California · Nonprofit
THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC
THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $65,500 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($33,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $492k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $66k
- Net assets
- $237k
What The Ebony Pearls Foundation of San Diego Inc does
Mission
To improve the economic, environmental, social, cultural, educational, and health conditions in san diego county by providing service programs and presentations that positively impact the community.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The organization, in conjunction with the san diego graduate chapter of alpha kappa alpha sorority, inc., sponsors the annual ebony pearls youth leadership academy program. This six-month program provides high school students ages 16-19 with opportunities to develop leadership skills, participate in cultural awareness programming, engage in community service projects, and gain mentoring and exposure to college life. The program motivates and inspires students to become ethical leaders who make a positive difference. Benefits include leadership development, community building, academic and professional mentoring, and participation in enriching service projects. Each year, the organization also hosts an academy gala for program participants which includes dinner and presentations.
$121,089 spent54% of program spendingThe organization's scholarship program provides financial support for college expenses to high-achieving high school students in san diego county who demonstrate academic excellence, community involvement, and leadership potential. During the reporting period, the organization granted scholarships and prizes to 30 students to assist with college costs. The organization also hosted an annual scholarship reception where scholarship recipients were presented with their awards and received recognition of their accomplishments.
$54,934 spentof which $53,400 as grants24% of program spendingThe organization runs economic, financial literacy, and social justice programs to improve the community. The economic and financial literacy programs engage with youth and others to promote economic security and financial skills. The organization acts to alleviate homelessness and improve quality of life by building relationships with community partners to assist those in need, as well as supporting minority and women-owned businesses. The social justice programs provide financial and active support for local organizations such as schools, libraries, the naacp, and urban league, while also participating in get out the vote campaigns. Members help provide forums to educate voters. Through these economic empowerment, literacy, community assistance, and social justice programs, the organization aims to build a more equitable and civically engaged community.
$48,275 spent22% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $224,298.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 2022 to 2023, from $152k to $355k (+134%).
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.
97% of THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 4 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.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
2 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO 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
THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 50% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC.
“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
100% of THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO 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. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $66k 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
THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,971 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,971 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
71% 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
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC?
- THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $65,500 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($33,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $65,500 in grants to THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC?
- NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $33,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE EBONY PEARLS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC 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.
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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 2021–2024), and the filings of 2 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