Camelback Ventures INC EIN 46-3169470

Camelback Ventures INC FY2020 filing

EIN  46-3169470 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New Orleans, ID
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides funding, resources, and support to diverse entrepreneurs and community leaders to foster economic opportunity, quality education, and thriving local communities.
Leadership
Aaron Walker · CEO & Founder · $228K
Money in and out
$13.5M revenue, $2.9M expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency

Provides funding, resources, and support to diverse entrepreneurs and community leaders to foster economic opportunity, quality education, and thriving local communities. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $13.5M in revenue, $2.9M in expenses, and $14.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$13.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $10.5M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
53.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+78%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$13.5M
FY2020
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2020
Total assets
$15.4M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$795K
FY2020
Total revenue
$13.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$10.5M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$15.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Camelback ventures supports the growth and empowerment of livable communities; our tool of change is entrepreneurship. We provide a rigorous accelerator, known as the camelback fellowship, for untapped entrepreneurs.

$838Kprogram expense
02

Our vision is to have a community that relies on, sources, vets, appreciates, communes, and participates in amplifying their ventures as well as that of camelback ventures. We have grown to 84+ alumni across the country and sectors.

$692Kprogram expense
03

The capital collaborative is a cohort-based fellowship program run by camelback and specifically designed for white-identifying senior leaders in philanthropy and impact investing who want to deepen their personal and professional work on racial EQUITY.THE goal of the capital collaborative is to influence grantmakers, investors, and…

$351Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCamelback Ventures INC
EINHdr · item D46-3169470
Principal addressHdr · item CNew Orleans, ID
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.camelbackventures.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MID
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S43)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO & Founder
$227,890Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron Walker’s $253K as CEO & Founder is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aaron Walker$252,715$243,570$229,469$227,386$227,890
Shawna Young$244,226
Riyaz Gayasaddin$214,171$194,658$193,943$145,145
Cathaline Yi$193,168$111,834
Kelli Murray$171,868
Melvin Freeman$166,487$154,803$132,530
Tania Dall$156,847$119,693$121,926$111,749
Selam Kebrom$123,575

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$12.8M · 95%
Program service revenue$591K · 4%
Contributions & grants95%$12.8M
Program service revenue4%$591K
Investment income$26K
Other revenue$22K
Total revenueLn 12$13.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.09
Program services76%$2.2M
Management & general15%$435K
Fundraising9%$274K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$13.1M
Total assetsLn 16$15.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$795K
Total net assetsLn 32$14.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed53.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $13.1M · Operating expenses/yr $2.9M
53.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.2M · Total expenses $2.9M
76%
Management & General
Management & general $435K · Total expenses $2.9M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $274K · Total expenses $2.9M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $274K · Solicited contributions $12.8M
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $12.8M · Total revenue $13.5M
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $13.5M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $591K · Total revenue $13.5M
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $26K · Total revenue $13.5M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $591K · Total expenses $2.9M
20%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $13.5M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $14.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $13.5M · Expenses $2.9M
+78%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $15.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $14.6M · Total assets $15.4M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $15.4M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Aaron Walker · Reported title CEO & FOUNDER · Highest reported compensation $228K · Total expenses $2.9M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.0M · Total expenses $2.9M
35%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 115 grants · $3.6M · 2020–2024
NationswellFY2024$241,250
Sledge InstituteNC · FY2024$40,000
Peer Defense ProjectNY · FY2024$40,000
Euki INCCA · FY2024$40,000
Empowr CoGA · FY2024$40,000
Build Our Lives Together INCPA · FY2024$40,000
4point0 SchoolsLA · FY2024$26,500
New Schools FundCA · FY2024$26,500
Moonshot EdventuresCO · FY2024$26,500
Echoing Green INCNY · FY2024$26,500
Sankofa RootsCA · FY2023$48,000
La TienditaFY2023$40,000
Inspiring Futures INCNY · FY2023$40,000
Baseline HealthOR · FY2023$40,000
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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)$4.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$4.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$5.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$5.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$13.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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