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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.42M (2023)

Expenses
$2.37M (2023)

Total Assets
$326k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$37.5k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 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 Aug.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,417,756
Expenses
$2,366,873
Net Income
$50,883
Net Assets
$288,360
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,178,443
90.1%
Program Services $238,162
9.9%
Investment Income $959
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $192
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $658,190
27.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $325,824
Total Liabilities $37,464
Net Assets $288,360
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Clayton L Ferrara (Executive Director) $74,633 $0 $0
George Kylan Mcnemar (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steve Goldman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Reginald Burroughs (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Patrick O Odoyo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John R Seydel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lee Perry (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Benavides (President) $0 $0 $0
Joel A Montilla Esq (General Counsel) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$896,207
Expenses
$756,576
Net Income
$139,631
Net Assets
$237,366
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $657,082
73.3%
Program Services $237,827
26.5%
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 $1,298
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $431,947
57.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $275,300
Total Liabilities $37,934
Net Assets $237,366
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Clayton L Ferrara (Executive Director) $58,725 $0 $0
George Kylan Mcnemar (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steve Goldman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Reginald Burroughs (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Patrick O Odoyo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John R Seydel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lee Perry (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Benavides (President) $0 $0 $0
Joel A Montilla Esq (General Counsel) $0 $0 $0
Chris Castro (Founder) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$583,759
Expenses
$545,900
Net Income
$37,859
Net Assets
$97,735
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $367,469
62.9%
Program Services $215,616
36.9%
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 $674
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $303,387
55.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $235,050
Total Liabilities $137,315
Net Assets $97,735
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Clayton L Ferrara (Executive Director) $36,000 $0 $0
Chris Castro (President) $0 $0 $0
George Kylan Mcnemar (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steve Goldman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Reginald Burroughs (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Patrick O Odoyo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John R Seydel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lee Perry (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Benavides (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joel A Montilla Esq (General Counsel) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$325,364
Expenses
$343,878
Net Income
-$18,514
Net Assets
$59,876
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $246,291
75.7%
Program Services $75,725
23.3%
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 $3,348
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $213,612
62.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $143,991
Total Liabilities $84,115
Net Assets $59,876
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Clayton L Ferrara (Executive Director) $23,500 $0 $0
Chris Castro (President) $0 $0 $0
George Kylan Mcnemar (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steve Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick O Odoyo (Director) $0 $0 $0
John R Seydel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lee Perry (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Benavides (Director) $0 $0 $0
Reic Rollings (Director) $0 $0 $0
Les Kramer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Reginald Burroughs Iii (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joeal A Montilla (Director) $0 $0 $0
Karen Z Consalo (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$454,381
Expenses
$436,323
Net Income
$18,058
Net Assets
$78,388
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $322,528
71.0%
Program Services $126,668
27.9%
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 $5,185
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $303,382
69.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $95,469
Total Liabilities $17,081
Net Assets $78,388
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Clayton L Ferrara (Executive Director) $36,000 $0 $0
Chris Castro (President) $0 $0 $0
George Kylan Mcnemar (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steve Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Resham Shirsat (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick O Odoyo (Director) $0 $0 $0
John R Seydel (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$341,532
Expenses
$405,765
Net Income
-$64,233
Net Assets
$60,347
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $261,773
76.6%
Program Services $79,759
23.4%
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 $277,138
68.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $84,999
Total Liabilities $24,652
Net Assets $60,347
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Clayton L Ferrara (Executive Director) $36,000 $0 $0
Chris Castro (President) $0 $0 $0
George Kylan Mcnemar (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Josephine Balzac (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Justin Vandenbroeck (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Resham Shirsat (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick O Odoyo (Director) $0 $0 $0
John R Seydel (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$298,806
Expenses
$240,747
Net Income
$58,059
Net Assets
$126,642
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $213,310
71.4%
Program Services $85,496
28.6%
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 $146,134
60.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $126,642
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $126,642
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Clayton Ferrara (Executive Di) $36,000 $0 $0
Chris Castro (President) $0 $0 $0
Justin Vandenbroek (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Penelope Canan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Josiphine Balzac (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Seydell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kyle Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$128,339
Expenses
$95,024
Net Income
$33,315
Net Assets
$68,583
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $105,852
82.5%
Program Services $6,879
5.4%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $7,455
5.8%
Sales of Assets $8,153
6.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $68,583
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $68,583
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Clayton Ferrara (Executive Di) $36,000 $0
Chris Castro (President) $0 $0
Justin Vandenbroek (Vice Preside) $0 $0
Penelope Canan (Board Member) $0 $0
Josiphine Balzac (Board Member) $0 $0
Daniel Schrieber (General Coun) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2013

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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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2012

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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