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Capital Impact Partners

Arlington, VA · EIN 52-1290127 · 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

Capital Impact Partners reported $76.1 million in revenue and $86.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.96 went to program services, $15.39 to management and general costs and $3.65 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 65.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,227,484 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 147 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 126% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $87M

For context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 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 $76M

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

2025 filing. Median across 185 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
81.0%84.9%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.4%10.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
3.6%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.18$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
23.2%83.8%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
65.9%3.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,227,484$357,133
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.42%1.52%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
14712
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
23.610.5
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 16100.0%

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
$39M expenses · 55.0% of program spending · grants $1,622 · revenue $14M

General loan program:Capital Impact Partners provides loans and financial services to small business owners, developers, and other local leaders who are the engines of job creation and economic activity in underfunded communities across the country. When these leaders have the opportunity to succeed, their communities, their residents and our country thrive

$31M expenses · 44.5% of program spending · grants $1.7M

Ediedi combines Capital Impact partner's role as a provider of catalytic capital and its development expertise into a program that supports underfunded local developers with formalized technical assistance and development financing. The program aims to build the skills of emerging developers and strengthen their business. As of year end 2025, the program has served over 330 developers from the dmv, detroit atlanta, cleveland, chicago, dallas,,austin, and the san francisco bay area

$509K expenses · 0.7% of program spending

Housing accelerator fellowship: in 2021, cip received $5.2 million from amazon to launch the housing accelerator fellowship (haf). The housing accelerator fellowship is part of amazon's $2 billion housing fund, and its focus is to support developers and to create affordable housing across its hometown communities including the washington d.c. Metro area (dmv), nashville, and seattle. The fellowship will run for two years, with developers meeting monthly to engage in a rich learning series with access to professional advisors in the real estate and housing field. The fellowship supports…

−$138K all other programs (line 4d)

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
PRESIDENT & CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$1,192,484$0$35,000$1,227,484
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$481,202$0$71,793$552,995
GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$422,879$0$62,500$485,379
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$393,320$0$41,160$434,480
INTERIM CFO
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$350,910$0$61,475$412,385
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE'S OFF
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$351,090$0$46,740$397,830
SVP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$331,926$0$32,474$364,400
SR DIR, HEAD OF NATIONAL P
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$313,117$0$32,606$345,723

147 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Capital Impact Partners (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.9M (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$50M$100M$150M$200M2019202020212022202320242025$76M$87M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$76M$87M81.0%$170M$1,227,484
2024 ⓘ$116M$86M76.3%$179M$1,064,353
2023 ⓘ$69M$74M76.6%$152M$901,772
2022 ⓘ$63M$58M69.7%$165M$729,181
2021 ⓘ$56M$41M66.2%$169M$922,239
2020 ⓘ$55M$38M63.0%$155M$518,308
2019 ⓘ$34M$35M68.1%$134M$517,033

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–1b16 · 15 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 26Yes
  • 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 5202

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
COHNREZNICK LLP
Professional services
$487,135
NALLAS CORPORATION
Professional services
$387,628
WILSON DRAKE DEVELOPMENT LLC
Professional services
$277,778
BRECKENRIDGE CONSULTING SERVICES INC
Professional services
$227,750

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

11 private foundations reported grants to Capital Impact Partners totaling $5.7M 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 Capital Impact Partners's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Capital Impact Partners, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Capital Impact Partners's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Capital Impact Partners reported that 81.0% of its $86.6 million in expenses went to program services, 15.4% to management and general and 3.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Capital Impact Partners pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Capital Impact Partners reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $1,227,484, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Capital Impact Partners get its money?

Of $76.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 23.2% came from contributions and grants and 65.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Capital Impact Partners a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-1290127 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 202612669349301401 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522669349300132 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422709349300347 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332789349301568 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242699349300534 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112789349301426 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032259349300808 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-1290127: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.