To equip community changemakers to grow their ability to lead, collaborate & drive solutions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 3 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 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
$54K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $45K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$189K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$558K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$426K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$419K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$558K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$446K
FY2021$620K
FY2022$576K
FY2023$501K
FY2024$558K
Expenses
$426K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$517K
FY2022$586K
FY2023$553K
FY2024$426K
Net assets
$419K
FY2024▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$419K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1996.

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% · $348K Management & general 11% · $48K Fundraising 7% · $30K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$38,988Pt VII · Sec A
$14,770Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ed France Until 42024’s $39K as Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ed France—$119,583$101,803$100,000$100,000
Ed France Until 42024$38,988————
Katya Armistead$14,770$5,550$16,170$11,750—
Ashley Costa——$11,640$4,100—
Jim Morouse————$3,333
Jennifer Reitz——$2,000—$1,710

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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Empowers community leaders to grow their skills for collaboration and driving solutions.

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1 program · $348K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Leadership Development

We offer four core Leadership programs for Social Impact Sector Leaders: Growing Edge Leaders, Emerging Leaders, Leading for Community Impact, and the Katherine Harvey Fellows. Each program is cohort based and serves different niches of social impact leaders.

$348Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$45K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$558K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$419K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$426K
Ln 25
Programscol B$348K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$419K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$530K
Total assetsLn 16$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$419K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$558K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$481K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$530K
Other assetsLn 15$41K
Total assetsLn 16$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K
Net assetsLn 32$419K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 645
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$306K$530K
Total assetsLn 16$306K$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$189K
Net assetsLn 32$296K$419K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$39K$32K$2K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$58K$1K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K$259$581
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$5K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$149K$129K$8K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$10K$2K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$5K$14K$271
OccupancyLn 16$51K$40K$10K$1K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$74
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$11K$830$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$1K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$426K$348K$48K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $558K$426K$132K$419K 990 PDF
FY2023 $501K$553K−$53K$296K 990 PDF
FY2022 $576K$586K−$9K$349K 990 PDF
FY2021 $620K$517K$102K$360K 990 PDF
FY2020 $446K$466K−$20K$258K 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 $558,262 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $407,574$419,190
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $81,023$125,229
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,192$10,308
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,053$3,535
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $500,842$558,262
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 $253,018$111,553
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $300,340$314,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $553,358$425,889
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$52,516$132,373
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $558,262 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$419,190
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$419,190
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $125,229$125,229
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,308$10,308
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,535$3,535
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,764 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,308$558,262
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $425,889 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,360 · Management $1,949 · Fundraising $4,679$38,988
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,186 · Management $1,223 · Fundraising $2,444$61,853
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,326 · Management $1,950$5,276
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,596 · Management $259 · Fundraising $581$5,436
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,417 · Management $1,750$7,167
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $129,220 · Management $8,013 · Fundraising $11,441$148,674
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,914 · Management $2,098 · Fundraising $6,835$18,847
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,795 · Management $13,914 · Fundraising $271$18,980
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,856 · Management $9,691 · Fundraising $1,428$50,975
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,272 · Management $74$2,346
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,846 · Management $830 · Fundraising $2,183$13,859
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,498 · Management $6,232$7,730
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,758$45,758
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $348,044 · Management $47,983 · Fundraising $29,862$425,889
Part X · Balance sheet $607,992 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131,282$48,623
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $174,473$481,416
X-4 Accounts receivable$37,350
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$40,603
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $305,755$607,992
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,413$12,274
X-18 Grants payable$2,341
X-19 Deferred revenue$137,730
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$36,752
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,413$189,097
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $206,342$291,395
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $90,000$127,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $296,342$418,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $305,755$607,992
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $418,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$558,262
XI-2 Total expenses$425,889
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$132,373
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$296,342
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$9,820
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$418,895

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