FUSE is a national nonprofit dedicated to increasing the capacity of local governments to work more effectively for communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M 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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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.5M a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
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
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $7.5M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.9M
Spent
$8.8M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$11.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$16.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.9M
FY2021$11.7M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$16.7M
FY2025$11.1M
Expenses
$8.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$10.0M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$10.0M
FY2025$11.4M
Net assets
$11.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.3M
FY2021$13.1M
FY2022$15.8M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$18.8M
FY2025$18.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2013.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $7.9M Management & general 7% · $615K Fundraising 3% · $263K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$275,727Pt VII · Sec A
$183,702Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir. Imp. Comm
$159,299Pt VII · Sec A
Snr. Dir. Eval.
$149,365Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. Strat. Ptrs.
$130,141Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Learning
$125,445Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. Fell. Recruit
$120,841Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Weinberg’s $334K as CEO is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 232 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Weinberg$333,608$283,809$308,402$272,069$214,542$275,727
Nancy Gage President$303,081$267,625$267,500$206,327$173,237$183,702
Della Williams$189,140$178,758$172,797$142,462——
Ceantel Rubin$186,902$179,480$173,768$168,164$144,853$120,841
John Kendzior$173,185$173,620$167,017$155,147$146,791—
Tina Barseghian————$161,832$159,299
Devin Romanul$159,765$149,263$142,475$140,591$143,805$130,141
Michelle Luisa Pascucci$157,039$142,311$138,457———

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

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Places experienced leaders in local government to solve urban community challenges.

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2 programs · $7.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

FUSE Corps is a national nonprofit with a mission to enable local government to more effectively address the biggest challenges facing urban communities. Our approach centers around an executive fellowship program that places experienced leaders in government agencies to help lead high-impact strategic projects.

$7.6Mprogram expense
02

Birmingham Strong is a public-private partnership formed to build, link and coordinate people, projects and resources to strengthen Birmingham's COVID-19 response. We exist to strengthen small businesses, redeploy displaced workers, and build a resilient community.

$344Kprogram 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
Grants paid · 6 grants · $8.4M · 2019–2022
San Joaquin Coun of GovernFY2022$72,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$437,466
Social Impact FundCA · FY2021$200,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,997,087
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,680,375

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$8.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.9M
Managementcol C$615K
Fundraisingcol D$263K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.7M
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$404K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$16.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
SavingsLn 2$9.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$11.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M$11.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$933K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$11.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.7M$4.7M
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$431K$298K$86K$47K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.7M$184K$87K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$90K$76K$10K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$184K$153K$21K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$102K$102K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$97K$97K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$322K$224K$97K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$60K$57K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$23K$10K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$14K$2K$939
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$260K$216K$29K$15K
TravelLn 17$56K$55K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$4K$5K
InterestLn 20$458$458
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$20K$17K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$509K$449K$60K$129
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.8M$7.9M$615K$263K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $11.1M$11.4M−$344K$18.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $16.7M$10.0M$6.7M$18.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.7M$10.6M−$3.9M$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.2M$10.4M$2.8M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.7M$10.0M$1.8M$13.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $16.9M$8.8M$8.1M$11.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $16,923,475 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,179,800$11,815,699
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,792,500$5,085,298
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,690$20,353
I-11 Other revenue$2,125
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,001,990$16,923,475
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,013,191$4,680,375
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,659,327$2,655,507
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$96,525
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,836,392$1,390,653
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,508,910$8,823,060
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$506,920$8,100,415
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $16,923,475 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$404,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,411,399
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,815,699
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,085,298$5,085,298
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,353$20,353
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,125$2,125
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,085,298 · Excluded from tax $22,478$16,923,475
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,823,060 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,680,375$4,680,375
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 $297,850 · Management $86,161 · Fundraising $46,792$430,803
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,679,406 · Management $184,182 · Fundraising $87,180$1,950,768
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75,817 · Management $9,645 · Fundraising $4,167$89,629
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $153,122 · Management $20,882 · Fundraising $10,303$184,307
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $101,774$101,774
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $96,525$96,525
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $224,431 · Management $97,485$321,916
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $56,646 · Management $3,050$59,696
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,946 · Management $10,237 · Fundraising $1,440$34,623
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,957 · Management $2,492 · Fundraising $939$17,388
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $215,811 · Management $29,425 · Fundraising $14,521$259,757
IX-17 TravelPrograms $55,209 · Management $1,168$56,377
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,039 · Management $5,140$9,179
IX-20 InterestManagement $458$458
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,665 · Management $2,273 · Fundraising $1,121$20,059
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $448,970 · Management $60,327 · Fundraising $129$509,426
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,945,244 · Management $614,699 · Fundraising $263,117$8,823,060
Part X · Balance sheet $12,340,029 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,143,416$1,837,091
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $567,207$9,855,334
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $186,500$80,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $164,459$507,679
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $68,802$46,620
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,621$13,305
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
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 $4,146,005$12,340,029
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $337,603$334,962
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $595,000$691,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $932,603$1,026,212
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,069,818$2,227,447
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,143,584$9,086,370
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,213,402$11,313,817
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,146,005$12,340,029
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,313,817 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,923,475
XI-2 Total expenses$8,823,060
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,100,415
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,213,402
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,313,817

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