Fsg's mission is to accelerate social progress by working with foundations, nonprofit organizations, governments and corporations to increase their impact on solving social problems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 158 volunteers and 112 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $276K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.2M
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $3.1M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.7M
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.1M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$17.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$6.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.1M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24.4M
FY2021$30.2M
FY2022$21.6M
FY2023$15.3M
FY2024$14.1M
Expenses
$17.1M
FY2024▼ -22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$22.3M
FY2021$22.1M
FY2022$23.8M
FY2023$21.8M
FY2024$17.1M
Net assets
$6.7M
FY2024▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.2M
FY2021$19.3M
FY2022$16.1M
FY2023$9.7M
FY2024$6.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2006.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $14.6M Management & general 13% · $2.2M Fundraising 2% · $351K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$372,467Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$339,397Pt VII · Sec A
CFO (until 12/31/24)
$278,590Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of People & Culture/Man. Dir.
$276,902Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$252,199Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$251,493Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$234,965Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$227,643Pt VII · Sec A

John Harper’s $372K as CEO is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M 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
Sebastien Mazzuri—$381,034$262,233——
John Harper$372,467$275,103$262,789$250,285—
Gregory Hills—$306,519$366,669$342,384$349,347
Marc Pfitzer———$277,255$348,613
Fay Hanleybrown$339,397$329,696$328,014$325,911$307,210
Hallie Preskill————$317,911
Dane Smith———$310,084$317,088
Mark Kramer———$89,791$313,062

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $8.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Economic mobility global developmentfsg worked on over 25 projects with an economic mobility focus in 2024. We conducted research on worker experiences, unreached employees, and the effects of ai on retail and opportunity employment.

$3.0Mprogram expense
02

Us health with nearly 20 us health focused projects, FSG'S 2024 projects touched on multiple health issues in multiple states. We worked on several projects with foundations focused on collaborative approaches to mental and behavioral health in the midwest and mountain west.

$3.0Mprogram expense
03

COLLABORATIVES/COLLECTIVE impactfsg's 40+ projects that center collaboration and collective impact span many geographies. We worked on collective impact for workers and just transition collaboration in bangladesh, supported collaborative efforts for economic mobility in a major U.S.

$2.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $100K · 2020–2021

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$254K
Money outPt IX
$17.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.6M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Fundraisingcol D$351K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$110K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$254K
Total revenueLn 12$14.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$698K
SavingsLn 2$5.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$492K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111K
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5112
VolunteersI 6158
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.9M$5.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$492K$492K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$198K$111K
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$9.7M$6.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.0M$717K$236K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.3M$7.1M$992K$159K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$117K$100K$15K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$1.0M$157K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$661K$564K$84K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$77K$77K
Accounting feesLn 11c$121K$121K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.1M$2.8M$219K$65K
Office expensesLn 13$715K$611K$90K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$108K$93K$14K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$684K$584K$86K$13K
TravelLn 17$456K$390K$57K$9K
InterestLn 20$711$711
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$118K$101K$15K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$83K$71K$11K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$417K$387K$26K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.1M$14.6M$2.2M$351K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $14.1M$17.1M−$3.0M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.3M$21.8M−$6.5M$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $21.6M$23.8M−$2.2M$16.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $30.2M$22.1M$8.1M$19.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $24.4M$22.3M$2.1M$11.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $14,149,480 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,892,917$1,771,646
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,990,656$12,123,910
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $417,635$253,924
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47,216$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,348,424$14,149,480
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $14,900,850$11,215,031
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,921,520$5,899,104
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,822,370$17,114,135
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,473,946−$2,964,655
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,149,480 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,771,646
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$110,193
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,771,646
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,123,910$12,123,910
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $253,924$253,924
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,123,910 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $253,924$14,149,480
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,114,135 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $716,633 · Management $235,518 · Fundraising $48,169$1,000,320
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,106,435 · Management $991,835 · Fundraising $159,386$8,257,656
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $99,533 · Management $14,832 · Fundraising $2,253$116,618
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,005,406 · Management $157,451 · Fundraising $16,802$1,179,659
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $563,973 · Management $84,039 · Fundraising $12,766$660,778
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $77,411$77,411
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $121,194$121,194
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,829,319 · Management $219,357 · Fundraising $65,143$3,113,819
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $611,118 · Management $90,194 · Fundraising $14,058$715,370
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $92,659 · Management $13,685 · Fundraising $2,133$108,477
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $584,020 · Management $86,466 · Fundraising $13,477$683,963
IX-17 TravelPrograms $389,577 · Management $57,351 · Fundraising $8,939$455,867
IX-20 InterestManagement $711$711
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $100,772 · Management $14,937 · Fundraising $2,328$118,037
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $71,214 · Management $10,518 · Fundraising $1,639$83,371
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $387,015 · Management $26,197 · Fundraising $4,195$417,407
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,477$3,477
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,561,151 · Management $2,201,696 · Fundraising $351,288$17,114,135
Part X · Balance sheet $10,372,952 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $971,644$697,979
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,890,149$5,113,871
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $502,473$95,046
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,941,704$1,610,995
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $399,827$417,001
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $197,825$110,590
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $492,184$492,184
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,168,722$1,835,286
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,564,528$10,372,952
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,236,122$1,265,166
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $489,295$1,185,389
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,175,507$1,223,448
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,900,924$3,674,003
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,121,557$5,612,866
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,542,047$1,086,083
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,663,604$6,698,949
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,564,528$10,372,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,698,949 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,149,480
XI-2 Total expenses$17,114,135
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,964,655
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,663,604
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,698,949

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