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))
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Kelvin Potts President2022-2024 $107,000$263,960 1

People by year

2024 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $107K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kelvin Potts President30 $107,000$0$0 $107,0001
2023 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $93K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kelvin Potts President30 $93,460$0$0 $93,4601
2022 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $64K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kelvin Potts President30 $63,500-- $63,5001

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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$384,222$368,151 $117,989$117,989 $121,441$262,781 $107,0000-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$256,977$283,559 $8,373$8,373 $86,866$169,993 $93,4600-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM $160,0001 $160,0002024 2024 Public charity Exact
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $100,0002 $50,0002023 2021, 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION $60,0002 $30,0002022 2021-2022 DAF sponsor Exact
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JEWELL FOUNDATION LIMITED $17,5501 $17,5502020 2020 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “POSITIVE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES”
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THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION $15,0002 $10,0002024 2020, 2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “POSITIVE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES INC”
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND $10,0401 $10,0402020 2020 DAF sponsor Exact
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THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT $7,0001 $7,0002020 2020 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “POSITIVE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES INC”
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EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $5,5001 $5,5002020 2020 DAF sponsor Exact
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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
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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) EventFood 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$368,151100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $283,559 spent · pay $140,366 · grants $0 · events $12,888
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$283,559100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $200,185 spent · pay $125,521 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$200,185100%

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