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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CARAVANSERAI PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,406,476
Total expenses
$1,532,096
Contributions and grants received
$2,388,651
Grants paid
$747,500
Program service revenue
$17,723
Investment income
$102
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,475,288
Total liabilities, end of year
$121,587
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,353,701
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,360,145
Management and general expenses
$164,552
Fundraising expenses
$7,399
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,360,145

Program services were 88.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,038,109

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $350,542

  • 2a · Program service revenue: VARIOUS PROGRAMS

    total $17,723 · related or exempt $17,723

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $102 · unrelated business $102

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $747,500 · program services $747,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $148,835 · program services $133,952 · management and general $14,883

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $178,126 · program services $157,639 · management and general $20,487

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $23,984 · program services $18,083 · management and general $5,901

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,234 · program services $24,511 · management and general $2,723

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $94,580 · program services $77,717 · management and general $14,739 · fundraising $2,124

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $49,996 · management and general $49,996

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $104,119 · program services $98,244 · management and general $600 · fundraising $5,275

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $75,125 · program services $71,877 · management and general $3,248

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,030 · program services $1,341 · management and general $689

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,436 · program services $671 · management and general $4,765

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $26,584 · program services $5,968 · management and general $20,616

  • 17 · Travel

    total $34,561 · program services $21,700 · management and general $12,861

  • 20 · Interest

    total $169 · management and general $169

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $952 · management and general $952

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,175 · management and general $6,175

  • 24a · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $2,411 · management and general $2,411

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $2,182 · program services $252 · management and general $1,930

  • 24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE

    total $792 · program services $218 · management and general $574

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD CH

    total $753 · program services $220 · management and general $533

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $552 · program services $252 · management and general $300

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $481,094 · end of year $815,355

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $490,099

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $56,381 · end of year $156,029

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,826 · end of year $6,774

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,709

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $952

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,757

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,759 · end of year $2,274

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $44,825 · end of year $86,752

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $14,985 · end of year $8,270

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $4,930 · end of year $26,565

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $64,636 · end of year $143,358

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $414,684 · end of year $1,210,343

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CARAVANSERAI PROJECT PROMOTES SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS BY BRIDGING GAPS BETWEEN CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH FIDUCIARY AND INTERMEDIARY SUPPORT VIA TRAININGS, EDUCATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IT SERVES AS A FIDUCIARY FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING CONSISTENTLY WITH THE MISSION OF CARAVANSERAI PROJECT INCLUDING MOSSIER SOCIAL ACTION

Activities or mission (Part I)

CARAVANSERAI PROJECT WAS FOUNDED IN 2016 AS A MISSION-DRIVEN HYBRID VENTURE WHOSE GOAL IS TO SUPPORT SOCIAL IMPACT ENTREPRENEURS (FOR PROFIT AND NONPROFIT ALIKE) STRENGTHEN THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE AND RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS IRREVERSIBLE SYSTEM CHANGE. CARAVANSERAI PROJECT DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON ENTREPRENEURS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT WORKS EXTENSIVELY ACROSS THE NATION AND INTERNATIONALLY. WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING A PRE-ACCELERATOR/INCUBATOR FOR MISSION DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE SINCE 2018. IN 2019 THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED A SERIES OF PROGRAMS, THE BREAKTHROUGH MASTERCLASSES. AS COVID-19 THE ORGANIZATION PIVOTED AND PROVIDED ONLINE MASTERCLASSES ON SURVIVAL AND SUSTAINABILITY AND ENDURING IMPACT TO 58 ORGANIZATIONS AND CONDUCTED 17 TRAINING WEBINARS TO OVER 500 ORGANIZATIONS DURING THE YEAR.

  • SEED LAB PRE-ACCELERATOR, LAUNCHED IN 2018, IS AN 8-MONTH PROGRAM (OCTOBER - MAY) DESIGNED TO HELP STARTUP AND EARLY-STAGE ENTREPRENEURS BUILD VIABLE MISSION-DRIVEN VENTURES FROM IDEATION TO PILOTING AND SCALING. IN 2019, THE PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY UCR-EXTENSION AS A 9-PROFESSIONAL CREDIT SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE. IT CONSISTS OF COHORT WORKSHOPS AND MONTHLY ONE-ON-ONE COACHING AND MENTORSHIP SESSIONS. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO APPLICANTS REPRESENTING HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. TO DATE, OVER 47 FELLOWS GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM, EACH YEAR UP TO 12 NEW FELLOWS JOINING THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $53,171

  • BUSINESS READINESS TRAINING AND GRANT MAKING ARE INTERCONNECTED AND PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS BOTH TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND FUNDING. STARTING 2022 TO 2024, CARAVANSERAI PROJECT WILL WORK WITH OVER 200 BENEFICIARIES IN THE IE AND PROVIDE A TOTAL OF OVER $1.5M IN MICRO-GRANTS. IN 2023, CARAVANSERAI PROJECT OFFERS ALMOST $1.8M IN UP TO $10,000 MICRO-GRANTS AS PART OF THE DREAM FUND PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE TO OVER 150 STARTUP ENTREPRENEURS IN CALIFORNIA WHO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED THE BUSINESS READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM OR SEED LAB PRE-ACCELERATOR.

    Expenses $1,056,725 · Grants $747,500

  • BREAKTHROUGH MASTERCLASSES AND STRATEGIC NETWORKING AND PLANNING CIRCLES ARE SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS FOR LEADERSHIP OF ADVANCED MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS. COHORTS OF UP TO 10 PARTICIPANTS ARE PART OF CURATED CONVERSATIONS, TRAINING, AND EXCHANGES OF IDEAS.

    Expenses $250,249 · Revenue $9,639

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stephen Bennett

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $63,750
    From this org
    $63,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Larry Colton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Craig Dougherty

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Gomez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Armetta Parker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Hopkins-Gillispie

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rhett Wilson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Reverend Lorenzo Lebrija

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nereyda Rodriguez-Loo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deedee Towery

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • AGENCIA UNION LATINA

    $10,000

    PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • BILINGUAL LEARNING CENTER

    $10,000

    PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • BOBADILLA FAMILY CHILD CARE

    $10,000

    PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • GANAS

    $10,000

    PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • JOIN IN ACTION AND RIDE

    $10,000

    PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • LEELA SKIN

    $10,000

    PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • PLANOS FAMILY CHILD CARE

    $10,000

    PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • TRUJILLO'S LANGUAGE SERVICES

    $10,000

    PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • UNDOCUMENTAL HEALTH

    $10,000

    PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

  • COMMUNICATE SPEECH THERAPY INC

    $7,500

    PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422259349301652

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