SLIPPERY FISH INITIATIVE INC

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2007

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Sara O'Neill

Phone

4153179038

Tax Period

2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31

SLIPPERY FISH INITIATIVE INC, founded in 2007, is a small nonprofit in the Human Services sector that reported $812K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 33% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $740K left a modest 9% surplus.

Mission

Our mission is to create and support a inclusive, play-based, and child centered education that honors individual strengths in children, parents and teachers while fostering relationships between each other, our diverse community, and our wider world.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $653,244 Revenue: $790,505

Slippery Fish offered the following programs for school year 2023-2024: Minnows program - 1 Year Olds - Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-5:30pm; Goldfish program - 1-2 Year Olds - Tuesdays & Thursdays...

Slippery Fish offered the following programs for school year 2023-2024: Minnows program - 1 Year Olds - Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-5:30pm; Goldfish program - 1-2 Year Olds - Tuesdays & Thursdays 9am-Noon; Koi program - 2-3 Year Olds - Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 9am-1pm; and Flying Fish program - 3-5 Year Olds - Monday through Friday 9am-1pm with extended care offered 1-3pm on Tuesdays-Fridays and a Nature program offered 9am-1pm Monday on Mondays & Thursdays. Slippery Fish offered the following programs for school year 2024-2025: Developmental Playgroups on Fridays (planning only during this fiscal year); Koi program - 2-3 Year Olds - Mondays-Thursdays 9am-1pm with extended care offered 8:30am-3pm on Tuesdays-Thursdays; and Flying Fish program - 3-5 Year Olds - Monday through Friday 9am-3pm with extended care offered 8:30am-5pm on Tuesdays-Fridays and a Nature program offered 9am-1pm Monday-Thursday.

Program 2

Expenses: $21,746 Revenue: $21,746

We received a grant to run Developmental Playgroups for San Francisco residents focused on children with mild developmental delays. We shifted our programming in August 2024 to offer more days for...

We received a grant to run Developmental Playgroups for San Francisco residents focused on children with mild developmental delays. We shifted our programming in August 2024 to offer more days for our 2yo program (Koi) and a day reserved for Developmental Playgroups instead of running our infant/toddler programs (Minnows/Goldfish).

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $396,596

Program Service Revenue $409,293

Investment Income $9

Other Revenue $6,353

TOTAL REVENUE $812,251

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $599,701

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $674,990

Other Expenses $139,854

TOTAL EXPENSES $739,555

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$812,251	$612,194	+0.3%
Expenses	$739,555	$708,428	+0.0%
Net Income	$72,696	$-96,234	-1.8%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

$89,000

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Sara O'Neill	Founder/Director	40	Director	$89,000	$0	$89,000
Michelle Mak	VP, Communications	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Bliss	VP, SFCPPNS	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Keyla Canales	VP, Parent Participation	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rebecca Baba	President	5	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Megan April	Secretary	2	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Cassarra Groesbeck	Treasurer	5	Officer	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$812,251	$739,555	$242,079	$72,696
2023	$612,194	$708,428	$151,421	$-96,234
2022	$639,311	$595,146	$212,069	$44,165
2021	$503,514	$489,354	$257,243	$14,160
2020	$486,626	$479,800	$208,258	$6,826
2019	$494,056	$474,547	$148,890	$19,509
2018	$468,176	$467,304	$111,575	$872