2025-11-04T15:49:34-08:00 2024-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2024-01-01 872643898 FIERCE Advocates Families & Individuals Equitably Rooted in Collective Empowerme FIER 5102325812 312 12th Street Richmond CA 94801 Sheryl Lane Executive Dir. 2025-11-04 true true Tierna Jensen P02447146 5108352727 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Sheryl Lane 312 12th Street Richmond CA 94801 1346056 false X www.fierceadvocates.org X 2021 CA We focus on healing centered care, leadership development, and parent-led advocacy as the foundation for a holistic, neighborhood-based approach to lift up community voices and unlock the resiliency within our community. 7 7 20 10 0 2496296 1290463 4436 33132 1506 1755 3827 20706 2506065 1346056 3853 4500 0 408255 943677 0 88029 347229 613838 759337 1562015 1746728 -215959 1805763 1724548 59035 193779 1746728 1530769 X FIERCE Advcocates amplifies the voices of parents/caregivers of color and partners with them to advance equitable access and opportunities for all youth to have quality education and all families to achieve emotional and physical well-being. false false 413162 907 FIERCE Advocates' CoCo Doula program provide doula services to Black birthing people in Contra Costa County. Seventy-four babies (74) were born in the program in 2024 and FIERCE Advocates hired five graduates of the 2023 training program as part-time doulas to support birthing families. 314895 764 FIERCE Advocates' Health and Wellness Program, hosted robust programming including our life coaching program, peer support groups that created community in a safe environment that cultivates wellness and emotional well-being. Additionally we hosted family wellness days, that included arts and crafts and wellness classes and outdoor activities such as community hikes. FIERCE Advocates launched a pilot project called Brilliance of Brotherhood that included a co-mentorship and learning environment for men and boys to learn from each other in an emotionally safe space. 253791 1748 Leadership Development & General Program 246994 1081 FIERCE Advocates Policy Advocacy and Organizing Program relaunched the Community Educational Leadership Institute (CELI) graduating 9 women of which 7 CELI graduates taking steps toward leadership, with 3 appointed to school committees and 4 applying for community advisory roles. The PAO team educated parents and multiple schools on how to best engage in their child's education and on policies and practices that support all students having a quality education. 33132 Partner Program 246994 1081 33132 1228842 true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 35 0 true 20 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true true false true true false CA X X Sheryl Lane Sutro Li 5102325812 312 12th Street Richmond CA 94801 Sheryl Lane Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 102460 0 7822 Jasmine Jones Board President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Talia Rubin Board Vice Pres 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Payal Patel Board Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tejal Desai Board Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rose Healy Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gabino Arrendondo Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Riquelle Small Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 102460 7822 1 false false false 0 566976 723487 1290463 Program service fees 900099 33132 33132 33132 1755 1755 0 0 9000 9000 9000 9000 0 0 0 0 Other income 900099 11706 11706 11706 1346056 33132 22461 X 4500 4500 0 0 0 117823 41238 35347 41238 0 677801 609771 48875 19155 0 87817 72672 9416 5729 60236 47442 7435 5359 0 1075 503 513 59 37650 28155 7330 2165 0 0 0 238026 151552 85145 1329 8515 4386 3904 225 131509 106767 18328 6414 8052 5999 1730 323 0 61793 47780 10567 3446 33901 32791 989 121 0 36141 31160 4321 660 0 0 0 3603 2776 622 205 Dues, licenses, service fees 27615 18199 8128 1288 Other expenses 14486 13019 1178 289 Professional development 11472 10132 1316 24 0 1562015 1228842 245144 88029 1445793 1271891 0 330471 313789 0 0 0 0 0 2850 5765 0 0 0 0 0 26649 133103 1805763 1724548 32386 59406 26649 134373 59035 193779 X 1563342 1324199 183386 206570 1746728 1530769 1805763 1724548 -215959 X false true X true false X 2496296 1290463 3786759 0 0 2496296 1290463 3786759 413581 3373178 5333 10755 16088 0 11706 11706 3814553 37568 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Right of use asset - operating lease 133103 133103 Operating lease liability 134373 134373 X 1346056 1346056 1346056 1562015 1562015 1562015 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2024 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The organization's executive director and Board of Director's Treasurer will review the 990 and provide access to it to all board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Our policy is brand new and so we will begin monitoring it moving forward. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The board of directors reviewed recent salary benchmarks for Contra Costa County (CCC) and utilized the Northern CA Fair Pay Report (2021). The board benchmarked the ED's salary against those in CCC. This adjustment proposed and ratified was reflective of the competitive landscape and positioned the ED's salary between the 10th and 25th percentiles. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Board's treasurer reviewed staff salary adjustments and utilized living wage calculators including those from MIT which used data from Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines and Dept of Labor. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 FIERCE Advocates articles of incorporation are available on the State of California's Secretary of State website. Documents such as conflict of interest policy, financial statements are available upon request.