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Inland Empire Community Foundation
Inland Empire Community Foundation reported $27.1 million in revenue and $32.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.20 went to program services, $2.38 to management and general costs and $3.42 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 80.2% of the total. Government grants made up 32.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $241,552 (President & CEO). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 30% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $32MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 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 $27MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.2% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.4% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.4% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 80.2% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 32.5% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $241,552 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.75% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 50.5 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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 expenseCOMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROJECTSAsian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) Fund Approved by the IECF Board in September 2024, the AANHPI Fund was established to empower the lives and futures of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders through philanthropy, education, and leadership development. With an initial fundraising goal of $100,000, Founding Chair convening a leadership and grants committee that launched in January 2025
GENERAL GRANTMAKING Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) invested more than $24 million in grants in 2025. Over $5 million of that was for scholarships and education. General grantmaking alone represented over $19 million in grants in the Inland Empire and beyond
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & CEO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $217,102 | $0 | $24,450 | $241,552 |
| Chief Development Officer Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $192,100 | $0 | $7,783 | $199,883 |
| Chief Impact Officer Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $172,225 | $0 | $23,476 | $195,701 |
| Chief Financial Officer Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $173,781 | $0 | $14,301 | $188,082 |
| Director of Donor Services Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $160,003 | $0 | $23,178 | $183,181 |
| IEGO Executive Director Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $141,935 | $0 | $12,721 | $154,656 |
| IEGO Dir of Workforce Innovation Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $125,373 | $0 | $12,692 | $138,065 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Inland Empire Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $430K (Part IX, line 5).
7 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–1b13 · 13 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 15aYes
- 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 4Yes
- 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 535
- Volunteers Part I, line 6161
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Inland Empire Labor Institute Program Consultant | $437,130 |
| Social Good Solutions Program Consultant | $415,316 |
| Verus Consultant/Strategy | $365,169 |
| Fuerza LLC Program Consultant | $197,749 |
| Institute for People Place and Possibil Program Consultant | $150,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 8 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to Inland Empire Community Foundation totaling $5.8M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Inland Empire Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Inland Empire Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Inland Empire Community Foundation spent in 2025, $94.20 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Inland Empire Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Inland Empire Community Foundation reported that 94.2% of its $32.3 million in expenses went to program services, 2.4% to management and general and 3.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Inland Empire Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Inland Empire Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $241,552, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Inland Empire Community Foundation get its money?
Of $27.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 80.2% came from contributions and grants (including 32.5% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Inland Empire Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 33-0748536 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 202612589349301776 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543159349301839 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432289349303778 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303189349312055 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212929349301721 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143149349303639 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022879349301737 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 33-0748536: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.