To provide information and referral to direct people where to get help to solve their problems. To provide emergency service including food and clothing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $378 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: -0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$12
0.07% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$195K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$217K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$18K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$195K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$219K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$217K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$195K
Expenses
$217K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$200K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$217K
Net assets
$18K
FY2024▼ -55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55K
FY2021$46K
FY2022$39K
FY2023$41K
FY2024$18K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1970.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $149K Management & general 32% · $69K

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; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$60,005Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lynn Embry-Nimmer$60,005$55,462$54,300$52,644$50,000

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

Connects people to help, food, and clothing for their problems.

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1 program · $149K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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East Oakland has provided information and referral to 502 Individuals.It has provided supplemental food for 2,740 families and 4,401 individuals. It has also provided holiday food packages to 212 individuals and 105 families.

$149Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$195K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$195K
Money outPt IX
$217K
Ln 25
Programscol B$149K
Managementcol C$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$18K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$4K
Total assetsLn 16$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$195K
Government grantsLn 1e$195K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$195K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$4K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12
Net assetsLn 32$18K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K−$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$41K$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12$12
Net assetsLn 32$41K$18K
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$62K$47K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$39K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$12K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
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$10K$7K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$27K$18K$9K
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$3K$2K$836
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$217K$149K$69K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $195K$217K−$22K$18K 990 PDF
FY2023 $204K$203K$2K$41K 990 PDF
FY2022 $217K$216K$1K$39K 990 PDF
FY2021 $191K$200K−$9K$46K 990 PDF
FY2020 $219K$192K$26K$55K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $195,108 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $204,077$195,108
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $204,077$195,108
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $133,506$140,072
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $69,002$77,214
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $202,508$217,286
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,569−$22,178
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $195,108 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$195,108
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$195,108
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 revenue$195,108
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $217,286 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 $46,800 · Management $15,600$62,400
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,480 · Management $13,160$52,640
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,733 · Management $3,911$15,644
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,041 · Management $2,347$9,388
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,944$17,944
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,667 · Management $3,334$10,001
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,659 · Management $2,329$6,988
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,280 · Management $9,139$27,419
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 InsurancePrograms $1,673 · Management $836$2,509
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,353$12,353
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $148,686 · Management $68,600 · Fundraising $0$217,286
Part X · Balance sheet $18,429 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,003−$4,175
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $22,604$22,604
X-4 Accounts 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 $40,607$18,429
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12$12
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12$12
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $40,595$18,417
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,595$18,417
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,607$18,429
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,417 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$195,108
XI-2 Total expenses$217,286
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,178
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,595
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,417

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