First 5 Association of California Inc
First 5 Association of California Inc's network
12 people15 organisationsi12 people and 15 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 (25) 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.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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alethea Arguilez | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ericka Summers | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Fabiola Gonzlez | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karen Scott | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Karla Pleitz Howell | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kim Goll | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kitty Lopez | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Molly Desbaillets | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ruth Fernandez | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Wendy Dickens | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Wendy Sims-Moten | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Wendy Wendt | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Avo Makdessian | Executive Dir. | 2023 |
| Deborah Kelch | Interim ED | since 2022 |
| John Sims | Interim Ex. Dir | 2020 |
| Melissa Stafford-Jones | Executive Dir. | since 2021 |
| Moira Kenney | Executive Dir. | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avo Makdessian | Executive Dir. | 40 | $140k | $95k | $3k |
| Karen Pautz | Treasurer | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| Fabiola Gonzlez | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Wendy Sims-Moten | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kitty Lopez | Past President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alethea Arguilez | Advocacy Chair | 1.25 | $0 | ||
| Melody Easton | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ericka Summers | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karla Pleitz Howell | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heidi Mendenhall | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Cloyd | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Waite | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julio Rodriguez | Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- First 5 Association of California Inc
- EIN
- 770548254
- Address
- 1115 Atlantic Ave, Alameda, CA, 94501-1145
- State
- California
- Mission
- The association's mission is to improve the lives of california's youngest children and their families through an effective, coordinated and inclusive implementation of the california children and families act at the state and local level. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P02 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2001
- Principal officer
- Avo Makdessian (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsKaren Scott
≥7years on the filingsKim Goll
≥7years on the filingsKitty Lopez
≥6years on the filingsWendy Dickens
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.8m
- Total liabilities
- $197k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.3m
- Program service revenue
- $222k
- Employees
- 0