Community Investment Collaborative

Tax-deductible

Charlottesville, VA501(c)(3)Since 2012Community DevelopmentEIN 45-4105820

Community investment collaborative's mission is to strengthen our community and contribute to economic development by fueling the success of under-resourced entrepreneurs through education, mentoring, micro-lending and networking.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 103 volunteers and 32 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $331K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$132K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $150K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +28%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13.5M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.7M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +24%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2012.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $2.2M Management & general 7% · $185K Fundraising 5% · $128K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $132K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$132,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Davis’s $132K as President is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephen Davis$132,500$125,000$127,300$125,000$98,000$94,500

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

Empowers under-resourced entrepreneurs with education, mentoring, and micro-loans for economic growth.

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3 program services account for $2.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Cic provides business education, mentoring and networking opportunities to under-resourced entrepreneurs. The signature education program is a 16-WEEK entrepreneur workshop that combines case studies, discussion and applied learning.

$886Kprogram expense
02

Cic Has Two Core Financing Programs

A microloan program that provides loans up to $50,000, and a microgrants program that helps under-resourced entrepreneurs test their products or services. In 2025, 42 businesses received $1,555,315 in loans and 17 businesses received $22,795 in microgrants.

$772Kprogram expense
03

The CV SBDC is housed at cic with support from the small business administration, state and local governments, and private support. It provides free one-on-one business advising and training workshops. In 2025, the CV SBDC provided 688 clients with 3,715 hours of business advising.

$583Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K
Grants paid · 14 grants · $14.2M · 2020–2025
Culinary Concepts Ab LLCFY2025$100,000
Darins Event CateringFY2025$15,000
Sunflower Partners LLCFY2025$10,000
2b-QFY2025$6,561
Murphy & Rude Malting Co LLCFY2025$6,324
See AttachedFY2024$141,004
See AttachedFY2024$76,170
See AttachedFY2024$13,600
See AttachedFY2023$150,000
See AttachedFY2023$15,000
See AttachedFY2022$576,796
See AttachedFY2022$104,000
See AttachedFY2021$1,218,024
See AttachedFY2020$11,743,222

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$373K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$185K
Fundraisingcol D$128K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$373K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$449K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K
Other assetsLn 15$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 6103
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$808K$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$137K$77K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$555K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$196K$196K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$144K$93K$14K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.1M$56K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$117K$113K$1K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$90K$83K$2K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$270K$178K$65K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$10K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$28K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$59K$44K$15K$160
OccupancyLn 16$111K$110K$917
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$59K$55K$989$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K$29
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$227K$211K$3K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$66K$51K$11K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.2M$185K$128K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.1M$2.6M$540K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.4M−$25K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.0M$58K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.0M$209K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.4M$453K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $13.5M$12.7M$754K$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,095,081 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,128,777
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,566,669
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,695,446
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $372,638$372,638
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,997$26,997
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $372,638 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,997$3,095,081
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,554,804 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $195,809$195,809
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,457 · Management $14,378 · Fundraising $35,945$143,780
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,068,156 · Management $55,628 · Fundraising $34,725$1,158,509
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $112,863 · Management $1,043 · Fundraising $2,963$116,869
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,046 · Management $1,785 · Fundraising $5,197$90,028
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $178,464 · Management $65,208 · Fundraising $26,155$269,827
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,744 · Management $1,114 · Fundraising $1,152$12,010
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,813 · Management $1,612 · Fundraising $1,265$30,690
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $44,195 · Management $14,932 · Fundraising $160$59,287
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $110,496 · Management $917$111,413
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $55,184 · Management $989 · Fundraising $3,288$59,461
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,899$5,899
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,985 · Fundraising $29$8,014
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $211,076 · Management $2,806 · Fundraising $13,568$227,450
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $50,941 · Management $11,067 · Fundraising $3,750$65,758
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,241,244 · Management $185,363 · Fundraising $128,197$2,554,804
Part X · Balance sheet $3,843,834 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $662,371$448,778
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $145,380$1,012,190
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $463,707$319,066
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,804$3,552
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $136,800$77,244
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,381,832$1,983,004
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,805,894$3,843,834
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $102,438$43,352
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $56,408$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $555,424$1,053,087
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $456,976$724,312
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,793,494$2,066,435
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,250,470$2,790,747
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,805,894$3,843,834
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,790,747 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,095,081
XI-2 Total expenses$2,554,804
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$540,277
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,250,470
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,790,747

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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