CIVIC VENTURES DBA COGENERATE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CIVIC VENTURES DBA COGENERATE

EIN 94-3274339 · Seniors Rights (R25)

What they do

America Today is The Most Age-diverse Society In Human History and One of The Most Age-segregated. A Quarter of The Population is Under 20, A Quarter Over 60, and The Rest In Between, Yet Our Daily Lives Are Structured So Generations Rarely Interact Outside of Family In A Meaningful Way. At CoGenerate, We Believe Intergenerational Collaboration -- What We Call Cogeneration -- is An Essential and Effective Strategy to Forge Bonds Across Differences, Combat Polarization and Ageism, and Bring All Generations Skills and Talents to Bear On Our Nations Most Pressing Problems. Our Mission is to Bring Older and Younger People Together to Solve Problems, Bridge Divides, and Co-create The Future.

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Of every $100 spent, about $75.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders17 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

98.51%of revenue went to mission work75.0% of expenses · Program services

11.36%of revenue went to fundraising8.6% of expenses

$131.41spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

21.54%of revenue went to management and office costs16.4% of expenses

$1.78in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

86.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $571,153 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,818,253

Mission workProgram services$1,791,22198.51% of revenue75.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$391,64021.54% of revenue16.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$206,54511.36% of revenue8.6% of expenses

Total expenses$2,389,406131.41% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 75.0% mission · 16.4% management · 8.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 131.41% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 84.9% mission · 8.5% management · 6.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 295.10% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 82.4% mission · 9.8% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.97% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.7% mission · 12.3% management · 7.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.54% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.7% mission · 10.2% management · 4.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.02% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 84.1% mission · 11.1% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.71% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 89.5% mission · 7.5% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.60% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 89.7% mission · 8.5% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 144.94% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,818,253

Expenses$2,389,406

Annual shortfall $571,153 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,791,221 · 75.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$391,640 · 16.4% of expenses

Fundraising$206,545 · 8.6% of expenses

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Revenue$1,818,253

Expenses$2,389,406

Assets$4,248,816

Income$1,804,441

Contributions$1,570,488

Mission work (program services)$1,791,221

Fundraising$206,545

Grants given$10,554,294

Average grant$1,172,699

Management and general$391,640

Executive compensation (total)$315,000

Accounting fees$31,700

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MARC FREEDMANCO-CEO · 40 hrs/week $202,851Base $159,340 · Other $43,511

EUNICE LIN NICHOLSCO-CEO · 40 hrs/week $188,575Base $159,731 · Other $28,844

MARCI ALBOHERCHIEF ENG OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $173,732Base $138,813 · Other $34,919

MARCO AUSTINCONTROLLER · 40 hrs/week $143,450Base $118,564 · Other $24,886

STEFANIE WEISSSR DTR, STRAT. COM · 40 hrs/week $139,433Base $120,379 · Other $19,054

DUNCAN MAGIDSONDTR OF DIGITAL COM · 40 hrs/week $137,359Base $106,220 · Other $31,139

CRISTINA RODRIGUEZDTR OF INNOVATION · 40 hrs/week $132,463Base $125,910 · Other $6,553

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (17)

MARC FREEDMANCO-CEO

EUNICE LIN NICHOLSCO-CEO

MARCI ALBOHERCHIEF ENG OFFICER

MARCO AUSTINCONTROLLER

STEFANIE WEISSSR DTR, STRAT. COM

DUNCAN MAGIDSONDTR OF DIGITAL COM

CRISTINA RODRIGUEZDTR OF INNOVATION

LOFTON HOLDERDIRECTOR

DOTTY HAYESTREASURER

DAVID HSUVICE CHAIR

MARINA KIMDIRECTOR

PAUL IRVINGDIRECTOR

RABBI LAURA GELLERDIRECTOR

RAYMOND JETSONSECRETARY

SERENA BIANDIRECTOR

CRAIG HUNEGSDIRECTOR

SUSAN GIANINNOCHAIRMAN

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1997
Location: PO BOX 29542, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129
County: City and County of San Francisco
In care of: MARC FREEDMAN
Primary officer: MARC FREEDMAN, CO-CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@cogenerate.org Phone(415) 866-8379

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PEROTTI & CARRADE CPAS
NTEE classification: Seniors Rights (R25)
IRS tax category: Seniors Rights
Grant-giving organization: Yes