Community Financial Resources

Tax-deductible

Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 20-3788598Revenue $785K in FY2024

On file with the IRScommunityfinancialresources.net248 3rd St Ste 901-Pmb 1007, 94607-4375 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Sep 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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CFR provides research, education, program development and technical assistance for non-profit organizations and their low-income constituents on financial literacy, money management, and accessing and effectively using low-cost financial products and services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 7 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 surplus $38K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$354K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 90% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $110K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
68% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 68% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$785K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$785K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$461K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$785K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$652K
FY2021$610K
FY2022$651K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$741K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.1M Management & general 13% · $164K Fundraising 4% · $54K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $354K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$142,418Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Manager
$111,760Pt VII · Sec A
$100,294Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sec/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Parisa Esmaili’s $142K as Executive Dir. is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Parisa Esmaili$142,418$139,913$117,778$99,087$101,087
Carol Iascone$111,760$103,887———
Cynthini West$100,294$50,400———
Lauren Leimbach————$44,016

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

Programs and updates

Helps nonprofits teach low-income people about money management and affordable financial tools.

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2 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education

Community Financial Resources (CFR) provides pathways to financial well-being and economic justice with safe and reliable financial products for low-wealth communities. CFR continued our efforts in 2024 to achieve the following milestones: empowered 2,803 low-income, low-wealth participants to open bank accounts; over $21 million…

$970Kprogram expense
02

Guaranteed Income

CFR partnered with 20 Guaranteed Income programs nationwide, processing over $6.7 million to 1,098 participants, benefiting a diverse array of populations, including first-time moms, high school students, foster youth, artists, refugees escaping domestic violence, black youth, returning citizens, seniors, and families with young children.

$107Kprogram 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 · FY2025
New Profit INCFY2025$110K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$110K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $34K · 2023–2024
National Urban League INCNY · FY2023$14,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,000
Public Democracy AmericaVA · FY2023$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$785K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$453K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$164K
Fundraisingcol D$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Government grantsLn 1e$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$453K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$785K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$185K
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$224K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$97K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$3.8M$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$224K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$181K$97K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$73K$73K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$128K$13K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$693K$581K$90K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$27K$566
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$51K$8K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$23K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$2K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$16K$6K$9K$312
Information technologyLn 14$67K$56K$10K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$8K$1K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$55$7K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$84K$84K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$67K$277$326
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$164K$54K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $785K$1.3M−$509K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.0M−$11K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$651K$432K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$610K$471K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $461K$652K−$191K$741K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $785,438 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $645,630$319,569
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $357,047$453,450
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,808$12,419
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,015,485$785,438
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $49,500$73,452
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $744,318$928,949
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $33,187$22,503
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $199,674$269,214
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,026,679$1,294,118
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,194−$508,680
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $785,438 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$71,249
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$248,320
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$319,569
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $453,450$453,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,419$12,419
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $453,450 · Excluded from tax $12,419$785,438
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,294,118 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $73,452$73,452
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,377 · Management $13,451 · Fundraising $5,731$147,559
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $581,308 · Management $90,409 · Fundraising $21,528$693,245
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,858 · Management $566$27,424
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,032 · Management $7,745 · Fundraising $1,944$60,721
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,390$6,390
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $22,503$22,503
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,912 · Management $3,113$5,025
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,928 · Management $9,350 · Fundraising $312$15,590
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $55,941 · Management $10,108 · Fundraising $1,348$67,397
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,284 · Management $6,462$7,746
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $55 · Management $6,935$6,990
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $83,797$83,797
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,862$8,862
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,814 · Management $277 · Fundraising $326$67,417
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,076,758 · Management $163,668 · Fundraising $53,692$1,294,118
Part X · Balance sheet $3,518,526 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $829,684$184,628
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,930,438$2,963,917
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $26,000$22,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $84,733$23,388
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,250$2,893
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $180,723$96,926
X-11 Publicly traded securities$224,274
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,054,828$3,518,526
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,747$73,743
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $2,186,463$2,165,723
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $182,855$154,977
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,422,065$2,394,443
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,224,780$989,083
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $407,983$135,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,632,763$1,124,083
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,054,828$3,518,526
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,124,083 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$785,438
XI-2 Total expenses$1,294,118
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$508,680
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,632,763
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,124,083

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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