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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by PEOPLEFUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,869,917
Total expenses
$12,142,180
Contributions and grants received
$6,076,894
Grants paid
$321,550
Program service revenue
$6,138,410
Investment income
$654,613
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$108,317,377
Total liabilities, end of year
$76,272,487
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$32,044,890
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,674,869
Management and general expenses
$1,941,417
Fundraising expenses
$525,894
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,674,869

Program services were 79.7% 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)

    $2,958,950

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,117,944

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SMALL BUSINESS LENDING PROGRAM

    total $5,571,851 · related or exempt $5,571,851

  • 2b · Program service revenue: 504 INCOME

    total $343,228 · related or exempt $343,228

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM ADMIN FEE INCOME

    total $223,331 · related or exempt $223,331

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $651,972 · excluded $651,972

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,242,788

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,240,147

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,641

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,641 · excluded $2,641

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $321,550 · program services $321,550

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $603,477 · program services $112,208 · management and general $392,828 · fundraising $98,441

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,914,874 · program services $3,202,680 · management and general $526,870 · fundraising $185,324

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $95,989 · program services $94,084 · management and general $321 · fundraising $1,584

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $378,830 · program services $300,801 · management and general $55,253 · fundraising $22,776

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $346,849 · program services $257,698 · management and general $67,747 · fundraising $21,404

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $218,969 · management and general $218,969

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $136,250 · management and general $136,250

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $56,826 · management and general $56,826

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $667,712 · program services $548,280 · management and general $26,789 · fundraising $92,643

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $130,879 · management and general $130,879

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $224,307 · program services $166,653 · management and general $43,812 · fundraising $13,842

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $572,359 · program services $427,771 · management and general $109,268 · fundraising $35,320

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $231,032 · program services $171,650 · management and general $45,125 · fundraising $14,257

  • 17 · Travel

    total $70,570 · program services $52,743 · management and general $13,472 · fundraising $4,355

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $19,230 · program services $14,287 · management and general $3,756 · fundraising $1,187

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,365,426 · program services $1,365,426

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $438,365 · program services $327,627 · management and general $83,687 · fundraising $27,051

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $100,463 · program services $75,084 · management and general $19,179 · fundraising $6,200

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSS

    total $1,991,850 · program services $1,991,850

  • 24b · Other expenses: CLOSING COSTS

    total $226,295 · program services $226,295

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $20,518 · program services $15,244 · management and general $4,008 · fundraising $1,266

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF/VOLUNTEER APPRECI

    total $3,954 · program services $2,938 · management and general $772 · fundraising $244

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,606 · management and general $5,606

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,932,020 · end of year $20,408,022

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,669,547 · end of year $1,878,093

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,636,852 · end of year $3,639,925

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $21,951,265 · end of year $22,072,236

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $181,858 · end of year $245,647

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

    $5,926,313

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

    $2,716,488

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,633,512 · end of year $3,209,825

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,714,298 · end of year $12,303,813

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $43,736,928 · end of year $44,176,455

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $192,889 · end of year $383,361

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,629,242 · end of year $2,147,305

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,750,000 · end of year $3,210,202

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $8,904,869 · end of year $13,314,154

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $54,215,417 · end of year $57,472,513

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $131,376 · end of year $128,313

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,986,717 · end of year $31,500,900

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,031,548 · end of year $543,990

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

PEOPLEFUND CREATES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR UNDERSERVED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCES TO BUILD HEALTHY SMALL BUSINESSES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR UNDERSERVED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.

  • PEOPLEFUND IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC VITALITY AND OPPORTUNITY IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SERVICES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT WILL: CREATE JOBS, PROVIDE NEEDED GOODS AND SERVICES, IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTE DIVERSITY, ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS, AND BUILD INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY ASSETS. PEOPLEFUND PROVIDES FINANCING AND COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND MICROENTERPRISES IN LOWER INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT TEXAS.

    Expenses $9,674,869 · Grants $321,550 · Revenue $6,138,410

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Luther Branham

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Miller

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nina Nelms

    VICE CHAIR - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anna Sanchez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Lipson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cecilia Castelo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jack Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melinda Costa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dorothy Cleaves

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nena Shah

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bryan Rubio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Moskovitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Stitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Burer

    DIRECTOR - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gustavo Lasala

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $328,135
    From this org
    $296,846
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,289
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,521
    Bonus
    $46,325
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,138
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,151
    Filer's total
    $328,135
  • Anthony Hedger

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $275,340
    From this org
    $234,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,764
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,723
    Bonus
    $19,853
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,525
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,239
    Filer's total
    $275,340
  • Jennifer Palecek

    SVP OF PHILANTHROPIC RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $208,245
    From this org
    $185,191
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,054
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,518
    Bonus
    $15,673
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,815
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,239
    Filer's total
    $208,245
  • Janie Hernandez

    SVP EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $109,300
    From this org
    $102,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,925
    Hours/week
    25
  • Oscar Fernando Almanza

    CIO

    Total calculated
    $275,864
    From this org
    $229,613
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,251
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,723
    Bonus
    $14,890
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $37,679
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,572
    Filer's total
    $275,864
  • Michelle Powell

    FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $141,847
    From this org
    $133,338
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,509
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stone Carroll

    DIRECTOR OF UNDERWRITING

    Total calculated
    $126,501
    From this org
    $109,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,001
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND SUBSEQUENTLY RATIFIED BY THE BOARD USING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED NONPROFITS IN THE REGION. THE DECISION AND APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED AND MAINTAINED IN THE EMPLOYEE FILE AND IN THE BOARD/COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO USING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED NONPROFITS IN THE REGION.
PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED NON-FIXED PAYMENTS IN THE FORM OF BONUSES TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII WHICH ARE DISCRETIONARY (BASED ON COMPANY AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE) AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND/OR CEO (AS APPROPRIATE).

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • VETERAN LOAN FUND LLC

    SUPPORT CDFIS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS · DE · income $243,010 · assets $8,781,583

    Directly controlled by PEOPLEFUND

  • VETERAN LOAN FUND 2 LLC

    SUPPORT CDFIS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS · DE · income $297,730 · assets $7,583,187

    Directly controlled by PEOPLEFUND

  • VETERAN LOAN FUND CORPORATION

    SUPPORT CDFIS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS · DE · income $0 · assets $4,250,000

    Directly controlled by PEOPLEFUND

  • MCIF

    SMALL BUSINESS BANKING SUPPORT · TX · income $554,377 · assets $845,289

    Directly controlled by PEOPLEFUND

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC LLC

    RELATED · NMTC PROGRAM · TX · 99% owned

    Directly controlled by PEOPLEFUND

  • PEOPLEFUND ADVISORS LLC

    RELATED · LOAN ORIGINATION · DC · 50.1% owned · general or managing partner

    Directly controlled by PEOPLEFUND

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 4 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 5 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 6 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 7 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 8 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 9 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 10 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 11 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 12 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 13 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 14 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 15 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 16 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 17 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 18 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 19 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 20 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 21 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 22 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 23 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 24 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 25 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 26 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 27 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 28 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 29 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 30 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

  • PEOPLEFUND NMTC 31 LLC

    N/A · NMTC PROGRAM · TX

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
26 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202641809349300314

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