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Neighborgood Partners

Dover, DE · EIN 52-6054476 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Neighborgood Partners reported $11.5 million in revenue and $6.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.28 went to program services, $12.91 to management and general costs and $1.81 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.0% of the total. Government grants made up 27.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $178,488 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 100% 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 $6.5M

For context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 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 $12M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
85.3%94.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.9%3.1%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.8%2.3%
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
81.0%96.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
27.6%10.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
15.1%1.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$178,488$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.74%0.61%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
13
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
58.96.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 15100.0%

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 expense
$2.1M expenses · 38.7% of program spending · revenue $142K

Loan fund: Neighborgood Partners is certified by the treasury department as a community development financial institution (cdfi) and as such has a loan fund which lends primarily to nonprofit borrowers on the delmarva peninsula for the purposes of affordable housing, community facilities and economic development. Loan purposes are typically predevelopment, acquisition, and/or construction for single-family and multi-family housing, neighborhood revitalization and community-based facilities, as well as working capital. Loans are underwritten by staff and approved by the loan fund committee of…

$764K expenses · 13.7% of program spending · revenue $81,271

Self-help housing technical and management assistance: Neighborgood Partners provides technical and management assistance (t&ma) to local self-help housing grantees in a 21 state region of the northeast and north central areas of the united states through a contract with usda's rural housing service. Staff training, quarterly review meetings, newsletters, application preparation and reviews, progress monitoring, problem solving, and other support is provided to self-help housing grantees to build or repair 50-75 homes a year using participant family sweat equity. Families are low and very low…

$607K expenses · 10.9% of program spending · revenue $1,098

Restoring central dover: restoring central dover is a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plan that is led by Neighborgood Partners and a steering committee and based from resident input and priorities that have been derived from a community survey, meetings, events, activities, and community outreach. The work involves addressing issues around the areas of housing, safety, economic development, and community engagement

$2.0M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$165,039$0$13,449$178,488

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Neighborgood Partners (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $192K (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$12M$6.5M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$12M$6.5M85.3%$32M$178,488
FY2024 ⓘ$11M$6.1M86.0%$26M$126,428
FY2023 ⓘ$7.9M$5.8M85.1%$20M$123,360
FY2022 ⓘ$5.8M$5.0M85.5%$17M$123,360
FY2021 ⓘ$7.8M$6.0M89.3%$18M$124,195
FY2020 ⓘ$5.8M$5.4M88.3%$16M$128,971

Governance 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–1b15 · 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 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 551
  • Volunteers Part I, line 647

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Neighborgood Partners totaling $60,000 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 Neighborgood 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 Neighborgood Partners, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Neighborgood Partners's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Neighborgood Partners reported that 85.3% of its $6.5 million in expenses went to program services, 12.9% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Neighborgood Partners pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Neighborgood Partners reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $178,488, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Neighborgood Partners get its money?

Of $11.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 81.0% came from contributions and grants (including 27.6% from government grants) and 15.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Neighborgood Partners a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-6054476 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202612259349301306 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502269349301830 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422229349300627 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322269349302232 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232179349300718 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102229349302155 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-6054476: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.