Community Investments Foundation

CHARLOTTE, NC EIN: 45-6930128

COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS FOUNDATION (CIF) RECEIVES AND MANAGES GIFTS OF BUSINESS INTERESTS OR OTHER UNIQUE ASSETS, UNTIL THEY CAN BE LIQUIDATED, WITH THE PROCEEDS USED IN SUPPORT OF VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$68.8M

-11.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$23.8M

-0.8% YoY

Grant Count

5

+66.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4.8M

-40.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$15M$23M$31M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$68,814,677$77,458,068$85,159,904
Revenue$16,512,191$18,964,117$20,489,868
Expenses$25,261,721$25,547,982$18,805,485
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,783,570$674,760$1,388,726
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$6M$12M$18M$24M3 grants20201 grants20213 grants20223 grants20235 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROL…$18.0MFOUNDATION FOR THE CHARL…$5.7MBRADHAMS LEGACY$52KTRYON PALACE FOUNDATION …$40KVANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDO…$32K

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M7$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TODD W MANSFIELDCHAIR0.3
KIETH COCKRELLDIRECTOR0.3
CHRIS POPLINDIRECTOR0.3
MARIAN STEELE CLARKDIRECTOR0.3
MICHAEL MARSICANOPRESIDENT & CEO5
LAURA SMITHEXECUTIVE VP5
NIKHIL SAWANTEXECUTIVE VP & CIO5
DOUGLAS W BENSONSENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSE5
ALYSSA FEDERICOCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER5
ELIZABETH KISERSENIOR VP, PHILANTHROPIC A5
EVAN WOLKOFSKYASSISTANT DEPUTY COUNSEL5
ROBIN BAREFOOTASSOCIATE COUNSEL5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

CHAPEL HILLCHARLOTTENEW BERNWARWICK

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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