Public Charity

HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES

HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES, of OAKLAND, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.9M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, $2.8M in total assets. 34 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 946109093 OAKLAND, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$2.8M
Grant Records34
Funding Total$3.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES HEALTH INFORMATION RESOURCES THAT HELP ALL PEOPLE TAKE GREATER CONTROL OVER THEIR HEALTH. HESPERIAN MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE CLASSIC WHERE THERE IS NO DOCTOR, ARE AVAILABLE IN 86 LANGUAGES AND IN PRINT AND DIGITAL FORMATS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$430,425
2024
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$45,300
$23,392
2024
IS RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE SPANISH VERSION OF 'PROMOTING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH' IN SLO COUNTY
$20,000
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
$12,500

Showing up to 5 of 34 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CO-CHAIR Bill Lankford
BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Ellen Vor Der Brugge
BOARD MEMBER Eva Harris
SECRETARY Garrett Brown
BOARD MEMBER Grace Maher
BOARD MEMBER Jessica Barrera

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,583,575 8 grants
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$137,140 5 grants
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$120,000 1 grant
RESEARCH SPONSORED SUB-AWARD
$58,325 1 grant
FAMILY PLANNING MOBILE APP
$55,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.9M $2.6M $2.8M
2024 $2.1M $2.4M $3.5M
2023 $1.9M $2.4M $3.8M
2022 $2.3M $2.0M $4.3M
2021 $2.9M $1.7M $4.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.9M to $1.9M (-36%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.8M.

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