Public Charity

ESSENTIAL PARTNERS INC

ESSENTIAL PARTNERS INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in CAMBRIDGE, MA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $3.1M, expenses of $2.1M, total assets of $4.1M. Imperigo tracks 41 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $6.9M.

EIN: 223432160 CAMBRIDGE, MA Human Service Organizations NTEE: P20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$4.1M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$6.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1989, ESSENTIAL PARTNERS HELPS PEOPLE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS DIFFERENCES TO ADDRESS THEIR COMMUNITIES' MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES. VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS, CIVIC GROUPS, FAITH INSTITUTIONS, COLLEGES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT BELONGING AND CULTURES OF CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT ACROSS DIFFERENCES.

Where $100 goes at Essential Partners Inc

How Essential Partners Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$72
Founded in 1989 as the public conversations project, the organization offers training, consultation, coaching, and facilitation for people who lead conversations across everyday and existential differences in their…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$623,500
$540,000
2024
EP AND PARTNER YMCA INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL CATALYZE A NATIONAL NETWORK OF BRIDGE BUILDING CAPACITY TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE ACROSS DIFFERENCES, STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, AND DEEPEN CIVIC TRUST AND BELONGING IN COMMUNITIES.
$224,450
2024
Capital Campaign
$100,000
2024
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$90,000

Showing up to 5 of 41 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Aba Taylor
DIRECTOR Brendan Abel
CHAIR Carole Kasper
VICE CHAIR Damien Lally
DIRECTOR Darwensi Clark
DIRECTOR Jeanne Emanuel Until 924

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$6,232,071 34 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$565,000 2 grants
Youth Development
$49,853 2 grants
Training & Professional Development
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$27,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.1M $2.1M $4.1M
2024 $3.1M $1.9M $3.0M
2023 $2.0M $1.7M $2.0M
2022 $1.8M $1.6M $1.4M
2021 $1.8M $1.4M $1.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.8M to $3.1M (+74%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.1M.

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