THE CRUCIBLE: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
THE CRUCIBLE (EIN 52-2137825)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-05
IRS object ID
202642179349301474
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-05T16:07:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN461171913PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SD MAYER & ASSOCIATES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1235 MONTGOMERY STREET 26TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522137825EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CRUCIBLEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTHECBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5104440919PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11260 7TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94607ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDOUGLAS YEISERPersonNm
Person TitleINTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone5104440919PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEPHEN D MAYERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00022797PTIN
Phone4156914040PhoneNum
Preparation2026-07-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDOUGLAS YEISERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11260 7TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,078,841GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THECRUCIBLE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE CRUCIBLE INSPIRES CREATIVE EXPLORATION AND EXPRESSION THROUGH WELCOMING, HANDS-ONARTS EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE OF DIVERSE AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. AS ANINNOVATIVE HUB BUILT AROUND THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS, THE CRUCIBLE IS A CATALYST FORINDIVIDUAL GROWTH AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee159TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers89TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,362,894PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,309,043CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,039,114PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,758,313CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$54,010PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$6,536CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,516PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$11,456CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,460,534PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,072,276CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,256,057PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,267,634CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$260,710CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,319,206PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,581,206CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,575,263PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,848,840CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$114,729PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$223,436CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,876,007TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,811,947TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,660,808TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,373,312TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$215,199NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$438,635NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionA LEADER IN THE BAY AREA ARTS COMMUNITY, THE CRUCIBLE IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES, RICH AND VARIED ARTS PROGRAMS, SKILLED AND COMMITTED FACULTY, AND UNPARALLELED EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,007,676ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,758,313RevenueAmt
DescSTUDIO: THE CRUCIBLE HELPS TO MAKE THE ARTS ACCESSIBLE BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE STUDIOS, STALLS AND LOCKER SPACES TO WORKING ARTISTS. WE DEVELOPED THE CRUCIBLE'S EXPANDED ACCESS TO TOOLS & EQUIPMENT (CREATE) PROGRAM AS A WAY FOR CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM BROADER ACCESS TO THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES OF THE CRUCIBLE.ADULTS: THE CRUCIBLE'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE CREATIVE EXPLORATION AND EXPRESSION THROUGH WELCOMING, HANDS-ON ARTS EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE OF DIVERSE AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. AS AN INNOVATIVE HUB BUILT AROUND THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS, THE CRUCIBLE IS A CATALYST FOR INDIVIDUAL GROWTH AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. THE CRUCIBLE IS DEDICATED TO INSPIRING CREATIVE GROWTH IN OAKLAND AND THE GREATER BAY AREA, AND OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS ARE A CRUCIAL PART OF THAT MISSION. THIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED MUCH-NEEDED ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY ARTS EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE OF DIVERSE AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. FROM BLACKSMITHING TO NEON, GLASS CASTING, CERAMICS, WELDING, KINETICS, AND FIRE DANCING. STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE CLASSES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER NOVICES AS WELL AS EXPERIENCED ARTISTS AND TRADESPEOPLE TO A NONCOMPETITIVE, OPEN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE INTERESTS AND BACKGROUNDS CAN WORK TOGETHER AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER.EVENTS: THE CRUCIBLE INVITES OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE INSPIRING POWER AND POSSIBILITY OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROGRAMMING DURING OUR OPEN HOUSES, BIKE FIX-A-THONS, OPEN SHOP HOURS, GIFTY ANNUAL HOLIDAY ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR AND MORE. THE CRUCIBLE OFFERS UP TO THREE OPEN HOUSES ANNUALLY, WHICH ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND GIVE VISITORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE CRUCIBLE'S 56,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, MEET FACULTY AND ARTISTS, AND WATCH DEMONSTRATIONS. WE ALSO PROVIDE WEEKLY OPEN SHOP HOURS, FREE FOUR-HOURS SESSIONS FOR DROP-IN PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BICYCLE MECHANICS. WITH OUR QUARTERLY BIKE FIX-A-THONS, A TEAM OF BIKE TECHS REPAIR AS MANY BIKES AS POSSIBLE FOR FREE, GETTING OAKLAND RESIDENTS BACK ON THE ROAD WITH SAFE, FUNCTIONING BIKES. ALL OF THESE EVENTS HELP INTRODUCE PARTICIPANTS TO THE CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES OF OUR CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS AND OTHER PROGRAMS. TO DEEPEN OUR CONNECTIONS WITH LOCAL ARTISTS, MAKERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN OFF-SITE EVENTS, INCLUDING THE LIFE IS LIVING FESTIVAL IN DEFEMERY PARK, AKOMA MARKET IN LIBERATION PARK, AND THE OLD OAKLAND BLOCK PARTY. THE CRUCIBLE ALSO OFFERS CUSTOM FABRICATION OF ONE OF A KIND WORKS.YOUTH: THE CRUCIBLE'S YOUTH INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROGRAMS WAS ABLE TO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARTS THROUGH HANDS ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES INCLUDING, CLASSES, FIELD TRIPS, OUTREACH EVENTS, INTERNSHIPS, TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS AND WORKSHOPS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2010, MORE THAN 90 YOUTH HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE FUEGO PROGRAM. OF THE 90 WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM, 51 ARE STILL ENGAGED WITH THE CRUCIBLE AS FACULTY, ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, OR AS VOLUNTEERS. OTHERS HAVE GONE ON TO BUILD SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION TRADES, OR HAVE GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITIES AND ART SCHOOLS. THE CRUCIBLE PROVIDED INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROGRAMMING THAT EMPOWERS YOUTH TO BUILD TECHNICAL AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS WHILE MAKING DEEPER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH THROUGH HANDS-ON, PROJECT BASED INDUSTRIAL ARTS INSTRUCTION. THE CRUCIBLE EXPANDED ITS FREE AND DISCOUNTED WORKSHOPS, AND IN-SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS TO STUDENTS FROM ONE TO THREE TITLE 1 OUSD SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS PAID LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO 18 YOUTH AS PART OF OUR EXPANDED FUEGO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.TEAM BUILDING: THE CRUCIBLE PROVIDES WORKSHOPS FOR COMPANIES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER GROUPS TO COLLABORATE ON FABRICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROJECTS. THESE WORKSHOPS OFFER GROUPS FUN, HANDS-ON ARTS EXPERIENCES AND PROVIDE A REFRESHING CHANGE OF PACE FROM OFFICE WORK AND SUPPORT TEAM WORK, COLLABORATION, AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,007,676TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document24IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee159EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5104440919PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11260 7TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94607ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
B BYRNE ASTRELLA
