Program areas at Oakland Promise
Oakland Promise ("op") is available to young learners (from newborns to college students) and their families who reside in Oakland. Op offers every child the financial resources, support, mentorship and incentives they need from birth and throughout their school years to empower them to seek out and thrive in the higher education and career of their choosing. Op provides services through four core cradle-to-college and career programs at each stage of a young person's development from ages 0 to 25: brilliant baby, kindergarten to college, college access and college completion. Through these programs, op offers college savings accounts (529s), college scholarship funding in elementary school years, 2-4 year college/cte scholarships, financial guidance for parents and students, college building culture programs and critical resources to empower students to develop their college and vocational bound identity and persistence.
Who funds Oakland Promise
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
| Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
|---|
| East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) | 2022-06 | General Support, Scholarships, 2021 Florence Baldwin Scholarship Award, Generation Fund Challenge Grant, Oakland Promise Scholarships, Support for the College Scholarships Program | $5,043,953 |
| Blue Meridian Partners | 2022-09 | To Support Economic Mobility | $1,670,000 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | 2022-06 | Education | $600,500 |
| ...and 29 more grants received totalling $10,227,030 |
Personnel at Oakland Promise
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Sandra Ernst | Chief Executive Officer | $233,744 | 2024-03-18 |
| Rachel Westmoreland | Former Chief Financial Officer and Former Interim Chief Executive Officer | $140,000 | 2022-06-30 |
| Veena Pathiparampil Pawloski | Chief Program Officer | $121,082 | 2023-06-30 |
| Kyla Johnson | Superintendent | | 2023-08-06 |
| Wallace Louie | Former Director of Communications | $126,075 | 2023-06-30 |
| ...and 21 more key personnel |
Financials for Oakland Promise
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $13,455,185 | $16,917,757 | -20.5% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $151,725 | $98,376 | 54.2% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-137,809 | $252,688 | -154.5% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $-184,608 | -100% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $13,469,101 | $17,084,213 | -21.2% |
Organizations like Oakland Promise
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Denver Scholarship Foundation (DSF) | 501(c)(3) | Denver, CO | $15,186,838 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $13,616,717 |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Alexandria, VA | $37,411,876 |
| 10000 Degrees | 501(c)(3) | San Rafael, CA | $21,707,002 |
| Telacu Education Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $4,223,258 |
| Papillion La Vista Schools Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Papillion, NE | $6,497,389 |
| Florida Education Fund | 501(c)(3) | Tampa, FL | $4,839,675 |
| Education Foundation of Palm Beach County | 501(c)(3) | Boynton Beach, FL | $4,341,462 |
| East Stroudsburg University Foundation | 501(c)(3) | East Stroudsburg, PA | $9,519,217 |
| Golden Apple Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $9,759,973 |
Data update history
May 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 19, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $1,670,000 from Blue Meridian Partners August 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSchoolsCharities
Issues
EducationEnvironment
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingProvides scholarshipsGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 484 9th St
- Oakland, CA 94607
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- Website URL
- oaklandpromise.org/Â
- Phone
- (510) 836-8900
- Facebook page
- EBCollegeFundÂ
- Twitter profile
- @ebcollegefundÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 54-2103707
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2002
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B82: Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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