Ica Fund FY2023 filing

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M 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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FY2023 · 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% 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 · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $12.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 22.0 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
$9.2M
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.5M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$5.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$13.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.5M
FY2023▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$7.7M
Expenses
$5.0M
FY2023▲ +13%
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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
$13.6M
FY2023▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$13.0M
FY2023$13.6M
FY2024$11.5M

From the FY2023 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.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $4.0M Management & general 6% · $303K Fundraising 15% · $734K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$297,486Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Investment Officer
$226,845Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program & Str Init Officer
$218,855Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Fin & Admin
$216,690Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director of Investment
$156,782Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Portfolio Management
$127,199Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$121,350Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Marketing & Communications
$121,250Pt 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

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3 programs · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

5 new working capital loans, 3 new equity investments, 3 new safe notes, 25 new impact notes deployed to small businesses.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

69 entrepreneurs served through education offerings.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

155 hours of advising hours provided to small businesses.

Pt IX · col B

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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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2025 · $1.6M federal money spent
Community Development Financial Institutions ProgramDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.020 · Direct$800K
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (cdfi Erp)Department of the Treasury · ALN 21.033 · Direct$677K
State Small Business Credit Initiative Technical Assistance Grant ProgramDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.031 · Through California Office of the Small Business Advocate$89K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$232K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$5.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$303K
Fundraisingcol D$734K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M
Total assetsLn 16$22.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$232K
Investment incomeLn 3$316
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$316
Total revenueLn 12$5.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.0M
SavingsLn 2$6.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$163K
Total assetsLn 16$22.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.2M
Net assetsLn 32$13.6M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.3M$9.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.2M$12.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$19.4M$22.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M$9.2M
Net assetsLn 32$13.0M$13.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$941K$68K$241K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.2M$90K$286K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$118K$88K$7K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$234K$176K$18K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$99K$75K$8K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$53K$47K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$76K$8K$61K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$158K$142K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$164K$115K$769$49K
Office expensesLn 13$154K$147K$3K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$78K$58K$7K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$156K$119K$13K$25K
TravelLn 17$40K$28K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$19K$8K
InterestLn 20$746K$746K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$15K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$55K$764$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.0M$4.0M$303K$734K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $7.7M$6.9M$770K$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $5.5M$5.0M$487K$13.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 1, 2023 $6.7M$4.4M$2.3M$13.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2022 $6.5M$3.0M$3.5M$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $5.7M$3.1M$2.6M$6.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,480,854 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,386,491$5,222,984
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $271,665$231,794
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$316
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,125$25,760
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,663,281$5,480,854
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,804,097$3,253,655
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,597,895$1,740,216
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,401,992$4,993,871
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,261,289$486,983
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $5,480,854 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,222,984
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,222,984
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $231,794$231,794
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $316$316
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $25,760$25,760
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $257,554 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $316$5,480,854
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,993,871 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $941,048 · Management $67,623 · Fundraising $241,278$1,249,949
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,176,918 · Management $89,893 · Fundraising $286,081$1,552,892
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $88,290 · Management $6,777 · Fundraising $22,866$117,933
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $175,803 · Management $17,831 · Fundraising $39,935$233,569
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $75,477 · Management $7,945 · Fundraising $15,890$99,312
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $47,269 · Management $5,252$52,521
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,629 · Management $61,034 · Fundraising $7,629$76,292
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $142,003 · Management $15,778$157,781
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $114,640 · Management $769 · Fundraising $48,912$164,321
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $146,688 · Management $2,896 · Fundraising $4,034$153,618
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $58,230 · Management $7,218 · Fundraising $12,259$77,707
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $118,775 · Management $12,503 · Fundraising $25,005$156,283
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,768 · Fundraising $11,901$39,669
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,356 · Fundraising $8,295$27,651
IX-20 InterestPrograms $745,996$745,996
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,514$5,514
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,968 · Management $1,576 · Fundraising $3,151$19,695
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,498 · Management $764 · Fundraising $6,906$63,168
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,956,356 · Management $303,373 · Fundraising $734,142$4,993,871
Part X · Balance sheet $22,824,034 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,184,070$3,021,593
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,115,683$6,143,911
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $710,373$775,533
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,080$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $10,197,738$12,608,972
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $53,835$110,676
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $108,521$163,349
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,371,300$22,824,034
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $392,811$379,209
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$1,066,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,000,000$7,800,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,392,811$9,245,209
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,349,827$11,066,178
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,628,662$2,512,647
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,978,489$13,578,825
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,371,300$22,824,034
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,578,825 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,480,854
XI-2 Total expenses$4,993,871
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$486,983
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,978,489
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$339,030
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$452,383
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,578,825

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