Public Charity

The Center for Strategic Economic Studies and Institutional Development

Based in Los Angeles, CA, The Center for Strategic Economic Studies and Institutional Development operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $42.8M in revenue, $41.1M in expenses, $5.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 11 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $494K.

EIN: 522135889 Los Angeles, CA Community Improvement & Capacity Building N.E.C. NTEE: S99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$42.8M
Total Expenses$41.1M
Total Assets$5.4M
Grant Records11
Funding Total$494K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE CENTER BY LENDISTRY IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS DIVERSE SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH EDUCATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ACCESS TO COMPETITIVE FINANCING. OUR MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE WEALTH GAP BY ANCHORING SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY DO BUSINESS.

Where $100 goes at The Center for Strategic Economic Studies and Institutional Development

How The Center for Strategic Economic Studies and Institutional Development divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $98 for programs

$82
LA County Household Relief Grant
84% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,425 households
$11
Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program
11% of program spending
$2
Small Business Accelerators
2% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 299 businesses

Plus 6 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Adey Tesafaye
Board Member Leeann Lynch
Sr Project Manager Marina Garcia
Secretary Mckell Beamon
Vice President Miranda Rodriguez
Board Member P David Bramble

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$208,633 6 grants
Economic Development
$200,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$85,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $42.8M $41.1M $5.4M
2024 $88.0M $86.6M $6.0M
2023 $3.5M $3.1M $2.7M
2022 $425K $1.1M $543K
2020 $2.6M $2.6M $729K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.6M to $42.8M (+1523%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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