Public Charity

Self-Help Ventures Fund

Self-Help Ventures Fund is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Durham, NC. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $189.2M, expenses of $68.6M, total assets of $3.4B. Imperigo tracks 17 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $117.8M.

EIN: 581562750 Durham, NC Urban & Community Economic Development NTEE: S31 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$189.2M
Total Expenses$68.6M
Total Assets$3.4B
Grant Records17
Funding Total$117.8M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

Self-Help Ventures Funds mission is to create and protect ownership and economic opportunity for all, especially people of color, women, rural residents and low-wealth families and communities.

Where $100 goes at Self-Help Ventures Fund

How Self-Help Ventures Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$22 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 $78 for programs

$51
Economic development through the renovation of historic buildings, construction of new buildings in distressed communities
65% of program spending
$21
Loans to and investments in community development projects (a) employing low-income and unemployed persons; (b) in low-income, rural and distressed communities; and (c) involving charitable organizations
27% of program spending
$6
Facilitation of a secondary market at reasonable rates on a substainable basis for home mortgages made to low-income and other traditionally underserved home buyers to make homeownership more…
8% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SELF-HELP RECEIVED $250,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR THEIR "SELF-HELP WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE" IN SUPPORT OF FAMILIES IMPACTED BY HELENE. THE GRANT PROVIDES RISK MITIGATION IN SUPPORT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AVERY, BUNCOMBE, BURKE, CHEROKEE, CLAY, GRAHAM, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, JACKSON, MACON, MADISON, MCDOWELL, MITCHELL, POLK, RUTHERFORD, SWAIN, TRANSYLVANIA, AND YANCEY AND THE QUALLA BOUNDARY.
$250,000
2024
HUMAN SERVICES
$60,000,000
2024
Charitable Lending
$1,221,584
2023
FINANCE JUSTICE FUND SUBGRANT
$500,000
2023
Charitable Lending
$266,500

Showing up to 5 of 17 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Ajulo Othow
President Amanda Frazier Wong
Manager Benefits & Payroll Athena Eng
Director Catherine Clark
Diretor Duanne Andrade
Director Elbert Avery

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Human & Social Services
$105,000,000 2 grants
General Support
$12,011,355 11 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$500,000 1 grant
Housing & Homelessness
$250,000 1 grant
Economic Development
$35,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $189.2M $68.6M $3.4B
2023 $67.7M $57.5M $1.0B
2022 $95.5M $43.4M $1.0B
2020 $104.5M $70.0M $1.1B
2019 $71.4M $47.0M $990.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $71.4M to $189.2M (+165%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.4B.

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