Nonprofit · EIN 26-3648452
VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | 990 | $605,063 | $788,633 | -$183,570 | $49,176 | $13,955 | $35,221 |
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $643,041 | $1,005,912 | -$362,871 | $227,420 | $8,629 | $218,791 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $595,977 | $837,084 | -$241,107 | $583,408 | $1,746 | $581,662 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $605,482 | $947,279 | -$341,797 | $831,287 | $8,518 | $822,769 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $534,503
- Program service revenue
- $70,547
- Investment income
- $13
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $166,416
- Other salaries and wages
- $305,232
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $543,903
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $95,003
- Occupancy
- $2,262
- Travel
- $6,063
- Program services (functional)
- $332,538
- Management and general (functional)
- $287,647
- Fundraising (functional)
- $168,448
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $227,420
- Total assets, end of year
- $49,176
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,955
- Net assets, end of year
- $35,221
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,976
- Gross receipts
- $605,063
- Employees
- 8
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATASHA JOHNSON | EXEC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $132,858 |
| KRISTINE LEJA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.06 | $0 |
| GUADALUPE POBLANO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.58 | $0 |
| KELSEANNE BREDER | SECRETARY THRU 226 Trustee or director, Officer | 0.38 | $0 |
| FARIHA TAYYAB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
| VANESSA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
| SANGRETHA RAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
| LYNDSIE BOURGON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
| LOUISA MORASSUTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
| GISELLE CHOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
| TEA ROZMAN | DIRECTOR THRU 1125 Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
| AMANDA KIM | DIRECTOR THRU 825 Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATASHA JOHNSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $133,807 | $2,910 |
| KATHLEEN BRENNAN | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,696 | $5,772 |
| KRISTINE LEJA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.06 | $0 | $0 |
| GUADALUPE POBLANO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.58 | $0 | $0 |
| KELSEANNE BREDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| TASLIYM MORALES | GOVERNANCE CHAIR (THRU 5/25) Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA KIM | DIRECTOR (THRU 4/25) Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| UZMA RAHMAN | DIRECTOR (THRU 3/25) Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| SAVITHA MOORTHY | DIRECTOR (THRU 2/25) Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE HWANG | DIRECTOR (THRU 3/25) Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE JANISIEWICZ | GOVERNANCE CHAIR (THRU 12/24) Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| FARIHA TAYYAB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| VANESSA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| SANGEETHA RAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDSIE BOURGON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISA MORASSUTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| GISELLE CHOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATASHA JOHNSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 11/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $18,519 |
| SAVITHA MOORTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTINE LEJA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| GUADALUPE POBLANO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| UZMA RAHMAN | DIRECTOR (FROM 04/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TASLIYM MORALES | GOVERNANCE CHAIR (FROM 04/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE HWANG | DIRECTOR (FROM 04/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE JANISIEWICZ | GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FARIHYA TAYYAB | DIRECTOR (FROM 04/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELSEANNE BREDER | SECRETARY (FROM 04/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIMI LOK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO (THRU 5/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $113,012 | $5,535 |
| KRISTINE LEJA | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUPE POBLANO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE JANISIEWICZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAVITHA MOORTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILDA VEGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBEKAH ROLLSTON | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2261 MARKET STREET STE 89440, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114-1612
- In care of
- % KRISTINE LEJA
- Signed the 990
- KRISTINE LEJA, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (415) 206-1291
- Website
- WWW.VOICEOFWITNESS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Schreiber Accounting and Advisory
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-3648452 or by the name VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE ORGANIZATIONS MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES COMPRISE THE FOLLOWING:1) THE VOW BOOK SERIES: THE CREATION AND DISSEMINATION OF TITLES INOUR ORAL HISTORY BOOK SERIES, WHICH FEATURES PERSONAL NARRATIVES FROMPEOPLE IMPACTED BY INJUSTICE AND CAREFULLY RESEARCHED APPENDICES
Program accomplishments
- VOW BOOK FELLOWSHIP/BOOK SERIES: TRAINING, EDITORIAL SUPPORT, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION OF EDITORIAL PROJECTS FOCUSED ON REFUGE MIGRATION, DEMOCRACY, AND THE AUTOMATION OF POVERTY. DEVELOPMENT OF STORYTELLING INCUBATOR AND BEGINNING EFFORTS TO CREATE DIFFERENTIATED MEDIUMS FOR NARRATIVE STORYTELLING. EXPENSES INCLUDE EDITOR FEES AND STIPENDS, TRAVEL & LODGING, RESEARCH, EDITING, AND TRANSLATION.Expenses $246,138
- COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PR ENGAGEMENT WITH AND DISSEMINATION OF BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO IMPACTED AND INVESTED COMMUNITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DEVELOPMENT OF FORMAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH DEDICATED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CAPACITY BUILDING, ELEVATION OF NARRATORS AND ORAL STORYTELLING IN ACTION.Expenses $80,487
- EDUCATION PROGRAM: CURRICULUM CREATION, TEACHER TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA EDUCATORS AND AROUND THE U.S. EXPENSES INCLUDE EDUCATION PROGRAM STAFF, SUPPLIES, TRAVEL. DUE TO THE CONVERSION OF MUCH OF OUR REVENUE FROM PROJECT- AND PROGRAM-BASED. CREATION OF DIGITIZED CURRICULA ON DEMOCRACY AND SCALING OF EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD.Expenses $5,913 · revenue $73,798
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-3648452
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $49,176
- Income (IRS master file)
- $605,063
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2026 | $605,063 | $788,633 | $49,176 | XML |
| 990 | June 2025 | $643,041 | $1,005,912 | $227,420 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $595,977 | $837,084 | $583,408 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $605,482 | $947,279 | $831,287 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $933,436 | $880,120 | $1,171,414 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-3648452).
Questions about VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP
- What is the EIN of VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP is 26-3648452.
- Is VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending June 30, 2027) is due November 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2026.
- Who are the officers and directors of VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $132,858 (NATASHA JOHNSON, EXEC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 it reported revenue of $605,063, expenses of $788,633 and total assets of $49,176 at year end.
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