Botanical Bus FY2021 filing

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Rohnert Park, CA501(c)(3)Since 2019EducationEIN 84-3039239Revenue $308K in FY2021

On file with the IRSthebotanicalbus.org1500 Valley House Dr Ste 210, 94928-4938 · Rohnert Park, CATax-exempt since Nov 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Botanical Bus is a mobile clinic that provides place-based, culturally-centered, collaborative healthcare services so that Latine and Indigenous communities experience healing justice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K 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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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $154K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 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
$58K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $393K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
1
of 4 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 4 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$308K
+182% vs prior year
Spent
$168K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$235K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$308K
FY2021▲ +182%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$353K
FY2023$455K
FY2024$558K
FY2025$954K
Expenses
$168K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$168K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$367K
FY2024$461K
FY2025$542K
Net assets
$235K
FY2021▲ +171%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$235K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$453K
FY2025$865K

From the FY2021 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2019.

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% · $140K Management & general 10% · $17K Fundraising 6% · $10K

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; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Direc/ Board Pres
$41,228Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$9,448Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$7,103Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jocelyn Boreta’s $85K as Exec Direc/President is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jocelyn Boreta$84,663$73,249$74,880$72,950$41,228$28,320
Katherine Tuider————$9,448—
Angeles Quinones———$3,783$7,103—
Maria De Los Angeles Quiones—————$2,121

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

Provides bilingual mobile herb clinics for culturally relevant, community-driven holistic health.

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1 program · $140K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Provided 339 clients with 984 direct integrative health services through 19 farmworker clinics. Provided 355 community members with bilingual, bicultural integrative health education through 19 wellness workshops.

$140Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$308K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Money outPt IX
$168K
Ln 25
Programscol B$140K
Managementcol C$17K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$235K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$235K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Total revenueLn 12$308K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$212K
SavingsLn 2$5
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Total assetsLn 16$235K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$235K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 631
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$22K
Total assetsLn 16$87K$235K
LiabilitiesLn 26$214$0
Net assetsLn 32$87K$235K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$58K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7K$7K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$0$1K$0
TravelLn 17$12K$8K$4K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$50$50$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$32K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$0$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$168K$140K$17K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $954K$542K$412K$865K 990 PDF
FY2024 $558K$461K$97K$453K 990 PDF
FY2023 $455K$367K$88K$354K 990 PDF
FY2022 $353K$322K$31K$265K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $308K$168K$141K$235K 990 PDF
FY2020 $109K$87K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $308,215 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $109,254$286,184
I-9 Program service revenue$22,031
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $109,254$308,215
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,831$76,050
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$10,294
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,286$81,314
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $64,117$167,658
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,137$140,557
Part VI · Governance 1 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $308,215 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$286,184
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,189
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$286,184
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$22,031
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,031 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$308,215
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $167,658 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,779 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$57,779
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,226 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,226
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,045 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,045
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,383 · Fundraising $0$4,383
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $10,294$10,294
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,096 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,096
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,839 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,839
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,869 · Management $2,945 · Fundraising $0$4,814
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,048 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,048
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $1,119 · Fundraising $0$1,119
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,276 · Management $3,988 · Fundraising $0$12,264
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $50 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$50
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,160 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32,160
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,541 · Fundraising $0$4,541
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $140,388 · Management $16,976 · Fundraising $10,294$167,658
Part X · Balance sheet $234,616 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,912$212,111
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5$5
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$22,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,917$234,616
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $214$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $214$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $86,703$234,616
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,917$234,616
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $234,616 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$308,215
XI-2 Total expenses$167,658
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$140,557
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$86,703
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,356
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$234,616

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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