Through the Looking Glass FY2023 filing

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Berkeley, CA501(c)(3)Since 1982Health CareEIN 94-2823116Revenue $4.1M in FY2023

On file with the IRSlookingglass.org3075 Adeline St Ste 120, 94703-2579 · Berkeley, CATax-exempt since Sep 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Through the Looking Glass (tlg) is "to provide services to children & families with disabilities,and encourage respectful and empowering services--guided by personal disability experience and disability culture--for families that have children, parents, or grandparents with disability or medical issues." tlg provides trauma-informed mental health, developmental and occupational therapy services, disability adaptations, and early childhood education that support parent/infant or child, and family relationships. Tlg also conducts research and provides professional training to support improved practice with families with disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$174K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$174K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $14K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$652K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2023▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$4.4M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2023▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Sep 1982.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $4.0M Management & general 12% · $560K Fundraising 0% · $13K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $174K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$87,023Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$87,023Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Kihanya’s $105K as Financial Manager is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Robert Kihanya$105,000——
Nahoko Nishizawa$100,000$100,000—
Megan Kirshbaum$65,724$66,579$87,023

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Empowering families with disabilities through services guided by lived experience.

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2 programs · $8.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Intervention and Consultation Services

TLG provides support services to Alameda and Contra Costa County families with disability, medical, or developmental issues in infant, child, parent, expectant parent, or parenting grandparent.

$4.0Mprogram expense
02

Intervention and Consultation Services

TLG provides support services to Alameda and Contra Costa County families with disability, medical, or developmental issues in infant, child, parent, expectant parent, or parenting grandparent.

$4.0Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$560K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$704K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$652K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$570
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$704K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$652K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 579
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.4M$4.6M−$179K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.9M$4.5M$382K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $4.1M$4.5M−$425K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$3.9M−$32K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$3.7M$399K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$3.3M$20K$1.2M 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
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Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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