ECIF is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2023 with a mission to reduce the wealth gap and increase economic mobility for small businesses and entrepreneurs from under-capitalized communities. Through our programming, we are cultivating an environment where individuals and families that reside in under-capitalized communities have access to financial literacy and entrepreneurship training, wealth building resources, innovative solutions and community-driven initiatives that foster financial inclusion and sustainable economic community growth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$10K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$322K
+399% vs prior year
Spent
$199K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$123K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$322K
FY2025▲ +399%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$65K
FY2025$322K
Net assets
$123K
FY2025▲ ×82
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024−$2K
FY2025$123K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2023.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $188K Management & general 5% · $10K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $10K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$4,500Pt VII · Sec A
COO and CFO
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A
CTO and Data Compliance Officer
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Phillip Yates’s $4K as President and CEO is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers entrepreneurs from under-capitalized communities with financial literacy, training, and resources for economic growth.

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3 programs · $188K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

In 2025, the Equiliberty Community Impact Foundation continued to expand its mission of empowering entrepreneurs, strengthening communities, and advancing pathways to wealth-building through education, innovation, and access to opportunity.

$77Kprogram expense
02

In 2025, the Equiliberty Community Impact Foundation continued to expand its mission of empowering entrepreneurs, strengthening communities, and advancing pathways to wealth-building through education, innovation, and access to opportunity.

$65Kprogram expense
03

This initiative aligns with the Foundation's broader focus on youth development and workforce preparation. In 2025, the organization also began launching its Youth Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development (YEW) initiative, including a pilot program in Alief Independent School District.

$46Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $66K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$66,250

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$322K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$322K
Money outPt IX
$199K
Ln 25
Programscol B$188K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$123K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$322K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$322K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$123K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 675
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$123K
Total assetsLn 16$0$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$123K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$66K$66K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$10K$0$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$43K$43K
InterestLn 20$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$750$750
Total functional expensesLn 25$199K$188K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $322K$199K$123K$123K 990 PDF
FY2024 $65K−$2K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $322,053 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $64,544$322,053
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $64,544$322,053
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,000$66,250
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$10,500
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,116$122,137
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $66,116$198,887
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,572$123,166
Part VI · Governance 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $322,053 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$322,053
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$322,053
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$322,053
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $198,887 across 27 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $66,250$66,250
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $10,500$10,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,265$44,265
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,000$15,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,500$3,500
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,500$3,500
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $43,122$43,122
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $750$750
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $188,387 · Management $10,500 · Fundraising $0$198,887
Part X · Balance sheet $123,166 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$123,166
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$123,166
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$123,166
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$123,166
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$123,166
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $123,166 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$322,053
XI-2 Total expenses$198,887
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$123,166
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$123,166

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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