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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TIDES CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$233,730,257
Total expenses
$307,289,944
Contributions and grants received
$191,431,519
Grants paid
$80,494,180
Program service revenue
$35,630,934
Investment income
$6,588,571
Other revenue
$79,233
Total assets, end of year
$323,415,754
Total liabilities, end of year
$30,611,571
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$292,804,183
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$248,581,325
Management and general expenses
$38,622,317
Fundraising expenses
$20,086,302
Program service expenses (Part III)
$248,581,325

Program services were 80.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,129,399

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $4,676,136

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $35,365,170

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $150,260,814

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $6,194,453

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GOVERNMENT CONTRACT

    total $17,368,788 · related or exempt $17,368,788

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACT FEES

    total $12,599,590 · related or exempt $12,599,590

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP REVENUES

    total $2,362,488 · related or exempt $2,362,488

  • 2d · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $1,573,883 · related or exempt $1,573,883

  • 2e · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE/EVENT REVENUE

    total $1,173,187 · related or exempt $1,173,187

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $552,998 · related or exempt $501,238 · unrelated business $51,760

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,100,659 · excluded $7,100,659

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,022 · excluded $1,022

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $17,192,296

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $17,684,056 · other assets $20,328

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$491,760 · other assets -$20,328

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$512,088 · excluded -$512,088

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $239,576

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,129,399

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $630,642

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$391,066 · excluded -$391,066

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $469,277 · related or exempt $469,277

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $469,277

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $74,837,331 · program services $74,837,331

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $34,050 · program services $34,050

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $5,622,799 · program services $5,622,799

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $85,957,357 · program services $62,689,949 · management and general $8,593,564 · fundraising $14,673,844

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,667,474 · program services $1,945,428 · management and general $266,680 · fundraising $455,366

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $11,713,139 · program services $8,542,562 · management and general $1,171,018 · fundraising $1,999,559

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,588,327 · program services $4,804,963 · management and general $658,666 · fundraising $1,124,698

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $541,918 · management and general $541,918

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,356 · management and general $51,356

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $1,172,009 · fundraising $1,172,009

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $136,668 · program services $136,668

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $66,221,205 · program services $65,919,386 · fundraising $301,819

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,362,500 · program services $1,340,181 · fundraising $22,319

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,140,111 · program services $1,870,756 · management and general $260,565 · fundraising $8,790

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,089,827 · program services $2,084,921 · fundraising $4,906

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,783,107 · program services $6,640,752 · fundraising $142,355

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,971,908 · program services $7,827,470 · management and general $1,089,099 · fundraising $55,339

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,038 · program services $5,038

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $531,973 · program services $531,973

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,446,381 · program services $1,446,381

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS & SUP

    total $1,160,257 · program services $1,160,257

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSES

    total $560,764 · program services $558,140 · fundraising $2,624

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANKING FEES

    total $175,144 · program services $175,144

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOARD EXPENSES

    total $10,488 · management and general $10,488

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $26,508,813 · program services $407,176 · management and general $25,978,963 · fundraising $122,674

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $172,052,488 · end of year $112,243,713

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $88,485,531 · end of year $62,475,353

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,002,037 · end of year $3,491,910

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $325,607 · end of year $430,544

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,044,183

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $366,239

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,468,493 · end of year $677,944

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $141,904,440 · end of year $137,428,728

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,323,602 · end of year $6,667,562

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $48,489,921 · end of year $13,041,089

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $7,490,298 · end of year $11,264,536

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $300,452 · end of year $1,268,516

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,406,329 · end of year $5,037,430

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $95,635,141 · end of year $95,316,701

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $266,240,057 · end of year $197,487,482

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TIDES CENTER PROVIDES SOCIAL CHANGE LEADERS COMPREHENSIVE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP - INCLUDING OPERATIONAL, GRANTMAKING, AND CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT - TO PROPEL THE WORK OF COMMUNITY-LED ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TIDES CENTER SUPPORTS SOCIAL CHANGE LEADERS, CONNECTS DIVERSE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND FACILITATES SOLUTIONS THAT COME DIRECTLY FROM COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY DENIED POWER BY OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CONSULTING, AND GRANTMAKING SERVICES.

  • EQUITY: WITHIN OUR LARGEST AREA OF IMPACT, TIDES' FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS WORK MULTILATERALLY TO CREATE MORE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY DENIED POWER. PROJECTS FOCUS ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC EQUITY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES, REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, AND INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. SEVERAL PROGRAMS ALSO WORK TO END HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES. OTHERS ADVOCATE FOR ISSUES SUCH AS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.

    Expenses $204,089,417 · Grants $65,949,893 · Revenue $29,573,667

  • EDUCATION: IN 2023, TIDES PROJECTS ENRICHED THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH AND ADULTS LIVING IN LOCAL, UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES, FOCUSING ON AREAS SUCH AS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ARTS EDUCATION, HEALTH AND NUTRITION, FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND STEM. INTERNATIONALLY, TIDES PROJECTS PROVIDED TRAINING IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICES FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS. OTHER TIDES PROJECTS INSTITUTED A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT RANGED FROM ADVOCATING AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TO OFFERING ADULT EDUCATION AND CAREER SUPPORT TO EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF THE ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

    Expenses $9,838,359 · Grants $3,186,188 · Revenue $1,428,949

  • ENVIRONMENT: IN 2023, TIDES PROJECTS WORKED IN THE AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES. PROGRAMS WORKED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FACING LOW-INCOME, MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS TO SPEARHEAD CAMPAIGNS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ANIMAL WELFARE. TIDES PROJECTS ADVOCATED FOR A MORE JUST, CLEAN, AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES; FROM REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL MERCURY EXPOSURE TO DEVELOPING REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS, AND ENHANCING FOOD SECURITY TO SUPPORTING THE FARM-TO-SCHOOL FOOD MOVEMENT.

