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Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Community Foundation of Greater Flint reported $53.6 million in revenue and $36.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.59 went to program services, $4.58 to management and general costs and $2.83 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $276,000 (INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO/VICE CHAIR). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 288% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $37MFor 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 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $54MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.6% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.6% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.8% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 81.2% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $276,000 | $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 | 8 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 101.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 20 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe organization receives gifts from individuals, foundations, and organizations and places them into individual funds that match the giving priorities of the donors. The majority of the gifts are endowment gifts which are preserved into perpetuity, with a portion of the cumulative net appreciation returned to the community through grants to area not-for-profit organizations. The organization's current priorities include: strengthening donor services in order to more effectively build the community's endowment; making grants consistent with donor intent, and in the case of unrestricted…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO/VICE CHAIR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $276,000 | $0 | $0 | $276,000 |
| VP OF POLICY & P20 PARTNERSHIPS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $231,355 | $0 | $21,066 | $252,421 |
| VP OF COMMUNITY IMPACT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $177,788 | $0 | $22,328 | $200,116 |
| VP OF DEVELOPMENT & DONOR SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,218 | $0 | $26,679 | $163,897 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,502 | $0 | $21,230 | $151,732 |
| ASSOCIATE VP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $116,962 | $0 | $11,929 | $128,891 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,593 | $0 | $5,586 | $121,179 |
| EVP & COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $26,369 | $0 | $2,712 | $29,081 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Foundation of Greater Flint (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $426K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b20 · 19 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 536
- Volunteers Part I, line 6194
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to Community Foundation of Greater Flint totaling $12M 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 Community Foundation of Greater Flint's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Foundation of Greater Flint, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Community Foundation of Greater Flint spent in 2024, $92.59 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Foundation of Greater Flint's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Community Foundation of Greater Flint reported that 92.6% of its $36.9 million in expenses went to program services, 4.6% to management and general and 2.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Foundation of Greater Flint pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Foundation of Greater Flint reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $276,000, for the role of INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO/VICE CHAIR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Foundation of Greater Flint get its money?
Of $53.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 81.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Foundation of Greater Flint a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 38-2190667 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522389349301117 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423179349306817 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349307604 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202519349301830 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102979349300400 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012129349301406 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 38-2190667: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.