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UNEARTH AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $510K · expenses $510K · assets $55K
- EIN
- 46-3566978
- Address
- 1317 N PEARL AVE, COMPTON, CA 90221-1553
- Website
- WWW.UNEARTHANDEMPOWER.ORG
- NTEE code
- P20
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2013
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Creating pathways to college, employment and entrepreneurship for Comp ton youth through engagement with STEM education and the arts.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Bomani | CO EXEC DIR | 2023-2025 | $40,625 | $96,041 | 1 |
| Barak Bomani | CO EXEC DIR | 2020-2025 | $37,578 | $68,620 | 1 |
| Sara Christensen Hicks (former) | Executive Dir. | 2020-2022 | $12,000 | $30,866 | 1 |
| Valerie Leyva (former) | KEY EMPLOYEE | 2020-2023 | $7,947 | $24,393 | 1 |
| Estefany Orteg (former) | EXEC ASSISTANT | 2023 | $9,000 | $9,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruna Soares-T | SECRETARY | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Victor Chew | TREASURER | 2020-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| DeJon Jackson | PRESIDENT | 2020-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amber Kim | VICE PRESIDENT | 2020-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amber Mike | MBR AT LARGE | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Emily Sanchez | MBR AT LARGE | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Myisha Cayro | MBR AT LARGE | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bruna Soares-Thompson (former) | Secretary | 2020-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $78K · 11 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARA BOMANI | CO EXEC DIR | 40 | $40,625 | $0 | $0 | $40,625 | 1 |
| BARAK BOMANI | CO EXEC DIR | 40 | $37,578 | $0 | $0 | $37,578 | 1 |
| DeJon Jackson | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amber Kim | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bruna Soares-T | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Victor Chew | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amber Mike | MBR AT LARGE | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Emily Sanchez | MBR AT LARGE | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Myisha Cayro | MBR AT LARGE | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $67K · 13 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARA BOMANI | CO EXEC DIRECT | 40 | $38,333 | $0 | $0 | $38,333 | 1 |
| BARAK BOMANI | CO EXEC DIRECT | 40 | $28,792 | $0 | $0 | $28,792 | 1 |
| BRUNA SOARES T | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| VICTOR CHEW | CFO | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $36K · 5 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARA BOMANI | CO EXEC DIRECT | 40 | $17,083 | $0 | $0 | $17,083 | 1 |
| ESTEFANY ORTEG | EXEC ASSISTANT | 15 | $9,000 | $0 | $0 | $9,000 | 1 |
| VALERIE LEYVA | KEY EMPLOYEE | 10 | $7,947 | $0 | $0 | $7,947 | 1 |
| BARAK BOMANI | CO EXEC DIRECT | 40 | $2,250 | $0 | $0 | $2,250 | 1 |
2022 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $18K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARA CHRISTENSEN HICKS | Executive Dir. | 20 | $12,000 | - | - | $12,000 | 1 |
| Valerie Leyva | Program Assistant | 10 | $6,000 | - | $0 | $6,000 | 1 |
| Barak Bomani | Executive Dir. | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| De'Jon Jackson | President | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Amber Kim | Vice President | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Bruna Soares-Thompson | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Victor Chew | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $15K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARA CHRISTENSEN HICKS | Executive Dir. | 20 | $10,366 | - | - | $10,366 | 1 |
| Valerie Leyva | Program Assistant | 10 | $4,326 | - | $0 | $4,326 | 1 |
| Barak Bomani | Executive Dir. | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| De'Jon Jackson | President | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Amber Kim | Vice President | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Bruna Soares-Thompson | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Victor Chew | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $15K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Christensen Hicks | Executive Dir. | 10 | $8,500 | - | - | $8,500 | 1 |
| Valerie Leyva | Program Assistant | 10 | $6,120 | - | - | $6,120 | 1 |
| De'Jon Jackson | President | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Amber Kim | Vice President | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Bruna Soares-Thompson | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Victor Chew | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Barak Bomani | Executive Dir. | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $510,328 | $510,101 | $54,702 | $15,702 | $448,362 | $47,750 | $243,313 | 11 | - |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $387,760 | $510,733 | $53,965 | $27,475 | $378,760 | $9,000 | $295,193 | 13 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $229,263 | $186,449 | $106,873 | $80,612 | $229,263 | $0 | $57,464 | 5 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $77,629 | $81,693 | $7,600 | $0 | $77,629 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $81,750 | $80,209 | $1,541 | $1,541 | $81,750 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $76,445 | $62,188 | $14,257 | $14,257 | $76,445 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $208,943 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2023 | 4 | $87,100 | 2023 | $32,000 | show |
| FORGOOD INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2023 | 3 | $44,381 | 2023 | $9,469 | show |
| SPIRIT AIRLINES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Unearth and Empower Communities” | 2023 | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 | $20,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $16,950 | 2024 | $7,700 | show |
