Emerald Development & Economic Network EIN 34-1667990

Emerald Development & Economic Network FY2023 filing

EIN  34-1667990 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cleveland, OH Founded 1990
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Provides safe, affordable housing and support to end homelessness.
Leadership
Elaine Gimmel · Executive Director · $193K
Money in and out
$47.5M revenue, $46.9M expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency

Provides safe, affordable housing and support to end homelessness. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $47.5M in revenue, $46.9M in expenses, and $25.4M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$47.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$46.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$25.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $544K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$47.5M
FY2023▲ +13%
Expenses
$46.9M
FY2023▲ +13%
Total assets
$46.2M
FY2023▲ +18%
Total liabilities
$20.8M
FY2023▲ +47%
Total revenue
$47.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$46.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$25.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$544K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$46.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $44.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

O in 2023, the organization was administering rental assistance programs that provided housing for over 3,500 households who were extremely and very low income, experiencing homelessness or unstably housed, and who had a disability AND/OR were part of a special needs group including justice involved individuals, veterans or survivors of…

$37.8Mprogram expense
02

O the provision and management of housing units for persons who are experiencing homelessness or are unstably housed, who have a disability AND/OR are part of a special needs group including justice involved individuals, veterans or survivors of domestic violence AND/OR human trafficking, and who are very LOW/EXTREMELY low income: eden…

$6.4Mprogram expense
03

The development of housing opportunities for persons who are experiencing homeless or that are unstably housed, who have a disability AND/OR are part of a special needs population such as justice involved individuals, survivors of domestic violence AND/OR human trafficking and veterans.

$476Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEmerald Development & Economic Network
EINHdr · item D34-1667990
Principal addressHdr · item CCleveland, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.edeninc.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1990
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHousing (L80Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1991

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$192,626Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$146,864Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$144,002Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$128,791Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Real Estate Development
$108,557Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Property Management
$102,955Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Fund Dev. & Com.
$100,780Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elaine Gimmel’s $184K as Executive Director is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 672 $10–100M housing 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
Elaine Gimmel$183,853$192,626$181,907$173,616$178,736
Sharon Parks$151,167$146,864$131,615$121,011$131,276
Emma Petrie Barcelona$148,513$144,002$128,294
Michael Doud$66,464$133,155
Gerri Kornblut$128,791$113,575
Richard Carr$106,251$108,557
Rachella Tillman$104,208$102,955
Judith Engel$100,780

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$40.1M · 85%
Program service revenue$6.5M · 14%
Other revenue$851K · 2%
Contributions & grants85%$40.1M
Program service revenue14%$6.5M
Other revenue2%$851K
Investment income$35K
— government grantsLn 1e$39.3M
Total revenueLn 12$47.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program services95%$44.7M
Management & general5%$2.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$46.9M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$8.3M
Total assetsLn 16$46.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$20.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$25.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $8.3M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $46.9M · Less non-cash grants $25K · Cash operating expenses/yr $46.9M
2.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $44.7M · Total expenses $46.9M
95%
Management & General
Management & general $2.3M · Total expenses $46.9M
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $46.9M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $741K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $40.1M · Total revenue $47.5M
85%
Government reliance
Government grants $39.3M · Total revenue $47.5M
83%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $6.5M · Total revenue $47.5M
14%
Investment reliance
Investment income $35K · Total revenue $47.5M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $6.5M · Total expenses $46.9M
14%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $47.5M · Prior year $42.1M
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $25.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $47.5M · Expenses $46.9M
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $46.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $25.4M · Total assets $46.2M
55%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $46.2M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Elaine Gimmel · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $193K · Total expenses $46.9M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $8.7M · Total expenses $46.9M
19%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 13%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$61K
Grants paid · 36 grants · $146.6M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$33,060,784
University Settlement INCOH · FY2024$30,764
Unitemized GrantFY2023$29,092,062
University Settlement INCOH · FY2023$56,112
Cleveland Rape Crisis CenterOH · FY2023$30,717
Unitemized GrantFY2022$26,575,970
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$56.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$47.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$42.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$37.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$36.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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