We are a Project-based arts & public health organization that exists to create community and wellness for those who live outdoors. Through various mediums, including art, music, film & public health, our group aims to be socially active and to empower houseless communities around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $88K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$400K
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$475K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$72K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$400K
FY2022▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$287K
FY2022$400K
FY2023$941K
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$475K
FY2022▲ +95%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$244K
FY2022$475K
FY2023$690K
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$72K
FY2022▼ -51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$105K
FY2021$148K
FY2022$72K
FY2023$324K
FY2024$662K

From the FY2022 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 Mar 2019.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $355K Management & general 25% · $120K

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; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,885Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$50,340Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natasha Vanderhoof’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Natasha Vanderhoof$109,412$88,333$74,885$46,429$15,000
Stacey Dee$84,238$63,758$50,340$35,849$4,760

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Creates community and wellness for people living outdoors through arts and public health projects.

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3 programs · $355K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Peer Empowerment Through Employment and Day Center

Through the california harm reduction initiative grant, we have been able to continue the work we have been doing for three years. This is to provide harm reduction services to unhoused folks in skid row. We are able to hire people and to keep them employed to work on our SSP / harm reduction program.

$184Kprogram expense
02

The Sidewalk Project

Homeless outreach in skid row and day center - through our general individual contributions and the calcrg community reinvestment grant we were able to continue to provide hygiene kits, emergency housing, outreach, participant expenses, food and water as well as programmatic salaries for those running these programs.

$112Kprogram expense
03

Aids United

Covid response - through aids united grant, we received a grant for covid response. With this grant we got unhoused folks from skid row vaccinated against covid. But also, through partnerships with other providers such as us health fairs, offered greater access to vaccines such as aids testing and treatment, syphilis testing and…

$60Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $158K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$72,606
Unitemized GrantFY2024$48,206
Unitemized GrantFY2023$26,850
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,326

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$400K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$400K
Money outPt IX
$475K
Ln 25
Programscol B$355K
Managementcol C$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$72K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$400K
Government grantsLn 1e$314K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$400K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$72K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$72K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 650
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$72K
Total assetsLn 16$148K$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$148K$72K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$64K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$124K$124K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$59K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$70K$68K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$8K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$2K$41K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$31K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$475K$355K$120K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.7M$1.5M$131K$662K 990 PDF
FY2023 $941K$690K$252K$324K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $400K$475K−$75K$72K 990 PDF
FY2021 $287K$244K$43K$148K 990 PDF
FY2020 $198K$105K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $399,944 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $286,701$399,944
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $286,701$399,944
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $165,736$302,450
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,860$172,960
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $243,596$475,410
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,105−$75,466
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $399,944 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$314,155
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$85,789
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$399,944
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$399,944
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,410 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,843 · Management $40,794$104,637
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $124,446$124,446
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,480$1,480
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $58,552 · Management $13,335$71,887
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,101$2,101
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $67,998 · Management $2,288$70,286
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,650 · Management $12,544$20,194
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,013 · Management $40,689$42,702
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,022$4,022
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,972$2,972
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,683 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,683
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $355,185 · Management $120,225 · Fundraising $0$475,410
Part X · Balance sheet $72,424 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,890$72,424
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $147,890$72,424
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $147,890$72,424
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $147,890$72,424
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $147,890$72,424
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $72,424 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$399,944
XI-2 Total expenses$475,410
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75,466
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$147,890
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$72,424

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