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Calvert Impact Capital

Bethesda, MD · EIN 52-1591398 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Calvert Impact Capital reported $39.5 million in revenue and $30.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.69 went to program services, $7.15 to management and general costs and $1.16 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $721,131 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 65% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $31M

For context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 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 $39M

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

2024 filing. Median across 479 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
91.7%89.1%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.2%9.2%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.2%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.74$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.2%80.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%14.9%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
95.3%11.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$721,131$291,103
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.34%1.49%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
85
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
21.29.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$28M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $38M

Calvert Impact Capital's community investment notes are debt securities that help to channel investor capital to high-impact community development initiatives. The capital raised through the notes directly supports the financing needs of domestic and international community development organizations, projects, funds, and other social enterprises in furtherance of Calvert Impact Capital's tax exempt mission

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$664,155$0$56,976$721,131
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$463,256$0$56,976$520,232
VP, SYNDICATIONS & STRATEGY
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$438,621$0$56,976$495,597
SECRETARY, PRESIDENT OF CIP
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$370,833$0$56,976$427,809
VP, LENDING
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$348,290$0$56,976$405,266
GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$337,125$0$56,976$394,101
VP, RISK MANAGEMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$334,757$0$55,406$390,163
VP, CONTROLLER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$225,900$0$38,080$263,980

8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Calvert Impact Capital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (Part IX, line 5).

6 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$40M201920202021202220232024$39M$31M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$39M$31M91.7%$54M$721,131
2023 ⓘ$33M$37M74.0%$42M$605,529
2022 ⓘ$30M$31M91.3%$38M$539,109
2021 ⓘ$23M$25M91.9%$35M$522,841
2020 ⓘ$23M$24M91.7%$33M$485,312
2019 ⓘ$24M$20M89.1%$32M$436,064

Governance 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–1b12 · 12 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 11aNo
  • 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 614

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HERO UNIT
Consulting
$114,745

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Calvert Impact Capital totaling $4.5M 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 Calvert Impact Capital's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Calvert Impact Capital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

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

In calendar year 2024, Calvert Impact Capital reported that 91.7% of its $30.8 million in expenses went to program services, 7.2% to management and general and 1.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Calvert Impact Capital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Calvert Impact Capital reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $721,131, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Calvert Impact Capital get its money?

Of $39.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 1.2% came from contributions and grants and 95.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Calvert Impact Capital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-1591398 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 202533219349300428 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349303102 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333129349302413 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223139349305552 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123149349304407 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023179349303092 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-1591398: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.