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Holding Space

EIN 36-4950555 · Elk Grove, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Provide counseling services for relief of the distressed and underprivileged and to alleviate community deterioration.

Income
$114,167
Spending
$103,104
Reserves
5.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 67%
Highest pay
$21,875, executive dir.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (mental health, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 38% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. $28,825 spent. Therapeutic Services: Through SAMHSA funding, Sacramento County Behavioral Health offers therapeutic services focused on the Black and African American Community with their program entitled, "Trauma-Informed Culturally Responsive Treatment (TICRT) Program." Through TICRT, Holding Space offered culturally informed therapeutic services to members of Sacramento's Black community impacted by mental illness, crisis and trauma. Through the TICRT program, Holding Space provided up to 12 free psychotherapy sessions for those in the Black community who are on Medi-Cal or are uninsured. During our participation on this project, Holding Space offered over 100 free psychotherapy sessions to children, youth, adults and families.
  2. $43,800 spent. Community Offerings/Retreats: Central to our work is the belief that compassion heals. Community heals. Culture heals. These components are the medicine that create the conditions for repair and restoration to take place. As a newer organization, our primary mode of offering care to the Black community is through daylong healing retreats that incorporate African centered wisdom traditions and practices such as pouring libations, djembe drumming, African dance, community storytelling, and sharing African psychology principles. These practices are offered alongside mind, body, spirit healing practices, such as mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and sound healing, with the goal of helping to reset and restore overworked nervous systems. In community, we cultivate a sense of safety and belonging by establishing community agreements, attending to the unique needs of community members across identity intersections, and centering joy. During 2024, we held 5 daylong retreats with the following themes: February 2024: Black History Month April 2024: Cultivating an Inner Sanctuary of Stillness and Peace June 2024: Juneteenth August 2024: Living with An Awakened Heart September 2024: Searching the Soul (In Honor of Suicide Awareness Month) Through our community based daylong healing retreats, we served approximately 250 people.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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