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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$103K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$103K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 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
$92K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$8.3M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$5.6M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$4.0M

From the FY2023 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

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.4M Management & general 3% · $42K Fundraising 4% · $54K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $103K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Int Ex Dir/Pres
$102,667Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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 15aYes

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$1.4Mprogram 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.

$21Kprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$92K
Net assetsLn 32$0$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$135K$135K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$25K$25K
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$103K$87K$10K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$41K$5K$351
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K$14$51
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$10K$1K$419
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$5K$66$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$755K$713K$1K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$7K$44$4K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$100$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K$201$731
TravelLn 17$14K$14K$22$355
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$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$343K$343K$22$83
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$42K$54K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8.3M$5.6M$2.7M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.8M$1.5M$1.3M$1.3M 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 $2,763,059 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$2,754,776
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$8,283
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$2,763,059
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$160,071
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$161,440
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$1,178,386
I-18 Total expenses$1,499,897
I-19 Revenue less expenses$1,263,162
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,763,059 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,754,776
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,754,776
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,283$8,283
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-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $8,283$2,763,059
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,499,897 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $135,071$135,071
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $25,000$25,000
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 $87,267 · Management $10,267 · Fundraising $5,133$102,667
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,528 · Management $5,357 · Fundraising $351$46,236
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,082 · Management $14 · Fundraising $51$1,147
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,776 · Management $1,195 · Fundraising $419$11,390
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,054 · Management $66 · Fundraising $1,000$6,120
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,575$23,575
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $713,183 · Management $1,004 · Fundraising $41,007$755,194
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,406 · Management $44 · Fundraising $3,532$10,982
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,426 · Management $100 · Fundraising $1,237$8,763
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,562 · Management $201 · Fundraising $731$16,494
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,912 · Management $22 · Fundraising $355$14,289
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 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $342,864 · Management $22 · Fundraising $83$342,969
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,404,131 · Management $41,867 · Fundraising $53,899$1,499,897
Part X · Balance sheet $1,354,762 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$1,341,575
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,187
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$12,000
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$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$1,354,762
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$82,400
X-18 Grants payable$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$92,400
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$714,166
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$548,196
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$1,262,362
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$1,354,762
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,262,362 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,763,059
XI-2 Total expenses$1,499,897
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,263,162
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$800
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,262,362

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