Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-2938457

To stimulate overall economic development of the Harlem Community through the creation of enterprises, generation of jobs and improvement of services.

Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC at a glance

Total assets
$23,981,478
+0.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,795,718
-0.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$42,268
-11.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,647,042
-19.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

New York

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M2 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 2 grants totaling $1.3M.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$23,981,478$1,795,718$1,647,042——$42,268
2024$23,866,180$1,800,974$2,045,172——$47,534
2023$14,754,330$1,247,682$545,275——$13,832
2022$14,096,606$1,255,309$521,175——$15,000
2021$13,512,087$1,171,417$283,278———
2020$12,658,585$1,197,711$1,563,928$1,300,0002$453

About Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC

Based on IRS filings

Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $42K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC is led by E Hamil Douglas, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 5 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • E Hamil Douglas

    President

    President & CEO → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    $71K (2023) → $123K (2025)

  • Zevilla Jackson-Preston

    Board Chair

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri-Ann Smith

    Senior Lending Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    $36K (2025)

  • Joseph L Tait

    Board Member & COO

    COO → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Board Member & COO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $35K (2023) → $31K (2025)

  • Ayesha Codrington

    Direct of Finance

    Director of Finance → Direct of Finance, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $33K (2023) → $70K (2025)

  • Andre Simon

    Chief of Staff

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    $36K (2025)

  • Ashli Gibbs

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curtis Archer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Chiette

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon E Joseph

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lewiston Murray

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Michael T Johnson (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Suzanne Hurley (2023–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Richard Shaw (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Anthony D Watson (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Michelle Hardy (2022–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Robert Horsford (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Barbara Askins (2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Aaron Migdol Esq. (2020) — Member
  • Former: Jonnie Marshall (2020) — Chairperson
  • Former: Kelvin collins (2020) — President & CEO
  • Former: Narain Sew (2020) — CFO
  • Former: Zevilla J Preston (2020) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

E Hamil Douglas — President: $123KE Hamil DouglasPresident$123KAyesha Codrington — Direct of Finance: $70KAyesha CodringtonDirect of Finance$70KTerri-Ann Smith — Senior Lending Dir: $36KTerri-Ann SmithSenior Lending Dir$36KAndre Simon — Chief of Staff: $36KAndre SimonChief of Staff$36KJoseph Tait — Board Memb/COO: $31KJoseph TaitBoard Memb/COO$31K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $123K, to E Hamil Douglas (President). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC

How large is Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC?

Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC reported $24.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.

Where does Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC operate?

Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC has awarded grants in New York.

What is Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC's EIN?

Commonwealth Local Development Corp CLDC's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2938457. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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