California · Nonprofit
POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION
POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $376,925 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($186,500). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 97% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $755k
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $377k
- Net assets
- $504k
What Positive Movement Foundation does
Mission
Empowering san diego's most vulnerable children & youth with the tools and support to create the future of their dreams. Our goal is to ensure that all children have access to the school supplies, computers, tutoring, mentoring, and overall support that they need in order to succeed.we are dedicated to uplifting underserved and at-risk children and youth, ensuring they have the resources and support necessary for a brighter future. We proudly partner with seven san diego elementary and middle schools, as well as the juvenile courts and community schools. These schools serve large populations of children who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, experiencing homelessness, in foster care, english learners, or living with disabilities. Through these schools we are also able to support the community members across san diego.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Wishlist school budget: each school submits a wish list for student-centered needs - anything from classroom materials to club equipment - reviewed and approved by our team. This occurs twice a year at the start of each semester for each school. Budget varies from $5k-$25k per a semester.
$146,885 spent39% of program spendingStaff/teacher appreciation events: staff focused programs intended to show appreciation to the school staff and support them in bringing their best for the kids. These events include a monthly catered lunch and events. Lunches: monthly catered lunches for staff foster community and morale among staff, who play a crucial role in student success.staff appreciation events: monthly programs such as cpr training, sound baths, acupuncture, and meditation amongst other activities allow staff to recharge.team-building outings: local outings strengthen staff bonds and provide a welcome break.
$55,545 spent15% of program spendingFun fridays: monthly on campus events with snacks, music, dance contests, and prizes, where students are recognized and rewarded, play games and partake in a variety of activities from soccer, hockey etc. The goal is to bring joy and engaging activities that reduce tension, fights and increase morale.
$46,231 spent12% of program spendingFor studentswellness wednesdays & therapy tuesdays: bi-weekly therapy dog visits help ease stress, particularly for students with special needs or behavioral challenges. Saturday school classes: free classes introducing students to unique activities such as mindfulness, cpr certification, yoga, art, and more.incentive trips & prizes: we reward students for achieving academic metrics like gpa, attendance, or participation through field trips and other incentives.positivity gardens: we fund school gardens where students learn to plant, grow, and care for food, fostering hands-on learning and life skills. Smiles for miles: shopping event for 15 of the neediest families at each school selected by school staff.for staffstaff member of the month: each month, two staff members chosen by peers are recognized with gift cards. Additional supportwe work closely with school leadership to address unique needs, including holiday toy drives, turkey drives, and academic incentive programs. For example, we partner with belmont park to offer students a day at a theme park, often their first such experience. Other programs include hand up project, where families dealing with specific financial…
$126,399 spentof which $32,324 as grants34% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $375,060.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $129k to $283k (+120%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 26%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
65% of POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $40k → $133k.
5 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 97% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 96%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
97% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 68% · 2023 72% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
97% of POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $10k that is directly attributable, 74% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $367k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
53% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION?
- POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $376,925 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($186,500). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 97% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $376,925 in grants to POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $186,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like POSITIVE MOVEMENT FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 9 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing