Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed anti-violence advocate Mattie Scott to the San Francisco Police Commission in February 2025, according to KQED. The San Francisco Standard reported that the IRS revoked the tax-exempt status of Healing 4 Our Families & Our Nation, which Scott founded, in 2024 after the nonprofit missed required annual filings.
The IRS says tax-exempt organizations automatically lose that status after three consecutive years without required annual returns or notices; revocation takes effect on the original due date of the third missed filing. An organization whose exemption is revoked is no longer eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. The filing rule describes the organization’s federal tax status, not how its money was used.
Federal status and city rules are separate
San Francisco has a separate rule for nonprofit suppliers: a city policy issued Feb. 7, 2023, restricts new city contracts and grants, and amendments to existing ones, for organizations that are not current or probationary in the California Attorney General’s charity registry. That state registry is distinct from the IRS system; the policy alone does not establish whether Scott’s nonprofit was eligible for city funding.
The distinction matters in light of a separate citywide finding: The San Francisco Standard reported in January 2023 that San Francisco had paid more than $25 million in taxpayer funds to dozens of charities flagged by the state Attorney General’s Office as revoked, suspended or delinquent. That report concerned state-registry compliance, not IRS status, and is not evidence that Scott’s nonprofit received city money.
The appointment and the organization
Scott founded Healing 4 Our Families & Our Nation after her son was killed in 1996 and has worked in anti-gun-violence advocacy, KQED reported. The Standard described the nonprofit’s work as supporting families affected by gun violence, including help with funeral arrangements and mental health treatment. It also reported that the missed federal filings leave public IRS records without information on how much the group raised or spent.
The Standard separately reported that Scott filed her annual financial disclosure and proof of ethics training in June 2026, three months after the deadline. Those city filings are distinct from the nonprofit’s federal returns; commissioners cannot vote until required city filings are in place, the outlet reported.
Scott filled the seat vacated by Max Carter-Oberstone after the Board of Supervisors removed him before his term ended, KQED reported. The appointment gave mayoral appointees a majority on the seven-member commission, according to Mission Local.
