Transforming philanthropy by operationalizing equity-centered, values-driven Grantmaking.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.0M 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $113K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
77
named funders · $1.0M
Looks good: 77 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$477K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2022▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$5.3M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2022▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$7.1M
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2022▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$636K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2006.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $2.4M Management & general 24% · $839K Fundraising 7% · $226K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
And Chief Executive Officer
$252,640Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$206,363Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Communications Director
$136,424Pt VII · Sec A
Membership Director
$128,690Pt VII · Sec A
Community Knowledge Manager
$117,708Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Operations Manager
$103,933Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Membership Manager
$102,797Pt VII · Sec A
Treas. Thru 5/31/22, Dir. Eff. 6/1/22
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Satonya Fair’s $283K as President and CEO is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Satonya Fair$283,209——$240,700$106,234
Satonya Fair President—$260,967$252,640——
Dolores Estrada$229,524$212,830$206,363$188,770$179,763
Betsy F Reid$175,385$153,562$136,424$119,147—
Sara Richman Sanders$160,554$139,207$128,690$113,294—
Maria Pardi$143,540————
Carolyn Sosnowski$128,709$133,016$103,933——
Clare Larson$131,510—$102,797——

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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2 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Programs

Peak grantmaking programs support our members in adopting and championing equitable, effective grantmaking practices within their organizations and across the philanthropic sector. The principles for peak grantmaking are our call to action to transform the practice of philanthropy into the practice of principled grantmaking.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Member Engagement

Peak grantmaking builds and grows the profession of grants management by attracting and retaining members who advance equitable grantmaking practices in their organizations and advocate for sector change. In 2022, our network grew by 9% to 7,116 philanthropy professionals.

$620Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $125K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$913K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$839K
Fundraisingcol D$226K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$477K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$132K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$913K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.7M
SavingsLn 2$503K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$477K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6289
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K$36K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$286K$477K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$5.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$510K$255K$255K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$914K$195K$90K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$18K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$177K$129K$36K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$121K$84K$31K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$175K$175K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$439K$115K$278K$46K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$2K$4K$607
Office expensesLn 13$95K$16K$79K
Information technologyLn 14$261K$121K$132K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$178K$10K$169K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$76K$52K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$222$19K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$145K$681K−$599K$63K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$2.4M$839K$226K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.3M$7.1M−$1.8M$636K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$6.8M−$3.0M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $4.3M$3.5M$833K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.2M$3.3M$2.9M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$2.1M$494K$1.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,293,977 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,302,823$3,350,330
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $895,591$913,297
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,876$27,736
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,053$2,614
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,222,343$4,293,977
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 $1,628,575$2,028,549
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,660,380$1,432,447
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,288,955$3,460,996
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,933,388$832,981
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $4,293,977 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $45 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,310,336
VIII-1e Government grants$132,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,907,494
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,350,330
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $913,297$913,297
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,736$27,736
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,569$2,569
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $913,297 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,350$4,293,977
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,460,996 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $254,886 · Management $254,885$509,771
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $914,337 · Management $194,973 · Fundraising $89,917$1,199,227
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,539 · Management $1,857 · Fundraising $1,960$21,356
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $128,774 · Management $36,478 · Fundraising $11,537$176,789
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,745 · Management $31,078 · Fundraising $6,583$121,406
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $175,064$175,064
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $114,806 · Management $278,242 · Fundraising $45,509$438,557
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,531 · Management $3,712 · Fundraising $607$5,850
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,428 · Management $78,913$95,341
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $121,258 · Management $132,091 · Fundraising $7,261$260,610
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,990$4,990
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,700 · Management $168,596$178,296
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $51,764 · Management $24,371$76,135
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $222 · Management $18,967$19,189
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $33,545$33,545
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $680,881 · Management −$598,958 · Fundraising $62,947$144,870
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,395,871 · Management $838,804 · Fundraising $226,321$3,460,996
Part X · Balance sheet $5,927,282 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,836,741$3,742,161
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $501,804$502,557
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $177,000$253,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100,000$91,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $119,405$131,464
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,152$36,117
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,396,971$1,167,883
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,100$3,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,159,173$5,927,282
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,205$117,743
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $218,939$322,100
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$37,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $286,144$477,343
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,601,723$4,567,938
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $271,306$882,001
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,873,029$5,449,939
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,159,173$5,927,282
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,449,939 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,293,977
XI-2 Total expenses$3,460,996
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$832,981
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,873,029
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$256,071
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,449,939

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