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Golden State Opportunity

San Francisco, CAEIN: 47-4325738Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

Golden State Opportunity GOLDEN STATE OPPORTUNITY (GSO) IS A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ENDING POVERTY BY PROVIDING ALL CALIFORNIANS WITH THE TOOLS TO BUILD FINANCIAL WELL-BEING AND THRIVE. OUR WORK IS ALONG TWO COMPLEMENTARY TRACKS GETTING PEOPLE THE HELP THEY NEED RIGHT NOW AND BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO CHANGE ATTITUDES TOWARD PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY AND THE POLICIES THAT KEEP THEM THERE. GSO LEADS COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE CAMPAIGNS TO HELP FAMILIES ACCESS TAX CREDITS AND PUBLIC BENEFITS, ACHIEVE FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT UPLIFT LOW-INCOME CALIFORNIANS. OUR COMMUNITY OF WORKING FAMILIES IS LEADING THE CHARGE FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT END POVERTY IN CALIFORNIA. GSO WONT STOP PUSHING FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE UNTIL EVERYONE CAN EASILY ACCESS THE RESOURCES, THEY NEED TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES WITH FINANCIAL STABILITY.

Low-Income/Economically Disadvantaged
Regional (Multi-County/State)
Progressive/Social Justice
Community-Led/Participatory/Grassroots
Local (City/County Level)
Human Services
Food Security & Nutrition
Education & Awareness

Annual Revenue

$8,136,295

Known Funders

13

Grants Received

27

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$8,136,295$6,707,808$4,140,974
2023$7,622,712$8,267,336$2,124,935
2022$8,889,306$7,098,815$4,253,037
2021$5,527,215$5,472,391$1,052,316
2020$3,711,235$4,669,039$1,019,966
2019$5,038,159$4,296,111$1,899,844
2018$4,699,081$2,322,740$3,278,688
2017$1,846,348$1,599,627$701,370

Top Funders

$500,000 (2024)
$500,000 (2023)
$321,000 (2022)
$300,000 (2021)
$200,000 (2023)
$200,000 (2024)
$200,000 (2024)
$200,000 (2023)

Showing top 10 of 13 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2024 IRS 990 filing

B

Ben Jealous

Board Member

A

Angelo Farooq

Board Member

G

Gabrielle Hedlund

Board Member

D

Darrell Peeden

Board Member

M

Michael P Meehan

Board Member

C

Cynthia Guerrero

Treasurer

Officer
A

Ana Grande

Secretary

Officer
J

Joe Sanberg

Founder/Chair

Officer
R

Ryan Scholl

Dept Dir of IC

A

Aryeh Breakstone

Director of Development

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