Parent Voices Oakland
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PARENT VOICES OAKLAND (PVO), IS A PARENT-LED GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, QUALITY CHILD CARE. PVO ORGANIZES AND EMPOWERS FAMILIES WITH THE HIGHEST NEED TO BUILD EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGNS TOWARD ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE.
- Income
- $2.2 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 6.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $158,415, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 48% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 221% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (1)
- $952,210 spent. DESIGNED, IMPLEMENTED, AND REFINED AN INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOCUSED ON REDRESSING INFANT MORTALITY RATES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY.REINSTITUTED OUR FIRST IN-PERSON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IN FOUR YEARS.EFFECTUATED A TRANSFORMATIVE SYSTEMS CHANGE BY CONTINUING TO FIGHT FOR A COMMUNITY DRIVEN APPROACH TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURE C SINCE ITS VALIDATION BY THE COURTS IN APRIL OF 2024.SECURED OVER $7M IN ARPA FUNDS TO DIRECTLY BENEFIT 1,600 CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT ALAMEDA COUNTY.STRENGTHENED OUR ORGANIZING PROGRAM BY HIRING AN EXPERIENCED AND PROVEN LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AS OUR DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING.VISION FOR ANTI-RACIST HEALTH POLICY (VFAR) NATIONAL FIELD PARTNER INITIATIVEPARENT VOICES OAKLAND PARTICIPATED AS A FIELD PARTNER IN COMMUNITY CHANGE'S VISION FOR ANTI-RACIST HEALTH POLICY (VFAR) PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CONTRIBUTING LOCAL COMMUNITY INSIGHTS AND DATA TO A MULTI-STATE POLICY ASSESSMENT PROCESS; FACILITATING AN IDEAS LAB SESSION WITH ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO GATHER INPUT ON HEALTH EQUITY PRIORITIES; COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY CHANGE AND CORNELL UNIVERSITY ON NARRATIVE CHANGE AND MESSAGE TESTING RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR ADVANCING ANTI-RACIST HEALTH POLICY; ATTENDING TWO NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER CONVENINGS TO SHARE LEARNINGS AND COORDINATE WITH PARTNERS; AND PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAM EVALUATION ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM AIMED TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL VISION FOR ANTI-RACIST HEALTH POLICY AND A FIELD-BUILDING STRATEGY GROUNDED IN THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY FOR MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS.PERSONS SERVED: DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN OAKLAND AND THE BROADER CALIFORNIA REGION, AS PART OF A NATIONAL MULTI-SITE INITIATIVE.PARENT VOICES CALIFORNIA (PVCA) STATEWIDE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACYPARENT VOICES OAKLAND SERVED AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ON BEHALF OF PARENT VOICES CALIFORNIA (PVCA), THROUGH FISCAL SPONSOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE PARENT ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SUPPORTING PARENT VOICES OAKLAND MEMBERS IN PARTICIPATING IN PVCA STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES AND CAMPAIGNS; ASSESSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN STATE-LEVEL POLICY AND ADVOCACY WORK; AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND RESOURCES TO ELEVATE BOTH THE LOCAL OAKLAND CHAPTER AND THE BROADER STATEWIDE PARENT VOICES CALIFORNIA NETWORK. THE WORK STRENGTHENED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN GRASSROOTS PARENT ORGANIZING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND STATE-LEVEL POLICY ADVOCACY, AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF LOW-INCOME PARENTS AND FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA'S POLICY LANDSCAPE.PERSONS SERVED: LOW-INCOME PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN OAKLAND AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA ENGAGED IN STATEWIDE CHILD CARE, FAMILY, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE ADVOCACY.UBI/GUARANTEED INCOME PARENT ADVOCACY INITIATIVEBANANAS CONTRACTED WITH PARENT VOICES OAKLAND TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME AND GUARANTEED INCOME (UBI/GI) POLICY SOLUTIONS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED RESEARCHING EXISTING FUNDING STREAMS (INCLUDING ARPA AND COUNTY HOUSING FUNDS) THAT COULD SUPPORT DIRECT INCOME ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES; RECRUITING AND TRAINING PARENT LEADERS FROM HEAD START AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER PARTNER SITES TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY, MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, AND ADVOCACY THROUGH A SPEAKERS BUREAU; AND FUNDING COMMUNITY-BUILDING AND HEALING JUSTICE ACTIVITIES FOR PARTICIPATING PARENT LEADERS. THE PROGRAM AIMED TO BUILD A SUSTAINED BASE OF PARENT ADVOCATES CAPABLE OF INFLUENCING LOCAL AND COUNTY-LEVEL POLICY DECISIONS AFFECTING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.PERSONS SERVED: LOW-INCOME PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE OAKLAND/ALAMEDA COUNTY AREA.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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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