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Screen a listThe Community Empowerment Fund
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$757krevenue
FY2024 · −36% in 3 yrs33staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−17.2%
Months of reserve30.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.3%
Middle half of peersMedianCommunity Empowerment
Where the money goes FY2024 · $887k spent
Programs$696k79%Management and general$119k13%Fundraising$71k8%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Government grants fell 88% in FY2022
$267k in FY2021, $32k in FY2022.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor2
Strong governance
14 of 14 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
11 of the 14 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists43funders
$536ka year, last 3 years
26%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23United Way of the Greater Triangle IncSince FY2020$32k$32k$199k$190kDuke UniversityOn and off$34k$18k$47k$6k$209kThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$14k$13k$15k$25k$20k$120k$100kThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationSince FY2022$113k$13kBlumenthal Foundation for Charity Religion Education & Better Inter-Stopped after FY2022$20k$38k$10k–O Temple Sloan Jr FoundationStopped after FY2022$12k$12k$12k$23k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$40k$135k$58k$209k$136k$120k$78k18 other fundersUp to $40k a year each$16k$8k$25k$69k$73k$89k$29k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped