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Transforming the Bay With Christ

EIN 46-5215702 · Hollister, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair51 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO CATALYZE A HOLISTIC GOSPEL MOVEMENT IN THE BAY AREA THAT RESULTS IN SPIRITUAL AND SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION. SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION IS THE RESULT OF AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE LOVING GOD WITH ALL THEIR HEART, SOUL, MIND, AND STRENGTH; SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION IS THE RESULT OF AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE LOVING THEIR NEIGHBOR AS THEMSELVES.

Income
$1.5 million
Spending
$1.2 million
Spent on programs
80%
Reserves
0 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%
Employees
4
Highest pay
$252,830, multiply dir

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

Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover -0.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 100% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 19% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 36% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    80% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $955,835 spent. IN FISCAL YEAR 20242025, TRANSFORMING THE BAY WITH CHRIST (TBC) ADVANCED ITS MISSION TO UNITE CHURCHES, SERVE COMMUNITIES, AND SHARE THE GOSPEL ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. THROUGH OVER 50 PASTORAL NETWORKS REPRESENTING 800 CHURCHES, TBC HOSTED MAJOR LEADERSHIP GATHERINGS (ASCENT AND BASE CAMP), LAUNCHED NEW REGIONAL NETWORKS IN THE EAST BAY, SOLANO, AND MONTEREY COUNTIES, AND EXPANDED COLLABORATIONS ADDRESSING POVERTY, FOSTER CARE, AND DISASTER RESPONSE. ITS MULTIPLY INITIATIVE CONTINUED TO FUND AND EQUIP CHURCH PLANTS AND STRENGTHEN EVANGELISM PARTNERSHIPS, WHILE NEW HORIZONS PROJECTS WITH HARVARD, OXFORD, AND GLOO ADVANCED RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF FAITH, WORK, AND TECHNOLOGY. FISCAL YEAR 20242025 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVERVIEW TRANSFORMING THE BAY WITH CHRIST (TBC) IS A REGIONAL MOVEMENT OF CHURCHES AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO SEE EVERY PERSON IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA EXPERIENCE THE LIFE-CHANGING POWER OF JESUS. NOW IN ITS TWELFTH YEAR, TBC SERVES ELEVEN COUNTIES AND MORE THAN 800 CHURCHES THROUGH STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO UNIFY PASTORS, AMPLIFY COLLABORATION, MULTIPLY CHURCHES, AND ADVANCE NEW HORIZONS OF INNOVATION AND FAITH-WORK INTEGRATION. IN 2024 TBC LAUNCHED PHASE 3: INCREASING OUR IMPACT, A MULTI-YEAR PLAN EXPANDING REGIONAL LEADERSHIP, STRENGTHENING NETWORKS, AND DEEPENING EVANGELISTIC REACH ACROSS THE BAY AREA. UNIFY CONNECTING AND EQUIPPING PASTORS ACROSS THE BAY AREA TBC CURRENTLY SUPPORTS MORE THAN 50 REGIONAL PASTORAL NETWORKS REPRESENTING OVER 800 CHURCHES. THROUGH TWO ANNUAL OFFSITES: BASE CAMP (FALL) AND ASCENT (SPRING), NETWORK LEADERS GATHER FOR ENCOURAGEMENT, TRAINING, AND SHARED VISION. BASE CAMP INTRODUCED A HACKATHON FORMAT TO HELP LEADERS CO-DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR REGIONAL KINGDOM IMPACT, WHILE ASCENT BROUGHT 70 PASTORS TOGETHER FOR THREE DAYS OF SPIRITUAL RENEWAL AND COLLABORATIVE PLANNING. TBC ALSO EXPANDED INTO NEW NETWORK DESERTS, LAUNCHING REGIONAL NETWORKS IN THE EAST BAY, SOLANO COUNTY, AND MONTEREY COUNTY, AND HOSTING A PLANNING GATHERING FOR THE BLACK PASTORS NETWORK. ONGOING COMMUNICATION TO NETWORK LEADERS CONTINUED THROUGH TBCS MONTHLY EMAIL, 3 MINUTES WITH TBC. AMPLIFY MOBILIZING COMPASSION AND COLLABORATION THE AMPLIFY INITIATIVE CONNECTED HUNDREDS OF CHURCHES AND NON-PROFITS TO ADDRESS NEEDS IN FOSTER CARE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, EDUCATION, AND DISASTER RESPONSE. KEY 202425 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: POVERTY POCKETS PARTNERSHIPS: THREE PENINSULA COALITIONS OF LOCAL CHURCHES FORMED TO SERVE UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS NORTH FAIR OAKS AND MOUNTAIN VIEWS