Tides Center
76% goes to programs $11 to raise $100 Strong reserves Declining revenue
Tides Center is a 501(c)(3) organization based in San Francisco, California, registered in 1995, with $265,402,095 in FY2024 revenue. CharityIndex grades it A, and it directs about 76% of spending to programs.
1012 Torney Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94129 EIN 94-3213100 Since 1995
Revenue (FY2024)
$265.4M
▲ 13.6% vs prior year
Human Services median: $293K
Expenses (FY2024)
$285.1M
Net assets
$274.4M
Employees
912
CharityIndex rating
One independent A+ to F grade from four published criteria, each scored separately from IRS filings and combined by weight.
A
AProgram efficiency40% of the rating76% to programs · $11 to raise $100
Measures how much of every dollar spent actually reaches programs, plus what it costs to raise $100 of donations. The worse of the two measures sets the letter (85%+ to programs is an A; under $15 to raise $100 is an A), averaged over the three most recent filings. For Tides Center: 76% to programs · $11 to raise $100 earns a A on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
B+Financial health25% of the rating12 mo reserves · -7% margin
Measures whether the organization is built to last: how many months its reserves would cover expenses (3+ months earns an A-range score, but hoarding 5+ years of budget is capped) and whether it runs a surplus or a deficit. For Tides Center: 12 mo reserves · -7% margin earns a B+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
A+Governance25% of the rating6 of 6 checks met
Checks how the organization is run, from its own Form 990: an independent board majority, a board of five or more, conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and document-retention policies, and independently audited financials. The share of disclosed checks that pass sets the letter. For Tides Center: 6 of 6 checks met earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
A+Transparency10% of the rating5 of 5 disclosure signals
Counts five disclosure signals: a recent filing, a mission statement, program descriptions, a listed website, and the full expense breakdown. More disclosure, better letter. For Tides Center: 5 of 5 disclosure signals earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
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Mission
Tides center supports social change leaders, connects diverse people and organizations, and facilitates solutions that come directly from communities historically denied power by offering comprehensive fiscal sponsorship, management, consulting, and grantmaking services.
What they do
Education: in 2024, tides projects enriched the education of youth and adults living in local, under-served communities, focusing on areas such as leadership development, arts education, health and nutrition, family self-sufficiency, and stem. other tides projects instituted a variety of programs that ranged from advocating against domestic violence, to offering adult education and career support to exploring the intersection of the arts and social justice.
Environment: in 2024, tides projects worked in the areas of environmental sustainability and sustainable agriculture practices. programs worked at the local level to address environmental issues facing low-income, marginalized communities, as well as the national and international levels to spearhead campaigns for the preservation of our natural environment and animal welfare. tides projects advocated for a more just, clean, and sustainable world from a variety of perspectives; from reducing environmental mercury exposure to developing regional food systems, and enhancing food security to supporting the farm-to-school food movement.
Tides center, through its fiscally sponsored projects, engages in lobbying activities in support of a wide variety of issues and causes to restore social and economic power to communities historically denied it.
Contact & location
- Address
- 1012 Torney Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94129
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- Category
- Human Services
- Subcategory
- Human Service Organizations
- Phone
- …
- Website
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Financial trends
Revenue grew from $92.9M (FY2013) to $265.4M (FY2024) across 12 reported years.
Financial snapshot
Financial health & position (FY2024)
Liabilities $23.0MNet assets $274.4M
Operating margin
-7.4%
Spent more than it raised in the latest fiscal year.
