Orangewood Foundation
Orangewood Foundation reported $24.9 million in revenue and $20.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $73.79 went to program services, $20.91 to management and general costs and $5.30 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 84.4% of the total. Government grants made up 28.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $419,311 (CEO). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 13% 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 $21MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 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 $25MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 20.9% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.3% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 84.4% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 28.4% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 11.1% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $419,311 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.00% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 54.1 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 38 of 40 | 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: Orangewood Foundation programs help the community and foster youth develop and achieve their educational goals, from high school to college to graduate school. Orangewood Foundation helps foster and community youth develop and achieve their educational goals. Our programs include support for samueli academy charter school, scholarships for college and graduate school, and education-related workshops
Housing: the foundation provides housing referrals and assistance, plus transitional housing through our five residential sites. Among youth who visit our resource center, 55 percent indicated that they had been homeless or experienced unstable housing in the past six months
Life skills and employment: several Orangewood Foundation programs help current and former foster youth learn essential life skills that children and teens from stable families often learn from their parents,either directly or through observation. Our programs also help youth find employment and develop job-readiness skills
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, 50.00 hrs/week | $405,960 | $0 | $13,351 | $419,311 |
| COO & CFO Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $310,983 | $0 | $13,224 | $324,207 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $213,730 | $0 | $5,852 | $219,582 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $195,546 | $0 | $12,938 | $208,484 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $197,741 | $0 | $6,712 | $204,453 |
| CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $189,323 | $0 | $2,722 | $192,045 |
| CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $167,275 | $0 | $0 | $167,275 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR-FOSTER YOUTH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,958 | $0 | $0 | $141,958 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Orangewood Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $761K (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–1b40 · 38 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 5155
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,100
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| FLANDERS POINTE APARTMENT Rents | $252,200 |
| ORANGE TREE APARTMENTS Rents | $232,640 |
| PACIFC WAVE EVENTS LLC Event planning | $110,369 |
| COVENANT HOUSE OF CALIFORNIA Youth services | $107,431 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
42 private foundations reported grants to Orangewood Foundation totaling $1.6M 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 Orangewood Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Orangewood Foundation reported that 73.8% of its $20.9 million in expenses went to program services, 20.9% to management and general and 5.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Orangewood Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Orangewood Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $419,311, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Orangewood Foundation get its money?
Of $24.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 84.4% came from contributions and grants (including 28.4% from government grants) and 11.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Orangewood Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-3616628 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 202631079349300943 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511159349300131 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410459349301111 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310609349300821 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200549349301035 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140759349300209 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-3616628: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.