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Chromadiverse INC

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 84-1988990Revenue $815K in FY2025

On file with the IRS401 Harrison St Apt 36f, 94105-2795 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Jan 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $62K a year · 11% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $588K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$815K
+167% vs prior year
Spent
$700K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$162K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$815K
FY2025▲ +167%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$83K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$305K
FY2025$815K
Expenses
$700K
FY2025▲ +136%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$296K
FY2025$700K
Net assets
$162K
FY2025▲ +243%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$57K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$38K
FY2024$47K
FY2025$162K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2020.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $548K Management & general 8% · $55K Fundraising 14% · $96K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Mitch Rostad
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judy Tyrus
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Waldman
CFO & 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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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3 programs · $149K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Oakland Ballet Company (obc) Legacy Project

Inventory, digitization, onboarding, smarcapture.

$70Kprogram expense
02

Urban Bush Women (ubw)

Inventory, digitization, support.

$43Kprogram expense
03

Charlotte Ballet

Digitization, inventory, consultation.

$36Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$442K
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$120K
Wyeth Foundation for American ArtFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$588K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$815K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$700K
Ln 25
Programscol B$548K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$162K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$815K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$161K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$161K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$162K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K$161K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$63K$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$47K$162K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$114K$114K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$15K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$250K$109K$47K$94K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$19K$1K$689
Information technologyLn 14$33K$33K$25
OccupancyLn 16$20$20
TravelLn 17$16K$15K$722$453
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$98
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$871
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$240K$239K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$700K$548K$55K$96K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $815K$700K$115K$162K 990 PDF
FY2024 $305K$296K$8K$47K 990 PDF
FY2023 $158K$38K 990 PDF
FY2022 $36K$26K 990 PDF
FY2021 $83K$57K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $814,524 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $282,387$759,244
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,695$52,186
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $665$1,627
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,846$1,467
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $304,593$814,524
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $296,299$699,619
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $296,299$699,619
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,294$114,905
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $814,524 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$759,244
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$759,244
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,186$52,186
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,627$1,627
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $579$579
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $888$888
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $53,074 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,206$814,524
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $699,619 across 11 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $114,332$114,332
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,017 · Management $4,127$19,144
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $108,987 · Management $46,994 · Fundraising $93,767$249,748
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,774 · Management $1,215 · Fundraising $689$20,678
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $33,146 · Management $25$33,171
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $20$20
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,748 · Management $722 · Fundraising $453$15,923
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,521 · Management $98$1,619
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,548 · Management $871$3,419
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $238,947 · Management $1,028$239,975
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $1,590$1,590
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $548,020 · Management $55,100 · Fundraising $96,499$699,619
Part X · Balance sheet $174,903 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,115$161,131
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$8,675
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,097$5,097
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $63,212$174,903
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,410$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $14,136$12,332
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,937$12,723
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $47,275$162,180
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $63,212$174,903
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $162,180 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$814,524
XI-2 Total expenses$699,619
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$114,905
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$47,275
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$162,180

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

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