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Side By Side reported $13.2 million in revenue and $13.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.81 went to program services, $16.85 to management and general costs and $3.34 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 49.0% of the total. Government grants made up 43.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $230,729 (CEO). 11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 39% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.8% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.9% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 49.0% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 43.3% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 43.0% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $230,729 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.72% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 11 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEducation & Community Programs:At its nonpublic school in Marin, Side by Side provides academic education, behavioral support, therapy, and other services, as well as a safe place to learn, for K-12 students with acute social, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges. Other community programs include a drop-in center for LGBTQIA+ youth in Alameda County, and an early intervention and youth development program in Marin and Sonoma Counties
Behavioral Health:Side by Side's clinicians and paraprofessionals provide an array of clinical and therapeutic services including assessment, plan development, case management, rehabilitation services, individual, group, and family therapies, crisis intervention and medication support, as well as drop-in services for transition-age youth in several counties including Alameda, Marin, Napa and Sonoma. Services are delivered in four counties to a target population that includes school-age children and adolescents living with their families of origin or in foster or adoptive homes, and…
Transitional Housing:Side by Side offers transitional housing services for current and former foster youth ages 16-25, primarily serving youth in Alameda County. The program offers youth a safe place to call home while receiving services designed to help them achieve emotional, social, and functional well-being and stability
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $218,939 | $0 | $11,790 | $230,729 |
| Physician Assistant Highest compensated employee, 20.00 hrs/week | $188,856 | $0 | $5,877 | $194,733 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,887 | $0 | $0 | $160,887 |
| North Bay Director Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $135,249 | $0 | $8,079 | $143,328 |
| Director of Human Resources Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $131,245 | $0 | $10,784 | $142,029 |
| Head of IT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $131,875 | $0 | $7,978 | $139,853 |
| East Bay Director Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,058 | $0 | $5,877 | $135,935 |
| Dir Practice & Programs (end 7/24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $98,343 | $0 | $4,867 | $103,210 |
11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Side By Side (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $538K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b10 · 10 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 5138
- Volunteers Part I, line 655
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Side By Side totaling $5,000 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.
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Questions people ask
How much of Side By Side's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Side By Side reported that 79.8% of its $13.4 million in expenses went to program services, 16.9% to management and general and 3.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Side By Side pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Side By Side reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $230,729, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Side By Side get its money?
Of $13.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 49.0% came from contributions and grants (including 43.3% from government grants) and 43.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Side By Side a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-1156301 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601359349306760 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501339349304270 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421359349309047 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349318193 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201319349303265 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141349349305269 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-1156301: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.