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The Center in Hollywood

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 20-3022534 Website

The center provides a place of community to end isolation, build relationships, and introduce housing, health and wellness services to adult individuals experiencing homelessness in hollywood. It contracts with public and non-profit grant makers to provide services in line with the city and county plans to end chronic homelessness in los angeles.

The Center in Hollywood at a glance

Total assets
$6,398,598
+54.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$7,216,103
+36.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,895,855
+3.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Center in Hollywood funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Hollywood

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hollywood 4WRD Hollywood, CA—$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$6,398,598$7,216,103$4,895,855——
2024$4,146,098$5,299,689$4,750,970——
2023$3,524,875$4,752,528$5,373,670——
2022$4,270,628$2,644,404$3,355,482——
2021$4,792,697$5,646,374$5,576,044$20,0001
2020$4,982,145$3,580,820$3,535,714——

About The Center in Hollywood

Based on IRS filings

The Center in Hollywood is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.4M in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Center in Hollywood is led by Alex Sato, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alex Sato

    Executive Director

    COO → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $87K (2020) → $195K (2025)

  • Shadi Jahangir

    Chair

    President → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Al Marsella

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Brown

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Hudman

    Board Member

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carter Hewley

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Wildkress

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dalma Diaz

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Senttineri

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Beyda To

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Freyer To

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yolanda Brown To

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (31)
  • Former: Nancy Beyda (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Yolanda Brown (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Alex Sato See Scho (2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Jack Bentz To Jun (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jason Brown See Sch O. (2024) — Vice President
  • Former: John Shaffner To Jul (2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Kerry Morrison To Jul (2024) — Director
  • Former: Nathan Sheets To Dec (2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Peter Freyer To Jul (2024) — President
  • Former: John Shaffner (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Kerry Morrison (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Nathan Sheets (2020–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Peter Freyer (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Shadi Enos (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Aileen Getty To May (2023) — Director
  • Former: Anna Loveland To May (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jack Bentz (2023) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Mariani To Jul (2023) — Director
  • Former: Kate Pynoos To May (2023) — Director
  • Former: Patty Drydan To Aug (2023) — Director
  • Former: Rana Ghadban To Jul (2023) — Director
  • Former: Tom Meredith To Jul (2023) — Director
  • Former: Anna Loveland (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Mariani (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Patty Drydan (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rana Ghadban (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tom Meredith (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Adam Miller Left In (2021) — Director
  • Former: Aileen Getty Joined In (2021) — Director
  • Former: Julie Hudman Joined In (2021) — Director
  • Former: Adam Miller (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Alex Sato — Executive Director: $195KAlex SatoExecutive Director$195K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $195K, to Alex Sato (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about The Center in Hollywood

How large is The Center in Hollywood?

The Center in Hollywood reported $6.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.2M.

What is The Center in Hollywood?

The Center in Hollywood is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $6.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Center in Hollywood operate?

The Center in Hollywood has awarded grants in California.

What is The Center in Hollywood's EIN?

The Center in Hollywood's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3022534. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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