Nonprofit · EIN 45-3154473
THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER
Also known as CEL Ed Fund
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,620,346 | $10,240,316 | $1,380,030 | $14,359,055 | $815,712 | $13,543,343 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,070,622 | $14,774,356 | -$8,703,734 | $12,977,144 | $738,494 | $12,238,650 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,205,445
- Program service revenue
- $72,966
- Investment income
- $341,935
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$435
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $699,836
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $391,165
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,520,084
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,260,972
- Professional fundraising fees
- $20,138
- Legal fees
- $223,845
- Accounting fees
- $166,328
- Occupancy
- $78,876
- Travel
- $379,166
- Depreciation
- $15,710
- Program services (functional)
- $6,648,185
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,737,839
- Fundraising (functional)
- $854,292
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,977,144
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,359,055
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $815,712
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,543,343
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $11,941
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,914,842
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,629,487
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,913,856
- Gross receipts
- $11,620,781
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AISHA GOSS | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 39 | $205,607 | $19,446 |
| TARA DORABJI END 082024 | VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 39 | $204,037 | $17,932 |
| FAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 39 | $202,112 | $16,970 |
| ERIN SOUCIE-WILLIAMS | CHIEF FIELD BUILDING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,834 | $16,502 |
| ALEXIS POSEY | CHIEF CAMPAIGNS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 33 | $170,457 | $15,770 |
| FENNY CHOO | FINANCE DIRECTOR & SECRETARY Officer | 39 | $143,487 | $28,596 |
| KRYSTLE EDWARDS | DIRECTOR OF CAMPAIGNS AND ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,492 | $14,711 |
| JEFFREY CHANG | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA CHILDRESS | BOARD VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY FRANCIS | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN POTTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RASHIDA PETERSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 39 | $214,589 | $15,463 |
| TARA DORABJI | VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 39 | $191,088 | $23,743 |
| AISHA GOSS | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 39 | $185,321 | $16,861 |
| ERIN SOUCIE-WILLIAMS | CHIEF FIELD BUILDING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,091 | $14,916 |
| FENNY CHOO | FINANCE DIRECTOR & SECRETARY Officer | 39 | $141,104 | $23,610 |
| ANNA MARIA LUERA | DIRECTOR OF ARTIST LEADERSHIP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,418 | $29,310 |
| ALEXIS POSEY | CHIEF CAMPAIGNS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 33 | $142,172 | $14,488 |
| ERIN POTTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $8,825 | $0 |
| JEFFREY CHANG | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA CHILDRESS | BOARD VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY FRANCIS | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RASHIDA PETERSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2648 INTERNATIONAL BLVD STE 115 106, OAKLAND, CA 94601-1569
- Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
- 2150 Allston Way Suite 360, Berkeley CA 94704
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AISHA GOSS, 2648 INTERNATIONAL BLVD 1151063, OAKLAND, CA 94601
- Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
- Ian Inaba, 2150 Allston Way Suite 360, Berkeley CA 94704
- Signed the 990
- LIESEL BOCALAN-LIM, INT. CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
- Phone
- (510) 875-2135
- Website
- http://celeducationfund.org/
- Return prepared by
- GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 45-3154473 or by the name THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER.
- 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
ARTISTS TRANSFORM THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR POWERFUL ART: STORIES, IMAGES, AND SONGS. THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER EXISTS TO CREATE A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM FOR ARTISTS AND CULTURE MAKERS TO SHIFT WORLDVIEWS AWAY FROM DOMINATION AND EXTRACTION TOWARD COLLABORATION AND INTERDEPENDENCE.THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER MOBILIZES ARTISTS TO ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL POWER ARE DISTRIBUTED EQUITABLY AND WHERE ALL HUMAN BEINGS CAN LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE. CULTURAL POWER IS AN ARTIST-CENTERED CULTURAL STRATEGY ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE ARTIST AS A KEY AGENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE AND IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING THEIR COLLECTIVE POWER. WE CENTER VALUES-ALIGNED ARTISTS IN OUR CULTURAL AND NARRATIVE STRATEGY WORK.
Program accomplishments
- FIELD BUILDING: BUILDS A FIELD OF VALUES-ALIGNED PRACTITIONERS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WHO CREATE THE NARRATIVE STRATEGY NEEDED TO REALIZE A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD.Expenses $2,946,482 · grants $308,575 · revenue $28,228
- ARTIST LEADERSHIP: BUILDS THE POWER OF ARTISTS TO ADVANCE SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH FELLOWSHIPS, COHORTS, AND WORKSHOPS.Expenses $2,155,191 · grants $229,300 · revenue $12,941
- INTERSECTIONAL STORYTELLING: ACTIVATES ARTISTS AND MOVEMENT GROUPS TO CREATE INSPIRING STORIES ON ISSUES OF MIGRATION, CLIMATE, CIVIC, AND GENDER JUSTICE THAT CENTER DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.Expenses $1,546,512 · grants $161,961 · revenue $31,797
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-3154473
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,359,055
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,620,781
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $11,620,346 | $10,240,316 | $14,359,055 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,070,622 | $14,774,356 | $12,977,144 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,559,604 | $9,684,620 | $21,377,929 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2011 Officer: Ian Inaba | December 31, 2011 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 45-3154473).
Questions about THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER
- What is the EIN of THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER is 45-3154473.
- Is THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER 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 THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names AISHA GOSS.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $205,607 (AISHA GOSS, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS OFFICER).
- How much revenue does THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $11,620,346, expenses of $10,240,316 and total assets of $14,359,055 at year end.
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