Community Ventures EIN 01-0919727

Community Ventures

EIN  01-0919727 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fremont, CA Founded 2008
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports local small businesses to strengthen community economies and keep money circulating locally.
Leadership
Jennifer Kassan · President
Money in and out
$267K revenue, $278K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency

Supports local small businesses to strengthen community economies and keep money circulating locally. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $267K in revenue, $278K in expenses, and $326K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$267K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$278K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$326K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$10K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -70% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +77% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$267K
FY2025▲ +49%
Expenses
$278K
FY2025▲ +33%
Total assets
$925K
FY2025▼ -24%
Total liabilities
$599K
FY2025▼ -31%
Total revenue
$267K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$278K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$326K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$10K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$925K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $216K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Bold Impact for Good

Provided workshops for nonprofits about leadership and program management.

$91Kprogram expense
02

Busted Collective

Created educational programs for investors and financial advisors regarding wealth redistribution.

$90Kprogram expense
03

Invest in Women Entrepreneurs

1. Researched and promoted impacts of Womens Business Centers in CA.2. Built financial capacity of 3 organizations serving women entrepreneurs: the CA WBC Network; Assoc. of Womens Business Centers and Skys the Limit; secured a professional PR firm to raise public awareness of economic impacts of WBCs in CA.3.

$35Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommunity Ventures
EINHdr · item D01-0919727
Principal addressHdr · item CFremont, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.c-ventures.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2008
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sec. and Treas.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Kassan’s $45K as President is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Jennifer Kassan$45,000$6,190

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$267K
Total revenueLn 12$267K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11
Program services89%$248K
Management & general11%$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$278K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$170K
Total assetsLn 16$925K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$599K
Total net assetsLn 32$326K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $170K · Operating expenses/yr $278K
7.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $248K · Total expenses $278K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $30K · Total expenses $278K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $278K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $212K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $267K · Total revenue $267K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $267K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $267K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $267K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $278K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $267K · Prior year $179K
+49%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $905K · FY2025 $267K
-22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $326K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $267K · Expenses $278K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $925K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $326K · Total assets $925K
35%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $925K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer Kassan · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $278K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $278K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 11%
Revenue growth 49%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $550K · 2020–2022
Space for HumanityCO · FY2022$36,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$32,400
Space for HumanityCO · FY2021$25,000
Institute of HeartmathCA · FY2021$10,000
Jubilee Justice INCLA · FY2020$352,810
Space for HumanityCO · FY2020$25,000
Social Good Fund INCCA · FY2020$15,550

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$267K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$179K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$244K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$126K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$342K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$905K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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