Yes in MY Back Yard
Donations deductibleYes in MY Back Yard's network
6 people4 organisationsi6 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Alban | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ernest Brown | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Laura Foote | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sonja Trauss | President and Executive Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Vikram Aiyer | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Vincent WOO (also filed as Vincent Woo) | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Fingal-Surma | CFO | 2019 |
| Sonja Trauss | CEO/President | 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonja Trauss | President and Executive Di | 40 | $107k | $6k | |
| Vikrum Aiyer | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vincent Woo | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Alban | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ernest Brown | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laura Foote | Director | 10 | $0 | $127k | $6k |
Colorado roster
7 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20243037941). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Vikrum Aiyer | |
| Laura Foote | |
| Vincent Woo | |
| Sonja Trauss | |
| Dan Alban | |
| Ernest Brown | |
| Sonja Trauss | President |
About
- Legal name
- Yes in My Back Yard
- EIN
- 320610451
- Address
- 484 Lake Park Avenue Suite 661, Oakland, CA, 94610-2730
- State
- California
- Mission
- To end the housing shortage and achieve affordable, sustainable, and equitable housing for all. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- L80 Housing and shelter
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Housing & Shelter
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- Principal officer
- Sonja Trauss (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsVincent WOO
≥6years on the filingsSonja Trauss
≥4years on the filingsDan Alban
≥4years on the filingsLaura Foote
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.1m
- Total liabilities
- $618k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.3m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.1m
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 659
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yimby Action | Yimby action is a non-profit policy advocate organization | $1.1m |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Yes In My Back Yard likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 22 July 2022
- Registered agent
- Northwest Registered Agent LLC (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.