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Nonprofit · EIN 45-4715883

COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING

Tax-exempt · RICHMOND, CA 94801

Financials

$264K$117K2023$79K$178K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$78,693$177,912-$99,219$2,588,924$1,532,638$1,056,286
December 31, 2023990$263,775$117,255$146,520$2,287,357$1,131,852$1,155,505
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$78,693
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Other salaries and wages
$85,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$92,716
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$2,703
Accounting fees
$10,100
Travel
$748
Program services (functional)
$156,693
Management and general (functional)
$21,219

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,287,357
Total assets, end of year
$2,588,924
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,532,638
Net assets, end of year
$1,056,286
Net assets without donor restrictions
$339,529
Net assets with donor restrictions
$716,757
Gross receipts
$78,693
Employees
0
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Annie King- MeredithMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Leslie StewartPresident
Trustee or director
1$0
Fred LambrightVice President
Trustee or director
1$0
Darlene WilliamsTreasurer
Trustee or director
1$0
Marena BrownMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Maria BenjaminSecretary
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Annie King- MeredithMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Leslie StewartPresident
Trustee or director
1$0
Fred LambrightVice President
Trustee or director
1$0
Darlene WilliamsTreasurer
Trustee or director
1$0
Marena BrownMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Maria BenjaminSecretary
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1535 FRED JACKSON WAY, RICHMOND, CA 94801-1577
In care of
% DONALD GILMORE
Signed the 990
Donald Gilmore, Executive Director
Phone
(510) 412-9290
Return prepared by
MESERET Y ZELEKE CPA

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 45-4715883 or by the name COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

The Corporation is organized exclusively to benefit and support Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond ("CHDC"), in carrying out its purposes, in accordance with the provisions of IRS 509(a)(3) by securing capital from federal, state and local governments and from private sources to assist in providing financing for low and moderate income housing and establishing a revolving loan fund which will provide loans to low and moderate income households for the purpose of assisting in the purchase of affordable housing and/or communities, in furtherance of one of CHDC's charitable purposes.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • The general purpose of this Corporation is to have and exercise all rights and powers conferred on nonprofit corporations under the laws of California, provided that this corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the primary purpose of this Corporation.
    Expenses $156,693

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
45-4715883
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Supporting organization, Type I
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Supporting organization, 50% limit
Exempt since
2014
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,588,924
Income (IRS master file)
$78,693

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$78,693$177,912$2,588,924XML
990December 2023$263,775$117,255$2,287,357XML
990December 2022$77,682$190,586$2,704,680IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-4715883).

Questions about COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING

What is the EIN of COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING is 45-4715883.
Is COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
Are donations to COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
Which annual return does COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does COMMUNITY FIRST LENDING have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $78,693, expenses of $177,912 and total assets of $2,588,924 at year end.

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