Developing, strengthening & sustaining local Leadership Foundations for the social and spiritual renewal of their cities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$276K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $114K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$276K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $37K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$661K
94% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 94% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.4M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$45K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2022▼ -18%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2022▼ -5%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$45K
FY2022▼ -91%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$627K
FY2021$523K
FY2022$45K
FY2023−$138K
FY2024−$375K
FY2025−$315K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2022 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2002.

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% · $2.4M Management & general 9% · $267K Fundraising 8% · $230K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990; $276K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$113,857Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Operations
$105,047Pt VII · Sec A
President
$57,254Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Hillis’s $156K as Ccic Shoemaker SR Innovati is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dave Hillis$155,968$147,335————
Amy Nemeth$147,630$139,895$140,268———
Sherman Brown————$139,671$9,600
David Hillis———$113,857$138,768$138,768
James Merchant$130,840$85,702————
Noah Basket——$125,840$105,047——
Jonathan Hayden$103,840$96,422————
Larry Lloyd$70,334$100,677$20,672$57,254——

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.

See Leadership Foundations executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Empowering local leaders to renew their cities socially and spiritually.

Questions for Leadership Foundations

Tap to ask. Leadership Foundations sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Leadership Foundations answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Member Services Support

Deliver membership services for the international network of local leadership foundations by providing relationships, readiness and resources.

$2.4Mprogram expense
02

Mentoring Youth for Leadership

National mentoring program.

Pt IX · col B
03

Train non-profit boards of directors.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$37K
Grants paid · 131 grants · $4.4M · 2020–2025
The Root CellarME · FY2025$43,271
Sslf MoleWA · FY2025$37,082
Dallas Leadership FoundationTX · FY2025$36,290
Communities in Schools of Cape FearNC · FY2025$29,479
Be a Mentor INCSC · FY2025$23,340
20 20 Vision for Schools INCNY · FY2025$21,602
Philadelphia Leadership FoundationFY2025$18,599
Transform Scott CountyKY · FY2025$18,115
See all 131 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$267K
Fundraisingcol D$230K
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$511K
Total assetsLn 16$706K
LiabilitiesLn 26$661K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$511K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$511K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$76K
Total assetsLn 16$706K
LiabilitiesLn 26$661K
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$154K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$648K$511K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$773K$706K
LiabilitiesLn 26$250K$661K
Net assetsLn 32$523K$45K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$929K$929K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$192K$129K$23K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$656K$441K$78K$137K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$52K$15K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$26K$5K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$406K$377K$25K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$3K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$3K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$310$558
OccupancyLn 16$37K$9K$28K
TravelLn 17$84K$53K$18K$13K
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$1K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$413K$371K$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.4M$267K$230K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.0M$3.0M$61K−$315K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 21, 2025 $2.0M$2.2M−$238K−$375K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2024 $2.3M$2.5M−$183K−$138K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 2, 2023 $2.4M$2.9M−$478K$45K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $3.0M$3.1M−$104K$523K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $3.5M$3.3M$259K$627K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,416,458 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,954,046$2,416,421
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$37
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,954,052$2,416,458
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $990,145$928,740
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $823,367$966,818
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,244,720$998,895
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,058,232$2,894,453
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$104,180−$477,995
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $2,416,458 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$78,510
VIII-1e Government grants$1,408,170
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$929,741
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,416,421
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37$37
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $37$2,416,458
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,894,453 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $928,740$928,740
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,656 · Management $22,876 · Fundraising $40,023$191,555
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $440,923 · Management $78,397 · Fundraising $137,164$656,484
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,411 · Management $14,693 · Fundraising $5,946$73,050
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,279 · Management $5,423 · Fundraising $14,027$45,729
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $377,465 · Management $24,830 · Fundraising $4,196$406,491
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,096 · Fundraising $14,982$18,078
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,958 · Management $10,716$13,674
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,067 · Management $310 · Fundraising $558$6,935
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,364 · Management $28,093$37,457
IX-17 TravelPrograms $52,876 · Management $18,335 · Fundraising $12,898$84,109
IX-20 InterestManagement $9,223$9,223
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,925$3,925
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,411 · Management $4,234$5,645
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $370,827 · Management $42,531$413,358
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,397,977 · Management $266,682 · Fundraising $229,794$2,894,453
Part X · Balance sheet $706,046 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $647,663$511,098
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $110,841$81,256
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,850$33,623
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,524$3,599
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$76,470
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $772,878$706,046
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $99,719$62,581
X-19 Deferred revenue$20,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $149,900$578,201
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $249,619$660,782
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$335,343−$579,884
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $858,602$625,148
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $523,259$45,264
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $772,878$706,046
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $45,264 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,416,458
XI-2 Total expenses$2,894,453
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$477,995
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$523,259
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$45,264

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.