Union Square Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 82-2194802)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$49K
FY2022	$921K
FY2023	$1.2M
FY2024	$2.6M
FY2025	$1.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$147K
FY2022	$308K
FY2023	$1.1M
FY2024	$2.5M
FY2025	$2.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$518K
FY2022	$1.2M
FY2023	$1.3M
FY2024	$1.2M
FY2025	$883K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

94%

Program services 94% · $2.1M Management & general 5% · $100K Fundraising 1% · $23K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Marisa Rodriguez

CEO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Benjamin Horne

CFO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ken Rich

Policy Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zarrina Yousufzai

Assoc, Finance/HR

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Chilingerian

Assoc, Marketing

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rick Laubscher

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

J Timothy Falvey

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shirley Howard-Johnson

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports artistic, cultural, and culinary programs to create a welcoming community and sense of place.

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Public Realm and Activations

Public realm programs help fund projects to beautify public spaces within the union square area. Projects include activating public spaces with events, music, and art, as well as seasonal and decorative lighting and landscaping.

$1.9Mprogram expense

02

Safety Programs

Through grants from the chris larsen fund of the silicon valley community foundation, the union square foundation funded continued expansion of the union square security camera program. The funds contributed to additional camera installations.

$115Kprogram expense

03

Union Square Cares

A community building program that supports organizations that work with youth in economically disadvantaged communities making positive changes. This includes the salvation army's adopt an angel program (holiday program) in the tenderloin and the street violence intervention program's suit up event providing business clothes from a…

$11Kprogram 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 · FY2023

Silicon Valley Community FoundationFY2023$346K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$346K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $12K · 2023–2023

Salvation Army National CorpVA · FY2023$12,161

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$44K

Money outPt IX

$2.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.1M

Managementcol C$100K

Fundraisingcol D$23K

Owns and owesPt X

$883K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$990K

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$883K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$200K

Investment incomeLn 3$44K

Gains on assetsLn 7$0

Total revenueLn 12$1.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$219K

SavingsLn 2$771K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$990K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$171K

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$883K

Net assetsLn 32$883K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 610

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$542K	$990K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$555K	$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$199K	$171K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.8M	$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$560K	$883K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.2M	$883K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$0
Payroll taxesLn 10	$0
Management feesLn 11a	$0
Legal feesLn 11b	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$21K		$21K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$0
Investment management feesLn 11f	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$579K	$487K	$73K	$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$7K	$1K	$2K	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$0
RoyaltiesLn 15	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$0
TravelLn 17	$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$0
InterestLn 20	$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$5K		$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.4M	$1.4M
All other expensesLn 24e	$195K	$195K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.2M	$2.1M	$100K	$23K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.8M	$2.2M	−$356K	$883K	990 PDF
FY2024	$2.6M	$2.5M	$70K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.2M	$1.1M	$103K	$1.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$921K	$308K	$613K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$49K	$147K	−$97K	$518K	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

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Part I · Summary $1,830,942 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,478,731$1,823,051

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,719$43,685

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,491−$35,794

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,556,941$1,830,942

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,161$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,475,272$2,186,737

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,487,433$2,186,737

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,508−$355,795

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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 $1,830,942 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$200,175

VIII-1e Government grants$1,523,876

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$99,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,823,051

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43,685$43,685

VIII-5 Royalties$0

VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$35,794−$35,794

VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $7,891$1,830,942

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,186,737 across 31 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0

IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0

IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0

IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0

IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0

IX-9 Other employee benefits$0

IX-10 Payroll taxes$0

IX-11a Management fees$0

IX-11b Legal fees$0

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,900$20,900

IX-11d Lobbying fees$0

IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0

IX-11f Investment management fees$0

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $487,006 · Management $72,966 · Fundraising $19,257$579,229

IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,075 · Management $1,567 · Fundraising $4,195$6,837

IX-14 Information technology$0

IX-15 Royalties$0

IX-16 Occupancy$0

IX-17 Travel$0

IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0

IX-20 Interest$0

IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,842$4,842

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,379,671$1,379,671

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $195,258$195,258

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,063,010 · Management $100,275 · Fundraising $23,452$2,186,737

Part X · Balance sheet $1,766,578 assets, 20 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $164,690$219,338

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $377,520$771,099

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $501,088$605,500

X-4 Accounts receivable$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $199,196$170,641

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $555,463$0

X-12 Other securities$0

X-13 Program-related investments$0

X-14 Intangible assets$0

X-15 Other assets$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,797,957$1,766,578

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $344,872$584,248

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $215,533$299,241

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $560,405$883,489

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $396,956$379,472

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $840,596$503,617

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,237,552$883,089

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,797,957$1,766,578

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $883,089 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,830,942

XI-2 Total expenses$2,186,737

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$355,795

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,237,552

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,568

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$6,900

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$883,089

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Union Square Foundation

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Union Square Foundation

Public Realm and Activations

Safety Programs

Union Square Cares

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV