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Crescent Foundation EIN 35-2656326

Crescent Foundation

EIN  35-2656326 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Philadelphia, PA Founded 2019
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps Sickle Cell Disease survivors, families, and communities thrive.
Leadership
Tahirah Austin-Muhammad · Chief Programming Officer · $46K
Money in and out
$402K revenue, $480K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency

Helps Sickle Cell Disease survivors, families, and communities thrive. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $402K in revenue, $480K in expenses, and $431K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$402K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$480K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$431K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$77K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -87% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-19%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -135% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$402K
FY2024▼ -50%
Expenses
$480K
FY2024▲ +29%
Total assets
$443K
FY2024▼ -15%
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2024▼ -15%
Total revenue
$402K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$480K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$431K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$77K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$443K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $323K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Please see Schedule O for a description of program service accomplishments.

$323Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCrescent Foundation
EINHdr · item D35-2656326
Principal addressHdr · item CPhiladelphia, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jcrescentfoundationscd.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2019
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2023

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tahirah Austin-Muhammad
Chief Programming Officer
$45,698Pt VII · Sec A
Camille Sanford
Chief Financial Officer
$44,701Pt VII · Sec A
Kyle Smith
Chief Executive Officer
$25,380Pt VII · Sec A
Kemar Prussien
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kim Smith-Whitley
Medical Advisory Board Leader
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tahirah Austin-Muhammad’s $46K as Chief Programming Officer is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 900 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022
Tahirah Austin-Muhammad$45,698$33,992$32,891—
Camille Sanford$44,701$2,000$1,200—
Kyle Smith$25,380———
Tahirah Austin———$6,963

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$415K · 103%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants103%$415K
Investment income1%$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$215K
Total revenueLn 12$402K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.14
Program services67%$323K
Management & general19%$90K
Fundraising14%$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25$480K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$85K
Total assetsLn 16$443K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$431K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $85K · Operating expenses/yr $480K
2.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $323K · Total expenses $480K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $90K · Total expenses $480K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $67K · Total expenses $480K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $46K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $116K
$0.40 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $415K · Total revenue $402K
103%
Government reliance
Government grants $215K · Total revenue $402K
53%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $402K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $402K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $480K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $402K · Prior year $809K
-50%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $431K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $402K · Expenses $480K
-19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $443K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $431K · Total assets $443K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $443K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tahirah Austin-Muhammad · Reported title Chief Programming Officer · Highest reported compensation $46K · Total expenses $480K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $237K · Total expenses $480K
49%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%——
Overhead ratio 19%——
Fundraising cost ratio 16%——
Revenue growth -50%——

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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $7K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,476
Unitemized GrantFY2023$700

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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$809K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$155K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$52K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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