Nonprofit · EIN 94-6109093
HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94609
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,879,438 | $2,635,688 | -$756,250 | $2,822,172 | $230,310 | $2,591,862 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,110,057 | $2,436,980 | -$326,923 | $3,521,627 | $173,515 | $3,348,112 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,911,311 | $2,365,311 | -$454,000 | $3,848,717 | $173,682 | $3,675,035 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,596,764
- Program service revenue
- $247,956
- Investment income
- $31,418
- Royalties
- $226
- Other revenue
- $3,300
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $190,917
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $423,425
- Other salaries and wages
- $964,150
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,719,707
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $28,603
- Travel
- $15,069
- Depreciation
- $64,327
- Program services (functional)
- $2,191,160
- Management and general (functional)
- $205,411
- Fundraising (functional)
- $239,117
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,521,627
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,822,172
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $230,310
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,591,862
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,695,184
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,090,184
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $501,678
- Gross receipts
- $1,879,438
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1962
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH SHANNON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $125,851 | $2,439 |
| PAULA WORBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $69,850 | $18,678 |
| NASRULLAH AMIRZAI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $78,928 | $9,179 |
| JESSICA BARRERA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $58,521 | $0 |
| SHAWN PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $46,579 | $8,865 |
| BILL LANKFORD | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVA HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN WEISSERT | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRETT BROWN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PURNIMA MANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRUPTHI BASAVARAJ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH JANE HOLCOME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA HEEP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEIGH HAYNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLADELE A OGUNSEITAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULINE BUTCHER | BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN VOR DER BRUGGE | BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY KRESSLEY | BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACE MAHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA SPANGLER | BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH SHANNON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $125,851 | $18,644 |
| KEZIAH SULLIVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $98,493 | $0 |
| ADITI MALHOTRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $67,421 | $690 |
| JESSICA BARRERA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $47,249 | $6,575 |
| SHAWN PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $27,061 | $4,335 |
| BILL LANKFORD | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVA HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN WEISSERT | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRETT BROWN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRENTICE ZINN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PURNIMA MANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRUPTHI BASAVARAJ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH JANE HOLCOME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA HEEP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEIGH HAYNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLADELE A OGUNSEITAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINE BUTCHER | BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN VOR DER BRUGGE | BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY KRESSLEY | BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE MAHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA SPANGLER | BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH SHANNON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $125,708 | $17,753 |
| PAULA WORBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $62,079 | $25,206 |
| ADITI MALHOTRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $76,209 | $659 |
| DANI BEHONICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $66,525 | $8,548 |
| KEZIAH SULLIVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $55,500 | $0 |
| BILL LANKFORD | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVA HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN WEISSERT | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRETT BROWN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRENTICE ZINN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PURNIMA MANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRUPTHI BASAVARAJ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH JANE HOLCOME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA HEEP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEIGH HAYNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLADELE A OGUNSEITAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE JONES DEBAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY KRESSLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE MAHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA SPANGLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2860 TELEGRAPH AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94609-3607
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SARAH SHANNON, 2860 TELEGRAPH AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94609
- Signed the 990
- SARAH SHANNON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (510) 845-1447
- Website
- WWW.HESPERIAN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WMB2LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-6109093 or by the name HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES.
- 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
HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES HEALTH INFORMATION RESOURCES THAT HELP ALL PEOPLE TAKE GREATER CONTROL OVER THEIR HEALTH. HESPERIAN MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE CLASSIC WHERE THERE IS NO DOCTOR, ARE AVAILABLE IN 86 LANGUAGES AND IN PRINT AND DIGITAL FORMATS.
Program accomplishments
- CREATING BOOKS, APPS AND ONLINE HEALTH RESOURCES IN MANY LANGUAGES: HESPERIAN CREATES NEW MATERIALS ACROSS ISSUE AREAS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, INCLUDING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCTIVE, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH; LIVING WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS AND DISABILITIES; AND WORKERS' HEALTH AND SAFETY. THIS YEAR, HESPERIAN DEVELOPED AND PRODUCED BOOKS AND APPS AND ONLINE RESOURCES IN FIVE PROGRAM AREAS: WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS, MENTAL HEALTH, WORKERS HEALTH AND SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND HEALTH, AND EPILEPSY AND SEIZURES. WE UPDATED MEDICAL INFORMATION IN OUR OTHER PUBLICIATIONS AND OUR MULTI-LINGUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH APPS TO EXTEND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG WOMEN.Expenses $1,401,576 · grants $166,898 · revenue $9,353
- HEALTH OUTREACH: HESPERIAN RESOURCES ARE USED IN 221 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, WE PURSUE MANY STRATEGIES TO ENSURE WE REACH THE MOST UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THIS YEAR HESPERIAN USED SOCIAL MEDIA TO REACH OVER 66 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE WITH CRITICAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION. WEBINARS, PRINTED POSTCARDS, FLYERS, WHATSAPP MESSAGES AND MANY OTHER CREATIVE STRATEGIES DEVELOPED WITH PARTNERS SHARED VITAL HEALTH INFORMATION GLOBALLY. HESPERIAN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH APPS, IN 11 LANGUAGES WERE USED IN 164 COUNTRIES. HESPERIAN'S ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION IS NOW AVAILABLE IN 48 LANGUAGES ON OUR HEALTHWIKI, A MOBILE-FRIENDLY PLATFORM ACCESSIBLE EVEN IN LOCATIONS WITH LOW BANDWIDTH AND USED BY 687,000+ PEOPLE THIS YEAR. HESPERIAN DISTRIBUTED FREE BOOKS TO SEED HEALTH LIBRARIES IN 26 COUNTRIES. HESPERIAN STAFF SUPPORTED 150 PARTNERS WORKING ON ADAPTATIONS OF HESPERIAN MATERIALS.Expenses $529,217 · grants $24,019 · revenue $12,228
- FULFILLMENT: FULFILLS ORDERS FOR USERS OF HESPERIAN BOOKS WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING BOOKS DONATED TO COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS THROUGH HESPERIAN'S GRATIS BOOK PROGRAM. FULFILLMENT COSTS INCLUDE POSTAGE AND SHIPPING AND COST OF ALL BOOKS SOLD.Expenses $260,367 · revenue $229,449
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-6109093
- 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
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,822,172
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,879,438
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,879,438 | $2,635,688 | $2,822,172 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,110,057 | $2,436,980 | $3,521,627 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,911,311 | $2,365,311 | $3,848,717 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,276,473 | $1,999,593 | $4,285,742 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 94-6109093).
Questions about HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES
- What is the EIN of HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES is 94-6109093.
- Is HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES 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 HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SARAH SHANNON.
- Who are the officers and directors of HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,851 (SARAH SHANNON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,879,438, expenses of $2,635,688 and total assets of $2,822,172 at year end.
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