Nonprofit · EIN 75-2971264
FACTS EDUCATION FUND
Also known as WARREN DONNA, Fair Chance Project
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90047
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $222,393 | $224,327 | -$1,934 | $101,760 | $1,404 | $100,356 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $291,223 | $224,068 | $67,155 | $102,773 | $171 | $102,602 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $117,438 | $149,889 | -$32,451 | $36,593 | $1,083 | $35,510 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $222,393
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $58,420
- Other salaries and wages
- $58,850
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $127,708
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,000
- Occupancy
- $9,313
- Program services (functional)
- $168,428
- Management and general (functional)
- $38,474
- Fundraising (functional)
- $17,425
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $102,773
- Total assets, end of year
- $101,760
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,404
- Net assets, end of year
- $100,356
- Gross receipts
- $222,393
- Employees
- 7
- Year formed
- 2001
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERI SILVA | SECRETARY/ T Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $58,420 |
| CHRISTOPHER CALHOUN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT JOHNSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALLEN BURNETT | ADVISOR Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
| PROFESSOR EDWIN CHEMERINSKY | ADVISOR Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
| MARK COFIELD | ADVISOR Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
| SUTINA GREEN | ADVISOR Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
| PROFESSOR BIDHAN ROY | ADVISOR Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERI SILVA | SECRETARY/ T Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $62,560 |
| CHRISTOPHER CALHOUN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT JOHNSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALLEN BURNETT | ADVISOR Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
| PROFESSOR EDWIN CHEMERINSKY | ADVISOR Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
| MARK COFIELD | ADVISOR Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
| SUTINA GREEN | ADVISOR Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
| PROFESSOR BIDHAN ROY | ADVISOR Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERI SILVA | SECRETARY/ T | 30 | $12,133 |
| CHRISTOPHER CALHOUN | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| SCOTT JOHNSON | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| PROFESSOR BIDHAN ROY | ADVISOR | 3 | $0 |
| PROFESSOR EDWIN CHEMERINSKY | ADVISOR | 3 | $0 |
| SUTINA GREEN | ADVISOR | 3 | $0 |
| ALLEN BURNETT | ADVISOR | 3 | $0 |
| MARK COFIELD | ADVISOR | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6109 S WESTERN AVE 100, LOS ANGELES, CA 90047-1458
- In care of
- % FACTS EDUCATION FUND
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 1137 E Redondo Blvd, Inglewood CA 90302
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- GERI SILVA, 6109 S WESTERN AVE STE 100, LOS ANGELES, CA 90047
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Geri Silva, 840 Grant St, Santa Monica CA 90405
- Signed the 990
- GERI SILVA, SECRETARY/ TREASURER
- Phone
- (323) 920-7124
- Website
- WWW.FAIRCHANCEPROJECT.COM
- Return prepared by
- LISK & SMITH
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 75-2971264 or by the name FACTS EDUCATION FUND.
- 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
PRISON REFORM.
Program accomplishments
- FAIR CHANCE PROJECT RUNS FIVE SUB-PROJECTS, THEY ARE: 1) LIFE CHANGERS - A REENTRY PROGRAM FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN. 2) FUEL - A PROJECT WHICH DEVELOPS LEADERSHIP FROM AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS AND LOVED ONES OF PEOPLE SERVING A SENTENCE OF LIFE WIHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE. THE GROUP WORKS WITH MENA AND WOMEN INSIDE HELPIN TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS FOR A POPULATION FOR WHOM THERE ARE FEW PROGRAMS. 3) CARE FIRST COMMUNITY INVESTMENT (CFCI)-THIS PROGRAM SERVES INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED PARTIFICPANTS IN LA COUNTY. THE GOAL IS TO TEACH INTRODUCTORY COURSES INSIDE THE COUNTY'S CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND ENROLL THIS POPULATION IN A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ACADEMIC, LIFE SKILLS, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. 4) LEGAL CLINICS - WE CONDUCT 2 LEGAL CLINICS A MONTH WHERE ISSUES RELATED TO LAWS AND THE COURTS ARE TOPIS OF DISCUSSION, INCLUDING EXPUNGEMENTS. WE ALSO MAKE COURT APPEARANCES ON BEHALF OF FOLK WHO NEED THE SUPPORT AND A LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE WHICH CAN AID IN THE OUTCOME OF THE CASE. 5) WALKING THE YARD IS A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WITHIN PRISON WHERE OLD-TIME LIFERS ARE MATCHED WITH YOUTH ENTERING PRISON WITH THE FOCUS ON HOW BEST TO AVOID THE PITFALLS OF PRISON LIFE. TO DATE, WE'VE HAD OVER 2,000 MENTORS IN ALL 24 PRISONS.Expenses $168,428
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 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 75-2971264
- 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
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Housing and shelter (L80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $101,760
- Income (IRS master file)
- $222,393
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $222,393 | $224,327 | $101,760 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $291,223 | $224,068 | $102,773 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $117,438 | $149,889 | $36,593 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Geri Silva | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $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 75-2971264).
Questions about FACTS EDUCATION FUND
- What is the EIN of FACTS EDUCATION FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FACTS EDUCATION FUND is 75-2971264.
- Is FACTS EDUCATION FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to FACTS EDUCATION FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FACTS EDUCATION FUND 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 FACTS EDUCATION FUND due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FACTS EDUCATION FUND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FACTS EDUCATION FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names GERI SILVA.
- Who are the officers and directors of FACTS EDUCATION FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $58,420 (GERI SILVA, SECRETARY/ T).
- How much revenue does FACTS EDUCATION FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $222,393, expenses of $224,327 and total assets of $101,760 at year end.
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