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Social Impact Fund

Los Angeles, CA · EIN 46-1820448 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Social Impact Fund reported $16.6 million in revenue and $15.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.83 went to program services, $7.29 to management and general costs and $0.88 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $329,423 (Executive Director). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 89% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15M

For 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 $17M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
91.8%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.3%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.9%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.01$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
92.6%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
4.7%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$329,423$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.15%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
23
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
13.156.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 12100.0%

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 expense
$14M expenses · 98.8% of program spending · grants $6.4M · revenue $776K

Sponsored Programs The Organization provides a legal structure under which charitable programs may operate, or acts as fiscal sponsor for groups waiting on IRS 501c3 determination. The sponsored programs work to advance social good and make a positive difference in the world-at-large

$169K expenses · 1.2% of program spending

Social Impact Summit In partnership with the Hollywood Reporter, the Organization launched the Social Impact Summit in 2024. The Summit is a day of conversations focused on the intersection of philanthropy and the entertainment and creative communities

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Executive Director
Officer, 050.00 hrs/week
$292,553$0$36,870$329,423
Program Director
Highest compensated employee, 040.00 hrs/week
$107,741$0$20,857$128,598

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Social Impact Fund (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $329K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019202020212022202320242025$17M$15M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$17M$15M91.8%$17M$329,423
2024 ⓘ$24M$17M95.3%$15M$229,222
2023 ⓘ$10M$14M94.0%$7.5M$198,682
2022 ⓘ$11M$12M95.6%$10M$180,142
2021 ⓘ$15M$14M97.3%$12M$156,800
2020 ⓘ$20M$12M96.4%$11M$150,967
2019 ⓘ$8.8M$9.1M96.2%$2.8M—

Governance 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–1b12 · 11 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 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 52
  • Volunteers Part I, line 612

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Group Effort Initiative - MLM Management
Program Managment
$1,013,067
Revolve Impact LLC
Program Management
$982,545
Propper Daley BPI LLC
Program Management
$969,199
Propper Daley LLC
Program Management
$330,247
Anonymous Philanthropy LLC
Program Management
$322,357

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 13 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

18 private foundations reported grants to Social Impact Fund totaling $4.4M 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Social Impact Fund's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Social Impact Fund, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Social Impact Fund's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Social Impact Fund reported that 91.8% of its $15.3 million in expenses went to program services, 7.3% to management and general and 0.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Social Impact Fund pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Social Impact Fund reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $329,423, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Social Impact Fund get its money?

Of $16.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 92.6% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 4.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Social Impact Fund a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 46-1820448 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 202621529349300122 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501189349302055 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202421359349308522 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202301219349302805 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221199349301012 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202141319349301614 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001709349300345 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 46-1820448: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.