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US nonprofit · EIN 680351651 · El Cerrito, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 680351651) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Arhoolie Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$505k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.7m
$15k liabilities
Net assets
$2.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
7.3 years on average
Staff
5
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Arhoolie Foundation's network

12 people4 organisationsi12 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

12 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 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Adam MachadoExecutive Dir.2018
8 yrs
Chris StrachwitzPresident2018
8 yrs
Davia NelsonBoard Member2018
8 yrs
John LeopoldSec/treasurer2018
8 yrs
Larry BatisteBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Laura DefreyneBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Laurie LewisBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Michael GoveaBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Mike KappusBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Nick SpitzerBoard Member2023
3 yrs
R FieldBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Suzy ThompsonBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Adam MachadoExecutive Dir.since 2020

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Adam MachadoExecutive Dir.40$101k$3k
Laura DeFreyneSec/Treasurer2$0
R FieldDirector0.5$0
Tom DiamantDirector0.5$0
Mike KappusDirector0.5$0
Larry BatisteDirector0.5$0
Laurie LewisDirector0.5$0
Nick SpitzerDirector0.5$0
Davia NelsonDirector0.5$0
Suzy ThompsonBoard Member0.5$0
Michael GoveaBoard Member0.5$0

About

Legal name
Arhoolie Foundation
EIN
680351651
Address
10341 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA, 94530-3123
State
California
Mission
Our mission is to document, preserve, and celebrate regional roots music and its makers. By our activities, we seek to broaden public awareness of our diverse music history, support the vitality of living traditions, and reinforce the value and sustainability of community-based cultures. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A20 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1995
Principal officer
Adam Machado (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1995
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAdam Machado
≥8years on the filingsChris Strachwitz
≥8years on the filingsDavia Nelson
≥8years on the filingsJohn Leopold

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
$2.7m
Total liabilities
$15k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.6m
Contributions and grants received
$2.3m
Program service revenue
$4k
Employees
5
Volunteers
10