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US nonprofit · EIN 831787883 · San Francisco, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 831787883) - 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 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).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 2019.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Emerge Action Fund

Revenue
$1.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$743k
$92k liabilities
Net assets
$651k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
4.9y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
4
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Emerge Action Fund's network

7 people4 organisationsi7 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). 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

7 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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 7 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
A'Shanti GholarPresident & CEO, Director2022
4 yrs
Alisha Woodward BurlesonDirector2022
4 yrs
Dale SchroedelTreasurer, Director2020
6 yrs
Jill Barkley RoyDirector, Emerge Action Fund2024
2 yrs
Lisa FarmerSecretary, Director2020
6 yrs
Sandra BishopDirector2020
6 yrs
Shannon SchokoraFinance Director2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 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
A'shanti GholarPresident & CEO, Director10$0$244k$10k
Alisha Woodward BurlesonDirector6$0$178k$23k
Sandra BishopDirector8$0$177k$14k
Shannon SchokoraChief Financial Officer4$0$114k$26k
Jill Barkley RoyDirector, Emerge Action Fund40$0$127k$8k
Melissa Watson WardTraining Director4$0$119k$10k
Dale SchroedelTreasurer, Director2$0
Lisa FarmerSecretary, Director2$0

About

Legal name
Emerge Action Fund
EIN
831787883
Address
1 Embarcadero Ctr Ste 1200, San Francisco, CA, 94111-3617
State
California
Mission
Emerge Action Fund elevates and amplifies the impact of women in office, in their communities and encourages greater participation in underrepresented communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P20 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2018
Principal officer
A'shanti Gholar (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsDale Schroedel
≥6years on the filingsLisa Farmer
≥6years on the filingsSandra Bishop
≥4years on the filingsA'Shanti Gholar

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$743k
Total liabilities
$92k
Net assets or fund balances
$651k
Contributions and grants received
$1.1m
Program service revenue
$66k
Grants and similar paid out
$50k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.1m$961k$109k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Emerge America$50k