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PUBLIC WORKS ALLIANCE

EIN 87-2189871 SANTA BARBARA, CA

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Revenue 2024
$9,051,039
Expenses 2024
$6,958,461

Program services were 89.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S02
Classification
1000
Street
801 COLD SPRINGS RD

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).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To create stronger, more equitable public systems by shifting agency and power to marginalized communities within the safety net systems that are intended to serve.

  • EMS Corps CA: EMS Corps is a national model for helping mitigate a crisis-level shortage of EMS workers while providing career pathways to young people who face barriers to employment. EMS Corps combines rigorous EMT training with robust wraparound support (counseling, coaching, mentorship, monthly stipend, and job placement) in a 5 month, cohort-based program (20 per cohort, aged 18-26, facing barriers to careers in EMS, allied health & fire). In 2024, we supported the development of 11 training locations in CA and trained approximately 250 people.

    Expenses $3,926,797 · Revenue $4,654,890

  • California Children's Trust: CCT is an FSP of PWA, with a mission to reimagine behavioral health supports for California children and youth. In 2024, CCT developed and distributed information and resources to highlight promising practices.

    Expenses $1,412,071 · Revenue $1,346,049

  • Nexus: PWA's Nexus project supports California counties in improving the performance and sustainability of services to children and families. In 2024, PWA worked with four counties to understand and implement new opportunities created by recent statewide policy changes.

    Expenses $527,526 · Revenue $340,000

  • Justice Serving Network: PWA is building a network of culturally-aligned capacity building organizations (CBOs) that have staff with relevant lived experience who can learn from each other to better serve young people. We provide training and technical assistance to around 50 of these CBOs to help them learn how to sustainably bill Medi-Cal.

    Expenses $332,501 · Revenue $847,006

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

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.

  • Alex Briscoe

    Consultant

    Total calculated
    $427,500
    From this org
    $427,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $427,500
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $427,500

  • Jeffrey Metcalfe

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $259,226
    From this org
    $227,083
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,143
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,083
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $16,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,143
    Filer's total
    $259,226

  • Kofi Taha

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $216,000
    From this org
    $216,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,000
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $216,000

  • Macheo Payne

    Director of JSIY

    Total calculated
    $211,509
    From this org
    $175,269
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,240
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,269
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $15,985
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,255
    Filer's total
    $211,509

  • Shani Boykin

    Director of MH&W

    Total calculated
    $133,209
    From this org
    $125,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,209
    Hours/week
    40

  • Reed Connell

    consultant

    Total calculated
    $90,000
    From this org
    $90,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Terry Locke

    Director

    Total calculated
    $2,500
    From this org
    $2,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John O Niles

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Vilna Bashi

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laurel Phillips

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
    $9,051,039
    Expenses
    $6,958,461
    Contributions
    $1,985,290
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,059,452
    Expenses
    $1,602,297
    Contributions
    $2,041,241
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,304,970
    Expenses
    $262,390
    Contributions
    $1,304,970
    Grants paid
    $0

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 January 2021 to 31 December 2021
Principal officer
Jeff Metcalfe
Mailing address
801 Cold Springs RoadSanta Barbara CA 93108

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 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

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.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related partnerships on its 2024 return

  • Right Livelihood LLC

    Nonprofit consulting · MA

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.