Open Staffing Foundation FY2021 filing

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$44K 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
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $871K a year · 8% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4.5M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$546K
102% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 102% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
95%
Net assets
−$10K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$12.4M
FY2023$16.0M
FY2024$13.4M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$12.0M
FY2023$12.2M
FY2024$14.2M
Net assets
−$10K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$10K
FY2022$458K
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$3.5M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2021.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $2.9M Management & general 5% · $151K

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; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$44,423Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joy Chesbrough’s $246K as Dir Philanthropy is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joy Chesbrough$246,421$235,817$214,756—
Mark Graham$229,362$220,000$212,730—
Jefferson Bailey$229,246$212,207$202,102—
Wendy Hanamura——$229,119—
Samuel Stroller$222,134$206,030——
Kenji Nagahashi$218,406———
Tracy Jaquith—$207,956$198,053—
Scott Fong$193,259$182,779$173,250$44,423

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 15aNo

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1 program · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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$2.9Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4.5M

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$151K
Owns and owesPt X
−$10K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$110K
Total assetsLn 16$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$546K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$110K
Accounts receivableLn 4$427K
Total assetsLn 16$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$546K
Net assetsLn 32−$10K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5122
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$1K$110K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1K$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$546K
Net assetsLn 32$1K−$10K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
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$45K$42K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$2.4M$127K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$225K$214K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$165K$157K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
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$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$35K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.9M$151K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 5, 2025 $13.4M$14.2M−$833K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $16.0M$12.2M$3.9M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2023 $12.4M$12.0M$468K$458K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $3.0M$3.0M−$11K−$10K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,003,154 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$3,003,154
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$3,003,154
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$2,977,288
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$36,530
I-18 Total expenses$3,013,818
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$10,664
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,003,154 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,003,154$3,003,154
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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 events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,003,154$3,003,154
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,013,818 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 staffPrograms $42,377 · Management $2,230$44,607
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,415,187 · Management $127,115$2,542,302
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $214,056 · Management $11,266$225,322
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $156,804 · Management $8,253$165,057
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
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 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,704 · Management $1,826$36,530
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,863,128 · Management $150,690 · Fundraising $0$3,013,818
Part X · Balance sheet $536,242 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,000$109,646
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$426,596
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$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 $1,000$536,242
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$545,906
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$545,906
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,000−$9,664
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,000−$9,664
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,000$536,242
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$9,664 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,003,154
XI-2 Total expenses$3,013,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,664
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$9,664

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