Public Charity

SMALL BUSINESS EMPOWERMENT FUND CDFI

SMALL BUSINESS EMPOWERMENT FUND CDFI, of Wildwood, MO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.3M in revenue, $781K in expenses, $1.3M in total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 853225961 Wildwood, MO Economic Development NTEE: S30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$781K
Total Assets$1.3M
Grant Records2
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

A community development financial institution or community development finance institution - abbreviated in both cases to CDFI - is a financial institution that provides credit and financial services to underserved markets and populations, primarily in the St. Louis City and county.

Where $100 goes at Small Business Empowerment Fund Cdfi

How Small Business Empowerment Fund Cdfi divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 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 $100 for programs

$100
The SBEF lends to low income communities at low interest rates
All program spending
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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

Chairman Alan Richter
Board Member Cheryl Walker
Board Member Craig Higgins
Board Member Denise Phillips
Board Member Dr Joe Frank
Board Member John Henderson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Economic Development
$982,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$500,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.3M $781K $1.3M
2024 $501K $53K $760K
2023 $127K $510 $251K
2022 $125K $519 $129K

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $125K to $1.3M (+938%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

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