Alive & Free EIN 94-3171846

Alive & Free

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Protects youth from violence and incarceration, ensuring their safety and freedom. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $2.1M in revenue, $2.4M in expenses, and $7.2M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Crime & Legal
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
www.stayaliveandfree.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$2.1MFY2025
Expenses
$2.4M
Net assets
$7.2M
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  94-3171846 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Protects youth from violence and incarceration, ensuring their safety and freedom.
Leadership
Joseph E Marshall JR · Executive Dir. · $176K
Money in and out
$2.1M revenue, $2.4M expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$2.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$216K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs-0.2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
36.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +24% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025+0.2%
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -3%
Total assets
$7.3M
FY2025▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$109K
FY2025▲ +4%
Total revenue
$2.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$216K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$7.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Fiscal agent activities for Office of Civic Engagements and Immigrant Affairs -disbursement of 249 SF Dream scholarship stipends. Richmond Pulse Youth led newspaper Contra Costa Pulse - community news and media outlet serving the greater east and west communities of Contra Costa county in Northern California

$973Kprogram expense
02

Omega Leadership Academy

Leadership classes/family meetings - 38; Leadership Academy participants - 84; Family meeting participants - 38; College Prep classes - 24; College Prep participants - 27; College scholarships recipients - 40; Colleges/universities attended - 29; College/universities attendees - 42; and total college graduates to-date - 293.

$750Kprogram expense
03

Alive and Free Violence Prevention

2 training workshops with 22 participants 46 weekly 2-hour call in show reached 200,000 listeners. There were 43 speaking engagements.

$245Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAlive & Free
EINHdr · item D94-3171846
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.stayaliveandfree.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I21Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1993

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$176,406Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph E Marshall JR’s $176K as Executive Dir. is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1146 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Joseph E Marshall JR$176,406$172,055$166,379

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.5M · 71%
Investment income$323K · 15%
Other revenue$188K · 9%
Program service revenue$107K · 5%
Contributions & grants71%$1.5M
Investment income15%$323K
Other revenue9%$188K
Program service revenue5%$107K
— government grantsLn 1e$652K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.09
Program services87%$2.1M
Management & general4%$84K
Fundraising9%$213K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$109K
Total net assetsLn 32$7.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed13.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $7.2M · Operating expenses/yr $2.4M
36.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.1M · Total expenses $2.4M
87%
Management & General
Management & general $84K · Total expenses $2.4M
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $213K · Total expenses $2.4M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $212K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $807K
$0.26 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.5M · Total revenue $2.1M
71%
Government reliance
Government grants $652K · Total revenue $2.1M
30%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $107K · Total revenue $2.1M
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $323K · Total revenue $2.1M
+15%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $107K · Total expenses $2.4M
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.1M · Prior year $2.1M
+0.2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $3.0M · FY2025 $2.1M
-7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $7.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.1M · Expenses $2.4M
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $7.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $7.2M · Total assets $7.3M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $4.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $7.3M
63%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joseph E Marshall JR · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $176K · Total expenses $2.4M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $760K · Total expenses $2.4M
32%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth 0.2%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.5%
Accounting fee ratio 4%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.4M · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$268,945
Unitemized GrantFY2024$291,656
Unitemized GrantFY2023$268,451
Unitemized GrantFY2022$280,342
Unitemized GrantFY2021$254,621

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$2.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$5.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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