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SAN DIEGO REFUGEE TUTORING DAF sponsor

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $417K · expenses $346K · assets $127K

EIN
82-1998118
Address
PO BOX 153773, SAN DIEGO, CA 92195-3773
Website
SDRefugeetutoring.com
NTEE code
P20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
Donor-advised funds
Sponsor: its returns say it maintains donor-advised funds (latest tax year 2024). Figures by year
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Mission

To provide holistic academic support through one-on-one tutoring, enrichment activities, and mentorship to students of refugee background in the community of City Heights in Central San Diego.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Melissa Phillips EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2020-2024 $50,269$50,269 1
Andrew Younger MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM DIRECTOR2024 $25,020$25,020 1
Kristin Mcgraw ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM DIRECTOR2024 $22,186$22,186 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

26 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
Rohit Ahuja TRUSTEE2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Laura Requena TRUSTEE2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Steve Gilbert TRUSTEE2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Joanne Brown TRUSTEE2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Navid Zohoury TRUSTEE2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Erin Lavigna TRUSTEE2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Brian Becker PRESIDENT2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Christine Friedman SECRETARY2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Patrick Goddard TREASURER2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Susie Sovereign TRUSTEE2024 0 $0 reported 1
Susie Soverign (former) Trustee2023 2 $0 reported 1
Ratasha Pugh (former) Trustee2023 2 $0 reported 1
Chris Magagnini (former) Trustee2023 2 $0 reported 1
Itzel Bustamante (former) Trustee2023 2 $0 reported 1
AJ McGladdery (former) Trustee2023 2 $0 reported 1
Sopyda Yin (former) Trustee2023 2 $0 reported 1
Art Shingler (former) Secretary2022 2 $0 reported 1
David Naugle (former) Trustee2022 2 $0 reported 1
Robert Lee (former) Treasurer2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Masooma Esmaelzada (former) Trustee2022 2 $0 reported 1
Matt Cromwell (former) TRUSTEE2020-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Joan Sadorf (former) TRUSTEE2020-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jonathan Sheih (former) TREASURER2020-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Carol Sheih (former) SECRETARY2020-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Gloria Mimi Lee (former) TRUSTEE2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Robett Lee (former) VICE-PRESIDE2021 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 13 people listed · 3 paid, $97K · 8 employees · 350 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA PHILLIPS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR25 $50,269$0$0 $50,2691
ANDREW YOUNGER MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM DIRECTOR15 $25,020$0$0 $25,0201
KRISTIN MCGRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM DIRECTOR15 $22,186$0$0 $22,1861
BRIAN BECKER PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTINE FRIEDMAN SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK GODDARD TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
SUSIE SOVEREIGN TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE GILBERT TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
NAVID ZOHOURY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JOANNE BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ROHIT AHUJA TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ERIN LAVIGNA TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA REQUENA TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 16 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 226 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rohit Ahuja Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Laura Requena Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Phillips Executive Dir.2 $0$0$0 $01
Steve Gilbert Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Susie Soverign Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Joanne Brown Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Navid Zohoury Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Erin Lavigna Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Ratasha Pugh Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Magagnini Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Itzel Bustamante Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
AJ McGladdery Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Sopyda Yin Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Becker President2 $0$0$0 $01
Christine Friedman Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Patrick Goddard Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brian Becker President2 $0-- $01
Art Shingler Secretary2 $0-- $01
David Naugle Trustee2 $0-- $01
Robert Lee Treasurer2 $0-- $01
Rohit Ahuja Trustee2 $0-- $01
Christine Friedman Trustee2 $0-- $01
Masooma Esmaelzada Trustee2 $0-- $01
Laura Requena Trustee2 $0-- $01
Patrick Goddard Trustee2 $0-- $01
Melissa Phillips Executive Dir.2 $0-- $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 300 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MATT CROMWELL TRUSTEE- $0$0$0 $01
GLORIA MIMI LEE TRUSTEE- $0$0$0 $01
JOAN SADORF TRUSTEE- $0$0$0 $01
ROBETT LEE VICE-PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA PHILLIPS PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
CAROL SHEIH SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN SHEIH TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 300 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matt Cromwell Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Joan Sadorf Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Phillips President3 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Lee Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Jonathan Sheih Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Carol Sheih Secretary2 $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 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$416,873$345,799 $126,896$126,423 $416,865$0 $161,4408350
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$325,277$277,235 $85,214$82,478 $325,271$0 $00226
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$187,703$229,036 $66,336$34,436 $187,700- ---
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$195,730$193,994 $115,849$75,769 $195,730$0 -0300
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$136,820$136,641 $125,933$100,933 $132,589$0 $00300

