Nonprofit · EIN 94-3274541
MILAGRO FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $893,798 | $660,420 | $233,378 | $2,423,900 | $1,598 | $2,422,302 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $528,137 | $709,391 | -$181,254 | $2,257,791 | $68,867 | $2,188,924 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $485,714 | $736,183 | -$250,469 | $2,370,802 | $624 | $2,370,178 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $618,260
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $271,171
- Royalties
- $4,074
- Other revenue
- $4,367
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $320,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $174,492
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $207,409
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $693
- Accounting fees
- $15,925
- Occupancy
- $5,923
- Travel
- $6,560
- Program services (functional)
- $519,302
- Management and general (functional)
- $141,118
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,257,791
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,423,900
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,598
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,422,302
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,072,516
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,422,302
- Gross receipts
- $893,798
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley N Brown | President Trustee or director, Officer, Highest-paid employee | 30 | $119,492 |
| Ruthie Moutafian | Treasurer/Secretary Officer | 20 | $55,000 |
| Marsha Bonner | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 |
| Stevie Lee | Assistant Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 |
| Kim Baltzell | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| Miguel Ordeana | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| Maria Vrionis | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley N Brown | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $119,492 |
| Ruthie Moutafian | Treasurer/Secretary Officer | 20 | $53,333 |
| Marsha Bonner | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 |
| Stevie Lee | Assistant Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 |
| Kim Baltzell | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| Miguel Ordeana | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| Maria Vrionis | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley N Brown | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $119,492 |
| Ruthie Moutafian | Treasurer/Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $50,000 |
| Marsha Bonner | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 |
| Stevie Lee | Assistant Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 |
| Kim Baltzell | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| Miguel Ordeana | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| Maria Vrionis | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5 MITCHELL BLVD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903-2001
- In care of
- % SHELLEY BROWN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Shelley N Brown, 5 Mitchell Blvd, San Rafael, CA 94903
- Signed the 990
- Shelley N Brown, Executive Director
- Phone
- (415) 460-9939
- Website
- www.milagrofoundation.org/
- Return prepared by
- Hiep Pham CPA Inc
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3274541 or by the name MILAGRO FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
The Milagro Foundation benefits underserved and vulnerable children around the world by making grants to community based tax-exempt organizations that work with children in the areas of education, health and the arts. Between October 1998 and now, the Milagro Foundation has supported low income, underserved and underrepresented children in 37 states and 20 countries by granting $9,987,729 to 464 agencies working with children and youth. Milagros education focus support agencies and organizations that are working to close the achievement gap and provide college access and aspirations among young people. Milagro evaluates long term projects that will lead to systemic changes, especially in impoverished communities. Through education we hope to help change or eliminate the cycle of poverty in Bay Area communities. In the areas of health, the foundation examines agencies that provide mental health, physical health, family support and addiction support to children around the San Francisco B
Program accomplishments
- Health Programs: Circulo de Vida - The program provides professional therapy individually and in a group setting to help children and teens cope with the confusion, fear and stress caused by parental illness. Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health - To establish a suicide prevention program through the schools on the Reservation. Pine Ridge has one of the highest incidences of teen suicide in the country. Larkin Street Youth - Larkin Street supports homeless youth in San Francisco with programs and hope. Songs of Love - Songs by famous musicians for and about children with life threatening illnesses. Three Square Food Bank - Three Square is a Feeding America affiliate, serving four counties in Southern Nevada: Clark, Nye, Lincoln and Esmeralda. Three Square and Feeding America estimate the number of food-insecure persons in our service area to be 305,000. Food insecurity occurs when people arent able to secure enough food for a healthy diet and active lifestyle, at some point during the year. VIP Community Mental Health Center - Using evidence-based practices, our mental health clinicians are trained to provide a variety of therapies designed to meet the unique needs of our clients. Okizu - The mission of Okizu is to provide peer support, respite, mentoring, and recreational programs to meet the needs of all members of families affected by childhood cancer. Mosaic Project - We work toward a peaceful future by uniting children of diverse backgrounds, providing them with essential community building skills, and empowering them to become peacemakers. Education Programs: Carlos Santana Arts Academy - The mission of Carlos Santana Arts Academy (CSAA), in collaboration with families and the community, is to prepare students to be successful in a diverse society and ever-changing world, becoming self-directed learners as they reach proficiency in a standards-based curriculum with arts at its core. CSAA staff support students to be original thinkers who are innovative problem solvers, effective communicators who are technologically skilled, and responsible members of society. Little Stars School - Little Stars school provides an educational program for street children. Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish Arab - Hand in Hand brings together thousands of Jews and Arabs in six schools and communities throughout Israel. In Jerusalem. In the Galilee. In Wadi Ara. In Tel Aviv-Jaffa. In Haifa. In Tira & Kfar Saba. With many more continually joining. We are proving on a daily basis the viability of inclusion and equality for all citizens of Israel. Hannah Project for Academic Achievement - The Hannah Project Partnership for Academic Achievement is a community based education and cultural organization located in Marin City, California. Utilizing culture and the arts to undergird its educational programming, the Hannah Project seeks to both build community and promote the value of achievement among low income black and brown youth in Marin City and Marin County as a whole. Our vision is to make college and career both an expectation and a norm. Arts Program: Womens Audio Mission - Womens Audio Mission is a San Francisco based, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of women in music production and the recording arts. In a field where women are chronically under-represented (less than 5%), WAM seeks to change the face of sound by providing hands-on training, experience, career counseling and job placement to women and girls in media technology for music, radio, film, television and the internet. WAM believes that womens mastery of music technology and inclusion in the production process will expand the vision and voice of media and popular culture.Expenses $519,302 · grants $320,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3274541
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,423,900
- Income (IRS master file)
- $893,798
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $893,798 | $660,420 | $2,423,900 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $528,137 | $709,391 | $2,257,791 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $485,714 | $736,183 | $2,370,802 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | -$196,486 | $537,106 | $2,626,883 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 94-3274541).
Questions about MILAGRO FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of MILAGRO FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MILAGRO FOUNDATION is 94-3274541.
- Is MILAGRO FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to MILAGRO FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MILAGRO FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MILAGRO FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MILAGRO FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MILAGRO FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Shelley N Brown.
- Who are the officers and directors of MILAGRO FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $119,492 (Shelley N Brown, President).
- How much revenue does MILAGRO FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $893,798, expenses of $660,420 and total assets of $2,423,900 at year end.
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