California · Nonprofit
Brotherhood of Elders Network
Brotherhood of Elders Network (California) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,062,395 to it, the largest being THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION ($2,142,300). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 58% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.0M
- Funders on record
- 17
- Grants received
- $6.1M
- Net assets
- $2.1M
What Brotherhood of Elders Network does
Mission
The Brotherhood of Elders Network is an intergenerational network of men of African Ancestry who foster environments where Black boys and young men are empowered to flourish. We advocate for males of African ancestry from infancy to adulthood. We leverage our resources and relationships to benefit Black boys.We maintain and preserve the health and wellness of our families and communities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
"BOEN uplifts the needs and voices of Black communities andencourages our network to stay civically engaged by hosting RealTalk About the Town, a unique election season series where wehold real, unfiltered conversations about the issues shaping ourcommunities."
$720,805 spent53% of program spendingBlack Doc Village focuses on raising awareness about the disproportionate dismissal of Black resident physicians and using research to inform policy change. Our mission is to expand the Black physician workforce in order to improve health outcomes within Black communities.
$225,318 spent17% of program spending"Healing Generations Institute (HGI) trains communityhealth workers, promotes familial community healing,and addresses community strife through culturally-based healing circles as communal spaces for emotional,psychological, spiritual healing, and collective support."
$181,816 spent13% of program spendingUmoja Health - has screened more than 100 people for hypertension, diabetes and cancer and supported the training of 26 summer interns in community health, public health and health care. BOEN has also supported the introduction of cancer clinical trials withing Alameda Health System to improve outcomes for Black and Brown families facing cancer.
$90,676 spent7% of program spending"The 40x40 Council is a collaborative effort to reverse decades of disinvestment and create a thriving, multi-generational community forBlack residents in Deep East Oakland. Together, we are addressing systemic inequities and building a future where Black residents can stay,return, heal, prosper, and build power."
$73,443 spent5% of program spending"Ubuntu Leadership Institute - offers land-based education,providing youth with immersive experiences innature to foster leadership, problem-solving, andenvironmental stewardship."
$65,667 spent5% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,357,725.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $853k to $2.1M (+143%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 1% · 2022 80%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
86% of Brotherhood of Elders Network’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Gregory Hodge
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $387k → $1.5M.
5 of 17 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 58% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Brotherhood of Elders Network’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Brotherhood of Elders Network leans on a few funders — its largest provides 35% of grant income and the top three 66%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
68% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Brotherhood of Elders Network.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 61% · 2020 62% · 2021 53% · 2022 52% · 2023 45% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of Brotherhood of Elders Network's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
58% of Brotherhood of Elders Network's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $2.6M that is directly attributable, 98% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Brotherhood of Elders Network runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like Brotherhood of Elders Network
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Brotherhood of Elders Network: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Brotherhood of Elders Network?
- Brotherhood of Elders Network (California) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,062,395 to it, the largest being THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION ($2,142,300). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 58% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Brotherhood of Elders Network have?
- IRS filings report 17 organizations giving $6,062,395 in grants to Brotherhood of Elders Network, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Brotherhood of Elders Network?
- THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,142,300 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Brotherhood of Elders Network find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 17 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing