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San Diego Organizing Project

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Develops leaders to build organizations that transform communities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $1.0M in expenses, and $882K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
San Diego, CA
Website
www.sdop.net
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$1.1MFY2024
Expenses
$1.0M
Net assets
$882K
People
1
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  95-3284521 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Diego, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Develops leaders to build organizations that transform communities.
Leadership
Dinora Reyna · Executive Director · $121K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $1.0M expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$882K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $97K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -35% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +148% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +46%
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +13%
Total assets
$911K
FY2024▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$29K
FY2024▼ -44%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$882K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$97K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$911K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSan Diego Organizing Project
EINHdr · item D95-3284521
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Diego, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sdop.net
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$120,894Pt VII · Sec A

Dinora Reyna’s $121K as Executive Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M community development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dinora Reyna$120,894$111,649$105,565$101,650$96,151
Tom Cartwright$905
Debora Samuels$851
Martha Roman$672

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $677K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Development of non-partisan civic leadership and community improvement through local community organizing: during fy 2023, san diego organizing project increased our volunteer base, expanded our community organizing work into new communities within san diego county, and conducted listening campaigns and needs assessments in each of our…

$226Kprogram expense
02

Non-Partisan Voter Engagement

During fy 2023, san diego organizing project contacted 1,266 voters in san diego county's district 4 and encouraged them to vote in the 2023 special election for district 4's county board of supervisors seat.

$226Kprogram expense
03

San Diego Youth Organizing Project

During fy 2023, san diego organizing project began a targeted youth engagement, organizing, civic education, and leadership development program. The four youth volunteers involved in fy 2023 were recruited from communities in san diego facing social and economic inequities, and had leadership and decision-making power at the outset of…

$226Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$1.1M
Investment income$416
— government grantsLn 1e$110K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.09
Program services65%$677K
Management & general26%$277K
Fundraising9%$94K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$428K
Total assetsLn 16$911K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$29K
Total net assetsLn 32$882K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $428K · Operating expenses/yr $1.0M
4.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $677K · Total expenses $1.0M
65%
Management & General
Management & general $277K · Total expenses $1.0M
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $94K · Total expenses $1.0M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $91K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $920K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.1M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $110K · Total revenue $1.1M
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $416 · Total revenue $1.1M
+0.04%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.0M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $786K
+46%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.2M · FY2024 $1.1M
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $882K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $1.0M
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $911K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $882K · Total assets $911K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $911K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dinora Reyna · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $121K · Total expenses $1.0M
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $785K · Total expenses $1.0M
75%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 26%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 46%
Legal fee ratio 0.3%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0.05%

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $86K · 2020–2020
Mission Edge San DiegoCA · FY2020$33,795
Mid-City CanCA · FY2020$33,795
Charity Apostolic ChurchCA · FY2020$9,000
Charity Apostolic ChurchCA · FY2020$9,000

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$786K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$646K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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