Funders of this organization

18 grantors reported grants to this organization, $663,971 in all, tax years 2017 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
NORTH COAST CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC Public charity Exact 2017-2024 11$399,172 2024$74,750
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PRICE PHILANTHROPIES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SAN DIEGO REFUGEE TUTORING” 2021, 2023-2024 3$55,000 2024$25,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$52,641 2024$9,202
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$35,350 2024$7,000
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JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$35,000 2024$35,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$17,453 2024$12,400
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THURSDAY CLUB FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2021 1$15,517 2021$15,517
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THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2022 2$15,000 2022$7,500
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SHELL USA COMPANY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “San Diego Refugee Tutoring”, “SAN DIEGO REFUGEE TUTORING” 2019-2024 7$8,500 2024$3,000
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ARTHUR ASHLEY WILLIAMS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SAN DIEGO REFUGEE TUTORING” 2020 1$8,000 2020$8,000
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HELLO NEIGHBOR Public charity Exact 2024 1$7,950 2024$7,950
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LAIRD NORTON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SAN DIEGO REFUGEE TUTORING” 2020 1$5,500 2020$5,500
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RONALD AND GUADALUPE COHN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SAN DIEGO REFUGEE TUTORING” 2024 1$5,000 2024$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SAN DIEGO REFUGEE TUTORING” 2020-2023 4$2,153 2023$393
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TALMADGE BLOCK PARTY Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SAN DIEGO REFUGEE TUTORING” 2024 1$1,500 2024$1,500
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ARTHUR J GALLAGHER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SAN DIEGO REFUGEE TUTORING” 2021 1$105 2021$105
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SEMPRA ENERGY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SAN DIEGO REFUGEE TUTORING” 2022, 2024 2$80 2024$40
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BUTTONWOOD FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SAN DIEGO REFUGEE TUTORING” 2023-2024 2$50 2024$25
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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 · $345,799 spent · pay $177,267 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $161,440$116,646$20,619$24,175 46.7%
All other expenses $152,237$138,050$8,707$5,480 44.0%
Payroll taxes $15,827$11,554$2,216$2,057 4.6%
Fees: accounting $7,895$0$7,895$0 2.3%
Insurance $5,016$1,507$3,241$268 1.5%
Other (as described)BANKING FEES $1,674$0$1,674$0 0.5%
Other (as described)CONTRACTOR-TRANSLATION $805$805$0$0 0.2%
Travel $481$481$0$0 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $324$0$324$0 0.1%
Other (as described)BUSINESS REGISTRATION $100$0$100$0 0.0%
Total$345,799100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $277,235 spent · pay $142,632 · grants $0 · events $25,717
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $130,131$130,131-- 46.9%
Other (as described)Rent Expense $46,660$46,660-- 16.8%
All other expenses $44,122$44,122-- 15.9%
Other (as described) EventSpecial Events $25,717$25,717-- 9.3%
Payroll taxes $12,501$12,501-- 4.5%
Other (as described)Accounting $8,638-$8,638- 3.1%
Other (as described)Volunteer Retention $7,397$7,397-- 2.7%
Depreciation and depletion $2,069$2,069-- 0.7%
Total$277,235100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $229,036 spent · pay $122,287 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $122,287 53.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $106,749 46.6%
Total$229,036100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $193,994 spent · pay $19,880 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $170,514$100,479$67,788$2,247 87.9%
Other salaries and wages $12,126-$12,126- 6.3%
Payroll taxes $7,754-$7,754- 4.0%
Fees: accounting $3,600-$3,600- 1.9%
Total$193,994100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $136,641 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $63,042$63,042$0$0 46.1%
Fees: management $62,899$56,971$2,964$2,964 46.0%
Fees: accounting $3,542$0$3,542$0 2.6%
Insurance $2,235$0$2,235$0 1.6%
Information technology $2,234$2,234$0$0 1.6%
Office expenses $1,989$0$1,989$0 1.5%
Depreciation and depletion $700$700$0$0 0.5%
Total$136,641100%

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Donor-advised funds

Donors to individual donor-advised funds are not public. These filings show what the sponsor reports, not who gave.

As reported on Schedule D Part I (and the Form 990 Part IV question “did the organization maintain donor advised funds”). Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Maintains DAFsDAFs heldContributionsGrantsValue at year endOther funds heldOther contributionsOther grantsOther value at year end
2024 · Form 990 view filing
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