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Cedar Street Charitable Foundation
Cedar Street Charitable Foundation reported $19.3 million in revenue and $18.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.86 went to program services, $2.14 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 84.7% of the total. Revenue rose 62% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.9% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 84.7% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 44.7 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 5 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 4 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 65
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Questions people ask
How much of Cedar Street Charitable Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Cedar Street Charitable Foundation reported that 97.9% of its $18.9 million in expenses went to program services, 2.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Cedar Street Charitable Foundation get its money?
Of $19.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 84.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cedar Street Charitable Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-4530730 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202632589349301118 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502889349302305 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422559349300422 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302359349301100 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232379349301018 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101949349300315 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012109349301201 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-4530730: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.