2025-11-14T20:21:15-05:00 2024-12-31 454570537 MARJTAX INCORPORATED 3542 FRUITVALE- AVE PMB 227 OAKLAND CA 94602 990 2024-01-01 471169913 GRATEFUL GATHERINGS GRAT 5103610055 2930 DOMINGO AVENUE NO181 BERKELEY CA 94705 DONNA WRIGHT SOMERVILLE EXEC DIRECTOR 5103610555 2025-11-14 true false MARJORIE WILLIAMS-JONES P00564614 5104826204 2025-11-14 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DONNA WRIGHT SOMERVILLE 2930 DOMINGO AVENUE NO 181 BERKELEY CA 94705 1029317 false X HTTPS://GRATEFULGATHERINGS.ORG/ X 2014 CA GRATEFUL GATHERINGS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY PROVIDING NEW AND GENTLY USED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS, AND POVERTY. 9 7 10 4700 0 1033845 995888 2219 2200 11025 12179 -92107 -95986 954982 914281 317531 364085 0 330467 490862 0 140865 117819 139828 765817 994775 189165 -80494 708846 747207 39559 158414 669287 588793 GRATEFUL GATHERINGS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY PROVIDING NEW AND GENTLY USED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS, AND POVERTY. false false 756354 364085 HOMES WITH HOPE: GRATEFUL GATHERINGS (GG) IMPROVES LIVES BY PROVIDING NEW AND GENTLY USED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS, AND POVERTY. BEDS, FURNITURE, LINENS, KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS HELP TRANSFORM EMPTY APARTMENTS INTO SAFE, COMFORTABLE, AND EQUIPPED HOMES. IN 2024, GG HELPED APPROXIMATELY 386 PEOPLE. FULL MISSION STATEMENT: GRATEFUL GATHERINGS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY PROVIDING NEW AND GENTLY USED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS, AND POVERTY. WE BELIEVE THAT IF FAMILIES HAVE A SAFE, COMFORTABLE, AND EQUIPPED HOME THAT THEY WILL HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF SUCCESS OUTSIDE THE HOME. 756354 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 10 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 9 7 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true true false CA X SALLY FITZHUGH 5103610055 2930 DOMINGO AVE 181 BERKELEY CA 94705 ALLISON MEIN PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA RUANE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE EGAN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DONNA WRIGHT SOMERVILLE EXEC DIRECTO 40.00 X X 115000 0 25030 CHRISTINE ANN FLITTER PROGRAM DIRE 40.00 X X 115000 0 25000 DAVID COMMINS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN CHIPMAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LIZ HAGGERTY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 INA BENDICH BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 230000 50030 2 false false false 372416 623472 268911 995888 MISC REVENUE 2200 2200 2200 12179 12179 19050 372416 115036 -95986 914281 2200 12179 364085 364085 230000 149500 46000 34500 174213 99055 11920 63238 56388 42756 5879 7753 30261 18608 4336 7317 3220 3220 45328 16905 9818 18605 2892 58 2747 87 6486 1456 2048 2982 13456 6313 1837 5306 24515 24515 25546 24693 853 2919 895 1800 224 3478 3478 5154 3210 1944 6834 4305 2529 994775 756354 97556 140865 421196 283260 253539 443043 134 41 9841 1881 25773 6791 24136 18982 708846 747207 16513 15879 20000 142103 3046 432 39559 158414 X 649287 446690 20000 142103 669287 588793 708846 747207 -80494 X false false false X 376465 536468 611974 1033845 995888 3554640 376465 536468 611974 1033845 995888 3554640 297255 3257385 404 1174 4652 11025 12179 29434 1143 1143 3585217 55030 0.90860 0.94090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 25773 6791 18982 18982 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 432 432 ANNUAL HOUSE PA 391466 372416 19050 51165 7376 41030 10657 4808 391466 372416 19050 51165 7376 41030 10657 4808 115036 -95986 true HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS 386 111401 33387 PURCHASE BEDS & BEDDING HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS 386 37803 177192 PURCHASE GENERAL ITEMS EMERGENCY RELIEF 17 3196 1106 PURCHASE SPECIAL INDIVID X 211685 THRIFT SHOP VALUE X EVENT BEVERAGES 14 8494 RETAIL VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 61 47549 DONOR SPECIFIED VALUE X EVENT ITEMS 5 1183 RETAIL VALUE false true false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 IN 2013, GRATEFUL GATHERINGS HELPED 30 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS 9 HOMES. BY 2024 -JUST 11 YEARS LATER-WE SUPPORTED 386 PEOPLE IN 135 HOMES. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR MINI PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS VETERANS, FOSTER YOUTH, AND ELDERLY RESIDENTS LIVING IN SMALLER DWELLINGS. WE ALSO ASSISTED FAMILIES TRANSITIONING FROM HOMELESSNESS INTO LARGER APARTMENTS AND HOUSES, HELPING THEM CREATE SAFE, COMFORTABLE, AND STABLE HOMES. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONOR COMMUNITY, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 250,000 IN IN-KIND DONATIONS, FILLING EMPTY HOMES WITH HOPE AND DIGNITY. OUR IMPACT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE DEDICATION OF MORE THAN 4,700 VOLUNTEERS, WHO CONTRIBUTED 6,100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN 2024. TOGETHER, WE CONTINUE TO UPLIFT AND TRANSFORM LIVES ACROSS THE BAY AREA, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL HOME ENVIRONMENTS THAT FOSTER STABILITY AND RENEWED OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES EMERGING FROM HOMELESSNESS AND CRISIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD. AFTER A FULL REVIEW (WITH MODIFICATIONS WHERE NECESSARY), THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S VOTING BODY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SIGNS THE E-FILE AUTHORIZATION AND ALL RETURNS ARE E-FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY. ALL PERSONNEL AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE (IN WRITING) POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ANY RELATED PARTY AFFILIATIONS. LOANS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS FULL TRANSPARENCY ON ALL RELATIONSHIPS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS (IN FACT OR APPEARANCE) ARE DISCUSSED OPENLY AND RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECIDES THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD, WHICH CONSISTS OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, HAS REVIEWED RELEVANT DATA AND DETERMINED FAIR AND EQUITABLE COMPENSATION BASED ON COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF AGENCIES OF SIMILAR SIZE, FIELD AND LOCATION TO THE AGENCY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD TREASURER, DETERMINES THE SALARY AND/OR WAGES OF ALL OTHER STAFF, BASED ON CURRENT MARKET COMPENSATION PRACTICES AND THE MINIMUM WAGE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER LEGAL FILINGS ARE MAINTAINED IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT AND HELD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY TAX AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT AN ORGANIZATION-AFFILIATED LOCATION IN OAKLAND,AND ON THE OFFICIAL REGISTRY OF CHARITABLE TRUSTS MAINTAINED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.