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Nonprofit · EIN 94-3367263

MOSAIC PROJECT

Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94610

Financials

$1.3M$1.3M2023$1.4M$1.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MOSAIC PROJECT by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,412,264$1,480,665-$68,401$2,751,657$83,434$2,668,223
December 31, 2023990$1,309,996$1,293,589$16,407$2,890,022$153,331$2,736,691
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$965,896
Program service revenue
$395,678
Investment income
$46,232
Net income from fundraising events
$2,414
Other revenue
$4,458

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$158,001
Other salaries and wages
$479,224
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$780,355
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$18,090
Occupancy
$345,876
Travel
$5,040
Program services (functional)
$1,199,242
Management and general (functional)
$146,007
Fundraising (functional)
$135,416

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,890,022
Total assets, end of year
$2,751,657
Total liabilities, end of year
$83,434
Net assets, end of year
$2,668,223
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,272,875
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,668,223
Gross receipts
$1,417,664
Employees
32
Volunteers
14
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LARA MENDELExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director, Officer
40$80,800
Brian LoweCOO
Officer
40$77,201
Kara Murray-BadalPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0
Chantal ByrneVP & Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Terry C BrittSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Erich BraunDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Nate BrewerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Lia BarrowDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Albert ChanDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Dan LewisDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
David ShorDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Kristin Hull PhDDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Chasmin MosesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Deepti SethiDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Marisol Vela-ChiuDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Lynne WanderDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Tari NicholsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Andrew SteinDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Sabrina MoyleDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Amanda WouldGoDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LARA MENDELExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director, Officer
40$84,500
Brian LoweCOO
Officer
40$79,500
Kara Murray-BadalPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0
Chantal ByrneVP & Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Terry C BrittSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Erich BraunDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Nate BrewerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Lia BarrowDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Albert ChanDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Dan LewisDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
David ShorDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Kristin Hull PhDDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Chasmin MosesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Deepti SethiDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Marisol Vela-ChiuDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Lynne WanderDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Tari NicholsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Andrew SteinDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Lawrence ShorterDirector
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
478 SANTA CLARA AVE STE 200, OAKLAND, CA 94610-1976
In care of
% LARA MENDEL
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Brian Lowe, 478 SANTA CLARA AVENUE 200, OAKLAND, CA 94610
Signed the 990
LARA MENDEL, Executive Director
Phone
(510) 452-3377
Return prepared by
HEALY AND ASSOCIATES

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3367263 or by the name MOSAIC PROJECT.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

