Impactassets,INC. Encourages the investment of charitable assets in, and grant making to, projects and enterprises that impact society in a positive manner through activities including, but not limited to, maintaining educational, investor, donor, and administrative programs that enable a broad base of society to participate in such activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.9M 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $293.3M a year · 48% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.68B in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 20.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29.1M
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$718.0M
+81% vs prior year
Spent
$218.6M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.2B
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$718.0M
FY2021▲ +81%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$396.6M
FY2021$718.0M
FY2022$382.3M
FY2023$866.5M
FY2024$680.3M
Expenses
$218.6M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$198.5M
FY2021$218.6M
FY2022$243.9M
FY2023$288.8M
FY2024$627.3M
Net assets
$2.2B
FY2021▲ +59%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4B
FY2021$2.2B
FY2022$2.2B
FY2023$2.8B
FY2024$3.0B

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2009.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $208.1M Management & general 4% · $9.1M Fundraising 1% · $1.4M

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

17 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$439,020Pt VII · Sec A
Founder; Ed Strategic Partner
$288,221Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Marketing Officer
$218,486Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$211,688Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Business Development
$206,781Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Investments
$189,354Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Investments
$181,468Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Marketing Content Manager
$160,218Pt VII · Sec A

Margret Trilli’s $360K as CEO & CIO is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $100M+ philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margret Trilli$359,718$270,401$439,020$304,980
Timothy Freundlich$350,511$334,920$288,221$315,787
Alice Lowenstein$314,133———
Ivy Duke$249,917———
Deborah Parsons$245,716$234,617$206,781$163,148
Amy Bennett—$240,309$218,486$206,767
Stephanie Wei———$239,973
Surin Ramkissoon$220,882———

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

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

Facilitates impact investing and charitable grantmaking through donor-advised funds to direct capital toward projects creating positive social and environmental change.

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1 program · $208.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Impactassets INC.'S donor advised fund is a unique philanthropic platform that offers a donor advised program and fiscal sponsorship services for individual and institutional donors. Impactassets utilizes grantmaking and impact investing to maximize the flow of capital to organization's that strive to create a positive social and…

$208.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K
Grants paid · 9,141 grants · $825.9M · 2020–2023
Globalgiving Foundation INCDC · FY2023$11,987,424
East Bay Meditation CenterCA · FY2023$5,456,000
IgiftfundOH · FY2023$2,738,491
Atmos LtdNY · FY2023$2,500,000
Jubilee Gift Galaxy INCNY · FY2023$2,370,000
The Threshold FoundationNY · FY2023$2,101,000
Possibility LabsCA · FY2023$2,002,500
Help KitchenCA · FY2023$2,000,000
Menomini You INCWI · FY2023$2,000,000
Clean Future Forum INCDC · FY2023$1,982,221
Virginia Organizing INCVA · FY2023$1,975,000
United States Fund for UNICEFNY · FY2023$1,653,500
St Joseph Academy INCNJ · FY2023$1,601,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$718.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$649.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$68.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$471K
Money outPt IX
$218.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$208.1M
Managementcol C$9.1M
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$377.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2B
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$649.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$318.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$471K
Investment incomeLn 3$68.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$39.0M
Total revenueLn 12$718.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141.4M
SavingsLn 2$235.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$377.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.68B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70K
Other assetsLn 15$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2B
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.2B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 538
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258.7M$377.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.05B$1.68B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$70K
Total assetsLn 16$1.38B$2.18B
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.7M$29.1M
Net assetsLn 32$1.35B$2.16B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$197.5M$197.5M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.0M$1.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$938K$118K$513K$307K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$269K$1.2M$699K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$236K$30K$129K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$175K$22K$95K$57K
Payroll taxesLn 10$278K$35K$152K$91K
Legal feesLn 11b$398K$267K$131K
Accounting feesLn 11c$137K$137K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2.5M$2.5M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.8M$3.2M$1.7M
Office expensesLn 13$451K$19K$419K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$671K$218K$390K$63K
OccupancyLn 16$221K$95K$126K
TravelLn 17$12K$3K$8K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$878$4K
InterestLn 20−$193K−$193K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$23$22K$26
InsuranceLn 23$19K$8K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.9M$5.7M$163K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.4M−$393K$1.7M$122K
Total functional expensesLn 25$218.6M$208.1M$9.1M$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $680.3M$627.3M$53.0M$3.0B 990 PDF
FY2023 $866.5M$288.8M$577.7M$2.8B 990 PDF
FY2022 $382.3M$243.9M$138.4M$2.2B 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $718.0M$218.6M$499.3M$2.2B 990 PDF
FY2020 $396.6M$198.5M$198.2M$1.4B 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $717,988,041 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $319,584,429$649,033,144
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $395,977$471,349
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $76,662,732$68,483,548
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $396,643,138$717,988,041
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $181,250,700$198,470,243
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,409,276$3,761,776
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,807,885$16,415,104
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $198,467,861$218,647,123
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $198,175,277$499,340,918
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $717,988,041 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$649,033,144
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$318,637,063
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$649,033,144
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $471,349$471,349
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$1,967,384 · Excluded from tax $31,499,419$29,532,035
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $38,951,513$38,951,513
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $471,349 · Unrelated business −$1,967,384 · Excluded from tax $70,450,932$717,988,041
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $218,647,123 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $197,457,794$197,457,794
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,012,449$1,012,449
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,159 · Management $512,700 · Fundraising $306,747$937,606
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $269,184 · Management $1,168,015 · Fundraising $698,817$2,136,016
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $29,702 · Management $128,878 · Fundraising $77,107$235,687
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,002 · Management $95,468 · Fundraising $57,118$174,588
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,019 · Management $151,950 · Fundraising $90,910$277,879
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $267,114 · Management $130,972$398,086
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $136,558$136,558
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,518,422$2,518,422
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,175,478 · Management $1,651,681$4,827,159
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,899 · Management $419,358 · Fundraising $12,848$451,105
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $218,413 · Management $390,131 · Fundraising $62,787$671,331
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $94,829 · Management $125,704$220,533
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,136 · Management $7,944 · Fundraising $1,177$12,257
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $878 · Management $3,988$4,866
IX-20 InterestManagement −$192,747−$192,747
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23 · Management $22,051 · Fundraising $26$22,100
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,944 · Management $10,855$18,799
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,734,517 · Management $162,965$5,897,482
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$392,716 · Management $1,700,253 · Fundraising $121,616$1,429,153
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $208,072,824 · Management $9,145,146 · Fundraising $1,429,153$218,647,123
Part X · Balance sheet $2,184,359,966 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $119,374,985; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $142,034,697$141,439,163
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $116,677,960$235,698,746
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,714,954$57,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,012$4,012
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $162,755$291,273
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $71,768$70,119
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $713,255,635$952,394,965
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $335,765,045$730,420,306
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,820,395$4,609,397
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,383,884,329$2,184,359,966
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,954,246$26,076,685
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,349,530$1,324,978
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $13,441,514$1,638,891
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $200$105,105
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,745,490$29,145,659
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,351,455,753$2,152,649,099
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,683,086$2,565,208
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,354,138,839$2,155,214,307
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,383,884,329$2,184,359,966
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,155,214,307 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$717,988,041
XI-2 Total expenses$218,647,123
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$499,340,918
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,354,138,839
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$301,734,550
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,155,214,307

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