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Betti Ono Foundation

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Emeryville, CA501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 86-3301756Revenue $1.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSbettiono.comPo Box 99256, 94662-9256 · Emeryville, CATax-exempt since Mar 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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"the Betti Ono Foundation designs and produces high-impact arts, community engagement & cultural development initiatives that leverage cultural products and networks for good. The Betti Ono Foundation operations are headquartered in oakland, california, and our work is produced locally and nationally in other geographies in cultural spaces, the public sphere, and online. The mission of Betti Ono Foundation is to build power through culture. Our vision and creative practice embody the bold, curious and unapologetic spirit of our namesakes: Betti mabry davis and yoko Ono. We value art-making as a function of activism, community transformation, and cultural resilience. As a black women-led and operated organization, we are dedicated to amplifying the lives and work of artists and communities who are black, brown, immigrant, indigenous, and lgbtq+."

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 33 volunteers and 6 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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FY2024 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $326K a year · 33% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$290K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1.4M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+697% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$977K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +697%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$143K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +75%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$194K
FY2023$635K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$977K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$947K
FY2024$977K

From the FY2024 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 2022.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $722K Management & general 18% · $201K Fundraising 17% · $191K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $290K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Anyka Howard
CEO/Presiden
$186,582Pt VII · Sec A
$103,532Pt VII · Sec A
Kristy Hagares
Chair, Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jermey Liu
Treasurer/Cf
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Davin Thompson
Secretary, B
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anyka Howard’s $187K as CEO/Presiden is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Anyka Howard$186,582$193,948$97,926
Mike Nicholls$103,532——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Creates impactful arts and community initiatives to build power through culture.

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3 programs · $722K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Our ending gender-based violence (GBV) strategy is focused on implementing survivor-led cultural change initiatives to disrupt the culture of GBV. Not one more girl (nomg) is a bipoc youth-led initiative in partnership with community based organizations and bay area rapid transit authority (bart) to end gender-based violence.

$405Kprogram expense
02

Through the community wellbeing strategy, we are creating autonomous spaces that deepen community connection, foster civic engagement, and extend arts and culture into the fabric of public life.

$201Kprogram expense
03

Our cultural permanence strategy aims to create wealth-building and cooperative ownership opportunities for bipoc artists, cultural workers, and community-based organizations through land and real estate purchases.

$116Kprogram 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
Andrew W Mellon FoundationFY2024$1.4M
East Bay Community FoundationFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.4M

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$250
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$722K
Managementcol C$201K
Fundraisingcol D$191K
Owns and owesPt X
$977K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$838K
Total assetsLn 16$990K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Other incomeLn 4–11$250
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$838K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$838K
Other assetsLn 15$86
Total assetsLn 16$990K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$977K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 633
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$472K$838K
Total assetsLn 16$976K$990K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$947K$977K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$187K$121K$34K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$422K$291K$66K$65K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$72K$50K$12K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$33K$8K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$93K$62K$16K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$3K$8K$190
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$156K$98K$5K$53K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$828$197$200
Office expensesLn 13$201$107$64$30
Information technologyLn 14$16K$8K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$2K$5K$251
TravelLn 17$27K$20K$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$327$346−$9−$10
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$6K$1K$720
All other expensesLn 24e$180$180
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$722K$201K$191K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$30K$977K 990 PDF
FY2023 $143K$635K−$491K$947K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$194K$1.4M$1.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,143,081 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $89,735$1,109,173
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,675$33,650
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$8
I-11 Other revenue$250
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $143,415$1,143,081
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $355,036$729,190
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $279,623$384,156
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $634,659$1,113,346
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$491,244$29,735
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,143,081 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,106,673
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,109,173
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,650$33,650
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $250$250
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,650 · Excluded from tax $258$1,143,081
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,113,346 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $120,952 · Management $33,684 · Fundraising $31,946$186,582
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $291,405 · Management $65,582 · Fundraising $64,823$421,810
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,546 · Management $11,877 · Fundraising $10,986$72,409
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,986 · Management $7,861 · Fundraising $7,542$48,389
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $62,221 · Management $15,745 · Fundraising $14,983$92,949
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,329 · Management $8,071 · Fundraising $190$11,590
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,440$37,440
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $97,520 · Management $5,203 · Fundraising $53,053$155,776
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $828 · Management $197 · Fundraising $200$1,225
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $107 · Management $64 · Fundraising $30$201
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,418 · Management $5,691 · Fundraising $2,123$16,232
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,662 · Management $4,520 · Fundraising $251$6,433
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,930 · Management $3,717 · Fundraising $3,785$27,432
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,764$26,764
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $346 · Management −$9 · Fundraising −$10$327
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,717 · Management $1,170 · Fundraising $720$7,607
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $180$180
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $721,731 · Management $200,993 · Fundraising $190,622$1,113,346
Part X · Balance sheet $989,908 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $472,100$837,974
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $500,000$150,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,572$1,848
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $135$86
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $975,807$989,908
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,786$9,509
X-25 Other liabilities$3,643
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,786$13,152
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$352,979$676,756
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,300,000$300,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $947,021$976,756
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $975,807$989,908
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $976,756 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,143,081
XI-2 Total expenses$1,113,346
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,735
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$947,021
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$976,756

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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