healing, and new beginnings for immigrants, refugees, and survivors of violence. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.8M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, and $2.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$1.4M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-75%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1566% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -59%
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2024▼ -24%
Total assets
$2.7M
FY2024▼ -33%
Total liabilities
$104K
FY2024▲ +31%
Total revenue
$1.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Targeted Grantmaking

NBF grants grassroots aanhpi organizations with demonstrated experience leading racial justice efforts while promoting leadership of the formerly incarcerated, criminalized communities, and those impacted by detention and deportation. Most grantees have annual budgets under 1 million.

$2.7Mprogram expense
02

Grantee Organizing, Capacity & Resource Building

NBF continues to build the capacity of our grassroots nonprofit partners. We have leveraged resources for grantees through introductions to other funders, coaches, capacity assessments, and advising.

Pt IX · col B
03

Leadership Pathways

From its inception, NBF was designed as a vehicle for leadership pathways to philanthropy for aanhpi communities directly impacted by violence due to the criminal-legal and deportation systems. One way is through leadership development support to grantees and members of our community advisory committee (cac).

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNew Breath Foundation
EINHdr · item D81-4166805
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.new-breath.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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
President
$178,769Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eddy Zheng’s $179K as President is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $1–10M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eddy Zheng$178,769$148,975$146,127$125,375$128,654

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$1.7M · 96%
Investment income$68K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$1.7M
Investment income4%$68K
Program service revenue$25
Other revenue$440
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.06
Program services84%$2.7M
Management & general10%$303K
Fundraising6%$199K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$104K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed8.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.3M · Operating expenses/yr $3.2M
8.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.7M · Total expenses $3.2M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $303K · Total expenses $3.2M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $199K · Total expenses $3.2M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $166K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $3.2M
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.7M · Total revenue $1.8M
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.8M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25 · Total revenue $1.8M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $68K · Total revenue $1.8M
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25 · Total expenses $3.2M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.8M · Prior year $4.4M
-59%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $454K · FY2024 $1.8M
+41%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.8M · Expenses $3.2M
-75%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.6M · Total assets $2.7M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.7M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eddy Zheng · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $179K · Total expenses $3.2M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $947K · Total expenses $3.2M
30%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth -59%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 47 grants · $6.4M · 2020–2024
We Got US Daf at EbcfCA · FY2024$1,420,000
Tides CenterCA · FY2024$20,000
Project-Respectt INCCA · FY2024$20,000
Instituto LabFY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,125
Unitemized GrantFY2024$500
We Got US DafCA · FY2023$2,650,000
EmacKY · FY2023$21,885
Transforming GenerationsMN · FY2023$20,000
Tides CenterCA · FY2023$20,000
Community InitiativesCA · FY2023$20,000
Asian Health ServicesCA · FY2023$20,000
See all 47 grants →

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$1.8M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$4.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$454K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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