BUENA VISTA. FOSTER CARE COLLABORATIVES: EXPANDED IN THE NORTH BAY AND SOUTH BAY, WITH LEADERS CONVENING FAITH COMMUNITIES AND COUNTY OFFICIALS TO RECRUIT FAMILIES AND SUPPORT CHILDREN IN CARE. DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM: LAUNCHED A BAY AREA DISASTER RESPONSE LEADERSHIP NETWORK WITH 4 REGIONAL DIRECTORS AND 4 HUB CHURCHES, ESTABLISHING AN HOUR-BY-HOUR ACTIVATION PLAN FOR CRISIS RESPONSE. BEARING WITNESS TRAINING: A FOUR-WEEK SERIES AT LORDS GRACE CHURCH EQUIPPED LEADERS TO ENGAGE POVERTY WITH BIBLICAL WISDOM AND PRACTICAL ACTION TBC TEAM PAGE .THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, TBC CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN CHURCHES AND CIVIC LEADERS, STRENGTHENING THE CHURCHS PUBLIC WITNESS OF COMPASSION AND COLLABORATION. MULTIPLY ADVANCING CHURCH PLANTING AND EVANGELISM TBCS MULTIPLY INITIATIVE ACCELERATED CHURCH GROWTH AND EVANGELISTIC COLLABORATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE STRATUM FOUNDATION AND BAY AREA CHURCH PLANTING NETWORK. THIS YEAR, TBC HELPED LAUNCH NEW CHURCH PLANTS AND CONTINUED TO RESOURCE EXISTING PLANTERS THROUGH TRAINING, GRANT FUNDING, AND A NEW CHURCH PLANTING COLLABORATION FORUM THAT CONNECTS PASTORS AND INVESTORS. PLANNING BEGAN FOR A BAY AREA-WIDE EVANGELISM INITIATIVE IN 2026, BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF EXPLORE GOD BAY AREA (2023). MULTIPLY ALSO CONTINUED ITS FOCUS ON FAITH AND WORK INTEGRATION THROUGH OXFORD AND CEO FORUM COURSES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAY AREA CENTER FOR FAITH, WORK & TECH WITH REGIONAL ANCHOR CHURCHES HORIZONS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CHURCH LAUNCHED UNDER PHASE 3, THE HORIZONS INITIATIVE EXPANDED TBCS STRATEGIC AND INTELLECTUAL PARTNERSHIPS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: COLLABORATION WITH HARVARD UNIVERSITYS HUMAN FLOURISHING PROGRAM ON A TWO-YEAR BAY AREA PROJECT EXPLORING CONGREGATIONAL AND COMMUNITY FLOURISHING. ONGOING ENGAGEMENT WITH OXFORD UNIVERSITY ON ETHICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND THEOLOGY COURSES THAT SERVE BAY AREA LEADERS. PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOO TO LEVERAGE DATA AND DIGITAL TOOLS FOR PASTORAL NETWORKS, INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF THE TBC APP (MAPPING NETWORKS AND CHURCHES ACROSS THE REGION). THESE EFFORTS POSITION TBC AS A CATALYST FOR INNOVATION AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE GLOBAL CITY GOSPEL NETWORK MOVEMENT. TBC TEAM PAGE ORGANIZATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS FISCAL YEAR 202425 ALSO MARKED A MAJOR LEADERSHIP TRANSITION, WITH NANCY ORTBERG CONCLUDING HER TENURE AS PRESIDENT/CEO AND GARY GADDINI BEGINNING AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON JANUARY 1, 2025. TBCS BOARD (CABINET) AND ADVISORY BOARD CONTINUED TO PROVIDE VISION AND OVERSIGHT, HOSTING QUARTERLY MEETINGS AND REGIONAL FUNDING DINNERS TO BROADEN THE SUPPORT BASE. TBC REMAINS FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE AND MISSIONALLY FOCUSEDWORKING TO UNITE THE CHURCH, SERVE THE CITY, AND TRANSFORM THE BAY AREA WITH THE LOVE OF CHRIST. IN FISCAL YEAR 20242025, TRANSFORMING THE BAY WITH CHRIST (TBC) ADVANCED ITS MISSION TO UNITE CHURCHES, SERVE COMMUNITIES, AND SHARE THE GOSPEL ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. THROUGH OVER 50 PASTORAL NETWORKS REPRESENTING 800 CHURCHES, TBC HOSTED MAJOR LEADERSHIP GATHERINGS (ASCENT AND BASE CAMP), LAUNCHED NEW REGIONAL NETWORKS IN THE EAST BAY, SOLANO, AND MONTEREY COUNTIES, AND EXPANDED COLLABORATIONS ADDRESSING POVERTY, FOSTER CARE, AND DISASTER RESPONSE. ITS MULTIPLY INITIATIVE CONTINUED TO FUND AND EQUIP CHURCH PLANTS AND STRENGTHEN EVANGELISM PARTNERSHIPS, WHILE NEW HORIZONS PROJECTS WITH HARVARD, OXFORD, AND GLOO ADVANCED RESEARC

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

  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 June 2025.

    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 September 2014.

    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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