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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GREENLINING INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,953,661
Total expenses
$11,648,858
Contributions and grants received
$9,310,506
Grants paid
$1,058,300
Program service revenue
$339,303
Investment income
$1,835,088
Other revenue
$468,764
Total assets, end of year
$44,360,212
Total liabilities, end of year
$967,474
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$43,392,738
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,079,149
Management and general expenses
$2,351,719
Fundraising expenses
$1,217,990
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,079,149

Program services were 69.4% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $500,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,810,506

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE FEES

    total $307,335 · related or exempt $307,335

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $31,968 · related or exempt $31,968

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $904,413 · excluded $904,413

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $712,943

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $244,179

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $468,764

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $468,764 · excluded $468,764

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $19,413,997

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

    securities $18,483,322

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $930,675

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $930,675 · excluded $930,675

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,058,300 · program services $1,058,300

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $842,906 · program services $370,747 · management and general $446,298 · fundraising $25,861

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,125,713 · program services $3,984,832 · management and general $505,658 · fundraising $635,223

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $193,767 · program services $152,547 · management and general $17,376 · fundraising $23,844

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $791,885 · program services $615,627 · management and general $87,922 · fundraising $88,336

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $466,681 · program services $345,399 · management and general $70,908 · fundraising $50,374

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $66,878 · management and general $66,878

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $72,207 · management and general $72,207

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $14,398 · management and general $14,398

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $167,208 · management and general $167,208

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,063,424 · program services $538,394 · management and general $358,396 · fundraising $166,634

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,058 · program services $1,149 · management and general $6,909

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $158,737 · program services $45,146 · management and general $107,771 · fundraising $5,820

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $105,195 · management and general $49,764 · fundraising $55,431

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $571,208 · program services $498,466 · fundraising $72,742

  • 17 · Travel

    total $199,925 · program services $132,792 · management and general $44,988 · fundraising $22,145

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $160,899 · program services $106,841 · management and general $53,724 · fundraising $334

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $375,087 · program services $142,723 · management and general $232,364

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,615 · program services $29,594 · management and general $15,021

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $141,081 · program services $39,372 · management and general $30,464 · fundraising $71,245

  • 24b · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES

    total $20,686 · program services $17,220 · management and general $3,465 · fundraising $1

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,696,759 · end of year $5,194,196

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,434,760 · end of year $3,796,110

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $191,385 · end of year $1,454,051

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $424 · end of year $76,546

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

    $9,361,224

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

    $3,941,718

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,581,069 · end of year $5,419,506

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $27,151,609 · end of year $28,394,214

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $24,078 · end of year $25,589

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $860,340 · end of year $735,236

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $167,452 · end of year $167,452

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $52,988 · end of year $64,786

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,654,840 · end of year $33,033,311

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,344,464 · end of year $10,359,427

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE ("GREENLINING") WORKS TO BUILD A NATION WHERE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THRIVE AND RACE IS NEVER A BARRIER TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. GREENLINING IS THE SOLUTION TO REDLINING. WE ADVANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND EMPOWERMENT (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR THROUGH ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY AND COALITION BUILDING, RESEARCH, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE ENVISION A FUTURE WHERE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR CAN BUILD WEALTH, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) LIVE IN HEALTHY PLACES, FILLED WITH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND ARE READY TO MEET THE CHALLENGES POSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.

  • CLIMATE EQUITY - GREENLINING SUPPORTS HEALTHY AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAT BENEFIT FROM THE JOBS AND WEALTH CREATED BY THE GREEN ECONOMY AND REDUCED RESILIENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS. WE WORK AT THE FOREFRONT OF CLIMATE EQUITY AND RESILIENCE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR, INCREASE CLEAN TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND ACCESS TO OTHER CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES, AND SUPPORT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO CHALLENGES POSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.

    Expenses $1,997,152 · Grants $200,000 · Revenue $329,603

  • GREENLINING THE BLOCK SUPPORTS LOCAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, SUPPORTING THEM WITH THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND CONNECTING THEM TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO DEVELOP CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROJECTS. SUCH PROJECTS INCLUDE ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY UPGRADES, SOLAR INSTALLATIONS ON SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING COMPLEXES, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CAR SHARE PROGRAMS AND MORE.

