FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC BANK EAST BAY
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $290K · expenses $374K · assets $575K
- EIN
- 84-4537320
- Address
- 680 66TH ST, OAKLAND, CA 94609-1004
- Website
- publicbankeastbay.org
- NTEE code
- W60
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- July 2020 (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))
- Principal officer
- Deborah Notkin (its 2020 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The mission of the Friends of the Public Bank East Bay (FPBEB) is to work with local cities and counties to establish a Public Bank in the East Bay Region of the San Francisco, California Bay Area.To achieve its mission Friends of the Public Bank East Bay have commissioned a viability study; hired a consultant to work on the business plan for the Bank; recruited potential board directors; organized town halls and public presentations to educate the Public; promoted the Public Bank East Bay on social media; and raised funds to pay for the business plan and the initial staffing cost of the Bank.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Waite (former) | CEO | 2024 | $135,256 | $135,256 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Notkin | Chair | 2021-2025 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| George Y Quaye | Treasurer | 2022-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Margie Lewis | Board Member | 2021-2025 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Baba Kofi Weusijana | Board Member | 2021-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Didacus Ramos | Board Member | 2021-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Paulina Gonzalez-Brito | Vice-Chair | 2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alisha Pegan | Secretary | 2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alison Lingane | Board Member | 2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Debra Gore | Board Member | 2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| RuDee Sade | Board Member | 2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Vinod Paniker | Board Member | 2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Will Toaspern | Board Member | 2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Aaryaman Sunny Singhal | Board Member | 2025 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Harman (former) | Director | 2021-2024 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Brian McKeown (former) | Director | 2022-2024 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ariana Miller (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Julian LaRosa (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Benjamin Streim (former) | Director | 2021-2023 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Eli Zalee (former) | Director | 2021-2023 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| George Syrop (former) | Director | 2021-2022 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rohan Dixit (former) | Director | 2022 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Baba Kofi Weusujana (former) | Director | 2022 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jake Varghese (former) | Board Director | 2021 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 13 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 15 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Notkin | Chair | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Paulina Gonzalez-Brito | Vice-Chair | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alisha Pegan | Secretary | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| George Y Quaye | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margie Lewis | Board Member | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Baba Kofi Weusijana | Board Member | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alison Lingane | Board Member | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Debra Gore | Board Member | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RuDee Sade | Board Member | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Vinod Paniker | Board Member | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Will Toaspern | Board Member | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aaryaman Sunny Singhal | Board Member | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Didacus Ramos | Board Member | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $135K · 1 employee · 15 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Waite | CEO | 20 | $135,256 | $0 | $0 | $135,256 | 1 |
| Deborah Notkin | Chair/Secretary | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| George Y Quaye | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Harman | Director | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margie Lewis | Director | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Baba Kofi Weusijana | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brian McKeown | Director | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Didacus Ramos | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ariana Miller | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Julian LaRosa | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Notkin | Chair/Secretary | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| George Y Quaye | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Harman | Director | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margie Lewis | Director | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Baba Kofi Weusijana | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brian McKeown | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Didacus Ramos | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ariana Miller | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Julian LaRosa | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Benjamin Streim | Director | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eli Zalee | Director | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Notkin | Chair/Secretary | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Benjamin Streim | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Harman | Director | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margie Lewis | Director | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rohan Dixit | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eli Zalee | Director | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Baba Kofi Weusujana | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brian McKeown | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Didacus Ramos | Director | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| George Quaye | Director | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| George Syrop | Director | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Streim | Treasurer and Board Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jake Varghese | Board Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Deborah Notkin | Chair and Secretary of the Board | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margie Lewis | Board Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| George Syrop | Board Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Harman | Board Director | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Didacus Ramos | Board Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eli Zalee | Board Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Baba Kofi Weusijana | Board Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2025 · 1 grant to organizations · $55K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
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 | ||||||||
| $290,179 | $373,944 | $574,542 | $558,258 | $274,521 | $0 | $0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $296,471 | $322,281 | $642,710 | $642,710 | $276,596 | $0 | $135,256 | 1 | 15 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $510,102 | $270,258 | $672,275 | $672,275 | $505,091 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $395,847 | $90,425 | $432,380 | $432,380 | $395,847 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $131,896 | $10,245 | $126,948 | $126,948 | $131,896 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,148,000 in all, tax years 2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2024 | 4 | $300,000 | 2024 | $75,000 | show |
| JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Friends of the Public Bank East Bay” | 2023 | 1 | $300,000 | 2023 | $300,000 | show |
| THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC BANK EAST BAY” | 2022 | 1 | $300,000 | 2022 | $300,000 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $198,000 | 2024 | $198,000 | show |
| RISE ECONOMY | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 | $50,000 | 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 · $373,944 spent · pay $119,168 · grants $55,000 · events $1,164
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $173,581 | $164,027 | $6,753 | $2,801 | 46.4% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $95,000 | $38,000 | $57,000 | - | 25.4% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $55,000 | $55,000 | - | - | 14.7% | |
| Other employee benefits | $11,225 | $4,490 | $6,735 | - | 3.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $7,243 | $2,897 | $4,346 | - | 1.9% | |
| Occupancy | $7,135 | $2,854 | $4,281 | - | 1.9% | |
| Office expenses | $5,716 | $659 | $5,057 | - | 1.5% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $5,700 | $2,280 | $3,420 | - | 1.5% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,400 | - | $3,400 | - | 0.9% | |
| Insurance | $2,093 | $224 | $1,869 | - | 0.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Dues and other charges | $2,019 | $548 | $1,471 | - | 0.5% |
| Information technology | $1,953 | $781 | $1,172 | - | 0.5% | |
| Fees: legal | $1,826 | - | $1,826 | - | 0.5% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $1,164 | - | $1,164 | - | 0.3% | |
| Travel | $889 | - | $889 | - | 0.2% | |
| Total | $373,944 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $322,281 spent · pay $197,432 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $135,256 | $135,256 | - | - | 42.0% | |
| Fees: other services | $87,263 | $87,263 | - | - | 27.1% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $53,697 | $21,479 | $32,218 | - | 16.7% | |
| Office expenses | $37,273 | $46 | $34,426 | $2,801 | 11.6% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,947 | $2,779 | $4,168 | - | 2.2% | |
| Other employee benefits | $1,532 | $613 | $919 | - | 0.5% | |
| Insurance | $313 | $125 | $188 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $322,281 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $270,258 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $264,934 | $264,934 | - | - | 98.0% | |
| Office expenses | $5,324 | - | $5,324 | - | 2.0% | |
| Total | $270,258 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $90,425 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,749
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $83,293 | $72,706 | - | $10,587 | 92.1% | |
| Office expenses | $2,278 | $1,016 | $1,262 | - | 2.5% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $1,749 | $1,749 | - | - | 1.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Miscellaneous | $1,565 | $1,460 | - | $105 | 1.7% |
| Travel | $1,469 | $1,469 | - | - | 1.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $71 | $71 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $90,425 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $10,245 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $8,250 | 80.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,995 | 19.5% | |
| Total | $10,245 | 100% |
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