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.
$434K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
$434K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 14.0 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
$2.0M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.7M
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$6.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$7.7M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$6.9M
Net assets
$6.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$13.0M
FY2023$13.6M
FY2024$11.5M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2003.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.6M Management & general 7% · $225K Fundraising 11% · $339K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $434K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$144,667Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Investment
$100,888Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Programs Officer
$98,486Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing & Impact
$90,370Pt VII · Sec A
Audit Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt 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

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  • 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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2 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

ICA.FUND has 89 small businesses served through education offerings and 231 hours of advising hours provided to small BUSINESSES.EFFECTIVE 11/17/2020, inner city advisors and fund good jobs, inc. Merged into one single organization and designated ICA.FUND as the surviving entity.

$2.3Mprogram expense
02

3 new equity investment, 3 portfolio companies supported, 30 rapid response liquidity fund emergency loans deployed to small businesses.

$258Kprogram expense

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$225K
Fundraisingcol D$339K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$5.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$52K
SavingsLn 2$3.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9K$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$6.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$192K$144K$10K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$792K$55K$209K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$24K$2K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$109K$83K$9K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$103K$78K$8K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$22K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$67K$7K$54K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$425K$369K$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$68K$48K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$61K$37K$20K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$15K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$41K$4K$9K
TravelLn 17$1K$819$8$334
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$9K$4K
InterestLn 20$834K$834K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$157$290
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$898$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$41K$1K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.6M$225K$339K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $5.7M$3.1M$2.6M$6.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,739,451 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,723,584$5,611,446
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,426$120,458
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,173$7,547
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,761,183$5,739,451
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $127,243$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $966,302$1,490,733
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $809,045$1,628,325
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,902,590$3,119,058
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$141,407$2,620,393
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,739,451 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,611,446
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,611,446
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $120,458$120,458
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,547$7,547
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,005 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,739,451
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,119,058 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $144,468 · Management $9,866 · Fundraising $38,128$192,462
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $792,090 · Management $54,526 · Fundraising $208,841$1,055,457
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,747 · Management $2,500 · Fundraising $4,998$31,245
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $82,568 · Management $8,692 · Fundraising $17,383$108,643
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,224 · Management $8,234 · Fundraising $16,468$102,926
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $22,192 · Management $3,316$25,508
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,715 · Management $53,718 · Fundraising $6,715$67,148
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $369,296 · Management $55,306$424,602
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $47,736 · Fundraising $20,407$68,143
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $37,430 · Management $19,734 · Fundraising $3,713$60,877
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,533 · Management $2,889 · Fundraising $3,060$20,482
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,477 · Management $4,366 · Fundraising $8,732$54,575
IX-17 TravelPrograms $819 · Management $8 · Fundraising $334$1,161
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,860 · Fundraising $3,797$12,657
IX-20 InterestPrograms $833,818$833,818
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,378 · Management $157 · Fundraising $290$1,825
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,530 · Management $898 · Fundraising $1,796$11,224
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,716 · Management $1,118 · Fundraising $4,471$46,305
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,554,597 · Management $225,328 · Fundraising $339,133$3,119,058
Part X · Balance sheet $8,588,508 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $60,163$51,544
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,122,923$3,584,720
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $265,500$608,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$9,253
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,814$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $9,298$4,279,122
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,590,314$55,369
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,060,012$8,588,508
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $156,748$188,702
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $317,466$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,250,000$1,847,095
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,724,214$2,035,797
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,078,149$5,052,788
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,257,649$1,499,923
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,335,798$6,552,711
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,060,012$8,588,508
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,552,711 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,739,451
XI-2 Total expenses$3,119,058
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,620,393
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,335,798
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,596,520
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,552,711

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