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EIN 26-1497866

Slippery Fish Initiative

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
11
City
San Francisco
State
California
Year formed
2007
Most recent tax filings
2024-08-01
NTEE code, primary
B21: Nursery School, Early School Admissions, Kindergarten
Description
Slippery Fish Initiative offers a vibrant and nurturing cooperative preschool program in San Francisco. Their mission is to create an inclusive, child-centered education that fosters relationships between children, parents, and teachers while honoring individual strengths. They provide play-based programs for young toddlers, older toddlers, and 2-year olds on specific days of the week.
Total revenues
$812,251
2024
Total expenses
$739,555
2024
Total assets
$242,079
2024
Num. employees
11
2024

Program areas at Slippery Fish Initiative

Slippery Fish offered the following programs for school year 2023-2024: Minnows program - 1 Year Olds - Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-5:30pm; Goldfish program - 1-2 Year Olds - Tuesdays & Thursdays 9am-Noon; Koi program - 2-3 Year Olds - Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 9am-1pm; and Flying Fish program - 3-5 Year Olds - Monday through Friday 9am-1pm with extended care offered 1-3pm on Tuesdays-Fridays and a Nature program offered 9am-1pm Monday on Mondays & Thursdays. Slippery Fish offered the following programs for school year 2024-2025: Developmental Playgroups on Fridays (planning only during this fiscal year); Koi program - 2-3 Year Olds - Mondays-Thursdays 9am-1pm with extended care offered 8:30am-3pm on Tuesdays-Thursdays; and Flying Fish program - 3-5 Year Olds - Monday through Friday 9am-3pm with extended care offered 8:30am-5pm on Tuesdays-Fridays and a Nature program offered 9am-1pm Monday-Thursday.
We received a grant to run Developmental Playgroups for San Francisco residents focused on children with mild developmental delays. We shifted our programming in August 2024 to offer more days for our 2yo program (Koi) and a day reserved for Developmental Playgroups instead of running our infant/toddler programs (Minnows/Goldfish).

Personnel at Slippery Fish Initiative

NameTitleCompensation
Michelle MakVice President , Communications$0
Sara OneillFounder and Director$89,000

Financials for Slippery Fish Initiative

RevenuesFYE 08/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$396,596
Program services$409,293
Investment income and dividends$9
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$6,353
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$812,251

Form 990s for Slippery Fish Initiative

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2024-082025-01-15990View PDF
2023-082024-06-17990View PDF
2022-082023-03-17990View PDF
2021-082022-04-01990View PDF
2021-082022-03-18990View PDF
...and 13 more Form 990s

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Data update history
August 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 1, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
June 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 15, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
June 9, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsChildhood education nonprofitsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
EducationHuman servicesChildren
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
999 Brotherhood Way
San Francisco, CA 94132
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
San Francisco County, CA
Website URL
slipperyfish-sf.com/ 
Phone
(415) 317-9038
IRS details
EIN
26-1497866
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2007
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B21: Nursery School, Early School Admissions, Kindergarten
NAICS code, primary
624410: Child Day Care Services
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - In Process
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0172304
FTB Entity ID
3055742
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-03-19
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