Milagro Foundation

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San Rafael, CA501(c)(3)Since 1997InternationalEIN 94-3274541

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The Milagro Foundation benefits underserved and vulnerable children around the world by making grants to community based tax-exempt organizations that work with children in the areas of education, health and the arts. Between October 1998 and now, the Milagro Foundation has supported low income, underserved and underrepresented children in 37 states and 20 countries by granting $9,987,729 to 464 agencies working with children and youth. Milagros education focus support agencies and organizations that are working to close the achievement gap and provide college access and aspirations among young people. Milagro evaluates long term projects that will lead to systemic changes, especially in impoverished communities. Through education we hope to help change or eliminate the cycle of poverty in Bay Area communities. In the areas of health, the foundation examines agencies that provide mental health, physical health, family support and addiction support to children around the San Francisco B

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ 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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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $138K a year · 29% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% 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 · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $19K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.07% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$894K
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$660K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$894K
FY2025▲ +69%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$559K
FY2021$625K
FY2022−$196K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$528K
FY2025$894K
Expenses
$660K
FY2025▼ -7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$606K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$537K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$709K
FY2025$660K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.4M

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 Oct 1997.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $519K Management & general 21% · $141K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$119,492Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shelley N Brown’s $119K as President is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shelley N Brown$119,492$119,492$119,492$119,492$102,992$102,992
Ruthie Moutafian$55,000$53,333$50,000$50,000$41,927$38,333

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Grants funds to community groups supporting children's education, health, and arts globally.

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1 program service account for $519K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Health Programs

Circulo de Vida - The program provides professional therapy individually and in a group setting to help children and teens cope with the confusion, fear and stress caused by parental illness. Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health - To establish a suicide prevention program through the schools on the Reservation.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$19K
Grants paid · 82 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2025
Turning GreenCA · FY2025$30,000
Three SquareNV · FY2025$30,000
Project Avary INCCA · FY2025$25,000
Project 150NV · FY2025$25,000
Marin Performing StarsCA · FY2025$25,000
Hand in HandIA · FY2025$25,000
Canal AllianceCA · FY2025$25,000
Alive & FreeCA · FY2025$25,000
Larkin Street Youth ServicesCA · FY2025$15,000
10000 DegreesCA · FY2024$80,000
Carlos Santana Arts AcademyFY2024$40,000
Little WishesCA · FY2024$30,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$894K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$618K
Investment incomeLn 3$271K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$660K
Ln 25
Programscol B$519K
Managementcol C$141K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$351K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$618K
Investment incomeLn 3$271K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$894K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
SavingsLn 2$318K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$351K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K$351K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$320K$320K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$174K$96K$79K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$11K$9K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$7K$6K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$693$0$693$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$0$16K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$0$5K$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$0$8K$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$0$6K$0
TravelLn 17$7K$4K$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$89K$82K$7K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$660K$519K$141K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $894K$660K$233K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $528K$709K−$181K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $486K$736K−$250K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 −$196K$537K−$734K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $625K$474K$151K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $559K$606K−$47K$3.2M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $893,798 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$618,260
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$618,260
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $271,171$271,171
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $4,074 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,074
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $293 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$293
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,367 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $271,171$893,798
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $660,420 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $320,000$320,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,971 · Management $78,521 · Fundraising $0$174,492
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,639 · Management $8,705 · Fundraising $0$19,344
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,465 · Management $6,108 · Fundraising $0$13,573
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $693 · Fundraising $0$693
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $15,925 · Fundraising $0$15,925
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $4,869 · Fundraising $0$4,869
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $7,637 · Fundraising $0$7,637
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $5,923 · Fundraising $0$5,923
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,608 · Management $2,952 · Fundraising $0$6,560
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,551 · Fundraising $0$2,551
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,619 · Management $7,234 · Fundraising $0$88,853
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $519,302 · Management $141,118 · Fundraising $0$660,420
Part X · Balance sheet $2,423,900 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $188,608$33,565
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $260,892$317,819
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,808,291$2,072,516
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,257,791$2,423,900
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $68,867$1,598
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,867$1,598
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,188,924$2,422,302
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,188,924$2,422,302
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,257,791$2,423,900
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,422,302 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$893,798
XI-2 Total expenses$660,420
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$233,378
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,188,924
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,422,302

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

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