The Tides Center
About this vendor
Tides Center is a nonprofit based in San Francisco that acts as a fiscal sponsor. It lends its tax-exempt status and provides back-office help, such as accounting, grants management, and human resources and payroll services, to social change projects and organizations. It is part of the Tides network, together with Tides Foundation.
- Registered name
- Tides Center
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Website
- tides.org
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- IRS EIN
94-3213100Nonprofit filings (ProPublica)
Researched by AI from public sources on Oct 2, 2026, checked by a second, independent AI review, with every contact detail matched to a cited page. Not from OUSD or Legistar; may be incomplete or out of date. Sources: Tides Center - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica, Tides Fiscal Sponsorship.
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Official information from Legistar
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- OUSD vendor number
004305- Named in the agenda text as
- The Tides Center; Tides Center
- Presenting offices
- Deputy Chief, Talent (5); Chief Academic Officer (1)
- Record types
- Agreement or Contract (5); Application (1)
- Funding sources
- After School Education and Safety Kids Code
- Resource / site codes
6011-922
Approved on the consent report (6)
- Adds $427,876 from Tides Center for pre-apprenticeship programs and extends them to June 2026Dec 10, 2025 ·
O.-18·25-2638· Jan 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportMulti-year+$428Kcoming in - Adds $472,111 and a year to the Tides Center pre-apprenticeship partnership, paid back to the districtJun 25, 2025 ·
L.-56·25-1521· Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-year+$472Kcoming in - Takes up to $40,481 from the Tides Center to give English-learner support to apprenticesJun 26, 2024 ·
T.-20·24-1559· Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began+$40Kcoming in - Takes up to $83,700 from the Tides Center to give English-learner support to apprenticesJun 26, 2024 ·
T.-22·24-1561· Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began+$84Kcoming in - Accepts $88,703.00 from the Tides Center for the district's youth apprenticeship projectNov 16, 2023 ·
E.-29·23-2586· Mar 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-year+$89Kcoming in - Pays Tides Center up to $40,000 for coding lessons and training for after-school staffOct 23, 2019 ·
P.-32·19-1973· Aug 1, 2019 – Jun 30, 2020 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$40Knot to exceed
All Legistar records (6)
Every Legistar record carrying this vendor number in any year, on consent or not, plus records Legistar links to this vendor's consent items (for example, an amendment's original agreement). Newest first.
| Date | File | Official title | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | 25-2638 | Amendment No. 2, Agreement for Services – The Tides Center (General) – Talent/Human Resources DepartmentDeputy Chief, Talent · Enactment no. 25-1984 · Related: 24-1561, 25-1521 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 25-1521 | Amendment No. 1, Agreement for Services - The Tides Center (General) - Talent/Human Resources DepartmentDeputy Chief, Talent · Enactment no. 25-1108 · Related: 24-1561, 25-2638 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 24-1561 | Agreement for Services - The Tides Center (General) - Talent/Human Resources DepartmentDeputy Chief, Talent · Enactment no. 24-1268 · Related: 25-1521, 25-2638 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 24-1559 | Agreement for Services - The Tides Center (ELL) - Talent/Human Resources DepartmentDeputy Chief, Talent · Enactment no. 24-1266 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Nov 16, 2023 | 23-2586 | Grant Award - Expanding Youth Apprenticeship Project - Talent/Human Resources DepartmentDeputy Chief, Talent · Enactment no. 23-1958 · Plain-English summary | Application | Passed |
| Oct 23, 2019 | 19-1973 | Professional Services Contract - Tides Center - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 19-1594 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |