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Organization summary

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: Health — General and Rehabilitative / Reproductive Health Care Facilities and Allied Services (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$9.01M (2023)

Expenses
$8.47M (2023)

Total Assets
$6.74M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$4.52M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits 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.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,006,302
Expenses
$8,466,266
Net Income
$540,036
Net Assets
$2,216,623
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,820,660
64.6%
Program Services $3,177,495
35.3%
Investment Income $11,987
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$4,171
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $331
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $750,553
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,768,314
56.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,739,128
Total Liabilities $4,522,505
Net Assets $2,216,623
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara B Mccullough (Consultant) $157,777 $0 $3,516
Miku Sodhi (Former Ceo) $152,181 $0 $1,400
Jennifer Shallat (Ceo) $137,357 $0 $14,544
Peter Navolanic Ii (Physician) $136,958 $0 $0
Claudia Karell (Coo) $115,200 $0 $7,171
Angelica Ayala (Senior Program Manager) $110,958 $0 $12,672
Shaina Jill S Balayan (Family Nurse Practitioner) $105,283 $0 $9,454
Yuan Fei Huang (Cfo) $92,039 $0 $9,116
Cynthia Fong (Interim Ceo) $61,300 $0 $0
Deana Balinton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mariani Salmon (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Martha Rosales (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Regina Brown (President) $0 $0 $0
Reverend Alvin C Bernstine (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paulette Liftig (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Helena Signlestad (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Rocha (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Trupti Haldar (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,451,537
Expenses
$7,937,090
Net Income
$514,447
Net Assets
$1,676,367
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,449,155
64.5%
Program Services $3,005,832
35.6%
Investment Income $1,626
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$14,039
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $8,963
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $823,540
10.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,253,709
53.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,709,578
Total Liabilities $2,033,211
Net Assets $1,676,367
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara B Mccullough (Former Ceo & Consultant) $182,660 $0 $13,342
Peter Navolanic Ii (Physician) $147,000 $0 $0
Jennifer Shallat (Program Director) $129,646 $0 $6,544
Erica Lipschultz (Family Nurse Practitioner) $114,219 $0 $3,813
Claudia Karell (Coo) $109,477 $0 $6,683
Wendy Escamilla (Clinic Director) $106,244 $0 $9,840
Angelica Ayala (Senior Program Manager) $104,112 $0 $5,476
Yuan Fei Huang (Cfo) $87,869 $0 $10,502
Deana Balinton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mariani Salmon (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Martha Rosales (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Regina Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Reverend Alvin C Bernstine (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paulette Luftig (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Helena Singelstad (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Rocha (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lou Rocha (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Fong (Interim Ceo) $0 $0 $0
Miku Sodhi (Former Ceo) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,925,040
Expenses
$6,643,920
Net Income
$281,120
Net Assets
$1,162,905
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,370,884
63.1%
Program Services $2,543,091
36.7%
Investment Income $1,593
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $7,541
0.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,931
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $664,165
10.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,853,964
58.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,631,615
Total Liabilities $2,468,710
Net Assets $1,162,905
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Peter Navolanic (Medical Dire) $194,821 $0 $0
Barbara Bunn Mccullough (Former Ceo) $169,033 $0 $15,348
Jennifer Shallat (Program Dire) $120,849 $0 $1,419
Erica Lipschultz (Family Nurse) $112,868 $0 $6,934
Tesiah Coleman (Family Nurse) $105,009 $0 $5,057
Wendy Escamilla (Clinical Dir) $96,279 $0 $10,252
Claudia Karell (Coo) $93,458 $0 $7,003
Yuan Fei Huang (Controller/C) $82,260 $0 $7,653
Deana Balinton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Regina Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lita Gloor Little (President) $0 $0 $0
Cindy Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paulette Luftig (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Rocha (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Martha Rosales (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Mariani Salmon (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Helena Singlestad (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Miku Sodhi (Current Ceo) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,635,742
Expenses
$5,202,868
Net Income
$432,874
Net Assets
$881,785
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,424,033
60.8%
Program Services $2,185,762
38.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $6,250
0.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,697
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $574,253
11.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,873,287
55.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,432,577
Total Liabilities $2,550,792
Net Assets $881,785
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara Bunn Mccullough (Ceo) $146,136 $0 $9,822
Jennifer Shallat (Program Dire) $113,554 $0 $1,578
Peter Navolanic (Medical Dire) $100,949 $0 $0
Claudia Karell (Coo) $84,700 $0 $1,556
Wendy Escamilla (Clinical Dir) $69,836 $0 $6,290
Yuan Fei Huang (Controller/C) $67,820 $0 $5,527
Deana Balington (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Regina Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lita Gloor Little (President) $0 $0 $0
Chris Govea (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cindy Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paulette Luftig (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Rocha (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Martha Rosales (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Mariani Salmon (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Helena Singlestad (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,591,095
Expenses
$4,564,711
Net Income
$26,384
Net Assets
$448,911
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,032,832
66.1%
Program Services $1,517,936
33.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $38,275
0.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,052
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $387,678
8.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,615,101
57.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,502,540
Total Liabilities $2,053,629
Net Assets $448,911

