To support largely minority-owned small businesses in Virginia by providing access to affordable loan capital and financial services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$98K 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $258K a year · 21% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 46% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 46% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
31 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 30.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $616K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$219K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$632K
+218% vs prior year
Spent
$213K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$545K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$632K
FY2022▲ +218%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$198K
FY2022$632K
FY2023$885K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$213K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$213K
FY2023$596K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$545K
FY2022▲ +331%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$126K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$683K
FY2024$887K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2021.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $141K Management & general 20% · $44K Fundraising 14% · $29K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$98,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leah Fremouw’s $181K as President/Ce is at the 59th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Leah Fremouw$181,034$165,000$150,000$98,000

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides affordable loans and financial services to minority-owned small businesses in Virginia.

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1 program · $141K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To provide access to affordable loan capital and financial services.

$141Kprogram 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 · 8 grants · $968K · 2023–2025
Lighthouse Labs Rva INCVA · FY2025$355,000
Culinary Concepts AbFY2025$83,436
Lighthouse Labs Rva INCVA · FY2024$255,200
The Shockoe FoundationVA · FY2024$145,000
Hatch Richmond LLCFY2024$58,128
Culinary Concepts AbFY2024$48,048
Victoria's KitchenFY2024$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$632K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$628K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$191
Money outPt IX
$213K
Ln 25
Programscol B$141K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$545K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$551K
Total assetsLn 16$764K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$628K
Government grantsLn 1e$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$191
Other incomeLn 4–11$5
Total revenueLn 12$632K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$447K
SavingsLn 2$103K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$551K
Other assetsLn 15$500
Total assetsLn 16$764K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
Net assetsLn 32$545K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K$551K
Total assetsLn 16$226K$764K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$219K
Net assetsLn 32$126K$545K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$50K$30K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$1K$811$541
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$4K$2K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$412$412
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$48K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$6K$4K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$834$834
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$200$407$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$71$71
Total functional expensesLn 25$213K$141K$44K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$1.7M$121K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.3M$204K$887K 990 PDF
FY2023 $885K$596K$288K$683K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $632K$213K$418K$545K 990 PDF
FY2021 $198K$126K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $631,808 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $198,500$628,407
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$3,205
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$191
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$5
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $198,500$631,808
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 $0$110,202
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,500$103,290
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $74,500$213,492
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $124,000$418,316
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $631,808 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$150,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$478,407
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$628,407
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,205$3,205
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $191$191
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,210 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $191$631,808
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $213,492 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,000 · Management $30,000 · Fundraising $20,000$100,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,353 · Management $811 · Fundraising $541$2,705
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,749 · Management $2,249 · Fundraising $1,499$7,497
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $412$412
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,029$4,029
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,681 · Fundraising $3,375$51,056
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,316$26,316
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,000 · Management $3,600 · Fundraising $2,401$12,001
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,662$4,662
IX-20 InterestPrograms $834$834
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,045$2,045
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $200 · Management $407 · Fundraising $1,257$1,864
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $71$71
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $140,866 · Management $43,553 · Fundraising $29,073$213,492
Part X · Balance sheet $763,558 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $145,773; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,378$447,339
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$103,273
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$40,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$15,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$11,673
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $200,000$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $226,378$763,558
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$11,167
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $100,000$100,834
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,863
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,000$218,864
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $126,378$444,694
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $126,378$544,694
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $226,378$763,558
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $544,694 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$631,808
XI-2 Total expenses$213,492
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$418,316
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$126,378
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$544,694

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