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El Paso Community Foundation
El Paso Community Foundation reported $20.0 million in revenue and $20.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.33 went to program services, $6.76 to management and general costs and $2.91 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 59.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $448,535 (President / CEO). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 9% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20MFor 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 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.3% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.8% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.9% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 59.1% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $448,535 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.22% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 32.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 27 of 27 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Foundation serves the general charitable, educational, and scientific needs of El Paso and surrounding areas
The Teacher Pipeline Fund supports the work of an El Paso Teacher Preparation community of Practice created to ensure an equitable education system that meets the needs of all students in the region. The goal is for 100% of new teachers hired by districts in the El Paso region must be trained in sustainable, high-quality programs, and those teachers must be effective and retained. The initiative includes four strategic areas: recruitment into the profession, high quality teacher preparation programs, a year-long paid residency, and early career teacher mentorship
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 / CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $347,175 | $0 | $101,360 | $448,535 |
| VP COMM. DEVELOP. Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $209,516 | $0 | $91,437 | $300,953 |
| Vice President Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,454 | $0 | $75,952 | $241,406 |
| Vice President Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,495 | $0 | $64,873 | $230,368 |
| Vice President Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,792 | $0 | $58,841 | $224,633 |
| Senior Advisor Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,351 | $0 | $57,437 | $172,788 |
| S. Program Officer Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,408 | $0 | $43,197 | $163,605 |
| Sen. Prog. Officer Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,480 | $0 | $39,291 | $149,771 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from El Paso Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b27 · 27 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 533
- Volunteers Part I, line 6165
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| UBS Financial Svcs Investment consultants | $283,120 |
| QOL Index LLC QOL Surveying | $147,725 |
| Impulse Development LLC Advertising Development | $123,403 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to El Paso Community Foundation totaling $1.8M 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 El Paso Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for El Paso Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of El Paso Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, El Paso Community Foundation reported that 90.3% of its $20.2 million in expenses went to program services, 6.8% to management and general and 2.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does El Paso Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation El Paso Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $448,535, for the role of President / CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does El Paso Community Foundation get its money?
Of $20.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 59.1% came from contributions and grants (including 0.5% from government grants) and 1.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is El Paso Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 74-1839536 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 202533159349303188 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402779349301920 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332729349301308 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242989349301724 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123089349302257 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013049349301416 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 74-1839536: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.