SPELLER FREEDOM FOUNDATION
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $131K · expenses $143K · assets $350K
- EIN
- 86-2470641
- Address
- 4225 OCEANSIDE BLVD STE H172, OCEANSIDE, CA 92056-3472
- Website
- WWW.SPELLERSFREEDOMFOUNDATION.ORG
- NTEE code
- T12
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- July 2021 (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
Provide every non-speaker with access to communication through scholarships, education, and advocacy.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DawnMarie Gaivin | President | 2023-2025 | $23,619 | $23,619 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Handley | General Member | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jennifer Larson | TREASURER | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jamison Handley | MEMBER | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Caden Larson | MEMBER | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Grace Falleur | MEMBER | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Madison Hollman | SECRETARY | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Madison Handley (former) | SECRETARY | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Elliott Sylvester (former) | MEMBER | 2024 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dana Johnson (former) | SECRETARY | 2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jamie Handley (former) | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 2022-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Hering (former) | PRESIDENT | 2021-2022 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jonathan Handley Jr (former) | President | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Clayton Hering (former) | Director | 2021 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $24K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DawnMarie Gaivin | President | 40 | $23,619 | - | $0 | $23,619 | 1 |
| LISA HANDLEY | General Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MADISON HOLLMAN | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JENNIFER LARSON | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAMISON HANDLEY | MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CADEN LARSON | MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GRACE FALLEUR | MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA HANDLEY | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MADISON HANDLEY | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JENNIFER LARSON | TREASURER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAMISON HANDLEY | MEMBER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ELLIOTT SYLVESTER | MEMBER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CADEN LARSON | MEMBER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GRACE FALLEUR | MEMBER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWNMARIE GAIVIN | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DANA JOHNSON | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LISA HANDLEY | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAMIE HANDLEY | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN HERING | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAMIE HANDLEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LISA HANDLEY | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN HANDLEY JR | President | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LISA HANDLEY | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CLAYTON HERING | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SUSAN HERING | Director | 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.
2021 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 1 grant to individuals · $120K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.
2021 · 3 contributors · $295K
Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
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 990EZ | ||||||||
| $131,418 | $142,650 | $349,801 | $332,057 | $129,390 | $676 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $313,367 | $119,251 | $343,289 | $208,335 | $304,378 | $0 | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $204,279 | $190,060 | $149,140 | $14,219 | $120,154 | $0 | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $295,005 | $120,040 | $174,965 | $174,965 | $295,000 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $173,500 in all, tax years 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $60,000 | 2024 | $60,000 | show |
| ARYLESSENCE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SPELLER FREEDOM FOUNDATION” | 2022 | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 | $50,000 | show |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 | $25,000 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 | $20,000 | show |
| TINKER FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SPELLER FREEDOM FOUNDATION” | 2024 | 1 | $11,000 | 2024 | $11,000 | show |
| INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK | Public charity | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $7,500 | 2022 | $7,500 | show |
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| REDDING WEST ROTARY FOUNDATION | CA | T12 | $121,467 | $87,700 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state |
| REDLANDS POLICE OFFICERS FOUNDATION | CA | T12 | $125,421 | $111,992 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state |
| RAYDOL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC | CA | T12 | $100,000 | $583 | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $0 | Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state |
| POKLON FOUNDATION | CA | T12 | $91,688 | $71,798 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FLUIDRA NORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION INC | CA | T12 | $205,442 | $174,270 | DIRECTOR | $502,203 | Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state |
| TAYLOR FOUNDATION | CA | T12 | $99,299 | $106,992 | Co-Trustee | $0 | Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MOUNTED PATROL OF SAN MATEO COUNTY FOUNDATION | CA | T12 | $161,303 | $174,537 | Secretary | $0 | Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| FRIENDS OF THE STANISLAUS COUNTY FAIR FOUNDATION A CALIFORNIA NON-P | CA | T12 | $91,501 | $107,554 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code T12, 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.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $142,650 spent · pay $23,619 · grants $87,502 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $87,502 | 61.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $28,740 | 20.1% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $23,619 | 16.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,789 | 2.0% | |
| Total | $142,650 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $119,251 spent · pay $0 · grants $66,630 · events $5,003
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $66,630 | $66,630 | - | - | 55.9% | |
| Fees: management | $21,759 | - | $21,759 | - | 18.2% | |
| Fees: other services | $10,273 | - | $10,273 | - | 8.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $5,558 | $5,558 | - | - | 4.7% | |
| Payments to affiliates | $5,434 | - | $5,434 | - | 4.6% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $5,003 | $5,003 | - | - | 4.2% | |
| Insurance | $2,719 | - | $2,719 | - | 2.3% | |
| Office expenses | $1,805 | - | $1,805 | - | 1.5% | |
| Travel | $65 | $65 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Interest | $5 | - | $5 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $119,251 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $190,060 spent · pay $44,075 · grants $28,668 · events $21,974
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll taxes | $44,075 | $44,075 | - | - | 23.2% | |
| Fees: other services | $35,553 | - | $35,553 | - | 18.7% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $28,668 | $28,668 | - | - | 15.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $27,858 | - | $27,858 | - | 14.7% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $21,974 | $21,974 | - | - | 11.6% | |
| Fees: legal | $14,623 | - | $14,623 | - | 7.7% | |
| Payments to affiliates | $10,884 | - | $10,884 | - | 5.7% | |
| Fees: management | $2,484 | - | $2,484 | - | 1.3% | |
| Office expenses | $2,240 | $1,920 | $320 | - | 1.2% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,550 | $1,550 | - | - | 0.8% | |
| Interest | $109 | - | $109 | - | 0.1% | |
| Travel | $42 | $42 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $190,060 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990PF · $120,040 spent · pay $0 · grants $120,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $120,000 | 100.0% | |
| Other expenses | $40 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $120,040 | 100% |
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