Ethiopian Community Dev Council
Ethiopian Community Dev Council reported $73.0 million in revenue and $67.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.62 went to program services, $9.38 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.7% of the total. Government grants made up 95.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $380,352 (PRESIDENT). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 567% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $68MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $73MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.6% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.4% | 11.4% |
| 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 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.7% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 95.2% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.8% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $380,352 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.56% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.8 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 7 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseReception and placement: resettlement service for refugees arriving in the united states. Funding provided by the US department of state and US department of health and human services (dhhs) office of refugee resettlement
Employment services: training and preparation of new arrivals for workforce readiness and employment. Significant funding provided by the US department of state and US department of health and human services (dhhs) office of refugee resettlement
Community leadership: establishment of community leadership programs such as cultural orientation, youth programs, internships, language training, outreach and self-sufficiency
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 Officer, key employee, 46.00 hrs/week | $234,592 | $75,582 | $70,178 | $380,352 |
| SECRETARYTREASURER Director/trustee, officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $200,607 | $0 | $90,400 | $291,007 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ethiopian Community Dev Council (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b7 · 5 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 4No
- 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 5386
- Volunteers Part I, line 6396
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Ethiopian Community Dev Council totaling $53,536 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 Ethiopian Community Dev Council's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Ethiopian Community Dev Council, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Ethiopian Community Dev Council spent in FY2025, $90.62 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Ethiopian Community Dev Council's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Ethiopian Community Dev Council reported that 90.6% of its $67.6 million in expenses went to program services, 9.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Ethiopian Community Dev Council pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Ethiopian Community Dev Council reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $380,352, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Ethiopian Community Dev Council get its money?
Of $73.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 96.7% came from contributions and grants (including 95.2% from government grants) and 1.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ethiopian Community Dev Council a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1308986 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202611269349303076 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532589349302188 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422259349302957 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322279349302397 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232279349304173 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102979349300250 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1308986: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.