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Nonprofit · EIN 81-0565800

OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94607

Financials

$3.6M$3.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$3,647,621$3,614,917$32,704$1,191,002$485,849$705,153
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,423,176
of which government grants
$2,240,333
Program service revenue
$114,476
Investment income
$754
Net income from fundraising events
$109,192
Other revenue
$109,215

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$145,000
Other salaries and wages
$2,484,964
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,979,067
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$53,368
Travel
$2,312
Depreciation
$1,044
Program services (functional)
$2,936,723
Management and general (functional)
$472,138
Fundraising (functional)
$206,056

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,022,760
Total assets, end of year
$1,191,002
Total liabilities, end of year
$485,849
Net assets, end of year
$705,153
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,248
Net assets without donor restrictions
$705,153
Gross receipts
$3,665,153
Employees
111
Year formed
2002
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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Melissa Mendez OchoaExec Director
Officer
40$135,000
Monica GuzmanChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Audrey YangSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Steven TindallTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Kim BronsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Shaelyn DawsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Elizabeth KimDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Debra LevinskyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Jose Luis RodriguezDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Stephen WalrodDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Lindsey WilliamsDirector
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
520 3RD ST STE 109, OAKLAND, CA 94607-3503
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Melissa Mendez Ochoa, 510 3rd Street 200, Oakland, CA 94607
Signed the 990
Melissa Mendez Ochoa, Executive Director
Phone
(510) 564-4334
Return prepared by
REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS

Mission

Oakland Leaf spurs creative and educational growth for Oakland youth by providing programs that cultivate critical thinking skills, emphasize socioemotional learning opportunities, and support authentic leadership development. They facilitate dynamic after-school programs for K-8 students at six high need schools: Ascend, Bret Harte, Encompass Academy, International Community School, Learning Without Limits, and Think College Now. Oakland Leaf youth created intentional communities, experienced new creative experiences, and developed confidence in their unique voice.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Cleveland Elementary After-School Program:Oakland Leaf provides free, culturally responsive after-school programming at Cleveland Elementary, offering activities likes sports, arts, gardening, homework help, and STEAM enrichment.
    Expenses $417,185 · revenue $474,478
  • Ascend after-school program (ASP):Ascend ASP aims to provide wrap-around/holistic support to students of the ascend school offering academic and enrichment classes that engage and challenge students in an environment that values and fosters youth leadership, empowerment, a sense of community, and critical thinking. Ascend serves on average 110 students per day that range from kindergarten to 8th grade.
    Expenses $375,125 · revenue $411,402
  • Bret Harte After-School Program:The Bret Harte After-School program provides 140 youth in the 6th to 8th grade range the environment to be creative, stewards, critical thinkers, and active participants in their school in order to bring change to their immediate community. Youth are supported in creating alliances that are nurtured through individual development, cross cultural exchange, leadership, and exposure to the world beyond their immediate community.
    Expenses $368,557 · revenue $361,759
  • International Community Elementary After-School Program:Oakland Leaf provides free, culturally responsive after-school programming at International Community Elementary, offering activities likes sports, arts, gardening, homework help, and STEAM enrichment.
    Expenses $357,909 · revenue $349,175
  • Think College Now Elementary After-School Program:Oakland Leaf provides free, culturally responsive after-school programming at Think College Now Elementary, offering activities likes sports, arts, gardening, homework help, and STEAM enrichment.
    Expenses $349,175 · revenue $362,057
  • Encompass After-school program (ASP):Encompass after-school program provides extended academic and enrichment services to 100 students in 1st-5th grade. Students in program develop and strengthen their academic, physical, social, life, and leadership skills. We aim to offer a culturally sensitive, responsible, and responsive program aimed to develop students into confident and compassionate leaders. For this year, this program was considered a "thriving" program and scored a 4.77 out of a 5.0 scale according to the youth program quality assessment.
    Expenses $303,590 · revenue $329,283
  • Learning without limits after-school program:Learning without limits after-school program is dedicated to enhancing the learning experience of 85 students in 1st through 5th grade at learning without limits by offering academic and enrichment classes that engage, challenge, and empowers students to explore and take on youth leadership, think critically, and build a sense of community.
    Expenses $284,419 · revenue $315,505
  • Oakland Peace Camp (Elementary & Middle School):OPC is a free four-week summer camp for 120 youth 10-18 years old, that utilizes a project-based arts, social justice, and science based curriculum. OPC emphasizes youth empowerment, arts-based learning, community activism, cultural literacy, and reflection. OCP helps build a cohesive community by encouraging Oakland leaf students, interns, and families to interact and learn from each other.
    Expenses $221,500 · revenue $204,603
  • Roots Internship:Oakland Leaf's Roots internship program provides year-round positive youth development opportunities to 30 East Oakland High School students annually. Interns are trained to serve as classroom aides in after-school programs and provide daily social-emotional and academic support to students, and they facilitate creative play activities.
    Expenses $148,147 · revenue $142,369
  • Love Cultivating Schoolyards (LCS):LCS is Oakland Leaf's environmental justice program that transforms schoolyards into dynamic outdoor classrooms. LCS operates seven garden clubs at all of Oakland Leaf's after-school sites.
    Expenses $100,104
  • La Escuelita Elementary After-School Program:Oakland Leaf provides free, culturally responsive after-school programming at La Escuelita, offering activities likes sports, arts, gardening, homework help, and STEAM enrichment.
    Expenses $11,012
  • Common After-School Programming:Every year, Oakland Leaf provides quality, culturally responsive, and free after-school programming for approximately 1,300 East Oakland students at seven high-need elementary and middle schools.
    revenue $15,000

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
81-0565800
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
2003
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B82)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,191,002
Income (IRS master file)
$3,665,153

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025–––IRS
990June 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$2,717,396$2,829,821$871,158IRS
990June 2022$2,561,989$2,311,147$850,983IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION is 81-0565800.
Is OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
Are donations to OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION 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 OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Melissa Mendez Ochoa.
Who are the officers and directors of OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $135,000 (Melissa Mendez Ochoa, Exec Director).
How much revenue does OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,647,621, expenses of $3,614,917 and total assets of $1,191,002 at year end.

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