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Nonprofit · EIN 94-1156501

LINCOLN

Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94607

Financials

$27M$25.6M2023$29.6M$26.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LINCOLN by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$29,596,015$26,704,699$2,891,316$31,543,299$5,443,547$26,099,752
June 30, 2024990$27,012,174$25,568,760$1,443,414$26,349,213$3,314,387$23,034,826
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,736,606
of which government grants
$1,413,144
Program service revenue
$23,728,972
Investment income
$946,462
Net gain from sales of assets
$572,053
Other revenue
$2,183,975

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$470,149
Other salaries and wages
$17,117,985
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$21,951,855
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$59,307
Accounting fees
$32,758
Occupancy
$950,532
Travel
$78,234
Depreciation
$202,245
Program services (functional)
$23,381,654
Management and general (functional)
$2,734,131
Fundraising (functional)
$588,914

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$26,349,213
Total assets, end of year
$31,543,299
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,443,547
Net assets, end of year
$26,099,752
Land, buildings and equipment
$914,472
Publicly traded securities
$9,290,778
Net assets without donor restrictions
$18,065,583
Net assets with donor restrictions
$8,034,169
Gross receipts
$39,127,257
Employees
285
Volunteers
40
Year formed
1883
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 / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Allison Staulcup BecwarCEO & President
Officer
40$214,694$36,310
Epifania EstradaCFO
Officer
40$183,241$24,748
Ellen KinoyClinical Director
Highest-paid employee
40$163,345$26,565
Crystal SmileyDir. of Human Resources
Highest-paid employee
40$154,950$31,149
Kirsten T MeltonChief Dev.
Highest-paid employee
40$149,033$20,426
Ana MejiaProgram Director
Highest-paid employee
40$142,990$21,998
Jessica RojasProgram Director
Highest-paid employee
40$134,201$18,550
Autumn McDonaldChair
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Louis KnoxVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Alice MyerhoffSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Dante RobinsonVice Chair & Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
David de FigueiredoBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Ivan FujiharaBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Simone GreenBoard Member (start 6/25)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Tom MeierBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Nate MoncriefBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0
Sergio MoralesBoard Member (start 2/25)
Trustee or director
3$0
Rebecca NorrisBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0
Sheetal PatelBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0
Steve RolandBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Allison Staulcup BecwarCEO & President
Officer
40$193,245$33,975
Epifania EstradaCFO
Officer
40$158,824$24,215
Ellen KinoyClinical Director
Highest-paid employee
40$153,202$25,574
Kirsten T MeltonChief Dev. & Mktg. Officer
Highest-paid employee
40$142,670$19,897
Crystal SmileyDir. of Human Resources
Highest-paid employee
40$129,059$29,396
Ana MejiaSBS Prog. Dir. Alameda City
Highest-paid employee
40$128,417$20,767
Dynell GarronDir, Fam Strength & Youth
Highest-paid employee
40$122,041$11,401
Autumn McDonaldChair
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Louis KnoxVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Alice MyerhoffSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Dante RobinsonVice Chair & Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
David de FigueiredoBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Ivan FujiharaBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Terry JonesBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Tom MeierBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Nate MoncriefBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Rebecca NorrisBoard Member (start 8/23)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Sheetal PatelBoard Member
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Steve RolandBoard Member (start 1/24)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Wendall MitchellBoard Member Emeritus
Institutional trustee
3$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
150 LINDEN ST, OAKLAND, CA 94607-2538
In care of
% EPIFANIA ESTRADA
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Epifania Estrada
Signed the 990
Epifania Estrada, Chief Financial Officer
Phone
(510) 273-4700
Return prepared by
Harrington Group CPAs LLP

Mission

Lincoln disrupts cycles of poverty and trauma, empowering children and families to build strong futures.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Community and School Based Service - Lincoln's Community & School Based Services include:* HOPE (Helping Open Pathways to Education) - early intervention mental health services so that students can thrive in their community school.* Project Permanence - wraparound program focusing on supporting permanently placed foster youth into stable family homes and youth on probation back to their families with focus on avoiding continued involvement with the justice system.* EXCEL - continuum of behavioral and mental services for students in Special Ed in Alameda County & Contra Costa County.* Multidimensional Family Therapy - evidence-based family therapy model that provides youth with substance abuse issues supports within the natural structures of a client's life, working clinically with the adolescent, parent/caregiver, family, and extra-familial domains, including schools, community and the justice systems.* School Engagement School Engagement - supports students who are chronically absent and their families work through the emotional, behavioral and systemic issues interfering with school attendance. * Therapeutic Behavior Services (TBS) - short-term behavioral mental health service offered in collaboration with other services to support youth who are at risk of out of home placement.* EXCEL SDC - provides milieu support and mental health services to students enrolled in an Intensive Counseling Enriched classroom.
    Expenses $18,340,481 · revenue $21,050,705
  • Kinship - provides kin caregivers and their children with case management, information and referrals, support groups, children's activity group, respite care, tutoring and educational seminars.
    Expenses $969,454 · revenue $1,339,052
  • Training - Lincoln Training Institute provides training to employees and other child-serving organizations through a Title IV-E training contract. It also provides clinical, management and education-related training that are fee-based.
    Expenses $446,652
  • Other programs include:* NEST Programs provide consultation to teachers and parents, utilize screening tools to assess for healthy development, and provide parent child dyadic therapy.* FRCs in East and West Oakland build on the strengths of families and develop their capacity for supporting the healthy development and educational objectives of their children.* Freedom Schools is a 6-week summer literacy and cultural enrichment program.* West Oakland Initiative is an early intervention coaching and family literacy program designed to build literacy and improve attendance.
    Expenses $3,625,067 · revenue $1,339,215

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
94-1156501
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$31,543,299
Income (IRS master file)
$39,127,257

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025–––IRS
990June 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$22,894,416$23,257,906$24,605,074IRS
990June 2022$24,678,668$22,605,817$22,588,352IRS
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 LINCOLN

What is the EIN of LINCOLN?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LINCOLN is 94-1156501.
Is LINCOLN tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Are donations to LINCOLN tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LINCOLN 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 LINCOLN 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 LINCOLN 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 LINCOLN?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Epifania Estrada.
Who are the officers and directors of LINCOLN?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $214,694 (Allison Staulcup Becwar, CEO & President).
How much revenue does LINCOLN have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $29,596,015, expenses of $26,704,699 and total assets of $31,543,299 at year end.

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