NonprofitsBuilding Opportunities For Self- Sufficiency

Housing & Shelter

Building Opportunities For Self- Sufficiency

BERKELEY, CA

Total revenue

$20.8M

Total expenses

$21.4M

Net assets

$496K

Grants received

$4.3M

86 grants

EIN

510173390

Tax year

2023

Mission

BOSS's mission is to help homeless, poor and disabled people achieve health and self sufficiency, and to fight against the root causes of poverty and homelessness in its community of Alameda County.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$20.7M
Program service revenue$114K
Investment income
Other revenue
Total revenue$20.8M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$10.2M
Fundraising$726K
Other expenses$11.2M
Total expenses$21.4M
Total assets$10.1M
Net assets$496K

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DONALD FRAZIER

CEO

Board

$244K

60 hrs/wk

VIDA JALALI

CFO

Board

$133K

40 hrs/wk

MELVIN COWAN

COO

Board

$127K

60 hrs/wk

SONJA FITZ

Director

Board

$114K

40 hrs/wk

DINA MAYFIELD

Director

Board

$98K

40 hrs/wk

LISA WILLIAMS

Director

Board

$5K

40 hrs/wk

HAMILTON HUNT

President

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELAINE MORGADO

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHEWEET YOHANNES

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

DESHANNON WILLIAMSON

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

MIGHAEL WHITE

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN FELTS

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOSEPH DUNG

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICAH D HORGEN

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHAKILA CALDWELL

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL GRAY

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

VICTORIA MATTHEWS

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

VICTOR SANDHU

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

HIWET TESFAMARIAM

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

YAHNA WILLIAMSON

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Nonstop Administration and Insurance Services

$749K

ADAMIKA VILLAGE

$591K

The Greenlining Institute

$332K

Men of Influence

$328K

Tranvu LLC

$275K

Grants received

Showing 86 of 86

FromAmountPurposeYear
$72K
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2024
$50K
HUMAN RIGHTS
2024
$10K
SUBGRANT
2024
$8K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$7K
CHARITABLE GRANT
2024
$100
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$50
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$300K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$110K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
TO SUPPORT HOUSING, HEALTH, INCOME AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS
2023
$48K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$27K
SUPPLEMENT FOOD AND EQUIPMENT TO AGENCIES TO HELP MEET DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY & PREVENT HUNGER
2023
$25K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$13K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$11K
SUPPLEMENT FOOD AND EQUIPMENT TO AGENCIES TO HELP MEET DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY & PREVENT HUNGER
2023
$6K
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2023
$5K
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
2023
$300K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$295K
HOUSING ISSUE AREA
2022
$90K
PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT NOT EVERY HERO WEARS A CAPE. PROGRAM - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$60K
SUPPLEMENT FOOD & EQUIPMENT TO AGENCIES TO HELP MEET DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY AND PREVENT HUNGER
2022
$60K
PROGRAM GRANT
2022
$28K
SUPPLEMENT FOOD & EQUIPMENT TO AGENCIES TO HELP MEET DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY AND PREVENT HUNGER
2022
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$21K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$15K
Capacity Building
2022
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$11K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$10K
Support to assist the community
2022
$10K
To support community-led action
2022
$5K
TO SUPPORT HOUSING, HEALTH, INCOME AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS
2022
$5K
FIGHT HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$500
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION MADE BY EMPLOYEE OF YELP, INC.
2022
$50
CHARITABLE
2022
$121K
GENERAL SUPPORT, NO MORE TEARS, AHEAD PROGRAMS
2021
$87K
SUPPLEMENT FOOD & EQUIPMENT TO AGENCIES TO HELP MEET DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY AND PREVENT HUNGER
2021
$75K
PROGRAM - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH FOR BLACK-LED ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAININGS AND ACTIVITIES THAT STRENGTHEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPACITY, AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THEM.
2021
$13K
PROGRAM GRANT
2021
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$6K
SUPPLEMENT FOOD & EQUIPMENT TO AGENCIES TO HELP MEET DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY AND PREVENT HUNGER
2021
$5K
TO SUPPORT HOUSING, HEALTH, INCOME AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS
2021
$49
CHARITABLE
2021
$500K
BOSS Step Up Permanent Supportive Housing
2020
$250K
FOR CORE OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC WELLBEING AND MOBILITY OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN ALAMEDA COUNTY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
2020
$107K
COVID-19 RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE UNSHELTERED, GENERAL SUPPORT, HOMELESSNESS, SUPPORT FOR OWING MY OWN TRUTH, INC. (URGENT RESPONSE FOR THE DISADVANTAGED INITIATIVE)
2020
$64K
SUPPLEMENT FOOD & EQUIPMENT TO AGENCIES TO HELP MEET DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY AND PREVENT HUNGER
2020
$39K
SUPPLEMENT FOOD & EQUIPMENT TO AGENCIES TO HELP MEET DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY AND PREVENT HUNGER
2020
$35K
To support Grantee's Covid-19 relief efforts and initiatives in its community.
2020
$35K
LITERACY PROGRAMS
2020
$25K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$13K
TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND MEALS FOR HOMELESS AND VERY LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE EAST BAY.
2020
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$5K
TO SUPPORT HOUSING, HEALTH, INCOME AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS
2020
$167K
SUPPLEMENT FOOD & EQUIPMENT TO AGENCIES TO HELP MEET DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY AND PREVENT HUNGER
2019
$44K
GENERAL SUPPORT, GENERAL SUPPORT FOR COVID-19 RELIEF, RECOVERY, AND RESILIENCE
2019
$35K
TO PROVIDE CRITICAL DISASTER-RELATED FOOD, HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SHELTER, HOUSING ASSISTANCE/REFERRAL AND/OR INFORMATION/REFERRAL SERVICES TO AFFECTED VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, MARIN, SAN FRANCISCO AND/OR SAN MATEO COUNTIES BEGINNING DURING THE FIRST 30 DAYS FOLLOWING, TO SUPPORT BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY'S EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE OF HOTEL VOUCHERS, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD VOUCHERS, TRAC PHONES, AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE RELEASED FROM SANTA RITA JAIL IN BERKELEY EARLY DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAKS.
2019
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$10K
PROGRAM GRANT - COVID
2019
$201K
SUPPLEMENT FOOD & EQUIPMENT TO AGENCIES TO HELP MEET DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY AND PREVENT HUNGER.
2018
$80K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$5K
TO SUPPORT HOUSING, HEALTH, INCOME AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS
2018
$258K
SUPPLEMENT FOOD TO AGENCIES TO HELP MEET DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY AND TO PREVENT HUNGER.
2017
$44K
GENERAL SUPPORT, GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE OAKLAND HOMELESS PROJECT
2017
$9K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$8K
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
2017
$5K
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT
2017
$15K
Project Support
2016

Funded by

$4.3M from 37 funders · 86 grants · 2016–2024

Alameda County Community Food Bank

$948K · 11 grants · 2017–2023

Sergey Brin Family Foundation

$600K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

$515K · 2 grants · 2016–2020

East Bay Community Foundation

$384K · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Tipping Point Community

$295K · 1 grant · 2022

The San Francisco Foundation

$280K · 4 grants · 2018–2022

The California Wellness Foundation

$250K · 1 grant · 2020

Southern California Grantmakers

$110K · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN510173390
NTEE codeL41Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1975-11
Formed1975
Employees201
Volunteers200
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