Oakland Leaf Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$3.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1.2m
$486k liabilities
Net assets
$705k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
5.4 years on average
Staff
111
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Monica Guzman
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Oakland Leaf Foundation's network
10 people7 organisationsi10 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
10 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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Guzman Chair | Chairman | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Audrey Yang | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Debra Levinsky | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elizabeth Kim | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jose Luis Rodriguez | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kim Bronson | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lindsey Williams | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Shaelyn Dawson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stephen Walrod | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steven Tindall | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Mendez Ochoa | Executive Dir. | since 2019 |
| Odiaka Gonzalez | Executive Dir. | 2018 |
| Odiaka Gonzalez Mar2019 | Former E.D. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Mendez Ochoa | Exec Director | 40 | $135k | ||
| Monica Guzman | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Audrey Yang | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Steven Tindall | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kim Bronson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shaelyn Dawson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Kim | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Debra Levinsky | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jose Luis Rodriguez | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Walrod | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lindsey Williams | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Oakland Leaf Foundation
- EIN
- 810565800
- Address
- 510 3rd St Ste 200, Oakland, CA, 94607-3528
- State
- California
- Mission
- Oakland Leaf spurs creative and educational growth for Oakland youth by providing programs that cultivate critical thinking skills, emphasize socioemotional learning opportunities, and support authentic leadership development. They facilitate dynamic after-school programs for K-8 students at six high need schools: Ascend, Bret Harte, Encompass Academy, International Community School... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B82 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
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Melissa Mendez Ochoa (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDebra Levinsky
≥8years on the filingsStephen Walrod
≥6years on the filingsMonica Guzman
≥5years on the filingsAudrey Yang
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
- $1.2m
- Total liabilities
- $486k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $705k
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.4m
- Program service revenue
- $114k
- Employees
- 111
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.6m | $3.6m | $33k |
| 2023 | $3.8m | $3.8m | Deficit $22k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.