Nonprofit · EIN 95-3699122
LEAD SAN DIEGO INC
Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $764,350 | $551,281 | $213,069 | $1,462,657 | $257,540 | $1,205,117 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $701,296 | $570,477 | $130,819 | $1,265,229 | $273,181 | $992,048 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $712,398 | $541,835 | $170,563 | $1,091,355 | $230,126 | $861,229 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $410,609
- Program service revenue
- $400,088
- Investment income
- $52,967
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$101,493
- Other revenue
- -$99,314
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $352,498
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $407,050
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $37,854
- Travel
- $2,568
- Program services (functional)
- $551,281
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,265,229
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,462,657
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $257,540
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,205,117
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,183,522
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $21,595
- Gross receipts
- $865,843
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 32
- Year formed
- 1981
- 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 | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA ANDERSON | EVP & COO Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $323,465 |
| CHRISTOPHER CATE | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $188,250 |
| NANCY ROHLAND-HEINRICH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PAGUIO | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA CRAVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GLANZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS KECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRI VERBEKE KAPICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYA L TOROSIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADOLFO VENTURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ENRIQUE MEZA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE ATTISHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
19 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA BERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| LA MONICA EVERETT-HAYNES PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| NANDA GRANDISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| JORDAN HARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| TAMMY HAUGHEY | FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| SHELLY HESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| KIMBERLEY LAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| NANCY MALDONADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| KENNETH MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| ELSA MORALES-ROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| ADRIANNA O'DONNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| ANITA SHAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| KAZEEM O OMIDIJI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS SICHEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| DANA TOPPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| JESUS TORRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| JIM WOODS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| LEON CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 37 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JERRY SANDERS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $340,000 |
| JESSICA ANDERSON | EVP & COO Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $217,647 |
| JASON PAGUIO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ROHLAND-HEINRICH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRI VERBEKE KAPICH | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GERARDO GODINEZ | FINACE REP Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE ATTISHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA BERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA CRAVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LA MONICA EVERETT-HAYNES PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GLANZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANDA GRANDISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN HARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY HAUGHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSA MARIA HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS KECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLEY LAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HERNAN LUIS Y PRADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY MALDONADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ENRIQUE MEZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGIE NEWMAN TSAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIANNA O'DONNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| IDARA OGUNSAJU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KARI PELTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY SANTOS-DERIEG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY J SHIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA TOPPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYA L TOROSIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESUS TORRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADOLFO VENTURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM WOODS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JERRY SANDERS | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $340,000 |
| JAYMIE BRADFORD | COO & EXECUTIVE Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $219,002 |
| KERRI VERBEKE KAPICH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PAGUIO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR BLAIR | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NIKKI CLAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA CRAVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS DUBARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GATTAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GLANZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GERARDO GODINEZ | FINANCE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDALL HELM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSA MARIA HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS KECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HERNAN LUIS Y PRADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| IDARA OGUNSAJU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA OPSTAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KARI PELTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ROHLAND-HEINRICH | VA CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY SHIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYA L TOROSIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADOLFO VENTURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY SANTOS-DERIEG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGIE NEWMAN TSAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 402 W BROADWAY STE 1000, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-3585
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHRISTOPHER CATE, 402 WEST BROADWAY 1000, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTOPHER CATE, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (619) 544-1300
- Website
- HTTPS://SDCHAMBER.ORG/LEAD/
- Return prepared by
- JGD & ASSOCIATES LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3699122 or by the name LEAD SAN DIEGO INC.
- 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
LEAD'S PROGRAMS & EVENTS BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH PEOPLE - ENHANCING THEIR PERSONAL & ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS & THE SUCCESS OF THE REGION. ARMED WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES, PARTICIPANTS INTEGRATE QUICKLY INTO THE COMMUNITY & BECOME VIBRANT, INSPIRED, ACTIVE LEADERS WHO SERVE US ALL.
Program accomplishments
- FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS, LEAD SAN DIEGO HAS SERVED AS AN INCUBATOR FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. LEAD IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE SAN DIEGO/NOTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA REGION SOLELLY DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING ENGAGED CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. WITH A PORTFOLIO OF UNPARALLELED PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, LEAD SAN DIEGO FILLS THE REGION'S LEADERSHIP PIPELINE BY PROVIDING BALANCED EDUCATION AND DIALOGUE ON ISSUES OF CRITICAL REGIONAL IMPORTANCE, HELPING A CROSS-SECTION OF LEADERS BECOME BETTER INFORMED AND ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN WORK THAT POSITIVELY IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH LEAD'S VARIOUS PROGRAMS, FORUMS, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP AND THE ANNUAL VISIONARY AWARDS, WHICH IS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION EVENT, LEAD PERSONALLY REACHED APPOXIMATELY 1,400 MEMBERS DURING THE YEAR. THOUSANDS MORE ARE REACHED EACH YEAR VIA LEAD SAN DIEGO'S WEBSITE AND REGULAR E-COMMUNICATIONS.Expenses $551,281 · revenue $402,267
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
- 95-3699122
- 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
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,462,657
- Income (IRS master file)
- $865,843
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $764,350 | $551,281 | $1,462,657 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $701,296 | $570,477 | $1,265,229 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $712,398 | $541,835 | $1,091,355 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $592,112 | $535,971 | $983,362 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 95-3699122).
Questions about LEAD SAN DIEGO INC
- What is the EIN of LEAD SAN DIEGO INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEAD SAN DIEGO INC is 95-3699122.
- Is LEAD SAN DIEGO INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to LEAD SAN DIEGO INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEAD SAN DIEGO INC 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 LEAD SAN DIEGO INC 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 LEAD SAN DIEGO INC 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 LEAD SAN DIEGO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHRISTOPHER CATE.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEAD SAN DIEGO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 34 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LEAD SAN DIEGO INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $764,350, expenses of $551,281 and total assets of $1,462,657 at year end.
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