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Easterseals Northern California

Walnut Creek, CA · EIN 84-1839186 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Easterseals Northern California reported $34.3 million in revenue and $27.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 76.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $504,983 (SECRETARY & CEO). 49 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 161% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $28M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $34M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
100.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
23.1%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
76.6%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$504,983$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.82%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
4927
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.96.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
6 of 688.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$23M expenses · 82.2% of program spending · revenue $21M

During 2025, we continued to provide our caregiver-led applied behavioral analysis (aba) services for families. This approach to aba is rooted in our person-centeredvcare philosophy, which honors the importance of decreasing caregiver stress and increasing efficacy and empowerment through caregiver coaching. Our social skills groups (a service line that groups children and teens by age and interest to foster socialization and education enrichment), our chat program (focusing on language for children under 6), our compass-behavioral program (helps youth-aged children with organization and…

$3.2M expenses · 11.4% of program spending · revenue $3.3M

Throughout 2025, esnorcal's early intervention (ei) program served over 1,100 families, helping children to close developmental gaps through individualized treatment plans that address delays in overall development, motor skills and language. Practitioners continued to help support families through coaching and education, as well as consulting with schools, childcare agencies and other service providers. Our ei programs serve children from birth to age 5 through our continued partnership with the numerous regional centers in Northern California. We made great headway in continuing to identify…

$1.8M expenses · 6.4% of program spending · revenue $2.0M

In 2025, our kaleidoscope community adult program (kcap), which supports individuals ages 18 and up with intellectual and developmental disabilities, continued to provide its community-based programming in walnut creek and dublin, focusing on community integration, socialization and independent living skills development with a creative curriculum that's hailed as being both fun and educational. Critical programs like kaleidoscope offer participants opportunities for socialization and community integration, pre-employment training, leisure and recreation, and building skills in home and…

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
SECRETARY & CEO
Officer, 10.0 hrs/week
$0$490,182$14,801$504,983
DIRECTOR, EARLY INTERVENTION
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$178,489$0$7,532$186,021
CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATOR - PSYCHOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$156,799$0$5,836$162,635
CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATOR - PSYCHOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$154,821$0$4,246$159,067
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE TEAM MANAGER
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$122,446$0$5,170$127,616
CARE TEAM MANAGER
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$125,620$0$1,830$127,450

49 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Easterseals Northern California (Part VII, line 2).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019202020212022202320242025$34M$28M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$34M$28M100.0%$4.5M$504,983
2024 ⓘ$27M$27M100.0%−$2.1M$509,270
2023 ⓘ$22M$19M100.0%−$1.8M$473,132
2022 ⓘ$15M$13M100.0%−$4.8M$399,058
2021 ⓘ$11M$11M100.0%−$5.5M$412,534
2020 ⓘ$9.4M$13M100.0%−$5.4M$493,710
2019 ⓘ$13M$15M100.0%−$2.2M$421,244

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 6 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5381
  • Volunteers Part I, line 67

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
DOUBLEUP MANAGEMENT
Facilities
$139,410

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Easterseals Northern California totaling $452 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Easterseals Northern California's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Easterseals Northern California, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Easterseals Northern California's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Easterseals Northern California reported that 100.0% of its $27.7 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Easterseals Northern California pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Easterseals Northern California reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $504,983, for the role of SECRETARY & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Easterseals Northern California get its money?

Of $34.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 23.1% came from contributions and grants and 76.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Easterseals Northern California a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 84-1839186 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202631359349314753 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202541919349301614 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202411589349301306 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321749349300527 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203149349302690 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202141349349306654 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043389349300539 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 84-1839186: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.