Mandela Partners EIN 11-3754129 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Builds local food businesses to improve health, create wealth, and build assets in low-income communities. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $3.2M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, and $2.2M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Oakland, CA
Website
www.mandelamarketplace.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$3.2MFY2020
Expenses
$2.1M
Net assets
$2.2M
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  11-3754129 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Builds local food businesses to improve health, create wealth, and build assets in low-income communities.
Leadership
Mariela E Cedeno · Executive Dir. · $95K
Money in and out
$3.2M revenue, $2.1M expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$3.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+35%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2020
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2020
Total assets
$2.6M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$428K
FY2020
Total revenue
$3.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMandela Partners
EINHdr · item D11-3754129
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mandelamarketplace.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Monique Brown’s $169K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Monique Brown$168,600$165,919
Ciara Segura$115,900$80,619
Christine Kuo$113,373$111,000
Maureen Silva$107,483$83,401
Sara Draper-Zivetz$106,977$81,605
Christine Kuo$103,333
Anastasia Sloan-Stephens$100,004$96,275
Mariela E Cedeno$36,956$95,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $1.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Mandela Partners Manages Numerous Ongoing Projects

Mandela foods cooperative is a worker-owned full service retail grocery store andnutrition education center in west oakland that fosters economic empowerment andcommunity HEALTH.MANDELA foods distribution supports small, local farmers by establishing analternative distribution network that passes on wholesale prices to neighborhoodstores…

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Farm fresh produce and wholesome basic staples at affordable prices in THEIRNEIGHBORHOOD.LADDER up financing is a community resource where the organization providesone-on-one support to local entrepreneurs that are eligible for loans (as needed),and connect them to the organization's resource network to help them build theirbusinesses.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.9M · 89%
Program service revenue$323K · 10%
Other revenue$21K · 1%
Contributions & grants89%$2.9M
Program service revenue10%$323K
Other revenue1%$21K
Investment income$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.05
Program services89%$1.9M
Management & general6%$127K
Fundraising5%$97K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$428K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed6.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses/yr $2.1M
6.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.9M · Total expenses $2.1M
89%
Management & General
Management & general $127K · Total expenses $2.1M
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $97K · Total expenses $2.1M
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $97K · Solicited contributions $1.7M
$0.06 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.9M · Total revenue $3.2M
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.2M · Total revenue $3.2M
37%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $323K · Total revenue $3.2M
10%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $3.2M
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $323K · Total expenses $2.1M
15%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.2M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.2M · Expenses $2.1M
+35%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.2M · Total assets $2.6M
84%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.6M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mariela E Cedeno · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $95K · Total expenses $2.1M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $901K · Total expenses $2.1M
43%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · 17 grants · $2.0M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,333
The Peoples Land FundCA · FY2023$188,900
Unitemized GrantFY2023$45,333
Unitemized GrantFY2022$812,700
Zella's Soulful KitchenFY2022$32,342
Castlemont Farm and GardensFY2022$20,000
Yisrael Family Urban FarmFY2022$15,000
Sunlife Farm INCFY2022$9,000
Doyse FarmFY2022$8,800
Bucio Organic FarmsFY2022$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$364,178
Asian Business Institute and Resource CenterFY2021$193,341
Robinson Rancheria EnvironmentalFY2021$15,000
Big Valley Rancheria Band of Pomo IndiansFY2021$15,000
Bon Pack Farms INCFY2021$15,000
Mesa Grande Business Development CorporationFY2021$10,000

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$4.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$5.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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