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Tides Center

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
Other · SAN FRANCISCO, CA · EIN 94-3213100

About

Tides center provides social change leaders comprehensive fiscal sponsorship - including operational, grantmaking, and capacity-building support - to propel the work of community-LED organizations.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
912
Volunteers
749

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$265.4M
Expenses
$285.1M
Assets
$297.4M
Liabilities
$23.0M

Financial history

$415.9M$207.9M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $265.4M · Peak FY2022: $281.5M · Avg: $199.3M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$1.3M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH ASIA
SOUTH AMERICA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$1.1M
Grants Given
$41.7M
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Address

1012 Torney AVE
SAN Francisco, CA, 94129-170

Governance

Voting board members9
Independent members9
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$2.6M
Net to org-$1.6M
Retained by contractors$4.2M
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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