Public Charity

THE CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY INC

THE CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CAMBRIDGE, MA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $14.2M revenue, $14.5M expenses, $21.6M total assets. 57 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $14.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 043523528 CAMBRIDGE, MA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$14.2M
Total Expenses$14.5M
Total Assets$21.6M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$14.2M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

CEP PROVIDES DATA, FEEDBACK, PROGRAMS, AND INSIGHTS TO HELP INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL DONORS IMPROVE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. WE DO THIS WORK BECAUSE WE BELIEVE EFFECTIVE DONORS, WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND THOUGHTFULLY, CAN PROFOUNDLY CONTRIBUTE TO CREATING A BETTER AND MORE JUST WORLD.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$282,500
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$157,502
$100,000
$55,000
2024
Grantee Perception Report
$32,624

Showing up to 5 of 57 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR (AS OF 7/24) Alesha Washington
VP, PEOPLE & CULTURE/ OFFICER Alyse D'amico
DIRECTOR, LEARNING INSTITUTE Amber Bradley
INTERIM VP, YT & DIR. ORG. LEARNING & COMM Andrea De Forest
BOARD CHAIR (AS OF 6/24) Anthony Richardson
DIRECTOR (AS OF 7/24) Caroline Altman Smith

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Top Grant Purposes

PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$10,164,002 3 grants
GENERAL
$973,000 4 grants
General
$950,000 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$763,300 3 grants
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$199,778 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $14.2M $14.5M $21.6M
2023 $13.7M $14.0M $22.2M
2022 $13.7M $13.5M $22.1M
2021 $21.1M $10.4M $19.9M
2020 $8.4M $9.5M $8.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $8.4M to $14.2M (+70%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.6M.

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