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US nonprofit · EIN 384102254 · Santa Cruz, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 384102254) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2022.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

People First of Santa Cruz County

Donations deductible
Revenue
$5.6m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$5m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$967k
$266k liabilities
Net assets
$701k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
2.4y av
Staff
199
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

People First of Santa Cruz County's network

6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Evan MorrisonPresident2024
2 yrs
Jessica StarkesDirector/Armory2024
2 yrs
Katayun SalehiDir of AdAdmin2024
2 yrs
Maile EarnestDir of Operatio2024
2 yrs
Mattew BarnettDirector/RVSP2024
2 yrs
Rebecca CoopeProg Director2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Christina TharpAccountant2024
Evan MorrisonExecutive Director2024
Heather MorottiHuman Resources2024
Jessica StarkesProgram Manager2024
Katayun SalehiDirector of Administration2024
Maile EarnestDirector of Operations2024
Matthew BarnettProgram Manager2024
Rebecca CooperProgram Manager2024

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 2025iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Evan MorrisonExecutive Director40$98k
Christina TharpDirector of Accounting40$88k
Rebecca CooperProgram Director40$74k
Matthew BarnettDirector of Operations40$74k
Jessica StarkesProgram Director40$74k
Katayun SalehiDirector of Administration40$73k

About

Legal name
People First of Santa Cruz County
EIN
384102254
Address
1205 Pacific Ave Ste 201, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060-3936
State
California
Mission
To ensure housing for all by uniting the community, forming partnerships, inspiring advocacy and providing service. (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
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2018
Principal officer
Evan Morrison (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2019
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥2years on the filingsEvan Morrison
≥2years on the filingsJessica Starkes
≥2years on the filingsKatayun Salehi
≥2years on the filingsMaile Earnest

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$967k
Total liabilities
$266k
Net assets or fund balances
$701k
Contributions and grants received
$5.6m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
199

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.5m$1.4m$59k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.