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Cultural Engagement Laboratory

  • Oakland, CA
  • Tax-exempt since June 2014
  • EIN: 26-1764185

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Civic leagues, social welfare organizations and local associations of employees, created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes.

Category: Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$225k (2023)

Expenses
$423k (2023)

Total Assets
$285k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$29.7k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$225,003
Expenses
$422,664
Net Income
-$197,661
Net Assets
$255,377
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $225,003
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $15,133
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $148,553
35.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $285,063
Total Liabilities $29,686
Net Assets $255,377
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fenny Choo (Fin. Dir. & Secty (See Sched O)) $7,567 $0 $0
Favianna Rodriguez (President (See Sched O)) $7,565 $0 $0
Ian Inaba (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michael Crawford (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Francis (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 17, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$500,000
Expenses
$891,371
Net Income
-$391,371
Net Assets
$453,038
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $500,000
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $22,414
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $170,313
19.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $493,251
Total Liabilities $40,213
Net Assets $453,038
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fenny Choo (Fin. Dir. & Secty (See Sched O)) $13,805 $0 $0
Favianna Rodriguez (President (See Sched O)) $8,609 $0 $0
Ian Inaba (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michael Crawford (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tony Francis (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 28, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$803,660
Expenses
$311,317
Net Income
$492,343
Net Assets
$844,409
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $803,660
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $18,548
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $2,625
0.8%
Other Salaries and Wages $91,004
29.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $880,210
Total Liabilities $35,801
Net Assets $844,409
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fenny Choo (Finance Director & Secretary) $12,383 $0 $0
Favianna Rodriguez (President) $6,165 $0 $0
Ian Inaba (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tony Francis (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Crawford (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 26, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$975,000
Expenses
$736,708
Net Income
$238,292
Net Assets
$352,066
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $975,000
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $1,700
0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages $17,274
2.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $451,717
Total Liabilities $99,651
Net Assets $352,066

