The specific purpose of this corporation is to support the needs of disadvantaged children, Youth, and families through education, research, policy development and community-based activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers and 13 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $110K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$153K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$199K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$806K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$416K
FY2021$888K
FY2022$743K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$400K
FY2021$532K
FY2022$997K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$806K
FY2024▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$343K
FY2021$699K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$806K

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 Sep 2017.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.0M Management & general 15% · $179K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $153K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$151,938Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$750Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Keddy’s $152K as Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jim Keddy$151,938$151,438$144,227$142,854$107,145
Carmen Martinez$750$1,000$1,000——
Karen Kaur Dhillon—$595$1,000——
Gurshabd Khalsa—$1,000$1,000——
Jay Franco——$1,000——
Savannah Mendoza$500$750———

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports disadvantaged children, youth, and families through education, research, policy, and community programs.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

CANNABIS/PUBLIC health assisted youth organizations and tribal communities across the state in learning about grant opportunities from state agencies to support youth substance use prevention. Also supported tribes in raising funds to support the environmental restoration of tribal lands damaged by cannabis grows.

$454Kprogram expense
02

Youth advocacy convened child and youth advocates in sacramento to develop recommendations for potential investments by the city of sacramento in support of vulnerable children and youth, including developing a plan to prevent homelessness among aging out foster youth,partnered with the sacramento fire department to develop a job…

$302Kprogram expense
03

Youth mental healthyouth forward assisted the sacramento county office of education in the development of its school-based mental health initiative through providing training and facilitation support to mental health clinicians. Youth forward also assisted sac city unified with providing support to homeless students.

$282Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $164K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,742
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,522
Yes on Measure LFY2022$35,098
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,725
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,100
California Urban PartnershipCA · FY2020$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$859K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$179K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$806K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$677K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$199K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$859K
Government grantsLn 1e$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$393K
SavingsLn 2$283K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$677K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$199K
Net assetsLn 32$806K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$729K$677K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K$199K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$806K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$21K$21K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$162K$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$617K$532K$81K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K$24K$4K$152
Other employee benefitsLn 9$46K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$63K$55K$6K$952
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$2K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$50K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$19K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$40K$6K$499
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$25K$24
InterestLn 20$431$431
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$36K$9K$102
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$6K−$2K−$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$179K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.0M$1.2M−$207K$806K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.0M$638K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $743K$997K−$254K$449K 990 PDF
FY2021 $888K$532K$356K$699K 990 PDF
FY2020 $416K$400K$16K$343K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,023,128 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,676,223$859,089
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,875$156,313
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $72$7,726
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,686,170$1,023,128
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,840$20,742
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $822,453$933,804
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $199,572$275,134
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,047,865$1,229,680
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $638,305−$206,552
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,023,128 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$11,212
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$847,877
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$859,089
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $156,313$156,313
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,726$7,726
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $164,039 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,023,128
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,229,680 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,742$20,742
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $162,306 · Management $9,017 · Fundraising $9,017$180,340
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $531,844 · Management $80,659 · Fundraising $4,063$616,566
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,230 · Management $3,742 · Fundraising $152$28,124
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $45,990$45,990
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,345 · Management $6,487 · Fundraising $952$62,784
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,850 · Management $37,339$39,189
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,097 · Management $11,928$62,025
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,309 · Management $2,360$21,669
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,346 · Management $6,147 · Fundraising $499$46,992
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,598$17,598
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,099 · Management $24$25,123
IX-20 InterestManagement $431$431
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,677$7,677
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,782$5,782
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,315 · Management $8,763 · Fundraising $102$45,180
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,047 · Management −$1,553 · Fundraising −$1,026$3,468
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,037,118 · Management $178,803 · Fundraising $13,759$1,229,680
Part X · Balance sheet $1,004,761 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $452,876$393,320
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $275,899$283,430
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $376,250$145,618
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,750$30,104
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,064$5,516
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,849$7,071
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $46,493$133,302
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,400$6,400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,194,581$1,004,761
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $49,139$65,772
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $58,350$133,449
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $107,489$199,221
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $220,197$141,395
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $866,895$664,145
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,087,092$805,540
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,194,581$1,004,761
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $805,540 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,023,128
XI-2 Total expenses$1,229,680
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$206,552
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,087,092
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$75,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$805,540

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