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ART & SOUL OAKLAND

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $163K · expenses $191K · assets $38K

Also known as
Heart of the Town Events
EIN
75-3238481
Address
PO BOX 70174, OAKLAND, CA 94612-0174
Website
www.heartofthetownevents.org
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2009
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Mission

Art & Soul Oakland dba Heart of the Town Events develops and promotes public appreciation of the music, arts and culture of the City of Oakland and the greater East Bay through presentation of public annual festivals attended by tens of thousands of people.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 people 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
Steven Tiffin VP/Treasurer, Director of Operations2020-2024 $53,313$319,313 1
Samee Roberts President, CEO2013-2024 $26,000$174,615 1
Kerry Fiero Secretary of the Board2020-2024 $2,660$11,915 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Larry Batiste Board Member2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Alana Ross (former) Board Member2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Peggy Moore (former) First Vice-President2013 1 $0 reported 1
James MacIlvaine (former) Secretary-Treasurer2013 10 $0 reported 1
Jennie Ong (former) Director2013 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 3 paid, $82K · 6 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Steven Tiffin VP/Treasurer, Director of Operations20 $53,313$0$0 $53,3131
Samee Roberts President, CEO10 $26,000$0$0 $26,0001
Kerry Fiero Secretary of the Board0 $2,660$0$0 $2,6601
Larry Batiste Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 3 paid, $84K · 8 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Steven Tiffin VP/Treasurer, Director of Operations20 $52,000$0$0 $52,0001
Samee Roberts President, CEO15 $26,000$0$0 $26,0001
Kerry Fiero Secretary of the Board2 $5,660$0$0 $5,6601
Larry Batiste Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 3 paid, $92K · 6 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Steven Tiffin VP/Treasurer, Director of Operations25 $58,000$0$0 $58,0001
Samee Roberts President, CEO15 $30,615$0$0 $30,6151
Kerry Fiero Secretary of the Board2 $3,595$0$0 $3,5951
Larry Batiste Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $124K · 5 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Steven Tiffin VP/Treasurer, Director of Operations30 $78,000$0$0 $78,0001
Samee Roberts President, CEO20 $46,000$0$0 $46,0001
Kerry Fiero Secretary of the Board1 $0$0$0 $01
Larry Batiste Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Alana Ross Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $124K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Steven Tiffin VP/Treasurer, Director of Operations30 $78,000-$0 $78,0001
Samee Roberts President, CEO20 $46,000-$0 $46,0001
Kerry Fiero Secretary of the Board0 $0-$0 $01
Larry Batiste Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Alana Ross Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid · 41 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Samee Roberts President5 $0$0$0 $01
Peggy Moore First Vice-President1 $0$0$0 $01
James MacIlvaine Secretary-Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Jennie Ong Director1 $0$0$0 $01

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 ↗
$163,392$191,278 $37,753-$130,216 $20,000$143,230 $81,97365
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$235,700$247,792 $73,577-$83,296 $15,000$220,082 $78,00085
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,543$303,186 $62,718-$91,006 $0$141,857 $88,61560
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$320,944$169,688 $219,616$69,045 $150,000$54,778 $124,00053
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,091$158,188 $101,356-$82,237 $0$29,070 ---
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$491,797$437,687 $76,737$64,575 $97,995$393,802 $0414

