Episcopal Impact Fund

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 94-3345498Revenue $1.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSepiscopalimpact.org1055 Taylor St, 94108-2209 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Sep 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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A faith-based, grant-making organization focused on the root causes of poverty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$193K 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $578K a year · 36% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$193K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $118K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$84K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$1.9M
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$7.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$966K
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$924K
FY2021$904K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$7.0M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$7.0M

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 Sep 2000.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $708K Management & general 13% · $134K Fundraising 19% · $200K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $193K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$192,881Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Alvarez’s $193K as Executive Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christina Alvarez$192,881$185,908$137,308——
Kathleen Piraino——$80,351$172,529$145,206

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

Programs and updates

Funds faith-based efforts addressing poverty's root causes.

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3 programs · $708K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Episcopal Impact Fund has a vision of a Bay Area where all our neighbors have the opportunities and resources they need to thrive. For almost 50 years, the Impact Fund has been helping elevate the lives of our Bay Area neighbors experiencing poverty.

$708Kprogram expense
02

Our Housing Security and Poverty Relief grants supported nonprofit organizations working to tackle the region's affordable housing crisis by reducing barriers to housing and economic stability for families and youth. We also continued to support the churches of the Diocese of California in their Social Ministries.

Pt IX · col B
03

In 2024, Episcopal Impact Fund and affiliate The Brotherton Fund granted over $840,000 to 53 programs. These grants positively affected over 100,000 Bay Area residents experiencing poverty and homelessness.

Pt IX · col B

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 · 100 grants · $1.9M · 2020–2024
Youth Spirit ArtworksCA · FY2024$40,000
San Francisco SafehouseCA · FY2024$40,000
Center for Domestic PeaceCA · FY2024$40,000
Beyond EmancipationCA · FY2024$40,000
Human Investment Project INCCA · FY2024$30,000
Sojourn Chaplaincy INCCA · FY2024$19,400
Henry Ohlhoff HouseCA · FY2024$6,100
Grace Cathedral Jail MinistryCA · FY2024$5,500
Ariel Outreach MissionCA · FY2023$50,000
Global Communication Education and ArtFY2023$50,000
WehopeCA · FY2023$30,000
Beyond EmancipationCA · FY2023$30,000
See all 100 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$285K
Other incomeLn 4–11$279K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$708K
Managementcol C$134K
Fundraisingcol D$200K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$351K
Investment incomeLn 3$285K
Other incomeLn 4–11$279K
Gains on assetsLn 7$23K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$255
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
Net assetsLn 32$7.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.3M$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$994$255
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$84K
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M$7.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$478K$478K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$255K$153K$51K$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$178K$39K$30K$109K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$2K$2K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$3K$960$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$11K$5K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$2K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$6K$858$8K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$5K$3K$8K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$24$158
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$2K$67
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$740$148$444$148
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$2K$926
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$602$2K$869
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$708K$134K$200K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.0M$845K$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $966K$1.1M−$125K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$215K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$904K$1.3M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$924K$647K$5.0M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,887,931 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $499,589$1,323,744
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $201,332$285,111
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $264,616$279,076
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $965,537$1,887,931
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $512,006$477,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $442,828$478,826
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,027$86,286
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,090,861$1,042,612
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$125,324$845,319
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 $1,887,931 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$351,261
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$972,483
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,323,744
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $262,259$262,259
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $22,852$22,852
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$123,142−$123,142
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $402,218$402,218
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $402,218 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $161,969$1,887,931
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,042,612 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $477,500$477,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $152,711 · Management $50,904 · Fundraising $50,904$254,519
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,593 · Management $30,271 · Fundraising $109,379$178,243
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,429 · Management $2,258 · Fundraising $8,843$13,530
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,222 · Management $960 · Fundraising $2,117$6,299
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,909 · Management $4,867 · Fundraising $10,459$26,235
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,527$11,527
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,500 · Management $23,946$25,446
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,039 · Management $858 · Fundraising $7,997$14,894
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,951 · Management $2,736 · Fundraising $7,888$15,575
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,231 · Management $24 · Fundraising $158$1,413
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,549 · Management $1,692 · Fundraising $67$5,308
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $148 · Management $444 · Fundraising $148$740
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,005 · Management $1,578 · Fundraising $926$7,509
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $602 · Management $2,403 · Fundraising $869$3,874
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $708,389 · Management $134,468 · Fundraising $199,755$1,042,612
Part X · Balance sheet $7,133,417 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $183,333; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,187,832$1,405,367
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $527,492$603,635
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,872$21,167
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $994$255
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,304,586$4,919,660
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,149,872$7,133,417
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $90,170$84,028
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,170$84,028
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,782,073$4,673,066
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,277,629$2,376,323
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,059,702$7,049,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,149,872$7,133,417
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,049,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,887,931
XI-2 Total expenses$1,042,612
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$845,319
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,059,702
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$144,368
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,049,389

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