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← SOCIAL FINANCE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SOCIAL FINANCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$79,102,825
Total expenses
$36,403,375
Contributions and grants received
$64,478,252
Grants paid
$1,784,668
Program service revenue
$8,954,646
Investment income
$5,575,592
Other revenue
$94,335
Total assets, end of year
$194,299,108
Total liabilities, end of year
$21,662,201
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$172,636,907
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$29,566,137
Management and general expenses
$6,512,143
Fundraising expenses
$325,095
Program service expenses (Part III)
$29,566,137

Program services were 81.2% 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)

    $9,341,929

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $55,136,323

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $8,954,646 · related or exempt $8,954,646

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,620,026 · excluded $6,620,026

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $18,464,116

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

    securities $19,508,550

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,044,434

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,044,434 · excluded -$1,044,434

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $94,335 · related or exempt $94,335

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $94,335

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,684,053 · program services $1,684,053

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $100,615 · program services $100,615

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,730,980 · program services $2,245,529 · management and general $447,936 · fundraising $37,515

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $15,987,057 · program services $14,152,293 · management and general $1,598,028 · fundraising $236,736

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $389,019 · management and general $389,019

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,853,454 · program services $36,376 · management and general $1,817,078

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,157,754 · management and general $1,157,754

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $119,447 · program services $119,447

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $139,571 · program services $107,040 · management and general $32,531

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $170,730 · program services $148,435 · management and general $22,295

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,589,253 · program services $2,439,084 · management and general $143,769 · fundraising $6,400

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $176,818 · program services $142,794 · management and general $30,735 · fundraising $3,289

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $492,076 · program services $386,727 · management and general $101,825 · fundraising $3,524

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $798,068 · program services $556,830 · management and general $233,706 · fundraising $7,532

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,266,232 · program services $859,135 · management and general $394,387 · fundraising $12,710

  • 17 · Travel

    total $387,268 · program services $346,615 · management and general $38,590 · fundraising $2,063

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $396,403 · program services $396,403

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $882,638 · program services $813,232 · management and general $67,239 · fundraising $2,167

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $151,349 · program services $116,915 · management and general $33,359 · fundraising $1,075

  • 24a · Other expenses: ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN RECEIVABLE

    total $3,483,522 · program services $3,483,522

  • 24b · Other expenses: LIVING STIPEND

    total $827,862 · program services $827,862

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVAULATOR (MDRC)

    total $562,050 · program services $562,050

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $32,188 · program services $32,188

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $24,968 · program services $8,992 · management and general $3,892 · fundraising $12,084

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,771,935 · end of year $4,433,067

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $34,813,610 · end of year $35,123,079

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $11,638,986 · end of year $14,779,629

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,960,715 · end of year $2,301,151

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $2,526,178 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $14,484,850 · end of year $27,012,985

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $695,071 · end of year $1,023,435

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

    $1,343,494

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

    $758,294

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $565,813 · end of year $585,200

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $66,535,300 · end of year $91,118,757

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $9,207,861 · end of year $9,790,599

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,009,006 · end of year $8,131,206

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,919,558 · end of year $4,589,287

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,898,499 · end of year $3,517,574

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $7,483,478 · end of year $7,892,037

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,700,037 · end of year $5,663,303

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $65,844,849 · end of year $96,635,727

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $71,362,904 · end of year $76,001,180

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SOCIAL FINANCE BUILDS INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND INVESTMENTS THAT REALIGN SYSTEMS TO MEASURABLY IMPROVE LIVES.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $18,631,542 · Grants $1,383,864 · Revenue $701,115

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $8,411,556 · Grants $225,804 · Revenue $7,027,899

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $2,523,039 · Grants $175,000

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES

    Revenue $1,319,967

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tracy Palandjian

    CEO & Co-Founder

    Total calculated
    $826,471
    From this org
    $789,674
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,797
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $475,000
    Bonus
    $38,000
    Other
    $276,674
    Deferred
    $10,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,447
    Filer's total
    $826,471
  • Kirstin Hill

    President & COO

    Total calculated
    $411,049
    From this org
    $383,937
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,112
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $375,000
    Bonus
    $8,217
    Other
    $720
    Deferred
    $7,538
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,574
    Filer's total
    $411,049
  • John Woods

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $334,374
    From this org
    $302,680
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,694
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $281,320
    Bonus
    $20,640
    Other
    $720
    Deferred
    $7,418
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,276
    Filer's total
    $334,374
  • Jacob Segal

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, Impact Adv.

