Ica Fund

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 1996Community DevelopmentEIN 47-0898054

Provide coaching, connections, and capital to grow san francisco bay area businesses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 31 volunteers and 16 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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FY2024 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.9M a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $3.0M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12.4M
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.7M
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$6.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$11.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2024▲ +41%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$7.7M
Expenses
$6.9M
FY2024▲ +39%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$6.9M
Net assets
$11.5M
FY2024▼ -15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$13.0M
FY2023$13.6M
FY2024$11.5M

From the FY2024 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 Apr 2003.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $5.7M Management & general 5% · $359K Fundraising 13% · $870K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$316,945Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance & Admin
$231,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Investment Officer
$230,778Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$229,883Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Portfolio Services
$144,452Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Development and Impact
$138,700Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Marketing and Communications
$137,713Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Direct Services
$136,528Pt VII · Sec A

Allison Kelly’s $317K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 88th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Allison Kelly$316,945$297,486$268,853$237,333$144,667
John Gough$230,778$226,845$233,281$208,394—
Dennise Estrada$231,000$216,690$82,403——
Dianna Tremblay$229,883$218,855$198,050——
Diana Tremblay———$161,634$98,486
Daniel Lee——$161,472$159,168—
Yui Ueno—$156,782$141,388$130,680$100,888
Caron Gugssa-Howard$144,452$127,199$103,792$110,252—

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

Connects entrepreneurs with coaching, capital, and networks to grow Bay Area businesses.

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3 program services account for $5.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

109 entrepreneurs served through education offerings.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

3 new working capital loans, 1 new convertible note, 2 new equity investments, 3 new safe notes, 7 new impact notes deployed to small businesses.

$2.4Mprogram expense
03

642 hours of advising hours provided to small businesses.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Citi FoundationFY2024$400K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$3.0M
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$474K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$6.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Managementcol C$359K
Fundraisingcol D$870K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.4M
Total assetsLn 16$23.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$197K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$474K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$10.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$157K
Total assetsLn 16$23.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.4M
Net assetsLn 32$11.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 631
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M$11.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.6M$10.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$22.8M$23.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.2M$12.4M
Net assetsLn 32$13.6M$11.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.1M$1.6M$120K$393K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$850K$57K$227K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$195K$147K$12K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$263K$204K$23K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$218K$165K$17K$35K
Legal feesLn 11b$49K$44K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$72K$7K$58K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$211K$190K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$166K$116K$323$50K
Office expensesLn 13$127K$121K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$79K$60K$7K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$138K$105K$11K$22K
TravelLn 17$62K$43K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$24K$10K
InterestLn 20$1.2M$1.2M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$11K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$899K$880K$977$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.9M$5.7M$359K$870K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $7.7M$6.9M$770K$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.5M$5.0M$487K$13.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.7M$4.4M$2.3M$13.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.5M$3.0M$3.5M$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.7M$3.1M$2.6M$6.6M 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 $7,717,480 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$197,059
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,031,587
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,228,646
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $474,418$474,418
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,414$14,414
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $488,832 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2$7,717,480
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,947,208 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,581,429 · Management $119,923 · Fundraising $392,947$2,094,299
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $850,037 · Management $56,669 · Fundraising $226,677$1,133,383
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $147,175 · Management $12,420 · Fundraising $35,452$195,047
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $204,249 · Management $23,280 · Fundraising $35,288$262,817
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $165,420 · Management $17,413 · Fundraising $34,825$217,658
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $43,954 · Management $4,884$48,838
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,237 · Management $57,893 · Fundraising $7,237$72,367
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $189,875 · Management $21,097$210,972
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $116,350 · Management $323 · Fundraising $49,772$166,445
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $120,829 · Management $2,478 · Fundraising $3,760$127,067
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $59,613 · Management $7,091 · Fundraising $12,550$79,254
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $105,246 · Management $11,078 · Fundraising $22,157$138,481
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,446 · Fundraising $18,620$62,066
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,464 · Fundraising $10,485$34,949
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,167,359$1,167,359
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $22,135$22,135
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,350 · Management $1,195 · Fundraising $2,390$14,935
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $879,862 · Management $977 · Fundraising $18,297$899,136
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,717,895 · Management $358,856 · Fundraising $870,457$6,947,208
Part X · Balance sheet $23,929,138 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,021,593$1,055,259
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,143,911$10,349,604
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $775,533$1,450,600
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$5,779
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$17,369
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $12,608,972$10,810,500
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $110,676$83,027
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $163,349$157,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,824,034$23,929,138
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $379,209$543,663
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,066,000$490,654
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $7,800,000$11,400,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,245,209$12,434,317
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,066,178$9,171,325
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,512,647$2,323,496
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,578,825$11,494,821
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,824,034$23,929,138
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,494,821 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,717,480
XI-2 Total expenses$6,947,208
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$770,272
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,578,825
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$868,255
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,986,021
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,494,821

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