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OAKLAND FUND FOR PUBLIC INNOVATION

EIN 87-2236607 OAKLAND, CA

Revenue 2023
$697,227
Expenses 2023
$3,198,441

Program services were 83.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S12
Classification
1000
Street
5493 BANCROFT AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Oakland Fund reaches across the city, engaging private partners to innovate, test and scale ideas that enhance Oakland. The Fund strives to improve the prosperity, safety and quality of life for all Oaklanders with projects that: build a more trustworthy and responsive government allow Oaklanders to stay rooted and thrive in our city and create a more vibrant and connected Oakland for all who live, work and play here.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $1,303,697 · Grants $1,224,125

  • Department of Violence Prevention Partnership: OFPI partnered with the City of Oakland's Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) in 2023 to develop community-based violence reduction strategies. The goal is to create safe public spaces, provide mentorship, and engage at-risk youth and families. The Town Nights program, a key component, was designed to reduce violence by organizing positive community gatherings during high-crime hours. Family Matters, another DVP initiative, provides at-risk families with coaching and resources to prevent cycles of violence. Accomplishments: 17% reduction in gun violence and homicides in targeted areas. 247 jobs created, including paid opportunities for local residents and youth. 11 nonprofits partnered with 75+ city and county agencies to expand program reach. 455 hours of intensive life coaching and 653 hours of family coaching provided to at-risk youth and families. 100+ teachers and administrators trained in violence prevention at 7 Oakland high schools.

    Expenses $781,324 · Grants $625,508

  • Cultural Strategists-in-Government Program CSIG: Launched in 2021, the Cultural Strategists-in-Government (CSIG) program was developed through a partnership between OFPI and the City of Oakland's Cultural Affairs Division (CAD). It began with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to embed local artists within government departments, ensuring community voices shape city policies. Over time, the program expanded, securing additional support from the San Francisco Foundation and Oakstop. Accomplishments: $1.1 million in direct income generated for cultural strategists. $618,000+ in grants distributed to cultural strategists and collaborators. 78 BIPOC artists added to Oakland?s pre-qualified public art pool. 4 artists secured $510,000 in city public art commissions. 13 cultural strategists placed in 11+ city departments, integrating cultural equity into city initiatives. Signature projects include: Love Life Week & Day - Engaged thousands in citywide peace and unity events. Black Liberation Walking Tour - Self-guided tour with 10 stops highlighting Oakland?s Black history. AfroFatherism Project - Public exhibitions celebrating Black fatherhood.

    Expenses $598,168 · Grants $28,500

As filed on the 2023 return. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Juma Crawford

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $250,714
    From this org
    $237,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,214
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,500
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,214
    Filer's total
    $250,714

  • Alaina Long

    COO

    Total calculated
    $140,504
    From this org
    $132,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,904
    Hours/week
    40

  • Elizabeth Van Benschoten

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Assad Waathiq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Lyman Board Chair

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Heather Hood

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thurman White

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karely Ordaz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $697,227
    Expenses
    $3,198,441
    Contributions
    $679,568
    Grants paid
    $1,878,133
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $7,112,407
    Expenses
    $2,300,633
    Contributions
    $7,237,227
    Grants paid
    $1,298,700

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2021

Tax period
1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022
Principal officer
Juma Crawford
Mailing address
5493 Bancroft AvenueOakland CA 94611
Website
www.oaklandfund.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

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

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Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.