Nonprofit · EIN 94-3363920
BREAD PROJECT
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94703
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $732,078 | $707,551 | $24,527 | $187,339 | $133,063 | $54,276 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $680,672 | $732,245 | -$51,573 | $248,264 | $218,515 | $29,749 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $694,093 | $671,167 | $22,926 | $394,096 | $312,774 | $81,322 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $610,025
- of which government grants
- $315,542
- Program service revenue
- $121,889
- Investment income
- $164
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $69,310
- Other salaries and wages
- $273,647
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $419,898
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $14,510
- Occupancy
- $66,597
- Travel
- $876
- Program services (functional)
- $533,728
- Management and general (functional)
- $58,306
- Fundraising (functional)
- $115,517
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $248,264
- Total assets, end of year
- $187,339
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $133,063
- Net assets, end of year
- $54,276
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $54,276
- Gross receipts
- $732,078
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 2000
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usha Gongal | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $69,310 |
| Jacqueline Karkasis MSW | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| William Miner | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jon Hooper | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Danielle Azzalino Hodge | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Lisa Caronna | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Julia Stefani | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Richard Golfin III | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jane R Kaplan | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Keith Morris | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Sarah Rahman MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Lee McAvoy | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jane Micallef | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Scott Miller | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Geoff Haynes | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usha Gongal | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $95,378 |
| Lisa Caronna | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| William Miner | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Scott Miller | Vice Pres Dev. Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jacqueline Karkasis MSW | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jane Micallef | Vice Chair HR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jon Hooper | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Julia Stefani | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Richard Golfin III | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jane R Kaplan | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Keith Morris | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Sarah Rahman MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Lee McAvoy | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usha Gongal | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $91,508 |
| Lisa Caronna | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| William Miner | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Scott Miller | Vice Pres Dev. Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jacqueline Karkasis MSW | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jane Micallef | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Courtney Aasen | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Elliott Adams | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Richard Golfin III | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jane R Kaplan | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Keith Morris | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Sarah Rahman MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1615 UNIVERSITY AVE, BERKELEY, CA 94703-1424
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Usha Gongal, 1615 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, BERKELEY, CA 94703
- Signed the 990
- Usha Gongal, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (510) 594-1702
- Website
- WWW.BREADPROJECT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HEALY AND ASSOCIATES
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3363920 or by the name BREAD PROJECT.
- 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
WHEN ADULTS HAVE A SECOND CHANCE AND ARE ABLE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO EMPLOYMENT AND HAVE ONGOING ACCESS TO FURTHER EDUCATION TO INCREASE THEIR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, THEY IMPROVE NOT ONLY THEIR OWN LIVES BUT THOSE OF THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
Program accomplishments
- BETWEEN JULY 1, 2024, AND JUNE 30, 2025, THE BREAD PROJECT ENROLLED 94 LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND GRADUATED 78 OVER A PERIOD OF NINE FOOD PREP & BAKING JOB TRAINING & PLACEMENT PROGRAM SESSIONS. EACH PROGRAM SESSION IS 5 WEEKS LONG AND PROVIDES 150 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION, WITH 9 COHORTS OF 1014 PARTICIPANTS. WITH 78 GRADUATES AT 150 HOURS EACH, THIS REPRESENTS A COMBINED 9,100 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. 100% OF PARTICIPANTS WERE LOW-INCOME, 95% WERE UNEMPLOYED UPON ENROLLMENT, AND 38% WERE RECEIVING SOME FORM OF PUBLIC BENEFITS. GRADUATES FACED SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT: 62% LACKED PERMANENT HOUSING, 87% HAD A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED AS THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION, 3% WERE REENTRY OR JUSTICE-INVOLVED, 32% WERE IMMIGRANTS OR REFUGEES, AND 6% HAD A DISABILITY.FOR EMPLOYMENT, 81% OF GRADUATES SEEKING EMPLOYMENT WERE HIRED WITHIN 3060 DAYS OF GRADUATION, 87% WERE STILL EMPLOYED AFTER 90 DAYS, AND THE AVERAGE WAGE WAS $23.99 PER HOUR.DEMOGRAPHICS: 48% FEMALE, 52% MALE. RACIAL/ETHNIC COMPOSITION: BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN 49%, HISPANIC/LATINO(A) 16%, ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER 17%, MIDDLE EASTERN 6%, WHITE/CAUCASIAN 4%, MULTIRACIAL 2%, AMERICAN INDIAN/NATIVE ALASKAN 1%, OTHER/UNKNOWN 4%.AGE: 22% AGES 1824, 66% AGES 2545, AND 12% OVER AGE 45.Expenses $533,728 · revenue $121,889
- OUR COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAM FOR THE HOMELESS AND FOOD INSECURE WAS ON HOLD WHEN OUR NONPROFIT PARTNER OPERATING A HOMELESS SHELTER LOST ITS FOOD CONTRACT. WE ARE MAKING 50 MEALS PER DAY FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILY TO BRING HOME END OF THE DAY EVERY DAY.
- OUR ENTREPRENEURS INCUBATOR PROGRAM PROVIDED 4 ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR FOOD STARTUPS WITH TRAINING IN FOOD HANDLING, RECIPE AND PRODUCTION SCALING, AND BUSINESS PLANNING, AS WELL AS KITCHEN SPACE FOR THEIR OPERATIONS.
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 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3363920
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J22)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $187,339
- Income (IRS master file)
- $732,078
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $732,078 | $707,551 | $187,339 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $680,672 | $732,245 | $248,264 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $694,093 | $671,167 | $394,096 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $684,863 | $670,541 | $213,733 | 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 94-3363920).
Questions about BREAD PROJECT
- What is the EIN of BREAD PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BREAD PROJECT is 94-3363920.
- Is BREAD PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to BREAD PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BREAD PROJECT 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 BREAD PROJECT 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 BREAD PROJECT 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 BREAD PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Usha Gongal.
- Who are the officers and directors of BREAD PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $69,310 (Usha Gongal, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does BREAD PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $732,078, expenses of $707,551 and total assets of $187,339 at year end.
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