BRAID MISSION
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $492K · expenses $486K · assets $21K
- EIN
- 82-3866876
- Address
- 312 GEORGIA ST STE 235, VALLEJO, CA 94590-5964
- Website
- www.braidmission.org
- NTEE code
- P30
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 2023 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Braids mentoring program serves young people who have experienced time in the foster care system and are currently in foster care, kinship care, adoptive homes, or reunited with biological parents. Each young person receives a team of three volunteer mentors plus one facilitator who meet with them weekly in the community.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Chase | Executive Dir | 2023-2024 | $133,042 | $271,834 | 1 |
| Rebecca Edwards | Executive Dir | 2023-2024 | $127,188 | $255,861 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stearns | Chairman | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Eric Metoyer | Trustee | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Davidson Bidwell Waite | Trustee | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Stephanie Lim | Trustee | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rio Torado | Trustee | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $260K · 5 employees · 120 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Chase | Executive Dir | 40 | $76,500 | $0 | $56,542 | $133,042 | 1 |
| Rebecca Edwards | Executive Dir | 40 | $92,228 | $0 | $34,960 | $127,188 | 1 |
| Jan Stearns | Chairman | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eric Metoyer | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Davidson Bidwell Waite | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephanie Lim | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rio Torado | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $267K · 0 employees · 120 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Chase | Executive Dir | 40 | $79,792 | $0 | $59,000 | $138,792 | 1 |
| Rebecca Edwards | Executive Dir | 40 | $92,193 | $0 | $36,480 | $128,673 | 1 |
| Jan Stearns | Chairman | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eric Metoyer | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Davidson Bidwell Waite | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephanie Lim | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rio Torado | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $491,604 | $485,893 | $20,739 | $20,739 | $491,360 | $0 | $260,230 | 5 | 120 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $451,694 | $437,128 | $121,543 | $14,566 | $451,175 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 120 |
Funders of this organization
4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $16,957 in all, tax years 2024 to 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $8,750 | 2024 | $8,750 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Fuzzy filed as “BRAID MISSION” | 2024 | 1 | $7,532 | 2024 | $7,532 | show |
| HOWARD AND URSULA DUBIN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Braid Mission” | 2025 | 1 | $500 | 2025 | $500 | show |
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BRAID MISSION” | 2024-2025 | 2 | $175 | 2025 | $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.
2024 · Form 990 · $485,893 spent · pay $429,161 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $260,230 | $138,538 | $100,187 | $21,505 | 53.6% | |
| Other employee benefits | $72,675 | $56,742 | $7,067 | $8,866 | 15.0% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $52,745 | - | $52,745 | - | 10.9% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $40,472 | $21,546 | $15,582 | $3,344 | 8.3% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $25,925 | $24,900 | - | $1,025 | 5.3% | |
| Occupancy | $11,006 | - | $11,006 | - | 2.3% | |
| Office expenses | $9,069 | $4,580 | $3,723 | $766 | 1.9% | |
| Payroll taxes | $3,039 | - | $3,039 | - | 0.6% | |
| Other (as described) | 5500 Supplies and Materials | $2,684 | $267 | $96 | $2,321 | 0.6% |
| Fees: other services | $2,070 | - | $1,000 | $1,070 | 0.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,871 | - | $1,871 | - | 0.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Repairs & Maintenance | $1,208 | - | - | $1,208 | 0.2% |
| Insurance | $1,041 | - | $1,041 | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Total Volunteers/Board/Donors | $893 | $802 | $91 | - | 0.2% |
| Travel | $815 | $643 | $70 | $102 | 0.2% | |
| Fees: legal | $140 | - | $140 | - | 0.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Taxes Paid | $10 | - | $10 | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $485,893 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $437,128 spent · pay $272,291 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $270,021 | $270,021 | - | - | 61.8% | |
| Insurance | $60,758 | $60,758 | - | - | 13.9% | |
| Other (as described) | 5285 Employee retirement plan | $40,574 | $40,574 | - | - | 9.3% |
| Advertising and promotion | $37,800 | $37,800 | - | - | 8.6% | |
| Occupancy | $12,307 | $12,307 | - | - | 2.8% | |
| Office expenses | $5,766 | $5,766 | - | - | 1.3% | |
| Payroll taxes | $2,270 | $2,270 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | 5248 Professional Expense | $2,083 | $2,083 | - | - | 0.5% |
| Other (as described) | 5505 Youth/Family Finan Aid | $2,024 | $2,024 | - | - | 0.5% |
| Other (as described) | 5500 Supplies and Materials | $1,453 | $1,453 | - | - | 0.3% |
| All other expenses | $950 | $950 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Fees: legal | $735 | $735 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Travel | $382 | $382 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $5 | $5 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $437,128 | 100% |
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