North Carolina · Nonprofit
CIN INC
CIN INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $934,477 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($460,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 59% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $340k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $934k
- Net assets
- $477k
What Cin Inc does
Mission
The community investment network (cin) inspires connects and strengthens african americans and communities of color to leverage their collective resources to create the change they wish to see. Cin pursues a bold mission anchored in four main strategies: identifying pathways towards institutional philanthropy for individuals and community groups. Cultivating a new cadre of philanthropic leaders from communities of color who recognize their civic responsibilities and their power to influence mainstream philanthropy. Creating space for members to learn the history of philanthropy generate ideas share lessons and successes and pursue opportunities to give back. Broadening understanding of the nonprofit sector and community-based efforts particularly around public policy and social justice.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The community investment network conference serves as a premier convening that brings together individuals, families, grassroots groups, nonprofit professionals and giving circle members to explore community philanthropy as a tool for civic engagement and social change. The conference is open to the public and offers a wide range of sessions including workshops, plenaries and networking opportunities that empower participants to strengthen their philanthropic efforts. Key accomplishments: panel discussions on community led philanthropy and social change. Interactive learning tours showcasing community-based solutions. Love in action giving circle experience awarding grants to local nonprofits. Networking opportunities connecting grassroots organizations and philanthropic leaders. Tools and resources for starting or strengthening giving circles.
$32,421 spentof which $1,245 as grants42% of program spendingThe essentials for diversity in giving (edg) curriculum is a proprietary educational program designed to engage and empower communities of color to participate in collective philanthropy. The curriculum includes individual and group exercises that illuminate the fundamentals of philanthropy from the perspective of communities of color. Key accomplishments: interactive workshops on donor engagement strategies. Historical context on philanthropy in communities of color. Partnerships with community foundations and civic organizations. Creation of inclusive philanthropic practices and donor pipelines. Empowering participants to mobilize resources to address community needs.
$31,152 spent41% of program spendingThe #wearephilanthropists project formerly known as the hbcu donors of color initiative was launched in spring 2016 with the intent of inspiring and equipping college students with resources to address challenges in their communities through collective philanthropy. The program leverages current cin giving circle members to serve as presenters and personal examples of creative philanthropy for students. The initiative is designed for students of color at all institutions of higher learning and uses classroom sessions mentoring and convenings to create a pipeline to the next generation of philanthropists.
$11,177 spent15% of program spendingThe leadership summit is a signature convening that provides giving circle members within the community investment network cin with fellowship renewal and continuous learning opportunities. The summit focuses on equipping circles with the knowledge and tools to enhance their grantmaking and overall effectiveness. Key accomplishments: tailored sessions on circle development and philanthropic strategy. Workshops addressing racial inequities in philanthropy. Peer learning and networking opportunities to strengthen giving circles. Capacity-building resources to enhance grantmaking effectiveness. Positioning cin as a primary facilitator of learning opportunities for collective giving models.
$2,080 spent3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $76,830.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 $308k to $477k (+55%).
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.
100% of CIN INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 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.
Board chair
Tobi Shannon
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $77k → $60k.
5 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 59% 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 CIN INC’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
CIN INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 97%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
59% 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 CIN INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 93% · 2018 100% · 2019 82% · 2020 94% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
Where its funders are
59% of CIN INC'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 $386k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside North Carolina, across 1 state.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $549k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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
CIN INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like CIN INC
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 North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
71%
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 CIN INC: 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 CIN INC?
- CIN INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $934,477 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($460,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 59% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CIN INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $934,477 in grants to CIN INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CIN INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $460,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CIN INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 6 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