To provide services to adult individuals who reside in the oakland california area who are diagnozed with intelectual developmental delay and to assist people in the program in finding meaningful employment while earning competitive wages like individuals who DO not have developmental disabilities performing the same work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ 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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FY2020 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$18K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% 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
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Revenue
$330K
Spent
$306K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$102K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$330K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$422K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$514K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$808K
Expenses
$306K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$371K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$421K
FY2024$403K
FY2025$513K
Net assets
$102K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$165K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$256K
FY2025$679K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $295K Management & general 4% · $11K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps adults with developmental delays find meaningful, competitive employment in Oakland.

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1 program · $295K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To provide services to adult individuals diagnozed with intelectual developmental delay and reside in oakland california. The primary purpose of the organization is to assist people in the program in finding meaningful employment in the oakland area in an intergrated community setting and earning competitive wages like individuals who do…

$295Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$330K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330K
Money outPt IX
$306K
Ln 25
Programscol B$295K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$102K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330K
Total revenueLn 12$330K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$102K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 63
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$86K$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$64K$102K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$210K$210K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$65K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$0$7K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$14K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$6K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$306K$295K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $808K$513K$295K$679K 990 PDF
FY2024 $439K$403K$36K$256K 990 PDF
FY2023 $514K$421K$93K$220K 990 PDF
FY2022 $350K$377K−$26K$137K 990 PDF
FY2021 $422K$371K$51K$165K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $330K$306K$24K$102K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $330,055 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $262,241$330,055
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $262,241$330,055
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,197$274,965
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,509$31,218
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $206,706$306,183
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,535$23,872
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $330,055 across 1 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $330,055 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $330,055 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$330,055
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $306,183 across 5 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $209,719 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$209,719
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,246 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$65,246
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $6,989 · Fundraising $0$6,989
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,976 · Management $2,560 · Fundraising $0$16,536
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,205 · Management $1,488 · Fundraising $0$7,693
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $295,146 · Management $11,037 · Fundraising $0$306,183
Part X · Balance sheet $119,654 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,014$101,513
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,397$18,141
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,411$119,654
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,464$17,664
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,947$101,990
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $63,947$101,990
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,411$119,654
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $101,990 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$330,055
XI-2 Total expenses$306,183
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,872
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$63,947
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$101,990

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