Public Charity

Cooperatives for a Better World

Cooperatives for a Better World, of Manchester, NH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.5M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $504K in total assets. 16 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $31.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 813247254 Manchester, NH Media & Communications NTEE: A30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$504K
Grant Records16
Funding Total$31.8M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Cooperatives for a Better World is wholly dedicated to educating and supporting the next generation of cooperative businesses. We do this by: (1) Growing the entrepreneur pipeline and strengthen the cooperative ecosystem; (2) Equipping cooperative entrepreneurs with the skills and tools for success; and (3) Connecting cooperative businesses with the capital they need to thrive.

Where $100 goes at Cooperatives for a Better World

How Cooperatives for a Better World divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 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 $97 for programs

$71
Cooperatives for a Better World supported 4 cooperatives to receive grants through our fiscal sponsorship program
73% of program spending
$26
Cooperatives for a Better World ran two business incubators (one in partnership with the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation and the other with the USDA) with 20 cooperatives; Advised…
27% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 76 participants; 333 participants
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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.

Officers & Directors

Director Clark Arrington
Executive Dir. Greg Brodsky
Vice President Helene Lesterlin
President Howard Brodsky
Director Jen Horonjeff
Treasurer Joseph Cureton

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Economic Development
$29,461,232 3 grants
General Support
$2,147,500 8 grants
Arts & Culture
$185,000 4 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$35,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.5M $1.5M $504K
2023 $5.1M $5.5M $387K
2022 $15.5M $15.4M $715K
2021 $731K $234K $539K
2020 — $2K $28K

Between 2021 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $731K to $1.5M (+105%), with total assets most recently reported at $504K.

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

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