Status and standing
Is it real, and can you give to it?
Where the money goes
What each dollar paid for.
Statement of Functional Expenses
Financial health
Is it on solid ground?
Summary of the Filing
| FY2020 | $4.6M |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | $6.5M |
| FY2023 | $5.6M |
| FY2024 | $6.5M |
| FY2020 | $125K |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | $135K |
| FY2023 | $141K |
| FY2024 | $125K |
Balance Sheet
Statement of Revenue
Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 77% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 20% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 4% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | -28% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 0.4% | — | — |
| Fundraising fee ratio | 0.5% | — | — |
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.
Leadership and pay
Who runs it, and what are they paid?
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Zelalem Adefris’s $177K as CEO is at the 58th 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zelalem Adefris | $176,505 | $132,313 | — | — |
| Gretchen Beesing | — | — | $171,791 | $132,810 |
| Nina Thompkins Terminated 11124 | $158,335 | — | — | — |
| Brian Larson | $153,142 | $140,768 | $121,010 | $97,273 |
| Nina Thompkis | — | $127,800 | — | — |
| Natalie Castellanos | $113,070 | — | — | — |
| Nina Thompkins | — | — | $112,498 | — |
| Ahmed Mori | — | $111,519 | — | — |
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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Governance & Policies
- 16Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
- 16Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
- Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
- Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
- Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
- Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
- Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No
Mission and programs
What it does.
Solves problems impacting low-wealth communities across Miami-Dade County.
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Where the work happens
Policy & Engagement
Build social cohesion and civic participation to solve critical community issues by organizing and mobilizing with our partner networks and residents. Train and engage residents in all levels of advocacy and grassroots leadership, while also increasing communities' social, political, and financial capital.
Prosperity services and wealth-building programs health insurance and income support navigation,financial coaching and financial products, and free tax preparation in support of economic mobility for members of frontline communities.
Community economic development creative opportunities for miami-dade residents to own assets through cooperative economic models, such as worker-owned businesses and real- estate investment cooperatives.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Filing history
Every return on file.
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $5.0M | $4.1M | +53% | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 Viewing | $3.3M | $4.2M | -28% | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $4.6M | $4.1M | -6% | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | Not on file | |||
| FY2020 | $4.9M | $4.1M | 990 PDF | |
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Schedules filed Part IV
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