Total assets
$297.4M
Total liabilities
$23.0M
Net assets
$274.4M
Salaries & benefits
$124.1M
44% of expenses
Board members
9
9 independent
Financials by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets | Total assets | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $265,402,095▲13.6% | $285,127,373▼7.2% | $274,383,297▼6.3% | $297,404,410▼8.0% | 990 |
| 2023 | $233,730,257▼17.0% | $307,289,944▼26.1% | $292,804,183▼19.1% | $323,415,754▼25.1% | 990 |
| 2022 | $281,474,772▼45.5% | $415,897,054▲78.4% | $361,875,198▼28.5% | $431,562,198▼19.9% | 990 |
| 2021 | $516,573,844▲92.2% | $233,163,253▲18.1% | $506,222,124▲127% | $538,607,810▲124% | 990 |
| 2020 | $268,746,677▲34.1% | $197,459,360▲27.0% | $222,811,533▲49.1% | $240,098,427▲44.5% | 990 |
| 2019 | $200,415,091▲33.2% | $155,533,057▲5.2% | $149,410,762▲47.1% | $166,214,850▲36.0% | 990 |
| 2018 | $150,459,155▼1.3% | $147,810,417▲18.9% | $101,583,968▲1.6% | $122,229,712▲6.4% | 990 |
| 2017 | $152,477,814▲37.1% | $124,313,268▲12.3% | $99,987,192▲39.3% | $114,897,778▲38.1% | 990 |
| 2016 | $111,222,369▲6.8% | $110,657,162▲12.1% | $71,770,860▲0.8% | $83,179,454▲3.6% | 990 |
| 2015 | $104,127,247▲8.9% | $98,686,850▲1.0% | $71,176,245▲7.9% | $80,310,038▲7.0% | 990 |
| 2014 | $95,574,874▲2.9% | $97,699,436▲8.5% | $65,947,747▼3.3% | $75,078,370▼1.2% | 990 |
| 2013 | $92,925,976 | $90,010,931▼5.8% | $68,221,460▲3.5% | $75,990,096▲5.3% | 990 |
| 2012 | — | $95,532,629▼3.6% | $65,897,376▼12.2% | $72,150,699▼12.3% | 990 |
| 2011 | — | $99,076,893▲4.0% | $75,030,551▲9.0% | $82,300,644▲6.5% | 990 |
| 2010 | — | $95,220,606 | $68,838,494 | $77,295,676 | 990 |
Original Form 990 PDFs (the Form column) are served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, as filed with the IRS. Create a free account to download the CSV report.
Leadership & compensation (FY2024)
Highest-paid: Nikole Constas — $475,243 (0.17% of total expenses)
| Name | Title | Hours/week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikole Constas | Interim Coo | 0 | $475,243 |
| Mark Smolinski | Director of Global Health Threats | 40 | $412,594 |
| Talia Milgrom-elcott | Executive Director | 40 | $366,438 |
| Miriam Krinsky | Executive Director | 40 | $353,890 |
| Amy Lesnick | Chief Executive and President | 40 | $340,382 |
| Antoinette Klatzky | Director | 2 | — |
| Cheryl D Alston | Director | 2 | — |
| Dylan Orr | Director | 2 | — |
| Edward G Lloyd | Director | 2 | — |
| James Lum | Treasurer and Cfo Thru 9/24 | 15 | — |
| Janiece Evans-page | Ceo | 10 | — |
| Jeffery Wallace | Director | 2 | — |
| Karen Caldwell | Treasurer and Cfo As of 11/24 | 15 | — |
| Marc Diaz | Director | 2 | — |
| Regina Jackson | Director and Chair Thru 11/24 | 2 | — |
| Shelby Chestnut | Director | 2 | — |
| Suneela Jain | Sec/chief Legal & Comp Officer | 4 | — |
| Thresa Nelson | Int Cfo&treasurer 10/24 Thru 11/24 | 15 | — |
| Tim Wang | Director | 2 | — |
| Trista Harris | Director and Chair As of 11/24 | 2 | — |
Top vendors & contractors (FY2024)
| Contractor | Services | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Raise For Good LLC | Consulting | $4,075,713 |
| Steady Platform Inc | Consulting | $1,202,671 |
| Sayles Health Innovations LLC | Consulting | $1,173,207 |
| Discovery Education Inc | Consulting | $1,111,500 |
| Michigan Association of Intermediate Sch | Consulting | $1,074,000 |
Grants received · $531.3M total
985 grants to Tides Center totaling $531.3M, reported by foundations on their Schedule I filings — showing the 15 most recent.
