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.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.2M
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 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
$6.5M
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.4M
Spent
$22.3M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$11.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$24.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24.4M
FY2021$30.2M
FY2022$21.6M
FY2023$15.3M
FY2024$14.1M
Expenses
$22.3M
FY2020
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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
$11.2M
FY2020
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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 FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $19.3M Management & general 12% · $2.8M Fundraising 1% · $294K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $3.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$349,347Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$348,613Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$317,911Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$317,088Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$313,062Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$307,210Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$270,183Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$261,485Pt 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 · $9.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The education & youth practice worked on 30 projects in 2020, in areas spanning the cradle to career continuum. Projects included collective impact support in several metropolitan areas, providing capacity building support strategic plan for ey-focused foundation grantees; business planning for a population-focused higher education ngo…

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

FSG'S us health practice engaged in more than 30 projects over the course of 2020, including work spanning healthy aging, public health workforce development, social determinants of health, and community resilience, all with a health equity lens.

$2.9Mprogram expense
03

FSG worked on approximately 15 vibrant communities projects in 2020, focused on place-based social impact or economic development and mobility. This work engaged in topics ranging from strategies to support small business development, to evaluation of community learning initiatives to support for veterans programs.

$2.8Mprogram expense

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$22.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.3M
Managementcol C$2.8M
Fundraisingcol D$294K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.0M
Total assetsLn 16$17.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$24.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$11.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$608K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$568K
Other assetsLn 15$516K
Total assetsLn 16$17.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.5M
Net assetsLn 32$11.2M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.1M$13.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$722K$608K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$742K$568K
Total assetsLn 16$13.9M$17.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M$6.5M
Net assetsLn 32$9.1M$11.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$60K$60K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.8M$1.2M$528K$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.4M$9.1M$1.3M$103K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$121K$106K$14K$878
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$971K$154K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$930K$780K$140K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$37K$37K
Accounting feesLn 11c$73K$73K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.3M$4.2M$59K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$637K$537K$87K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$193K$163K$26K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M$1.3M$204K$31K
TravelLn 17$273K$229K$39K$6K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$180K$152K$25K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$129K$109K$18K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$461K$402K$50K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.3M$19.3M$2.8M$294K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 $24,423,829 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,631,463$7,453,449
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $17,824,459$16,934,165
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $272,565$34,804
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,411
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,728,487$24,423,829
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $26,500$60,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,192,401$14,450,883
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,974,474$7,792,408
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,193,375$22,303,291
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,464,888$2,120,538
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $24,423,829 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,453,449
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$55,215
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,453,449
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,934,165$16,934,165
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,804$34,804
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,411$1,411
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,935,576 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,804$24,423,829
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,303,291 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,216,553 · Management $528,295 · Fundraising $79,532$1,824,380
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,053,489 · Management $1,285,386 · Fundraising $102,726$10,441,601
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $105,732 · Management $14,105 · Fundraising $878$120,715
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $971,201 · Management $154,340 · Fundraising $8,439$1,133,980
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $780,364 · Management $140,367 · Fundraising $9,476$930,207
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $36,884$36,884
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $73,395$73,395
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,209,603 · Management $58,648 · Fundraising $25,276$4,293,527
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $536,935 · Management $87,088 · Fundraising $13,031$637,054
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $162,965 · Management $26,430 · Fundraising $3,955$193,350
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,259,516 · Management $204,269 · Fundraising $30,564$1,494,349
IX-17 TravelPrograms $229,168 · Management $38,520 · Fundraising $5,764$273,452
IX-20 InterestManagement $10,659$10,659
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $151,511 · Management $24,572 · Fundraising $3,677$179,760
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $108,833 · Management $17,651 · Fundraising $2,641$129,125
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $402,188 · Management $50,333 · Fundraising $8,332$460,853
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,258,058 · Management $2,750,942 · Fundraising $294,291$22,303,291
Part X · Balance sheet $17,738,390 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,839,858$1,475,927
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,236,172$11,562,818
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,552,119$827,719
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,855,494$1,687,328
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $441,948$492,302
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $742,369$568,106
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $721,773$608,360
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $550,845$515,830
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,940,578$17,738,390
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,109,831$1,509,916
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,709,312$1,687,255
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$1,874,502
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,033,053$1,306,024
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,852,196$6,528,883
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,624,142$4,185,281
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,464,240$7,024,226
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,088,382$11,209,507
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,940,578$17,738,390
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,209,507 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,423,829
XI-2 Total expenses$22,303,291
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,120,538
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,088,382
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$587
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,209,507

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