    Expenses $34,175,110 · Grants $11,067,550 · Revenue $4,963,600

  • TIDES CENTER, THROUGH ITS FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS, ENGAGES IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF A WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES AND CAUSES TO ADVANCE TIDES' MISSION TO RESTORE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC POWER TO COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY DENIED IT.

    Expenses $478,439 · Grants $290,549 · Revenue $133,995

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Fernandez

    DIRECTOR, CHAIR (THRU 11/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Regina Jackson

    DIRECTOR, CHAIR (FROM 11/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Antoinette Klatzky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Cheryl D Alston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Dylan Orr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Edward G Lloyd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Jeffery Wallace

    DIRECTOR (FROM 11/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Marc Diaz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Shelby Chestnut

    DIRECTOR (FROM 11/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Tim Wang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Janiece Evans-Page

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $795,961
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $767,769
    Other
    $28,192
    Hours/week
    10 + 45 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $578,566 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $187,140 related
    Other
    $0 + $2,063 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,192 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $795,961 related

  • Suneela Jain

    SEC./CHIEF LEGAL & COMPL. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $412,139
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $364,674
    Other
    $47,465
    Hours/week
    4 + 51 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $315,101 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $49,260 related
    Other
    $0 + $313 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,279 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $32,186 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $412,139 related

  • James Lum

    TREASURER, CFO (FROM 5/2023)

    Total calculated
    $361,316
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $322,612
    Other
    $38,704
    Hours/week
    15 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $295,969 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $25,675 related
    Other
    $0 + $968 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,667 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $25,037 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $361,316 related

  • Holden Lee

    TREASURER/CFO (THRU 5/2023)

    Total calculated
    $293,035
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $269,147
    Other
    $23,888
    Hours/week
    15 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $180,120 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $43,015 related
    Other
    $0 + $46,012 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,485 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,403 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $293,035 related

  • Tomiquia Moss

    FOUNDER/CHIEF EXEC - ALL HOME

    Total calculated
    $438,791
    From this org
    $403,804
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,987
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $403,335
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $469
    Deferred
    $9,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,087
    Filer's total
    $438,791

  • Mark Smolinski

    DIR. GLOBAL HEALTH THREATS - ENDING PANDEMICS

    Total calculated
    $415,059
    From this org
    $385,439
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,620
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $379,259
    Bonus
    $4,200
    Other
    $1,980
    Deferred
    $15,013
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,607
    Filer's total
    $415,059

  • Melissa Jones

    EXEC DIR BAY AREA REGL HLTH INEQUITIES INIT

    Total calculated
    $359,002
    From this org
    $331,059
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,943
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $328,988
    Bonus
    $1,800
    Other
    $271
    Deferred
    $13,421
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,522
    Filer's total
    $359,002

  • Amy Lesnick

    CHIEF EXEC AND PRESIDENT - PLEDGE 1%

    Total calculated
    $358,511
    From this org
    $319,005
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,506
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $279,633
    Bonus
    $38,066
    Other
    $1,306
    Deferred
    $12,534
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,972
    Filer's total
    $358,511

  • Talia Milgrom-Elcott

    EXEC. DIR. - THE STARFISH INSTITUTE

    Total calculated
    $343,681
    From this org
    $307,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,110
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $292,140
    Bonus
    $14,964
    Other
    $467
    Deferred
    $14,964
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,146
    Filer's total
    $343,681

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3:
THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO IS COMPENSATED BY TIDES NETWORK, A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND THE CEO'S LEGAL EMPLOYER. THROUGH A COST SHARING ARRANGEMENT, TIDES CENTER PAYS TIDES NETWORK AN ALLOCATED PORTION OF THE CEO'S TOTAL COMPENSATION. TIDES NETWORK UTILIZES THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO: INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY, AND REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
PART I, LINE 4B:
SUNEELA JAIN AND MARK SMOLINSKI PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN DURING THE YEAR.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • TIDES INC

    501(C)(3) · DEVELOP/OPERATE FACILITIES MGMT AND MULTI-TENANT NONPROFIT CENTERS · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by TIDES NETWORK

  • TIDES TWO RIVERS FUND

    501(C)(3) · DEVELOP/OPERATE FACILITIES MGMT AND MULTI-TENANT NONPROFIT CENTERS · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by TIDES NETWORK

  • HARDING ROCK FUND

    501(C)(3) · HOLD AND MANAGE INVESTMENT ON BEHALF OF TIDES FOUNDATION · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by TIDES FOUNDATION

  • TIDES FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · GRANTMAKING · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by TIDES NETWORK

  • TIDES NETWORK

    501(C)(3) · CHARITABLE GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS · CA

  • BEAUCHAMP CHARITIES

    501(C)(3) · GRANTMAKING AND SUPPORT OF TIDES FOUNDATION · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by TIDES FOUNDATION

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • TIDES CENTER SOCIAL PURPOSE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC

    REAL ESTATE · CA · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by TIDES CENTER

  • 401 STATE STREET WBU LLC

    REAL ESTATE · NY · income $357,328 · assets $26,095

    Directly controlled by TIDES CENTER

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
26 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202412739349300301

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