    Total calculated
    $324,715
    From this org
    $297,535
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,180
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $279,000
    Bonus
    $17,815
    Other
    $720
    Deferred
    $8,370
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,810
    Filer's total
    $324,715
  • Karen Lynn Anderson

    MANAGING DIR, SFI

    Total calculated
    $317,521
    From this org
    $291,355
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,166
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $285,000
    Bonus
    $5,635
    Other
    $720
    Deferred
    $6,056
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,110
    Filer's total
    $317,521
  • Navjeet K Bal

    General Counsel(until 12/6/24)

    Total calculated
    $275,332
    From this org
    $249,491
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,841
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $236,331
    Bonus
    $12,500
    Other
    $660
    Deferred
    $6,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,966
    Filer's total
    $275,332
  • Stephen Gaetano Vicinelli

    VP, Impact Investments

    Total calculated
    $274,157
    From this org
    $237,195
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,962
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,500
    Bonus
    $13,975
    Other
    $720
    Deferred
    $6,675
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,287
    Filer's total
    $274,157
  • Andrew C Chen

    VP, Impact Investments

    Total calculated
    $265,495
    From this org
    $238,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,775
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,500
    Bonus
    $20,500
    Other
    $720
    Deferred
    $6,525
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,250
    Filer's total
    $265,495
  • Catherine Dun Rappaport

    VP, Impact Investments

    Total calculated
    $264,363
    From this org
    $234,695
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,668
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,000
    Bonus
    $13,975
    Other
    $720
    Deferred
    $6,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,068
    Filer's total
    $264,363
  • Jonathan S Edwards

    VP, Impact Investments

    Total calculated
    $261,194
    From this org
    $235,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,474
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,000
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $720
    Deferred
    $6,450
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,024
    Filer's total
    $261,194
  • Justin Bakule

    VP, Impact Investments

    Total calculated
    $254,781
    From this org
    $234,695
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,086
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,000
    Bonus
    $13,975
    Other
    $720
    Deferred
    $6,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,486
    Filer's total
    $254,781
  • Leslie Cornell

    GEN. COUNS. & CHIEF COMP.

    Total calculated
    $241,518
    From this org
    $218,762
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,756
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,542
    Bonus
    $19,500
    Other
    $720
    Deferred
    $5,956
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,800
    Filer's total
    $241,518
  • Alexa Rachlin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bracebridge H Young Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doug Henderson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Lauren Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edward L Shapiro

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Governor Deval Patrick

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ian Simmons

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karen Dynan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laura Lauder

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laurene Sperling

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth Lempres

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Zimmerman

    Clerk

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Pamela Dippel Choney

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sandra A Urie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART II, LINE 1, COLUMNN (iii) OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION:
"OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION" FOR TRACY PALANDJIAN: IN SEPTEMBER 2024, SOCIAL FINANCE, INC. ENTERED INTO A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN WITH MS. PALANDJIAN, AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE, TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR LONG-TERM RETENTION, PROVIDED THAT MS. PALANDJIAN IS EMPLOYED BY SFI AND IN GOOD STANDING EACH YEAR.

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

  • TREAC

    $692,486

    PAVE SIB Project Outcomes Payments

  • Google AI Startup Grant project

  • Unidos

    $32,691

    Google AI Startup Grant project

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.

  • SOCIAL FINANCE CAREER IMPACT BOND GENERA

    SUPPORT · DE · income $310,766 · assets $1,214,683

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • UP FUND GP LLC

    ASSISTANCE · DE · income $0 · assets $395,964

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • SF ADVISORS LLC

    MANAGEMENT CO · DE · income $881,486 · assets -$189,049

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • UP FUND INVESTMENTS LLC

    FEEDER FUND · DE · income $76,530 · assets $6,186,492

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • SOCIAL FINANCE CAREER IMPACT BOND

    SUPPORT · DE · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • DREAMERS GRADUATE EDUCATION FINANCING TR

    education · DE · income $899,493 · assets $15,280,056

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • PAY IT FORWARD NJ LLC

    EDUCATION · DE · income $7,500,000 · assets $15,893,638

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • COLORADO PAY IT FORWARD FUND LLC

    HEALTHCARE · DE · income $0 · assets $1,813,578

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • PAY IT FORWARD NY LLC

    ECONOMIC MOBI · DE · income $0 · assets $1,499,994

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • CAREER CERTIFICATE FUND TRUST

    ECONOMIC MOBI · DE · income $228,171 · assets $15,643,920

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • SFIFF INVESTMENTS LLC

    FEEDER FUND · DE · income $57,659 · assets $8,353,911

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • SOCIAL FINANCE IMPACT-FIRST GP

    EQUITY INTERE · DE · income $0 · assets $955,053

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • HAWAII PAY IT FORWARD FUND LLC

    EDUCATION · DE · income $8,489 · assets $500,004

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • ADVANCING CAREER TRUST FUND LLC

    EDUCATION · DE · income $143,763 · assets $5,865,907

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • RENEW FUND REINVESTING IN NURSING EDUCA

    EDUCATION · DE · income $84,852 · assets $5,260,136

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

  • SF ADVISORS II LLC

    MANAGEMENT CO · DE · income $542,969 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by SFI INC

Related partnerships

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

  • UP FUND LP

    N/A · CAPITAL PURCHASES · DE

    Directly controlled by NA

  • SOCIAL FINANCE IMPACT-FIRST FUND LP

    N/A · INVESTMENTS · DE

    Directly controlled by NA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533219349321553

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