Civic Space Foundation

Tax-deductible

San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Since 2022EducationEIN 88-1045135

Investing in spaces, projects, and people to build joyful civic engagement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,000 volunteers and 2 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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.0M a year · 36% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$192K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $2.0M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$819K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% 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
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Revenue
$8.3M
+200% vs prior year
Spent
$5.6M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$8.3M
FY2024▲ +200%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$8.3M
Expenses
$5.6M
FY2024▲ +272%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$5.6M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2024▲ +215%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$4.0M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2023.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $5.4M Management & general 3% · $145K Fundraising 1% · $80K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $192K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ed/President
$192,466Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emanuel Yekutiel’s $192K as Ed/President is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Emanuel Yekutiel$192,466$102,667

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

Programs and updates

Builds joyful civic engagement by investing in spaces, projects, and people.

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2 program services account for $5.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Civic Joy Fund was established to support creative civic gathering spaces and art in San Francisco post pandemic. It included Summer of Music, SF is a Drag, Halloween activities, as well as Adopt-A-Block opportunities and mural/other art projects.

$5.0Mprogram expense
02

Civic Space program launched its first listening tour to identify target cities where CSF will help launch civic gathering and event spaces to meet elected officials, learn about the issues of the day and be a starting point for community involvement.

$344Kprogram expense

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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 · 35 grants · $4.2M · 2023–2024
Into the StreetsFY2024$2,060,000
Noise Pop Industries LLCFY2024$643,563
Broke But Grand LLCFY2024$289,441
Chris & Greg Events LLCFY2024$126,340
BechinatownCA · FY2024$120,000
North Beach Business AssocFY2024$100,000
Excelsior Action GroupCA · FY2024$75,174
Wah Mei SchoolCA · FY2024$50,000
Little Secret LLCFY2024$50,000
La-Mas INCCA · FY2024$50,000
Hot and Cool INCFY2024$50,000
Bas Holdings LLCFY2024$47,122
Filmore Merch & Improv AssocCA · FY2024$30,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Money outPt IX
$5.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.4M
Managementcol C$145K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$819K
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$8.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$8.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$195K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$819K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 62,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$819K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.2M$4.2M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$230K$143K$34K$54K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$180K$140K$31K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$38K$31K$6K$436
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K$376$347
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$19K$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$336K$319K$10K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$25K$2K$467
Office expensesLn 13$27K$25K$1K$349
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$30K$29K$560$394
TravelLn 17$58K$53K$4K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$38$23
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$381K$375K$3K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.6M$5.4M$145K$80K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $8.3M$5.6M$2.7M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$1.5M$1.3M$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,294,519 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,193,422
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,980,604
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,193,422
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,179$41,179
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $59,918$59,918
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $101,097$8,294,519
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,578,236 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,181,528$4,181,528
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $143,022 · Management $33,807 · Fundraising $53,519$230,348
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $139,955 · Management $30,674 · Fundraising $9,078$179,707
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $31,102 · Management $6,056 · Fundraising $436$37,594
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,532 · Management $376 · Fundraising $347$8,255
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,582 · Management $4,372 · Fundraising $4,045$26,999
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,582 · Management $2,049$4,631
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,751$46,751
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $319,384 · Management $9,602 · Fundraising $7,493$336,479
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,648 · Management $2,107 · Fundraising $467$27,222
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,414 · Management $1,354 · Fundraising $349$27,117
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,978 · Management $560 · Fundraising $394$29,932
IX-17 TravelPrograms $53,289 · Management $3,743 · Fundraising $1,365$58,397
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,614 · Management $38 · Fundraising $23$1,675
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $375,036 · Management $3,277 · Fundraising $2,288$380,601
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,353,666 · Management $144,766 · Fundraising $79,804$5,578,236
Part X · Balance sheet $4,797,683 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,341,575$1,340,987
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$3,019,639
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,187$233,552
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,000$8,527
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$194,978
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,354,762$4,797,683
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $82,400$59,868
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $10,000$759,170
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $92,400$819,038
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $714,166$3,671,943
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $548,196$306,702
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,262,362$3,978,645
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,354,762$4,797,683
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,978,645 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,294,519
XI-2 Total expenses$5,578,236
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,716,283
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,262,362
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,978,645

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