WE WORK TOWARD A PEACEFUL FUTURE BY UNITING CHILDREN OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, PROVIDING THEM WITH ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY BUILDING SKILLS, AND EMPOWERING THEM TO BECOME PEACEMAKERS. OUR COMPLEMENTARY WORK WITH YOUTH AND ADULTS NOT ONLY SUPPORTS OUR YOUNGEST PEACEMAKERS, BUT ALSO ENABLES US TO REACH WIDER COMMUNITIES THROUGHSCHOOLS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE WORKPLACE.TOGETHER, WE CREATE MICROCOSMS OF THE JUST, DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE WORLD WE ENVISION, DEMONSTRATE THAT PEACE IS POSSIBLE, AND INSPIRE ACTION.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE OUTDOOR SCHOOL: WHILE TYPICAL OUTDOOR SCHOOLS FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, OURS ADDRESSES ISSUES OF DIFFERENCE AND BUILDS SELF-ESTEEM AND COMMUNITY. OUR STUDENTS NEVER FORGET THIS INSPIRING LEARNING EXPERIENCE. WE REACH THEM BEFORE NEGATIVE ATTITUDES SURROUNDING DIFFERENCE BECOME ENTRENCHED AND WE ENABLE THEM TO LIVE WITH, LEARN FROM, AND BEFRIEND OTHERS WITH WHOM THEY WOULD NOT ORDINARILY INTERACT. TOGETHER IN A BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL SETTING, THEY BEGIN TO RECOGNIZE THEIR COMMONALITIES AND GAIN RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR THE UNIQUENESS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING THEMSELVES. THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO OVERCOME IGNORANCEAND INSECURITIES WHICH CAN LEAD TO FEAR OF DIFFERENCE, PREJUDICE, DISCRIMINATION, HATRED, AND VIOLENCE. WE PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE PROFOUND, PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE, EGALITARIAN COMMUNITY ACROSS RACE, CULTURE, AND CLASS BARRIERS, INSPIRING AND EMPOWERING THEM TO CREATE SUCH COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THEIRLIVES. THE PARTNER TEACHERS INSTITUTE TURNS THE OUTDOOR SCHOOL INTO A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RETREAT FOR OUR PARTNER TEACHERS. WE PROVIDE WORKSHOPS EACH DAY TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE MORE DEEPLY WITH THE THEMES, MUSIC, AND MEMORABLE MOSAIC MOMENTS THEIR STUDENTS EXPERIENCE AND TO HELP THEM TO REINFORCE MOSAICLESSONS BACK IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. WE BUILD A SUPPORT NETWORK AMONG OUR PARTNER TEACHERS THROUGH WHICH THEY CAN EXCHANGE IDEAS AND PLAN JOINT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. Post Pandemic, 2024 was the first year we were able to run a full 12 Spring and Fall sessions of the Outdoor School Camps and student attendance for each session approached pre-pandemic levels. Most partner schools needed a second visit post-pandemic to re-establish their own Outdoor school admin processes and communications and ultimate participation levels in the program.
    Expenses $910,256 · revenue $395,678
  • YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT: WE OFFER LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR HIGH-SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AGED STUDENTS WHO SERVE AS MENTORS FOR THE 4TH AND 5TH GRADERS AT OUR OUTDOOR SCHOOL. THE PROJECTS CURRICULUM ADDRESSES ISSUES OF DIFFERENCE WHILE BUILDING LEADERSHIP SKILLS. YOUTH LEADERS UNDERGO EXTENSIVE TRAINING PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE OUTDOOR SCHOOL. ONCE THERE, THE TRAINING CONTINUES AS THEY SERVE AS CABIN LEADERS FOR A SESSION, PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE. WE OFFER THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS YEAR-ROUND, INCLUDING DISCUSSIONS, WORKSHOPS, GUEST LECTURES, GAME DAYS, FIELD TRIPS, AND SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS. THE PROJECT ENCOURAGES THE GROWTH OF A VIBRANT CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNITY OF YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA.The Youth Leadership Project has fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
    Expenses $152,841
  • IN-SCHOOL PROJECT: IN ORDER TO DEEPEN AND SUSTAIN THE IMPACT OF THE MOSAIC PROJECTS OUTDOOR SCHOOL, WE OFFER THE MOSAIC IN-SCHOOL PROJECT(ISP) FOR OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS. THROUGH THE ISP, WE COLLABORATE WITH STUDENT LEADERS, EDUCATORS, AND FAMILIES TO BUILD EQUITABLE, HEALTHY CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.The In-School project cost structure increased with additional video content.
    Expenses $107,095
  • The Mosaic Consulting Project (MCP): TOGETHER, WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS MUTUAL RESPECT, CONNECTION, AND A CELEBRATION OF DIFFERENCES AND THAT MOTIVATES ALL MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE AT THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. MOSAIC CONSULTING PROJECT TRAININGS UTILIZE EXPERIMENTAL, DYNAMIC ACTIVITIES TO EXPLORE DIFFERENCES AND BUILD COMMUNITY. OUR FOCUS ON EMPATHY, APPRECIATION OF DIFFERENCES, ASSERTIVENESS, TEAM BUILDING, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION CREATES A MORE ENGAGED, EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE AND A MORE INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE CULTURE. The MCP programs have not recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
    Expenses $29,050

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-3367263
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
2000
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B28)
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,751,657
Income (IRS master file)
$1,417,664

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,412,264$1,480,665$2,751,657XML
990December 2023$1,309,996$1,293,589$2,890,022XML
990December 2022$1,192,626$857,235$2,773,082IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 94-3367263).

Questions about MOSAIC PROJECT

What is the EIN of MOSAIC PROJECT?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MOSAIC PROJECT is 94-3367263.
Is MOSAIC PROJECT tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
Are donations to MOSAIC PROJECT tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MOSAIC 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 MOSAIC PROJECT 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 MOSAIC PROJECT 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 MOSAIC PROJECT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Brian Lowe.
Who are the officers and directors of MOSAIC PROJECT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,800 (LARA MENDEL, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does MOSAIC PROJECT have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,412,264, expenses of $1,480,665 and total assets of $2,751,657 at year end.

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