Redf EIN 54-2132153

Redf FY2020 filing

EIN  54-2132153 Public foundation / grantmaker San Francisco, CA Founded 2003
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Invests in and supports employment social enterprises to help them connect, grow, and employ people facing barriers to work.
Leadership
Carla I Javits · President, CEO · $252K
Money in and out
$81.5M revenue, $62.3M expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency

Invests in and supports employment social enterprises to help them connect, grow, and employ people facing barriers to work. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $81.5M in revenue, $62.3M in expenses, and $42.7M in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2020
Total revenue
$81.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$62.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$42.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $19.2M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$81.5M
FY2020
Expenses
$62.3M
FY2020
Total assets
$44.9M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$2.2M
FY2020
Total revenue
$81.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$62.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$42.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19.2M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$44.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $55.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Partnerships

REDF provides capacity building consulting on accessing public support and offers intermediary services to communities that seek to create public-private partnerships that help grow the ESE field.

$48.6Mprogram expense
02

Venture Philanthropy Portfolio and Evaluation

REDF provides customized hands-on technical assistance and measures results to a diverse portfolio of organizations to incorporate best practices that improve participant outcomes and sustainability for the enterprises.

$5.1Mprogram expense
03

Community

REDF Community creates space and provides resources to help our social enterprise partners connect, grow, and lead by providing community and relationship building via convenings and workshops, access to skill-building resources from the REDF team, and ongoing relationship support from dedicated relations manager who ensures partners are…

$1.3Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRedf
EINHdr · item D54-2132153
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.redefinealliance.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2003
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T012)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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
President, CEO
$251,994Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Development and Marketing Communications
$225,555Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial & Admin. Officer
$216,386Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$211,584Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Investments & Advisory
$186,460Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$168,703Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Impact Lending
$165,499Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Talent
$163,111Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Kim’s $375K as President & CEO is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 658 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maria Kim$375,455$351,125
Maria Kim$322,123$293,304$138,320
David Samuels$126,503$272,752
Carrie McKellogg$264,857
Carrie McKellogg$253,682$228,777$219,569$211,584
Carla I Javits$102,716$207,596$251,994
Jo'vion Greer$202,417$251,725
David Samuels$245,254$242,738$220,218$216,386

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 & grants100%$81.2M
Investment income$12K
Other revenue$284K
— government grantsLn 1e$48.0M
Total revenueLn 12$81.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.01
Program services94%$58.8M
Management & general4%$2.7M
Fundraising1%$719K
Total functional expensesLn 25$62.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$11.5M
Total assetsLn 16$44.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Total net assetsLn 32$42.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $11.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $62.3M · Less non-cash grants $108K · Cash operating expenses/yr $62.2M
2.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $58.8M · Total expenses $62.3M
94%
Management & General
Management & general $2.7M · Total expenses $62.3M
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $719K · Total expenses $62.3M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $719K · Solicited contributions $33.2M
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $81.2M · Total revenue $81.5M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $48.0M · Total revenue $81.5M
59%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $81.5M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $81.5M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $62.3M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $81.5M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $42.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $81.5M · Expenses $62.3M
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $44.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $42.7M · Total assets $44.9M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $44.9M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Carla I Javits · Reported title President, CEO · Highest reported compensation $252K · Total expenses $62.3M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $7.3M · Total expenses $62.3M
12%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Legal fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K
Grants paid · 386 grants · $27.0M · 2020–2025
Emerge Connecticut INCCT · FY2025$250,000
Bikes Not Bombs INCMA · FY2025$236,500
Rise Up IndustriesCA · FY2025$210,000
All SquareMN · FY2025$205,000
Wildflyer CoffeeMN · FY2025$175,000
Downtown Women's CenterCA · FY2025$175,000
Ground Up PdxFY2025$174,900
Urban AlchemyCA · FY2025$170,000
Global NeighborhoodWA · FY2025$152,000
Weld SeattleWA · FY2025$150,000
Oic of South Florida INCFL · FY2025$150,000
New Venture FundDC · FY2025$150,000
Conbody INCFY2025$150,000
Seeds of Change LLCFY2025$140,000
Jobtrain INCCA · FY2025$129,931
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$27.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$21.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$28.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$17.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$11.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$81.5M 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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