PRESIDENT1.25Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEREMY CRANDELL
BOARD MEMBER1.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEREMY SUGERMAN
TREASURER1.25Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN FITZPATRICK
BOARD MEMBER1.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZ FOSSLIEN
BOARD MEMBER1.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
VANITA LEE-TATUM
BOARD MEMBER1.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS YEISER
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$104,915$0$294
SETH STEWARD
FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$132,729$0$281
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$237,644TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$575TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$49,367FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,374,688GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$884,988AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$171,815NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,309,043TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND FEES611600$1,419,097$1,419,097
TEAMBUILDS & WORKSHOPS611600$285,625$285,625
STUDIO RENTALS611600$43,125$43,125
GIFT CERTIFICATES611600$10,466$10,466
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,758,313TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$29ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$6,565OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$6,565OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$6,565TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$6,565ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$49,367ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$0FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$11,456TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,456ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,456OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,072,276TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,758,313RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,920ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,644TotalAmt
Program Services$190,317ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,523FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,673,515TotalAmt
Program Services$1,340,233ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$252,136ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$81,146FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$190,591TotalAmt
Program Services$152,635ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,241FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,884TotalAmt
Program Services$132,848ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,043FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$595,351TotalAmt
Program Services$427,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$130,960ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,068FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,885TotalAmt
Fundraising$95,885FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,405TotalAmt
Program Services$229,106ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,161FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,524TotalAmt
Program Services$36,767ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,149TotalAmt
Program Services$129,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,699FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,883TotalAmt
Program Services$76,218ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,952TotalAmt
Program Services$162,290ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,662ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,700TotalAmt
Program Services$70,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,173FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUES, LICENSES, AND SERDesc
Total$82,357TotalAmt
Program Services$60,707ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,879ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$771FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,848,840TotalAmt
Program Services$3,007,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$580,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$260,710FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$260,023BOYAmt
EOY$321,458EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$158,858BOYAmt
EOY$192,170EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,295BOYAmt
EOY$57,438EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,680,766LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,439,885LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,415,831BOYAmt
EOY$3,240,881EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,876,007BOYAmt
EOY$3,811,947EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$317,184BOYAmt
EOY$186,489EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$459,029BOYAmt
EOY$475,537EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,000BOYAmt
EOY$175,000EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,278,232BOYAmt
EOY$2,178,297EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$416,363BOYAmt
EOY$357,989EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,660,808BOYAmt
EOY$3,373,312EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,199BOYAmt
EOY$423,635EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,000BOYAmt
EOY$15,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$215,199BOYAmt
EOY$438,635EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,876,007BOYAmt
EOY$3,811,947EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$223,436ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,080,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,080,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,777,700OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,680,535DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,097,165BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$422,621OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$376,895DepreciationAmt
Book Value$45,726BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$400,445OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$382,455DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,990BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,240,881TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
EIDL LOAN$145,549
FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY$11,137
LINE OF CREDIT$201,303
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$357,989TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,072,276TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,072,276RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,072,276TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,848,840TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,848,840ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,848,840TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER IRC 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA RTC 23701(D). THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024,AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE CRUCIBLE'S NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IS PUBLISHED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE - HTTP://THECRUCIBLE.ORG/.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED FUNDING FROM TWO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES DURING 2025 TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR YOUTH TUITION ASSISTANCE AND PROGRAMMING. THE AGENCIES ARE CITY OF OAKLAND, OAKLAND FUND FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$49,367GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$49,367CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$49,367GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$49,367CharitableContributionsTotAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
JEREMY CRANDELL
BOARD MEMBER AND/OR OFFICERORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORTYes (X)$20,000$20,0000Yes (1)Yes (1)
MELANIE MOORE
BOARD MEMBER AND/OR OFFICERORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORTYes (X)$5,000$00Yes (1)Yes (1)
B AND ERICA ASTRELLA
BOARD MEMBER AND/OR OFFICERORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORTYes (X)$25,000$5,0000Yes (1)Yes (1)
JESSE POLLAK
RELATIVE AND/OR FRIEND OF BOARD MEMBER/OFFICERORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORTYes (X)$150,000$150,0000Yes (1)Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$175,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$115,358NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)BILLBOARD ADVERTISING1$30,000FMV
Yes (X)SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT14$18,865FMV
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS16$7,386FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CRUCIBLE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS, WHICH ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD AFTER REVIEW AND COMPARISON WITH SALARIES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN OTHER LIKE ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REASONABLE REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 427,323. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 130,960. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 37,068. TOTAL EXPENSES 595,351.

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