Holistic Underground

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474688802
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Oakland, CA, USA
Phone
5102008295
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,440,691
Expenses
$788,198
Assets
$1,013,419
Liabilities
$30,065

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mazin Jamal Mahgoub (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Mazin Jamal Mahgoub (President): $118,733 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To create a society where all immigrants, especially women, can flourish. They provide vital support, resources, and advocacy, ensuring integration, cultural exchange, and holistic well-being. Together, they aim to break barriers and illuminate the path to a brighter future.

What it reported doing in 2025

During the tax year, Holistic Underground Inc. carried out the following programmatic activities in furtherance of its charitable mission: Holistic Underground provided fiscal sponsorship and administrative support to a portfolio of nonprofit and charitable projects operating under Model A and Model C fiscal sponsorship arrangements. Services included financial administration, bookkeeping, payroll processing, compliance oversight, grant administration, and reporting support to ensure sponsored projects operated in alignment with IRS and state charitable requirements.The organization delivered operational and strategic consulting services to nonprofit organizations and social enterprises, focusing on financial sustainability, internal systems development, budgeting, governance support, and organizational planning. These services enabled client organizations to strengthen internal capacity, improve compliance, and enhance program delivery.Holistic Underground supported leadership development and capacity-building initiatives by offering coaching, training, and advisory support to nonprofit leaders and project directors. Programming emphasized responsible financial stewardship, effective organizational management, and long-term sustainability in service of charitable purposes.Through these activities, Holistic Underground helped mission-driven organizations increase their effectiveness, maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, and expand their ability to serve communities through educational, public health, and community-centered programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 83% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.3%; rating input score 45
  • Program expense ratio: 82.7%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $230.99 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 45.3%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.29; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.1%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.4% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 38.3% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 44.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 45.3% of revenue deployed · 82.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $652K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $119K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 45/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.