Self-Help Ventures Fund: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“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.”
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Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
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No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
For each dollar donated, Self-Help Ventures Fund spent 0¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $113.6M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXThe charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
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. Total beneficiaries = approximately 1,652
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 widely available to these families. Total beneficiaries = approximately 17,685
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2024.
Reportable pay in 2024, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Hat Mechanical Inc | Hvac contractor | $1,576,527 |
| Coxschepp Construction LLC | Construction | $509,999 |
| Griffin Service Company Inc | Construction | $429,994 |
| Forvis Mazars Llp | Accounting firm | $337,034 |
| Piedmont Service Group Inc | Construction | $177,681 |
Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.
Russel Hagen, Manager Transition Exec, received $161,597 in reportable compensation in 2024, 0.2% of Self-Help Ventures Fund's $68.6M in spending.
Form 990 (2024), Part VIISelf-Help Ventures Fund reported 75% of 2024 spending as programs, 0% as fundraising and 25% as management.
Form 990 (2024), Part IXNet assets were $755.6M at the end of 2024, about 132.2 months of spending.
Form 990 (2024), Part XIts latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (2024)Amir Arani, “Self-Help Ventures Fund: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/self-help-ventures-fund/