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Community Frameworks reported $10.5 million in revenue and $5.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.86 went to program services, $21.43 to management and general costs and $0.71 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 80.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $130,004 (PRESIDENT &). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 154% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.1MFor 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
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 77.9% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 21.4% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 80.9% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 17.7% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $130,004 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.54% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 45.7 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 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 expenseShop program - provides pass-through loans and technical assistance to self-help affordable homeownership programs in washington, idaho, and montana, primarily using hud resources
Homeownership production program - produces affordable homes and condominiums for purchase by low income households in the vicinity of our office locations
Development services - produces affordable homes for organizational clients in washington and idaho to own and manage in the locations they serve, and to a limited extent develops units to be owned by the organization
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, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,004 | $0 | $0 | $130,004 |
| DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,906 | $0 | $0 | $121,906 |
| CFO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,946 | $0 | $0 | $112,946 |
| DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,784 | $0 | $0 | $110,784 |
| DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,115 | $0 | $0 | $106,115 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Frameworks (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–1b11 · 11 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 523
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Community Frameworks totaling $10,031 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 Community Frameworks's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Frameworks, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Frameworks's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Frameworks reported that 77.9% of its $5.1 million in expenses went to program services, 21.4% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Frameworks pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Frameworks reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $130,004, for the role of PRESIDENT & (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Frameworks get its money?
Of $10.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 80.9% came from contributions and grants and 17.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Frameworks a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0933023 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 June 30, 2025, object 202640149349301329 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510329349300116 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420339349301452 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330949349300423 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220339349301012 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130299349300113 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0933023: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.