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,745,072
Expenses
$4,757,080
Net Income
-$12,008
Net Assets
$422,527
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,164,540
66.7%
Program Services $1,548,026
32.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $21,440
0.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,066
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $279,096
5.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,763,597
58.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,849,472
Total Liabilities $2,426,945
Net Assets $422,527

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,581,912
Expenses
$5,199,928
Net Income
-$618,016
Net Assets
$434,535
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,415,890
74.6%
Program Services $1,113,756
24.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $52,266
1.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $272,237
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,664,000
51.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,999,253
Total Liabilities $2,564,718
Net Assets $434,535

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,957,527
Expenses
$5,371,621
Net Income
-$414,094
Net Assets
$1,032,198
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,651,259
93.8%
Program Services $257,827
5.2%
Investment Income $7
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $48,434
1.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $136,039
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,732,340
50.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,199,015
Total Liabilities $2,166,817
Net Assets $1,032,198
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara Mccullough (Ceo) $126,808 $0 $0
Cynthia Fong (Chief Financial Officer) $102,800 $0 $0
Dan Winokur (Development Director) $77,414 $0 $0
Anne Job (Program Director) $73,000 $0 $0
Mariani Salmon (President) $0 $0 $0
Sean Absher (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mary Rocha (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jill Gonzalez (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Ramirez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Zell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cassandra Beverly (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anita Siegel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Martha Rosales (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Dudeck (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steven Jenkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Holly Brock Cohn (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jill Sprenkel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,431,137
Expenses
$5,459,504
Net Income
-$28,367
Net Assets
$1,446,292
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,295,929
97.5%
Program Services $72,907
1.3%
Investment Income $79
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $62,222
1.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $266,277
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,960,713
54.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,976,812
Total Liabilities $1,530,520
Net Assets $1,446,292
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara Mccullough (Executive Director) $126,808 $0 $0
Cynthia Fong (Chief Financial Officer) $102,800 $0 $0
Anne Job (Program Director) $73,000 $0 $0
Lonnie Dillard (Chief Financial Officer) $72,944 $0 $0
Mariani Salmon (President) $0 $0 $0
Sean Absher (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Feinstein (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mary Rocha (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jill Gonzalez (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jim Hill (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Francine Joltonmd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Holly Brock Cohn (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Zell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Ramirez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cassandra Beverly (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Caleb Gordon (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Dudeck (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jill Sprenkel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,248,587
Expenses
$5,250,879
Net Income
-$2,292
Net Assets
$1,474,659
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,140,539
97.9%
Program Services $53,276
1.0%
Investment Income $921
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $52,736
1.0%
Sales of Assets $1,115
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $311,627
5.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,811,607
53.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,842,236
Total Liabilities $1,367,577
Net Assets $1,474,659
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara Mccullough (Executive Director) $142,525 $0 $17,000
Cynthia Fong (Deputy Director) $102,825 $0 $0
Lonnie Dillard (Chief Financial Officer) $87,410 $0 $0
Anne Job (Program Director) $73,025 $0 $0
Mariani Salmon (President) $0 $0 $0
Sean Absher (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Feinstein (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jill Gonzalez (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Francine Joltonmd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Hill (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Holly Brock Cohn (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Zell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Ramirez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,680,356
Expenses
$4,742,518
Net Income
-$62,162
Net Assets
$1,477,544
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,553,314
97.3%
Program Services $109,446
2.3%
Investment Income $1,825
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $15,683
0.3%
Sales of Assets $88
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $279,537
5.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,435,605
51.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,988,046
Total Liabilities $1,510,502
Net Assets $1,477,544

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,434,884
Expenses
$4,307,582
Net Income
$127,302
Net Assets
$1,539,113
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,371,003
98.6%
Program Services $49,744
1.1%
Investment Income $2,726
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $11,411
0.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $300,710
7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,138,891
49.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,094,651
Total Liabilities $1,555,538
Net Assets $1,539,113

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,069,098
Expenses
$4,819,246
Net Income
$249,852
Net Assets
$1,411,811
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,000,522
98.6%
Program Services $44,799
0.9%
Investment Income $8,624
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $15,153
0.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $462,613
9.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,139,293
44.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,002,178
Total Liabilities $1,590,367
Net Assets $1,411,811

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

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 June
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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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

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 June
2007

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 June
2006

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 June
2005

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 June
2004

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 June
2002

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 June
2001

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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