POSITIVE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $384K · expenses $368K · assets $118K
- EIN
- 83-4709391
- Address
- 2627 57TH AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94605-1042
- NTEE code
- F60 Counseling, Support Groups (Mental Health and Crisis Intervention) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- March 2023 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2022 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2022 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
To engage incarcerated youth through social and emotional activities that improve their overall attitudes.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Potts | President | 2022-2024 | $107,000 | $263,960 | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $107K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Potts | President | 30 | $107,000 | $0 | $0 | $107,000 | 1 |
2023 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $93K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Potts | President | 30 | $93,460 | $0 | $0 | $93,460 | 1 |
2022 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $64K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Potts | President | 30 | $63,500 | - | - | $63,500 | 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 | ||||||||
| $384,222 | $368,151 | $117,989 | $117,989 | $121,441 | $262,781 | $107,000 | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $256,977 | $283,559 | $8,373 | $8,373 | $86,866 | $169,993 | $93,460 | 0 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $178,902 | $200,185 | $19,367 | $19,367 | $33,000 | $145,902 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $375,090 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 | Total given | Grants | Latest year's amount | Latest year | Years given | Type | Match | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM | $160,000 | 1 | $160,000 | 2024 | 2024 | Public charity | Exact | show |
| SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $100,000 | 2 | $50,000 | 2023 | 2021, 2023 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | $60,000 | 2 | $30,000 | 2022 | 2021-2022 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| JEWELL FOUNDATION LIMITED | $17,550 | 1 | $17,550 | 2020 | 2020 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “POSITIVE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES” | show |
| THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION | $15,000 | 2 | $10,000 | 2024 | 2020, 2024 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “POSITIVE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES INC” | show |
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | $10,040 | 1 | $10,040 | 2020 | 2020 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT | $7,000 | 1 | $7,000 | 2020 | 2020 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “POSITIVE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES INC” | show |
| EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $5,500 | 1 | $5,500 | 2020 | 2020 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
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| NEW HOPE GRIEF SUPPORT COMMUNITY | CA | F60 | $540,620 | $485,781 | EXECUTIVE DI | $110,031 | Same NTEE code F60, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SYNC COUNSELING CENTER INC | CA | F60 | $469,755 | $491,992 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code F60, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CHANGE LANES YOUTH SUPPORT SERVICES | CA | F60 | $605,695 | $685,995 | CFO | $77,670 | Same NTEE code F60, revenue within 2x, same state |
| TOUCHSTONE COUNSELING SERVICE INC | CA | F60 | $337,945 | $372,827 | Secretary | $13,351 | Same NTEE code F60, revenue within 2x, same state |
| EMERGE CENTER FOR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING | CA | F60 | $267,436 | $213,455 | Executive Director | $37,352 | Same NTEE code F60, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CENTER FOR CREATIVE GROWTH | CA | F60 | $631,401 | $623,129 | Counselor | $166,201 | Same NTEE code F60, revenue within 2x, same state |
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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 · $368,151 spent · pay $169,968 · grants $0 · events $14,333
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $127,149 | $61,000 | $63,749 | $2,400 | 34.5% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $107,000 | - | $107,000 | - | 29.1% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $60,468 | $60,468 | - | - | 16.4% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Food and Catering for Events | $14,333 | $14,333 | - | - | 3.9% |
| Other (as described) | Program Operations | $10,684 | $10,684 | - | - | 2.9% |
| All other expenses | $10,236 | $4,345 | $5,891 | - | 2.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $10,209 | - | $10,209 | - | 2.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Conference | $9,924 | $9,924 | - | - | 2.7% |
| Office expenses | $9,079 | - | $9,079 | - | 2.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Photography | $3,800 | - | $3,800 | - | 1.0% |
| Insurance | $2,769 | - | $2,769 | - | 0.8% | |
| Payroll taxes | $2,500 | - | $2,500 | - | 0.7% | |
| Total | $368,151 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $283,559 spent · pay $140,366 · grants $0 · events $12,888
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $93,460 | - | $93,460 | - | 33.0% | |
| Fees: other services | $83,518 | $54,000 | $29,518 | - | 29.5% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $46,906 | $46,906 | - | - | 16.5% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $12,888 | $12,888 | - | - | 4.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Program Operations | $12,831 | $12,831 | - | - | 4.5% |
| Other (as described) | Suppies | $8,957 | $4,810 | $4,147 | - | 3.2% |
| Fees: accounting | $7,732 | - | $7,732 | - | 2.7% | |
| Office expenses | $6,950 | - | $6,950 | - | 2.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Misc Exp. | $4,858 | $4,858 | - | - | 1.7% |
| All other expenses | $3,321 | $2,357 | $964 | - | 1.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Dues and Subcriptions | $2,138 | - | $2,138 | - | 0.8% |
| Total | $283,559 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $200,185 spent · pay $125,521 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $125,521 | 62.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $47,328 | 23.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $27,336 | 13.7% | |
| Total | $200,185 | 100% |
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