| EDWARD CHARLES FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Fuzzy filed as “UNEARTH AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES” | 2024 | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | Public charity | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 | $15,000 | show |
| SWEET GEEKS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Unearth and Empower Communities” | 2024 | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 | $5,000 | show |
| WILLIAM AND ANNA VAN DEN BOSCH GOSPEL FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Unearth and Empower Communities” | 2023 | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 | $5,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “UNEARTH AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $412 | 2023 | $107 | show |
| GE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “UNEARTH AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES” | 2022 | 1 | $100 | 2022 | $100 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990 · $510,101 spent · pay $291,592 · grants $31,170 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $243,313 | $243,313 | - | - | 47.7% | |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM EXPENSES | $100,166 | $100,166 | - | - | 19.6% |
| Grants to US individuals | $31,170 | $31,170 | - | - | 6.1% | |
| Insurance | $30,120 | $30,120 | - | - | 5.9% | |
| Other employee benefits | $28,114 | $28,114 | - | - | 5.5% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $20,165 | $20,165 | - | - | 4.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $20,000 | - | $20,000 | - | 3.9% | |
| Occupancy | $14,416 | - | $14,416 | - | 2.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $7,014 | - | $7,014 | - | 1.4% | |
| Travel | $5,066 | - | $5,066 | - | 1.0% | |
| Other (as described) | DONATIONS | $2,544 | $2,544 | - | - | 0.5% |
| Interest | $2,383 | $2,383 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $2,147 | - | $2,147 | - | 0.4% | |
| Office expenses | $1,733 | - | $1,733 | - | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) | BUSINESS LICENSES | $833 | $833 | - | - | 0.2% |
| Fees: investment management | $612 | - | $612 | - | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK FEES | $293 | - | $293 | - | 0.1% |
| Advertising and promotion | $12 | - | - | $12 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $510,101 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $510,733 spent · pay $332,102 · grants $26,350 · events $1,670
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $295,193 | $295,193 | - | - | 57.8% | |
| Fees: other services | $88,722 | $88,722 | - | - | 17.4% | |
| Other employee benefits | $30,778 | $30,778 | - | - | 6.0% | |
| Grants to US individuals | $26,350 | $26,350 | - | - | 5.2% | |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANY | $14,564 | $14,564 | - | - | 2.9% |
| Benefits paid to members | $10,259 | $10,259 | - | - | 2.0% | |
| Occupancy | $6,698 | $386 | $5,068 | $1,244 | 1.3% | |
| Office expenses | $6,511 | $4,363 | $2,148 | - | 1.3% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,131 | - | $6,131 | - | 1.2% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $5,292 | - | - | $5,292 | 1.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $5,150 | - | $5,150 | - | 1.0% | |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM EXPENSES | $4,331 | $4,331 | - | - | 0.8% |
| Insurance | $2,670 | - | $2,670 | - | 0.5% | |
| Payments to affiliates | $1,800 | - | $1,800 | - | 0.4% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $1,670 | $1,670 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Travel | $1,618 | - | $1,618 | - | 0.3% | |
| Fees: legal | $1,562 | - | $1,562 | - | 0.3% | |
| Interest | $911 | - | $911 | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | LICENSING | $463 | - | $463 | - | 0.1% |
| Other (as described) | REIMBURSEMENTS | $60 | $60 | - | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $510,733 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $186,449 spent · pay $61,108 · grants $2,175 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $57,464 | - | $57,464 | - | 30.8% | |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANY | $39,028 | $39,028 | - | - | 20.9% |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM EXPENSES | $27,151 | $27,151 | - | - | 14.6% |
| Fees: management | $23,520 | $23,520 | - | - | 12.6% | |
| All other expenses | $10,880 | - | $10,880 | - | 5.8% | |
| Office expenses | $8,723 | $584 | $8,139 | - | 4.7% | |
| Fees: legal | $4,744 | $344 | $4,400 | - | 2.5% | |
| Occupancy | $3,258 | - | $3,258 | - | 1.7% | |
| Payroll taxes | $2,863 | - | $2,863 | - | 1.5% | |
| Travel | $2,261 | $76 | $2,185 | - | 1.2% | |
| Grants to US individuals | $2,175 | $2,175 | - | - | 1.2% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $2,119 | $2,023 | $96 | - | 1.1% | |
| Other employee benefits | $781 | - | $781 | - | 0.4% | |
| Other (as described) | REIMBURSEMENTS | $764 | - | $764 | - | 0.4% |
| Insurance | $385 | - | $385 | - | 0.2% | |
| Interest | $283 | - | $283 | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | LICENSING | $50 | - | $50 | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $186,449 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $81,693 spent · pay $18,568 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $37,020 | 45.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $26,105 | 32.0% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $18,568 | 22.7% | |
| Total | $81,693 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $80,209 spent · pay $37,664 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $37,664 | 47.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $36,925 | 46.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $3,293 | 4.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,327 | 2.9% | |
| Total | $80,209 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $62,188 spent · pay $17,411 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $30,281 | 48.7% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $17,411 | 28.0% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $13,050 | 21.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,446 | 2.3% | |
| Total | $62,188 | 100% |