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Progress Foundation

San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1716828 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Progress Foundation reported $34.1 million in revenue and $33.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.47 went to program services, $8.53 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.0% of the total. Government grants made up 96.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $274,347 (PSYCHIATRIST). 24 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 32% 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 $34M

For 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 $34M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 864 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
91.5%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
8.5%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
96.0%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
96.0%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
3.7%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$274,347$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.81%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
248
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.66.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 8100.0%

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 expense
$4.8M expenses · 15.5% of program spending · revenue $176

Dore urgent care clinic is designed to serve individuals who are in psychiatric crisis, but who do not require hospitalization, involuntary treatment, seclusion, or restraint. The clinic is open 24/7 and is able to accommodate up to 12 clients at any one time. Clients are typically referred from san francisco police department, community health clinics, case managers, outpatient clinics, san francisco general hospital psychiatric emergency services triage or medical emergency rooms

$2.1M expenses · 6.7% of program spending · revenue $274K

Progress place and bella house are located in the city of napa. Progress place is an 8-bed psychiatric crisis residential treatment program. This program is able to work with all adult and young adult age groups including transitional youth (ty), who are 16 and 17 and with persons over the age of 60. This is a two-week program for residents needing stabilization after crisis. Bella house is a twelve-bed psychiatric transitional residential program with an in-house structured treatment program, and over the length of their stay clients are expected to develop a planned-schedule of activities…

$1.6M expenses · 5.1% of program spending · revenue $1,600

Progress sonoma and parker hill place are located in the sonoma county. Progress sonoma is a 10-bed crisis residential facility providing services to an acute population of adults seeking support on a voluntary basis. All referrals are received from sonoma county behavioral health with the intent of keeping folks out of hospital settings and in their community for treatment. At progress sonoma, both safety and individualized treatment are prioritized to help people meet their short-term goals, reintegrate back into their community, and discharge to a lower level of care. The program is open…

$22M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$255,794$0$18,553$274,347
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$259,591$0$11,092$270,683
PER DIEM NURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$194,609$0$16,105$210,714
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$189,233$0$8,277$197,510
CFO & TREASURER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$181,567$0$7,829$189,396
REGISTERED NURSE
Highest compensated employee, 32.00 hrs/week
$141,511$0$20,781$162,292
DIRECTOR OF OPS & PROJECTS
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$143,531$0$6,258$149,789
PER DIEM NURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest compensated employee, 26.00 hrs/week
$120,641$0$5,853$126,494

24 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Progress Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $634K (Part IX, line 5).

6 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$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$34M$34M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$34M$34M91.5%$7.4M$274,347
FY2024 ⓘ$32M$31M90.9%$6.9M$264,171
FY2023 ⓘ$28M$29M88.6%$6.1M$264,171
FY2022 ⓘ$28M$28M89.8%$6.4M$262,840
FY2021 ⓘ$25M$29M91.3%$6.6M$259,033
FY2020 ⓘ$26M$26M91.6%$6.8M$241,713

Governance 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–1b8 · 8 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 5546
  • Volunteers Part I, line 68

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Progress Foundation totaling $111 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 Progress Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Progress Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Progress Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Progress Foundation reported that 91.5% of its $33.7 million in expenses went to program services, 8.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Progress Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Progress Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $274,347, for the role of PSYCHIATRIST (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Progress Foundation get its money?

Of $34.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.0% came from contributions and grants (including 96.0% from government grants) and 3.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Progress Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-1716828 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. 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 202631129349301458 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540919349301739 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401309349301920 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300709349300905 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240749349302189 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101239349301810 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-1716828: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.