Convergence Center for Policy Resolution FY2022 filing

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To foster collaboration among diverse groups on critical and intractable national issues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M 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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FY2022 · 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
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 deficit $299K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $1.8M
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$251K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
-66% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2022▼ -66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2022▲ +46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2022▼ -39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$421K
FY2024$692K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2010.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $3.0M Management & general 14% · $574K Fundraising 16% · $657K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$291,854Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$233,195Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement Officer
$177,408Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Cs and Policy Affairs
$163,776Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Programs
$161,813Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$151,160Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Founder and Senior Advisor
$140,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Digital Discourse
$134,148Pt VII · Sec A

Katharine Cassata’s $163K as Chief Operating Officer (thru Oct) is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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
David Eisner—$177,036$291,854$275,652$186,121
Amanda R Broun——$233,195——
Amanda Broun———$210,785$189,348
Robert Fersh—$7,050$140,000$85,466$186,226
Anjali Singh-Code—$150,594$177,408——
Russell Krumnow—$164,236$161,813$169,928$166,792
Katharine Cassata$162,518$166,242———
Caroline Chang—$163,192$163,776——

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

Brings diverse groups together to solve tough national problems.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Economic Recovery

(1) the convergence collaborative on pathways to better to jobs seeks to address the needs of millions of job seekers by finding ways to better connect workers with appropriate opportunities to grow their skills and qualifications.

$517Kprogram expense
02

Communications

Convergence's proven model of bringing individuals and organizations together across ideological divides has successfully been applied to topics ranging from education, economic mobility, and health care to criminal justice, the federal budget, and us-pakistan relations.

$498Kprogram expense
03

Care for Older Adults

The convergence collaborative on reimagining care for older adults brought together diverse policy experts and stakeholders to improve supports and services for older adults so that, wherever older adults call home, they may live with dignity, choice, and self-determination.

$452Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $30K · 2022–2022
Common Ground Foundation INCNY · FY2022$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$263K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$574K
Fundraisingcol D$657K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$251K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$263K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$325
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$618K
Accounts receivableLn 4$16K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$251K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$100K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$42K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K$251K
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M$3.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$35K$35K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$732K$153K$208K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.1M$218K$287K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$40K$24K$8K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$81K$48K$16K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$185K$122K$27K$36K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$60$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$75K$75K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$918K$841K$42K$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K$211
Office expensesLn 13$35K$10K$9K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$54K$38K$6K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$8K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$43K$32K$7K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$8K$97$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$4K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$2K$4K$435
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$2K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.0M$574K$657K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 14, 2025 $2.1M$1.8M$271K$692K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2024 $1.4M$4.0M−$2.6M$421K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 26, 2023 $2.3M$4.2M−$2.0M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 5, 2022 $6.6M$2.9M$3.7M$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 26, 2021 $1.5M$2.4M−$871K$1.2M 990 PDF

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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,267,156 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,528,398$1,988,601
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $65,000$263,325
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $206$15,230
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,568$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,601,172$2,267,156
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$35,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,108,788$2,981,320
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $776,406$1,209,857
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,885,194$4,226,177
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,715,978−$1,959,021
Part VI · Governance 13 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $2,267,156 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,988,601
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$99,614
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,988,601
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $263,325$263,325
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,555$15,555
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$325−$325
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $263,325 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,230$2,267,156
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,226,177 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35,000$35,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $732,314 · Management $153,021 · Fundraising $207,671$1,093,006
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,076,930 · Management $217,759 · Fundraising $287,453$1,582,142
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,873 · Management $7,691 · Fundraising $8,648$40,212
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,108 · Management $15,748 · Fundraising $17,600$81,456
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $121,865 · Management $26,906 · Fundraising $35,733$184,504
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $60 · Fundraising $11,897$11,957
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $74,941$74,941
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,568$3,568
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $841,359 · Management $42,243 · Fundraising $34,027$917,629
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,606 · Fundraising $211$13,817
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,818 · Management $8,654 · Fundraising $16,438$34,910
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $37,953 · Management $6,117 · Fundraising $9,883$53,953
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,480 · Management $2,453 · Fundraising $2,329$13,262
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,285 · Management $7,081 · Fundraising $4,118$43,484
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,131 · Management $97 · Fundraising $2,334$10,562
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,891 · Management $1,034 · Fundraising $1,310$6,235
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,593 · Management $4,431 · Fundraising $435$6,459
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,280 · Fundraising $16,800$19,080
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,995,206 · Management $574,084 · Fundraising $656,887$4,226,177
Part X · Balance sheet $3,293,167 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,313,588$1,333,390
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $129,361$129,273
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $762,110$617,702
X-4 Accounts receivable$16,180
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,756$30,573
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,055$41,904
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,120$1,124,145
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,233,990$3,293,167
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $214,727$251,161
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $214,727$251,161
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,782,747$1,888,698
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,236,516$1,153,308
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,019,263$3,042,006
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,233,990$3,293,167
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,042,006 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,267,156
XI-2 Total expenses$4,226,177
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,959,021
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,019,263
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$18,236
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,042,006

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