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OAKLAND PROMISE

EIN 54-2103707 OAKLAND, CA

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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

  • 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.

  • Sandra 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
  • Michael McAfee

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Susan Stutzman

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • James Harrison

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Seth Hamalian

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Robert Stark

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kim Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rosaura M Altamirano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara Fremder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Colin Lacon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tomiquia Moss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Pirner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susie Poncelet

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Riaz Taplin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joel Mackey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kyla Johnson-Trammell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carl Washington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Isaacson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Campbell Washington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam 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
  • Veena 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 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 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 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
  • Peter 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

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.