The mission of EPICENTER Foundation is to positively impact underserved communities by providing programs that empower development, healing, and innovation to community members. We promote self-sufficiency for our clients and their families through addressing their holistic needs, including homeownership education, financial literacy, career development, and accessing entitlement benefits within the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 employees.
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 17% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$189K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$193K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$166K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$189K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$108K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$274K
FY2025$189K
Expenses
$193K
FY2025+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$192K
FY2025$193K
Net assets
$166K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$46K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$88K
FY2024$170K
FY2025$166K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2020.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $193K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jin Sung’s $40K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jin Sung$40,000$29,847$24,000$24,000$22,000
Nora Penaflor——$37,208——

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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Programs and updates

Empowers underserved communities with programs for development, healing, and innovation.

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1 program · $82K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In 2024, EPICENTER Foundation significantly expanded its programs, reaching more individuals and strengthening community partnerships. Key accomplishments included broadening the reach of our workshops to provide vital education to prospective homeowners; connecting attendees with industry experts for guidance on selecting the right…

$82Kprogram 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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$189K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$189K
Money outPt IX
$193K
Ln 25
Programscol B$193K
Owns and owesPt X
$166K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$189K
Total revenueLn 12$189K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$166K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $189K$193K−$4K$166K 990 PDF
FY2024 $274K$192K$82K$170K 990 PDF
FY2023 $160K$88K 990 PDF
FY2022 $132K$71K 990 PDF
FY2021 $108K$46K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

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

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