East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc
To empower families, youth, seniors, and communities to become self-sufficient through integrated and collaborative community-based services.
East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc at a glance
In short: East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $2,500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $8,172,837
- +97.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,788,988
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $207
- Expenses (2025)
- $9,927,737
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $313K (2022). In 2025 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Inner City CDC Washington, DC | Safe Passage | $313,448 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,172,837 | $9,788,988 | $9,927,737 | $2,500 | Total only | $207 |
| 2024 | $4,129,810 | $10,021,025 | $9,112,550 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $2,604,855 | $10,055,137 | $10,870,793 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $3,184,646 | $10,274,514 | $10,479,339 | $313,448 | 1 | $11,315 |
| 2021 | $2,290,025 | $8,835,763 | $8,983,063 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $2,452,764 | $8,797,582 | $8,349,315 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $1,999,944 | $7,886,633 | $7,770,850 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc
Based on IRS filings
East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $3K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $207.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc is led by Rahman Branch, CEO on the 2025 filing; 6 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rahman Branch
CEO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$40K (2025)
Mae H Best
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$150K (2019) → $288K (2025)
Janice Marie Davis
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Artherelle K. West
Director of Family Services
Deputy Director → Deputy Director Y, 2023
Deputy Director Y → Director of Family Services, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$105K (2021) → $113K (2025)
Leighton Bent
Director of Finance
Director of → Director of Finance, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$143K (2024) → $138K (2025)
Irwin S. Royster
Director of Community Eng & Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Aisha Bailey
Deputy Director of Senior Svcs.
Deputy Director E → Deputy Director of Senior Svcs., 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$114K (2023) → $123K (2025)
Stacye J Stewart
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lewis Tait
Board Vice Chair
Board Vice C → Board Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saundra Armstrong
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheldon King
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vanessa Brooks
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vanessa J. Banks
Secretary
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Jemila Kia Daniels (2023–2024) — Director of Opera
- Former: James Davis (2019–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Eric Cobbs (2021–2023) — Deputy Director O
- Former: Bernadette Morris (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Loumis Taylor (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Rustin Lewis (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Aaron Ford (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Charles Perry (2019–2020) — Board Vice C
- Former: Donyee Bradley (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth Anderson (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Justina Wilkins-Jordan (2019–2020) — Board Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $288K, to Mae H Best (Exec. Director thru 09/2024). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc
How much does East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc give each year?
East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.
How large is East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc?
East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc reported $8.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.8M.
What is East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc?
East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, DC. It holds $8.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc operate?
East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc's EIN?
East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2277915. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
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