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Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker San Diego, CA EIN: 45-3686069 Website

To help create a more fair financial system through which people realize their potential and communities prosper.

Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc at a glance

Total assets
$27,853,053
-1.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$6,801,266
+12.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$332,137
+497.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$6,632,079
-5.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

San DiegoAtlantaNew YorkBrooklynGlendaleOakland

How Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc gives

  • Giving grew 1616% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K2 grants2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2019) to $429K (2022). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $429K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
International Rescue Committee - New York New York, NYTo support irc in New York's economic empowerment prgrams to provide financial education and workforce services to communities throughout New York$405,000
Finequity Inc Brooklyn, NYTo support finequity's efforts to provide client support on collaraborative project$24,000
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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$27,853,053$6,801,266$6,632,079——$332,137
2024$28,193,836$6,038,537$6,995,733——$55,560
2023$18,295,231$6,039,414$1,353,615——$36,978
2022$12,149,016$5,658,628$2,595,090$429,0002$3,170
2021$7,099,311$2,766,527$1,223,774$121,0003$169
2020$4,141,887$2,067,458$1,474,052$41,0003$3,447
2019$2,966,330$1,704,615$484,928$25,0002$7,163

About Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc

Based on IRS filings

Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $27.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $332K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc is led by Ellen Beattie, Board President Interim Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 6 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ellen Beattie

    Board President Interim Executive Director

    Treasurer → Board Tresurer, 2024

    Board Tresurer → Board President Interim Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $247K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Kasra Movahedi

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2021

    37.5 hrs/week

    $113K (2021) → $172K (2025)

  • Johannes Van de Weerd

    Board President

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    $341K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Ariana Miller

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Grace Ner

    Dep Director Finance & Administration

    Deputy Director, Finance & Administrator → Dep Director Finance & Administrator, 2024

    Dep Director Finance & Administrator → Dep Director Finance & Administration, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    37.5 hrs/week

    $61K (2021) → $121K (2025)

  • Gokcen Topbas

    Director Credit Strategy

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    $107K (2024) → $138K (2025)

  • Senad Voloder

    Dep Director Origination & Servicing

    Dep Director Origination & Serv → Dep Director Origination & Servicing, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    $100K (2024) → $134K (2025)

  • Zachary Bezold

    Dep Director Learning & Innovation

    Dep Director Learning & Innovat → Dep Director Learning & Innovation, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    $92K (2024) → $112K (2025)

  • Megan Hershiser

    Associate Director Corporate Partnerships

    Associate Director Corporate Partne → Associate Director Corporate Partnerships, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    $115K (2024) → $159K (2025)

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Hans Van De Weerd (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Radha Rajkotia (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sean Carpenter (2019–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Michael Aikens (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Sutanto Widjaja (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Sime (2019–2022) — Former Treasurer
  • Former: George Biddle (2019–2020) — Chairman

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

Kasra Movahedi — Executive Director: $172KKasra MovahediExecutive Director$172KMegan Hershiser — Assoc Dir Corporate Partnerships: $159KMegan HershiserAssoc Dir Corporate Partnerships$159KGokcen Topbas — Director Credit Strategy: $138KGokcen TopbasDirector Credit Strategy$138KSenad Voloder — Dep Dir Origination & Servicing: $134KSenad VoloderDep Dir Origination & Servicing$134KMary Grace Ner — Dep Dir Finance & Administration: $121KMary Grace NerDep Dir Finance & Administration$121KZachary Bezold — Dep Dir Learning & Innovation: $112KZachary BezoldDep Dir Learning & Innovation$112K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $172K, to Kasra Movahedi (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc

How large is Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc?

Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc reported $27.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.8M.

What is Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc?

Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Diego, CA. It holds $27.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc operate?

Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Georgia, New York.

What is Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc's EIN?

Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3686069. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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