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$100,058
Expenses
$23,576
Net Income
$76,482
Net Assets
$113,774
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $100,058
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $114,165
Total Liabilities $391
Net Assets $113,774
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Vanessa Fajans Turner (Board Chair Through 7/2019) $0 $0
Cheryl Contee (Director/Board Chair Start 7/2019) $0 $0
Andrew Hsiao (Treasurer Start 7/2019) $0 $0
Ian Inaba (Director, Secretary, And Founder) $0 $0
Favianna Rodriguez (President) $0 $0
Fenny Choo (Finance Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Oct. 8, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$39,695
Net Income
-$39,695
Net Assets
$37,292
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $39,000
Total Liabilities $1,708
Net Assets $37,292
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Vanessa Fajans Turner (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Contee (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ian Inaba (Director) $0 $25,068 $0
Favianna Rodriguez (Interim Executive Director) $0 $79,114 $15,445
Rae Thomas (Secretary) $0 $71,250 $8,845
Fenny Choo (Cfo/Treasurer) $0 $109,905 $10,890
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990
Filed on Sept. 24, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$42,783
Expenses
$539,756
Net Income
-$496,973
Net Assets
$76,987
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $41,166
96.2%
Program Services $1,617
3.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,280
1.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $104,188
Total Liabilities $27,201
Net Assets $76,987
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Vanessa Fajans Turner (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Contee (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ian Inaba (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jacqueline Mahendra (Executive Director Through 1/20/2017) $0 $21,258 $823
Favianna Rodriguez (Interim Executive Director) $0 $87,335 $13,989
Vanessa Pierce (Secretary Through 10/2/2017) $0 $91,928 $12,089
Rae Thomas (Secretary) $0 $26,042 $2,312
Sojeila Maria Silva (Cfo/Treasurer Through 1/19/2017) $0 $10,405 $2,024
Fenny Choo (Cfo/Treasurer) $0 $107,504 $15,279
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$675,010
Expenses
$1,607,976
Net Income
-$932,966
Net Assets
$573,960
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $346,009
51.3%
Program Services $199,099
29.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $129,902
19.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $326,334
20.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $598,544
Total Liabilities $24,584
Net Assets $573,960
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Vanessa Fajans Turner (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl C Ontee (Director) $0 $0 $0
Farhad Ebrahimi (Director Thru 5/2016) $0 $0 $0
Ian Inaba (Exec Director Thru 5/2016/Director) $0 $208,435 $9,520
Jacqueline Mahendra (Executive Director Effective 5/2016) $0 $131,776 $10,303
Leslie Payne (Secretary Thru 1/2016) $0 $4,738 $1,765
Vanessa Pierce (Secretary Effective 2/2016) $0 $118,813 $14,346
Gaurav Vashist (Cfo/Treasurer Thru 6/2016) $0 $83,535 $10,775
Sojeila Maria Silva (Cfo/Treasurer Effective 6/2016) $0 $44,235 $10,169
Shannon Baker (Director Of Develop. And Comm.) $0 $101,687 $13,355
Robin Beck (Chief Strategy Officer) $0 $127,563 $6,586
Casey Harrell (Director Of Climate Lab) $0 $103,790 $12,126
Susannah Hook Rodgers (Chief Of Staff, Program) $0 $102,849 $8,504
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,333,485
Expenses
$933,124
Net Income
$400,361
Net Assets
$1,506,926
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $516,665
38.7%
Program Services $815,820
61.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,000
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $6,722
0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $292,720
31.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,569,147
Total Liabilities $62,221
Net Assets $1,506,926
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robin Beck (Dir. Of Innovation) $21,895 $79,355 $5,091
Catherine Huang (Dir. Of Technology) $6,554 $109,293 $23,017
Gaurav Vashist (Cfo) $4,311 $146,132 $22,670
Ian Inaba (Co Chairperson) $2,411 $166,447 $10,047
Daniel Souwenie (Dir. Cel Climate Lab) $2,327 $106,415 $9,249
Vanessa Fajans Turner (Co Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Payne (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Contee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Farhad Ebrahimi (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,231,016
Expenses
$9,394,717
Net Income
-$8,163,701
Net Assets
$1,106,565
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $390,899
31.8%
Program Services $840,117
68.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $48,561
0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $174,181
1.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,691,184
Total Liabilities $584,619
Net Assets $1,106,565
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Risha Jamison (Coo, Counsel) $21,291 $0 $2,116
Cynthia Kang (Managing Director) $7,482 $102,297 $7,681
Julia Davis (Director Of Development) $6,486 $116,005 $7,467
Gaurav Vashist (Treasurer/Cfo) $4,787 $139,307 $18,309
Ian Inaba (Board Member/Exec. Dir.) $2,890 $161,374 $9,995
Daniel Souweine (Secretary) $1,733 $102,297 $6,389
Catherine Huang (Director Of Technology) $960 $106,802 $7,562
Kamuti Kiteme (Director Of Development) $694 $118,093 $5,733
Vanessa Fajans Turner (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Contee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Rucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Farhad Ebrahimi (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 17, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,924,932
Expenses
$5,957,103
Net Income
$6,967,829
Net Assets
$9,270,267
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,272,057
94.9%
Program Services $628,187
4.9%
Investment Income $395
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $733
0.0%
Other Revenue $23,560
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $593,300
10.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,265,063
38.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,422,315
Total Liabilities $152,048
Net Assets $9,270,267
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ian Inaba (Board Member/Exec. Dir) $131,215 $18,745 $9,768
Namrita Chaudhary (Program Lead) $103,111 $0 $202
Shaunna Thomas (Program Lead) $103,111 $0 $8,150
Daniel Souweine (Secretary) $102,981 $0 $6,218
Christina Samala (Program Lead) $101,495 $0 $5,733
Cynthia Kang (Managing Director) $88,686 $29,562 $7,608
Risha Jamison (Coo, Counsel) $79,400 $26,467 $8,563
Kamuti Kiteme (Director Of Development) $78,624 $26,208 $7,921
Gaurav Vashist (Treasurer / Cfo) $72,500 $24,167 $9,415
Vanessa Fajans Turner (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Contee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Farhad Ebrahimi (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Rucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 7, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,265,411
Expenses
$5,498,531
Net Income
$766,880
Net Assets
$2,303,250
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,756,568
91.9%
Program Services $508,843
8.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $489,552
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,060,898
37.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,701,152
Total Liabilities $397,902
Net Assets $2,303,250

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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