501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$2.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22.2M a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.7M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $56K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40.7M
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
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Revenue
$93.3M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$58.4M
Net assets
$1.3B
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$93.3M
FY2021▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$71.4M
FY2021$93.3M
FY2022$50.9M
FY2023$193.4M
FY2024$57.0M
FY2025$82.5M
Expenses
$58.4M
FY2021▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$72.0M
FY2021$58.4M
FY2022$51.2M
FY2023$105.5M
FY2024$77.1M
FY2025$51.0M
Net assets
$1.3B
FY2021▲ +34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$955.2M
FY2021$1.3B
FY2022$1.2B
FY2023$1.1B
FY2024$1.1B
FY2025$1.2B

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1938.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 77% · $44.7M Operating & administrative 23% · $13.7M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990-PF; $2.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$590,077Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance and Administration
$433,146Pt VII · Sec A
Prgm Dir -Sustainable Environ.
$390,010Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Learning & Grant Oper.
$250,310Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Impact Investing
$240,687Pt VII · Sec A
Program Dir - Inclusive Econo.
$209,331Pt VII · Sec A
Program Dir. Thriving Cultures
$207,060Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$206,238Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donald Chen$722,240$673,270$680,396$615,000$590,077$535,000
Marc De Venoge$584,208$540,934$518,209$460,347$433,146$461,825
Helen Chin Thru 3321————$390,010—
Jonathan Goldberg$359,493$332,864$327,879$258,075$250,310$241,567
Elizabeth Cahill$342,996$317,883$295,119$212,180$206,238—
Adam Connaker$291,884$270,263$258,909$61,923——
Shuaib Siddiqui————$240,687$210,000
Mekaelia Davis——$95,773$234,729$209,331$203,000

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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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in New York, NY.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 397 grants · $56.5M · 2024–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$4,082,500
John E Andrus Memorial INCFY2024$4,022,500
New Venture FundFY2024$959,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$775,000
Social and Environmental EntrepreneursFY2024$750,000
Neighborhood Funders GroupFY2024$750,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$665,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$625,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$605,000
East Bay Community FoundationFY2024$575,000
Sustainable Economies Law CenterFY2024$500,000
National Performance NetworkFY2024$492,596
ThreewallsFY2024$475,000
National Association of Latino Arts and CulturesFY2024$475,000
Mississippi Center for Cultural ProductionFY2024$475,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$475,000
Alternate Roots INCFY2024$475,000
Metropolitan Economic Development AssociationFY2024$450,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$142K
Median grantPart XV$90K
Largest grantPart XV$4.1M

By the numbers

The FY2021 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$93.3M
Other income$50.1M
Investment income$43.2M
Money out
$58.4M
Grants paid$44.7M
Running costs$13.7M
Owns and owes
$1.3B
net assets
Cash and savings$23.8M
Total assets$1.3B
Liabilities$40.7M
People
23
listed
Paid9
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$43.2M
Other income$50.1M
Total revenue$93.3M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$23.8M
Total assets$1.3B
Liabilities$40.7M
Net assets$1.3B
Operations
Fiscal year endsJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $82.5M$51.0M$31.5M$1.2B 990 PDF
FY2024 $57.0M$77.1M−$20.1M$1.1B 990 PDF
FY2023 $193.4M$105.5M$87.9M$1.1B 990 PDF
FY2022 $50.9M$51.2M−$316K$1.2B 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $93.3M$58.4M$34.9M$1.3B 990 PDF
FY2020 $71.4M$72.0M−$643K$955.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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