    Expenses $1,672,721 · Grants $747,500

  • CAPACITY BUILDING - GREENLINING PROVIDES DEEP CAPACITY BUILDING, PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CATALYZE LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS FOR CHANGE. WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY IN PLACE TO SEED PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS, DIRECT IMMEDIATE BENEFITS TO HISTORICALLY UNDER-INVESTED COMMUNITIES, AND BUILD LONG-TERM CAPACITY AND COMMUNITY POWER. WE WORK TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN AND EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE THEIR DEMANDS ARE PRIORITIZED AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT.

    Expenses $1,621,489 · Grants $110,800 · Revenue $9,700

  • LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY TRAINS AND EMPOWERS MULTI-RACIAL AND MULTI-ETHNIC COLLEGE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY ACROSS THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY IN RACIAL EQUITY POLICY-MAKING PAIRED WITH CAREER ADVICE, JOB PLACEMENT SUPPORT, AND MEMBERSHIP IN A NETWORK OF OVER 1,000 ALUMNI ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY AND LEADERSHIP.ECONOMIC EQUITY - GREENLINING DEVELOPS MULTIFACETED STRATEGIES TO CLOSE THE WEALTH GAP FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND ESTABLISH PATHWAYS TO FINANCIAL SECURITY AND PROSPERITY. WE HOLD FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABLE TO MEET THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND HELP ENSURE THAT LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE NOT LEFT OUT OF NEW WEALTH-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE TRANSITION TO A DIGITAL ECONOMY.ANNUAL CONFERENCE - GREENLINING'S CONFERENCE IS USUALLY HELD ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS AND BRINGS TOGETHER POLICY MAKERS, ANALYSTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS ISSUES THAT ARE CENTRAL TO GREENLINING'S WORK.CASA JOAQUIN MURRIETA - CASA JOAQUIN MURRIETA IS A STUDENT HOUSING FACILITY FOR FIRST GENERATION, LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF COLOR AT UC BERKELEY. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, GREENLINING RUNS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ALL RESIDENTS.

    Expenses $2,787,787

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Debra Gore-Mann

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $370,705
    From this org
    $348,827
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,878
    Hours/week
    35 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $348,827
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,864
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,014
    Filer's total
    $370,705

  • Tunua Thrash-Ntuk

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Noemi Gallardo

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • J C De Vera

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tate Hill

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Lida Aljabar

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Muhammad Almadin

    MEMBER AT LARGE (THRU 09/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Buendia

    MEMBER AT LARGE (THRU 07/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jasper Cacanata

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashley Gerrity

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ortensia Lopez

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Darlene Mar

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose Antonio Ramirez

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Rutledge

    MEMBER AT LARGE (THRU 08/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Samar Shah

    MEMBER AT LARGE (THRU 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Olga Talamante

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sutapa Balaji

    VP - FINANCE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $228,027
    From this org
    $189,827
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,200
    Hours/week
    35 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,827
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,351
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,849
    Filer's total
    $228,027

  • Alvaro Sanchez

    VP - POLICY (THRU 11/24)

    Total calculated
    $244,174
    From this org
    $227,156
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,018
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,156
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,018
    Filer's total
    $244,174

  • Molly Tafoya

    SENIOR DIRECTOR - COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $161,484
    From this org
    $152,484
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,000
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,484
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,788
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,212
    Filer's total
    $161,484

  • Sona Mohnot

    DIRECTOR - CLIMATE EQUITY

    Total calculated
    $143,622
    From this org
    $129,929
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,693
    Hours/week
    35

  • Emi Wang

    DIRECTOR - CAPACITY BUILDING

    Total calculated
    $142,799
    From this org
    $129,054
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,745
    Hours/week
    35

  • Roman Patrida Lopez

    SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $156,520
    From this org
    $126,674
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,846
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,674
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,532
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,314
    Filer's total
    $156,520

  • Jane Duong

    VP - DEV. & COMMS. (THRU 08/24)

    Total calculated
    $154,663
    From this org
    $130,734
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,929
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,734
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,302
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,627
    Filer's total
    $154,663

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 survey or study
  • 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 7
THE ORGANIZATION ISSUED A YEAR-END HOLIDAY BONUS TO EMPLOYEES LISTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B).

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

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • EQUITY WORKS INC

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORTS GREENLINING INSTITUTE · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523179349305387

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