- Revenue 2024
- $17,832,558
- Expenses 2024
- $17,616,167
Program services were 83.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B82
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 484 9TH ST
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 · 2024
Mission
OUR VISION: A THRIVING OAKLAND COMMUNITY WITHOUT BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.OUR MISSION: ENGAGING THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH CRADLE TO COLLEGE AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENT.
Activities or mission (Part I)
EDUCATIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
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OAKLAND PROMISE SUPPORTS YOUNG LEARNERS (FROM NEWBORNS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS) AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO RESIDE IN OAKLAND. OAKLAND PROMISE OFFERS EVERY CHILD FINANCIAL RESOURCES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, MENTORSHIP, AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES THRIVE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE CAREER OF THEIR CHOOSING. OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH CRADLE-TO-COLLEGE-AND-CAREER ACHIEVEMENT. OAKLAND PROMISE LEADS KEY PROGRAMMING INCLUDING, EARLY LEARNING (BRILLIANT BABY), K12 SERVICES, COLLEGE & CAREER WORK, EAST OAKLAND PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE AND NOW WEALTH BUILDS OAKLAND; TOGETHER, THEY ARE DESIGNED TO REMOVE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS AND FOSTER INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY.
Expenses $14,644,203 · Grants $2,819,106
As filed on the 2024 return.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Sandra ErnstSANDRA ERNST
CEO
- Total calculated
- $381,970
- From this org
- $342,545
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $39,425
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $274,770
- Bonus
- $67,775
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,556
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,869
- Filer's total
- $381,970
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Michael McAfeeMICHAEL MCAFEE
BOARD PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Susan StutzmanSUSAN STUTZMAN
BOARD VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
James HarrisonJAMES HARRISON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Seth HamalianSETH HAMALIAN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Robert StarkROBERT STARK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Kim ThompsonKIM THOMPSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rosaura M AltamiranoROSAURA M ALTAMIRANO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Barbara FremderBARBARA FREMDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Colin LaconCOLIN LACON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tomiquia MossTOMIQUIA MOSS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maria PirnerMARIA PIRNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susie PonceletSUSIE PONCELET
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Riaz TaplinRIAZ TAPLIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joel MackeyJOEL MACKEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kyla Johnson-TrammellKYLA JOHNSON-TRAMMELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carl WashingtonCARL WASHINGTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephanie IsaacsonSTEPHANIE ISAACSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anne Campbell WashingtonANNE CAMPBELL WASHINGTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Adam BerkeADAM BERKE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $211,207
- From this org
- $189,761
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,446
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $179,761
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,174
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,272
- Filer's total
- $211,207
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Veena Pathiparampil PawloskiVEENA PATHIPARAMPIL PAWLOSKI
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $223,713
- From this org
- $193,976
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,737
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $188,976
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,129
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,608
- Filer's total
- $223,713
-
Arbour DeckerARBOUR DECKER
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $188,693
- From this org
- $167,876
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,817
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,376
- Bonus
- $7,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,674
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,143
- Filer's total
- $188,693
-
Lauren ReedLAUREN REED
DIRECTOR OF IMPACT & EVALUATION
- Total calculated
- $160,182
- From this org
- $155,504
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,678
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $155,504
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,575
- Nontaxable benefits
- $103
- Filer's total
- $160,182
-
Jose Duran AvalosJOSE DURAN AVALOS
DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE AND CAREER
- Total calculated
- $156,840
- From this org
- $142,583
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,257
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,583
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,211
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,046
- Filer's total
- $156,840
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Peter Haviland-EduahPETER HAVILAND-EDUAH
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $142,506
- From this org
- $138,426
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,080
- Hours/week
- 40
The first 25 listed. 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
-
2024
- Revenue
- $17,832,558
- Expenses
- $17,616,167
- Contributions
- $16,967,139
- Grants paid
- $2,819,106
-
2023
- Revenue
- $20,733,051
- Expenses
- $15,936,021
- Contributions
- $20,189,304
- Grants paid
- $2,527,252
-
2022
- Revenue
- $13,469,101
- Expenses
- $16,374,748
- Contributions
- $13,455,185
- Grants paid
- $2,137,383
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.
Other returns filed
-
2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $17,084,213
- Expenses
- $10,019,042
- Assets (EOY)
- $69,217,814
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $12,645,124
- Expenses
- $9,930,951
- Assets (EOY)
- $67,897,021
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $12,909,253
- Expenses
- $9,930,475
- Assets (EOY)
- $68,106,846
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $20,798,673
- Expenses
- $8,257,295
- Assets (EOY)
- $34,542,676
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $23,687,916
- Expenses
- $8,266,885
- Assets (EOY)
- $56,769,938
-
2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,124,166
- Expenses
- $3,606,303
- Assets (EOY)
- $15,305,840
-
2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,266,085
- Expenses
- $3,512,873
- Assets (EOY)
- $13,685,501
-
2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,436,141
- Expenses
- $3,542,153
- Assets (EOY)
- $13,826,892
-
2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,788,417
- Expenses
- $2,346,309
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,928,193
-
2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,491,932
- Expenses
- $1,910,088
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,524,183
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$21,816,000
2023 TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC MOBILITY
-
$4,686,250
2022 ADVISED - SEED FUNDING FOR K2C COHORT 2016 - 2021 (2029 - 2034 HS GRAD COHORT). ADVISED - TO FUND K2C COHORT 2020 (2033 HS GRAD COHORT) WITH INITIAL CSA ACCOUNTS. ADVISED - FOR THE OAKLAND PROMISE COLLEGE COMPLETION PROGRAM. ADVISED - FOR THE OAKLAND PROMISE BRILLIANT BABY PROGRAM. ADVISED - FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$3,008,000
2023 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$1,503,000
2022 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
-
$1,095,492
2023 GENERAL SUPPORT, COLLEGE EXPENSES, CRADLE TO CAREER INITIATIVES, FLORENCE BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$568,933
2023 EDUCATION
-
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$561,000
2022 EDUCATION
-
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$552,759
2024 EDUCATION
-
$201,189
2022 GENERAL SUPPORT, 2021 FLORENCE BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD, GENERAL SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIPS
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2024 IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF NBA FOUNDATION'S MISSION
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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.