Way Resource Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Apple Valley, CA EIN: 83-3289610

To help the serve the community by providing assistance with job skills mental assessment of job preparedness and life skills understanding of finances and opportunities that are available based on ones training and education. There is a focus on Low to Moderate Income families and the under represented communities in our area.

Way Resource Center at a glance

Total assets
$210,141
+788.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$410,500
+82.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$223,999
+11.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Way Resource Center funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

AdelantoEl MonteHesperia

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 3 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 3 grants totaling $204K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tides Advocacy El Monte, CACCHP 2.0 Vaccinate 58 campaign state of CA$150,000
The Way of the Cross COGIC Swd Hesperia, CACCHP 2.0 Vaccinate 58 campaign state of CA$36,000
DU2BD Ministries Adelanto, CACCHP 2.0 Vaccinate 58 campaign state of CA$18,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$210,141$410,500$223,999——
2024$23,640$225,315$201,675——
2023$18,777$153,837$150,148——
2022$15,088$420,926$413,813$204,0003
2021$7,975$116,070$117,593——
2020$9,498$150,058$143,540——

About Way Resource Center

Based on IRS filings

Way Resource Center is a public charity focused on Education, based in Apple Valley, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $210K in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Way Resource Center is led by Montielle Brandman, Board President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Montielle Brandman

    Board President

    Director → Chairman of the Board, 2022

    Chairman of the Board → Board President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Anthony Green

    Director of Operations

    Operations Management → Operations Manager, 2022

    Operations Manager → Director of Operations, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    $15K (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • June Crockerham

    Secretary

    Administrator → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    12 hrs/week

    $7K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Iliana Perea

    Financial Officer

    Secretary → Financial Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $4K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • Cornelius Page Jr.

    Vice President

    Vice Chair → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia Andrus

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evelyn Perea

    Program Manager

    On filings since 2024

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Gentry

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Donald White (2022–2023) — Public Relations
  • Former: JoAnn Wilkerson-Vernon (2022) — Director of Community Relations
  • Former: Kisha Collier (2020–2021) — Officer
  • Former: Desmond Prescott (2020) — Administrator
  • Former: Jeanette Burns (2020) — Director Communit
  • Former: Joann Wilkes-Vernon (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 2023 IRS filing

David Green — Director of Operations: $31KDavid GreenDirector of Operations$31KIliana Perea — Secretary: $4KIliana PereaSecretary$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $31K, to David Green (Director of Operations). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Way Resource Center

How large is Way Resource Center?

Way Resource Center reported $210K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $411K.

What is Way Resource Center?

Way Resource Center is a public charity focused on Education, based in Apple Valley, CA. It holds $210K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Way Resource Center operate?

Way Resource Center has awarded grants in California.

What is Way Resource Center's EIN?

Way Resource Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-3289610. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 4, 2023)

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