| Grantmaker | Purpose | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation | Healthy individuals and communities | 2024 | $9,579,887 |
| Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth Management Inc | Community & human services | 2024 | $5,436,500 |
| American Endowment Foundation | Human service | 2024 | $3,113,500 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Community development | 2024 | $2,427,426 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | General operating support and project support | 2024 | $1,582,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Civil rights, social action, advocacy | 2024 | $1,514,050 |
| United States Energy Foundation | To support education and outreach to build a clean energy future. to promote education and analysis on the benefits of clean transportation. to promote education and analysis to advance clean, affordable energy that protects public health. to promote education and analysis to advance energy optimization. | 2024 | $1,318,333 |
| California Healthcare Foundation | Advancing behavioral health in primary care learning collaborative; planning grant: mcp calaim community of practice; managing partner for peer network of medi-cal managed care plan cheos; 2024 safety net innovation summit; 2024 health policy summit; mcp calaim implementation learning community; civic engagement 2024 -move the valley; practice transformation program learning & dissemination; general operating support for the lchc, 2025-26; support for the physician shortage campaign 2025-2027; general operating support; building healthy communities; protecting access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care for medi-cal enrollees: abortion access | 2024 | $1,174,425 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | Program grant | 2024 | $1,078,250 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Health care, civil rights, social action & advocacy, religion, civil rights, social action & advocacy, community improvement & capacity building, health care, human services, public & societal benefit, arts, culture & humanities, philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations, human services, community improvement & capacity building, philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking foundations, science & technology, civil rights, social action & advocacy, health care | 2024 | $925,188 |
| Kalamazoo Community Foundation | Public affairs/society benefit | 2024 | $597,333 |
| The Seattle Foundation | Project for education research that scales (perts) | 2024 | $450,000 |
| Network For Good Inc | Unrestricted | 2024 | $429,774 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | General support | 2024 | $372,160 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | To support the work of community justice exchange | 2024 | $329,000 |
Grants made · $55.3M in FY2024
461 grants totaling $55.3M in FY2024 — showing the 15 largest. All grants made by Tides Center →
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Beyond Impact | Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment | $13,095,792 |
| Tides Foundation | Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment | $8,837,683 |
| Transforming Research Into Action To Improve the Lives of Students | Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment | $5,362,697 |
| Women Building Up Inc | Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment | $1,459,854 |
| Haser Inc | Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment | $826,000 |
| Regents of the University of California At Berkeley | Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment | $800,723 |
| County of Solano | Sustainable environment | $725,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Quality education | $621,200 |
| Givsum Foundation | Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment | $457,012 |
| Reinvent South Stockton Coalition | Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment | $447,014 |
| The Bronx Documentary Center | Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment | $421,900 |
| First Focus On Children | Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment | $405,000 |
| Mountain Association For Community Economic Development Inc | Sustainable environment | $400,000 |
| Washington University | Sustainable environment | $400,000 |
| Southeast Climate & Energy Network Inc | Sustainable environment | $400,000 |
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Tides Center a legitimate nonprofit?
- Yes. Tides Center is a 501(c)(3) organization registered with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under EIN 94-3213100, based in San Francisco, California. Donations are tax-deductible.
- What is Tides Center's EIN?
- Tides Center's Employer Identification Number (EIN) is 94-3213100.
- How much revenue does Tides Center report?
- Tides Center reported $265,402,095 in total revenue on its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.
- How much of Tides Center's spending goes to programs?
- Tides Center spends about 76% of its total expenses on programs, based on its latest IRS Form 990.
- What financial grade does Tides Center have?
- CharityIndex grades Tides Center A, based on program efficiency and fundraising cost.
- How much does Tides Center's highest-paid employee make?
- The highest reported compensation on Tides Center's latest Form 990 is $475,243, paid to Nikole Constas (Interim Coo).
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Data for Tides Center (EIN 94-3213100) comes from the IRS Business Master File and e-filed Form 990 returns, via CharityIndex. Figures reflect what the organization reported to the IRS for each fiscal year.