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $266,321 in all, tax years 2013 to 2023. 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
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ART & SOUL OAKLAND” 2021 1$150,000 2021$150,000
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COMMUNITY CHARITIES Public charity Exact 2013-2015 3$108,750 2015$0
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THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ART AND SOUL OAKLAND” 2019 1$5,000 2019$5,000
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MITCHELL KAPOR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ART & SOUL OAKLAND” 2019 1$2,500 2019$2,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ART & SOUL OAKLAND” 2020, 2022-2023 3$71 2023$19
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THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$550,0003 12022–2024 YTT NORTHERN CHUMASH NONPROFIT
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$501,47411 52011–2024 OAKSTOP ALLIANCE; SILICON VALLEY AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL; WACO THEATER CENTER; PESCADERO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION and 1 more
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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 · $191,278 spent · pay $102,038 · grants $0 · events $52,135
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $81,973$81,973$0$0 42.9%
Other (as described) EventDay of Event Staff - Temporary $24,749$24,749$0$0 12.9%
Other (as described) EventOther event opearations expenses $13,757$13,757$0$0 7.2%
Other (as described) EventEvent Equipment Rentals - Booths, Tents, Stages, etc $13,629$13,629$0$0 7.1%
Other salaries and wages $12,621$12,621-- 6.6%
Advertising and promotion $10,621$10,621$0$0 5.6%
Interest $7,692$7,692$0$0 4.0%
Other (as described)Performers - Artist Fees $7,627$7,627$0$0 4.0%
Payroll taxes $7,444$6,700$744$0 3.9%
Occupancy $4,800$4,800$0$0 2.5%
Insurance $2,104$2,104$0$0 1.1%
Information technology $2,081$2,081$0$0 1.1%
All other expenses $1,480$1,480-$0 0.8%
Office expenses $659$0$659$0 0.3%
Fees: accounting $41$0$41$0 0.0%
Total$191,278100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $247,792 spent · pay $110,097 · grants $0 · events $58,952
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $78,000$70,000$4,000$4,000 31.5%
Other (as described) EventEvent Equipment and Supplies $58,952$58,952$0$0 23.8%
Other (as described)Entertainment Costs incl Artist Fees $30,582$30,582$0$0 12.3%
Other salaries and wages $24,955$24,955$0$0 10.1%
Advertising and promotion $17,333$17,333$0$0 7.0%
Interest $7,692$7,692$0$0 3.1%
Payroll taxes $7,142$7,142$0$0 2.9%
Occupancy $5,300$5,300$0$0 2.1%
Insurance $3,771$3,771-- 1.5%
Fees: other services $3,500$3,500$0$0 1.4%
All other expenses $3,351$3,351$0$0 1.4%
Other (as described)Licenses and Permits $3,288$3,288$0$0 1.3%
Information technology $2,499$2,499-- 1.0%
Other (as described)Merchant Processing Fees for Credit Card Sales $1,427$1,427$0$0 0.6%
Total$247,792100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $303,186 spent · pay $102,333 · grants $0 · events $45,738
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Payments to Performing Artists $116,653$116,653$0$0 38.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $88,615$79,753$8,862$0 29.2%
Other (as described) EventEvent Specific Operations and Production Expenses $28,368$28,368$0$0 9.4%
Advertising and promotion $22,913$22,913$0$0 7.6%
Other (as described) EventEvent Staff - Temporary (Day of Event) $17,370$17,370$0$0 5.7%
Payroll taxes $7,561$7,561$0$0 2.5%
Other salaries and wages $6,157$6,157$0$0 2.0%
Travel $5,223$5,223$0$0 1.7%
Occupancy $4,800$4,800$0$0 1.6%
Office expenses $2,849$0$2,849$0 0.9%
Information technology $1,583$0$1,583$0 0.5%
Interest $1,282$0$1,282$0 0.4%
All other expenses $688$688$0$0 0.2%
Fees: accounting $41$0$41$0 0.0%
Insurance -$917-$917$0$0 -0.3%
Total$303,186100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $169,688 spent · pay $138,990 · grants $0 · events $135
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $124,000$124,000$0$0 73.1%
Fees: other services $23,529$23,529$0$0 13.9%
Payroll taxes $10,345$10,345$0$0 6.1%
Other salaries and wages $4,645$4,645$0$0 2.7%
Insurance $4,556$4,556$0$0 2.7%
Advertising and promotion $1,830$1,830$0$0 1.1%
Office expenses $603-$603$0 0.4%
Other (as described) EventEvent Supplies $135$135$0$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Fees for Licenses and Permits $45$45$0$0 0.0%
Total$169,688100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $158,188 spent · pay $148,309 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $148,309 93.8%
Fees to independent contractors $3,749 2.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,791 1.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,902 1.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,437 0.9%
Total$158,188100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $437,687 spent · pay $18,115 · grants $0 · events $21,109
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $343,385$343,385$0$0 78.5%
Advertising and promotion $24,063$24,063$0$0 5.5%
Other (as described) EventEvent Supplies $21,109$21,109$0$0 4.8%
Other salaries and wages $16,370$16,370$0$0 3.7%
Other (as described)Fees $9,929$9,929$0$0 2.3%
Insurance $6,662$0$6,662$0 1.5%
Occupancy $6,177$0$6,177$0 1.4%
Office expenses $4,895$4,080$815$0 1.1%
Travel $2,831$2,831$0$0 0.6%
Payroll taxes $1,745$1,745$0$0 0.4%
Interest $521$0$521$0 0.1%
Total$437,687100%

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