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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
DawnMarie Gaivin President2023-2025 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Lisa Handley General Member2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Larson TREASURER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jamison Handley MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Caden Larson MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Grace Falleur MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Madison Hollman SECRETARY2025 1 $0 reported 1
Madison Handley (former) SECRETARY2024 2 $0 reported 1
Elliott Sylvester (former) MEMBER2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Dana Johnson (former) SECRETARY2023 2 $0 reported 1
Jamie Handley (former) CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Susan Hering (former) PRESIDENT2021-2022 20 $0 reported 1
Jonathan Handley Jr (former) President2021 2 $0 reported 1
Clayton Hering (former) Director2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $24K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DawnMarie Gaivin President40 $23,619-$0 $23,6191
LISA HANDLEY General Member1 $0-$0 $01
MADISON HOLLMAN SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER LARSON TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
JAMISON HANDLEY MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
CADEN LARSON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
GRACE FALLEUR MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LISA HANDLEY PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
MADISON HANDLEY SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER LARSON TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
JAMISON HANDLEY MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
ELLIOTT SYLVESTER MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CADEN LARSON MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
GRACE FALLEUR MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAWNMARIE GAIVIN PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
DANA JOHNSON SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
LISA HANDLEY TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE HANDLEY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUSAN HERING PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE HANDLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LISA HANDLEY TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JONATHAN HANDLEY JR President2 $0-- $01
LISA HANDLEY Director1 $0-- $01
CLAYTON HERING Director0 $0-- $01
SUSAN HERING Director0 $0-- $01

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
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Frank Foti Person Carlton, OR $150,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
3 Jonathan Handley Person Portland, OR $120,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2 Drew Little Person Sandy, UT $25,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$131,418$142,650 $349,801$332,057 $129,390$676 ---
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$313,367$119,251 $343,289$208,335 $304,378$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$204,279$190,060 $149,140$14,219 $120,154$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $0$0 $0$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $0$0 $0$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$60,000 2024$60,000
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ARYLESSENCE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SPELLER FREEDOM FOUNDATION” 2022 1$50,000 2022$50,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$25,000 2023$25,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$20,000 2023$20,000
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TINKER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SPELLER FREEDOM FOUNDATION” 2024 1$11,000 2024$11,000
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INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK Public charity Exact 2022 1$7,500 2022$7,500
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SHECKLER FOUNDATIONCAT12 $192,377$167,419 DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
UDA FOUNDATIONCAT12 $178,762$202,864 TRUSTEE$79,989 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
JASON MRAZ FOUNDATIONCAT12 $115,705$244,917 President$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
BABC SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONCAT12 $91,024$70,795 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
NIYA SAFI FOUNDATIONCAT12 $198,595$200,314 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
SHOPMONKEY FOUNDATIONCAT12 $97,958$243,347 Executive Dir.$33,645 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
KATIE NUES FOUNDATIONCAT12 $115,356$52,411 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSIC IS UNITY FOUNDATIONCAT12 $132,132$96,791 PRESIDENT; DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
GIFT USA FOUNDATION INCCAT12 $91,645$88,372 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
CALIFORNIA LIONS FOUNDATIONCAT12 $97,543$69,298 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
REDDING WEST ROTARY FOUNDATIONCAT12 $121,467$87,700 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
REDLANDS POLICE OFFICERS FOUNDATIONCAT12 $125,421$111,992 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
RAYDOL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCCAT12 $100,000$583 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
POKLON FOUNDATIONCAT12 $91,688$71,798 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
FLUIDRA NORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION INCCAT12 $205,442$174,270 DIRECTOR$502,203 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
TAYLOR FOUNDATIONCAT12 $99,299$106,992 Co-Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
MOUNTED PATROL OF SAN MATEO COUNTY FOUNDATIONCAT12 $161,303$174,537 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
TG2 FOUNDATION INCCAT12 $192,914$9,125 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
ST HELENA ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION INCCAT12 $153,448$160,278 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
BORREGO SPRINGS ROTARY FOUNDATIONCAT12 $114,306$83,319 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
XIN HEARTH FOUNDATIONCAT12 $105,358$6,050 President$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
TORO FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT12 $200,000$54,035 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
RAY OF LIGHT FOUNDATIONCAT12 $172,800$2,113,924 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
LEONARD I BEERMAN FOUNDATION FOR PEACE AND JUSTICECAT12 $138,775$67,873 Director$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF THE STANISLAUS COUNTY FAIR FOUNDATION A CALIFORNIA NON-PCAT12 $91,501$107,554 President$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$649,93028 162017–2024 SHAREDIMPACT FOUNDATION INC; FARM SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC; THE HATEDUST PROJECT INC; CAPITALISTS FOR SHARED INCOME and 12 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$536,85126 122015–2024 ASPIREKIDS; JASON MRAZ FOUNDATION; PALOZOLA FOUNDATION; CENTRAL COAST STATE VETERANS CEMETARY NON PROFIT CORPORATION and 8 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$273,98721 72019–2025 AIMS INDIA FOUNDATION; SANKARA FAMILY FOUNDATION; SHOPMONKEY FOUNDATION; WEBB NORDEN FOUNDATION and 3 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR funds this one DAF sponsor$260,9506 32021–2024 GALATOIRE FOUNDATION INC; NOT TODAY CANCER INC; THAYER FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$200,0001 12018–2018 FARM SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$200,0001 12017–2017 JASON MRAZ FOUNDATION
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$149,1241 12023–2023 KEEP GOING 25 FOUNDATION
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$130,2387 62019–2024 SACRAMENTO AREA FIREFIGHTERS WIDOWS AND ORPHANS FUND; NOT TODAY CANCER INC; ST HELENA ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION INC; EPOSAK FOUNDATION INC and 2 more
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Private foundation$125,0001 12020–2020 EPOSAK FOUNDATION INC
THE HOFMANN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$125,0004 12021–2024 SHERIFFS CHARITIES INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$119,7009 12010–2022 MOUNTED PATROL OF SAN MATEO COUNTY FOUNDATION
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$119,65010 72016–2024 SHECKLER FOUNDATION; GALATOIRE FOUNDATION INC; BENEFIT OTHERS FOUNDATION; TWIRL TO THE WORLD FOUNDATION and 3 more
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor$106,2724 22018–2024 JASON MRAZ FOUNDATION; SAM BELL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
SKOLL FOUNDATION Private foundation$100,0001 12022–2022 EPOSAK FOUNDATION INC
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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
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$142,650100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $119,251 spent · pay $0 · grants $66,630 · events $5,003
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$119,251100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $190,060 spent · pay $44,075 · grants $28,668 · events $21,974
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$190,060100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $120,040 spent · pay $0 · grants $120,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $120,000 100.0%
Other expenses $40 0.0%
Total$120,040100%

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