Townspeople
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$9.9m
$13m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $3.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.9 years on average
Staff
19
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Sean Harris
Left since last filing
3
38% of the board
Townspeople's network
8 people2 organisationsi8 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
8 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Harris Chair | Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Bruce Carron | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dennis Larkin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kris Kuntz | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Myiesha Phelps | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rebecca Secord | Vice-Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Richard J Velasquez (also filed as Richard Velasquez) | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steven Larky | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jon P Derryberry | Executive Dir. | since 2018 |
| Jon P Derryberry Thru 42021 | Executive Dir. | 2021 |
| Melissa Peterman | Executive Dir. | since 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Peterman | Executive Director | 40 | $145k | $7k | |
| Sean Harris | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Secord | Vice-Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Richard Velasquez | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Myiesha Phelps | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Carron | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dennis Larkin | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kris Kuntz | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Steven Larky | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Townspeople
- EIN
- 330623634
- Address
- 2047 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA, 92104-1091
- State
- California
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- L30 Housing and shelter
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Housing & Shelter
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1994
- Principal officer
- Melissa Peterman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1994
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRichard J Velasquez
≥4years on the filingsBruce Carron
≥3years on the filingsSean Harris
≥3years on the filingsDennis Larkin
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
- $9.9m
- Total liabilities
- $13m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $3.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.8m
- Program service revenue
- $1.2m
- Employees
- 19
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.2m | $3.7m | $451k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.