Independence Through G-R-A-C-E Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.2m
year to 31 March 2025
Expenses
$847k
year to 31 March 2025
Total assets
$1.5m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$1.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
5.4y av
Staff
16
employees, year to 31 March 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
10
named in Part VII
Independence Through G-R-A-C-E Foundation's network
5 people10 organisationsi5 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (10) 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
5 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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lynn | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ken Beurmann | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lori Kelly | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mike Butler | Executive Dir. | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Shawn Kelly | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex E Sosa | Teacher | since 2019 |
| Alyssa Johnson | Director of Organizational Developm | since 2024 |
| Baylie Scott | Director of Program Deveopent | since 2024 |
| Catherine Waldon | President | since 2021 |
| Grover Waldon | Company secretary | since 2024 |
| Joshua Waldon | Treasurer | since 2024 |
| Kate F Higdon | 2019 | |
| Samantha Sanchez | Teacher | 2019 |
| Sarah A McFarland | 2019 | |
| Ursula Jaso | Teacher | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 March 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Butler | Executive Dir. | 40 | $79k | ||
| Baylie Scott | Director of Program Deveopent | 40 | $51k | ||
| Alyssa Johnson | Director of Organizational Developm | 30 | $34k | ||
| Shawn Kelly | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Lori Kelly | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Bryan Lynn | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Ken Beurmann | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Catherine Waldon | President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Grover Waldon | Secretary | 0 | $0 | ||
| Joshua Waldon | Treasurer | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Independence Through G-R-A-C-E Foundation
- EIN
- 455228488
- Address
- Po Box 81721, Bakersfield, CA, 93380-1721
- State
- California
- Mission
- Our mission is to provide programs and services for adults with intellectual and development disabilities that center on each participant's inherent God-given value and empower them to live with independence. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B60 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Catherine Waldon (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsBryan Lynn
≥7years on the filingsLori Kelly
≥7years on the filingsShawn Kelly
≥2years on the filingsKen Beurmann
Latest return
year to 31 March 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.5m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $578k
- Program service revenue
- $525k
- Employees
- 16