M Center of Excellence
M Center of Excellence is a public charity, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $299K in total assets.
M Center of Excellence at a glance
- Total assets
- $299,026
- -16.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $420
- -75.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $54,048
- +2112.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who M Center of Excellence funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
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
In 2021 it made 5 grants totaling $550K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging Santa Monica, CA | The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated interest in the health, wealth, work, and social engagement of older adults. Goals have been reexamined and challenges and inequities highlighted. With a rapidly aging population, work to improve the retirement years of older Americans is more crucial than ever. Our objective is to identify gaps and opportunities for action and to help individuals and institutions realize the upsides and mitigate the risks of longer lives. While the financial services industry, the healthcare sector, and policymakers have focused significant efforts on preparation for the retirement years, they have largely worked within their own silos. The Project will provide a forum and platform for cross-sector collaboration among these and other stakeholders in developing tools, programs, recommendations, and innovative solutions to maximize the possibilities and potential of 21st Century retirement. | $125,000 |
| The American College for Financial Services Center for Economic Empowerment and Equality King of Prussia, PA | Project Title: Financial Education and Longevity in the Black Community. Focus: Black women are the gatekeepers for families and communities. Black women are the primary or co-breadwinner for 68% of Black households, make up 66% of Black baccalaureate degree holders, and are the only racial or ethnic group with more business ownership than their male peers. The American College Center for Economic Empowerment and Equality's financial education programs will empower Black women with the knowledge and resources to help narrow the wealth gap, promote generational financial literacy and lead to longer and more vibrant lives. Plan: Two certificate options will be offered. Tier one will be a participant certificate, focused on individual education and knowledge, and a tier two certificate, focused on group financial education delivery. | $125,000 |
| USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Los Angeles, CA | Lifetime Circumstances Predicting Exceptional Longevity - A topic of interest to the M Center is extreme longevity - or survival to very old ages. We propose to examine the lifetime characteristics of people who survive to be centenarians. While others have looked at the genetic factors linked to very old survival, we think that social factors will have higher explanatory power and should be considered in addition to, or while accounting for, genetic differences. We believe that looking at exceptional survivors will offer clues as to why many people survive longer than average, not just why a few survive to very old age. These insights will be useful to individual and societal planning for future longevity. We will convene a group of scholars at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology to select and examine predictors of exceptional survival, one domain and one topic at a time. For example, we will carefully consider and study the effect of various factors on how long one lives. | $125,000 |
| Encore San Francisco, CA | The focus: Co-generational service bringing the distinctive and complementary talents of older and younger people together in ways that help solve important social problems, forge meaningful intergenerational bonds, bridge differences and enhance understanding between the generations. The problem: The time for this work is upon us. We are becoming a much more multigenerational society, but due to widespread age segregation and other barriers, are ill-prepared for both making the most of longer lives and the prospect of five generations living and working together. Ageism is widespread. A proposed solution: Service programs are one way to address this problem. Some organizations are already mobilizing younger people to serve older ones, while others are mobilizing older individuals to serve young ones. We want to bring older and younger people together to serve jointly, side by side, helping others while strengthening the communities where they serve and the nation as a whole. | $125,000 |
| Creative Visions Foundation Working Nation Los Angeles, CA | WorkingNation is looking for additional partners to fund short documentaries for their newest series, WorkingForward. In this case the topic we are addressing is older workers, purpose in life, and retirement preparation. In this particular episode, WorkingNation will take an investigative look at the experiences of older workers and industry leaders to explore what the far-reaching socio-economic ramifications will be if the growing population of aging Americans is not prepared to stay in the workforce later in life. In addition to exploring the nature and consequences of this demographic shift, WorkingNation will highlight programs, employers, and industry leaders that are working to build strong solutions for pathways forward. | $50,000 |
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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 | $299,026 | $420 | $54,048 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $359,822 | $1,717 | $2,443 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $166,212 | $1,934 | $86 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $164,364 | $2,419 | $500,136 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $662,081 | $3,317 | $552,937 | $550,000 | 5 | $2,232 |
| 2020 | $1,276,836 | $201,852 | $88,684 | — | — | $1,527 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
M Center of Excellence is led by Kristin Barens, Director & President on every filing since 2024; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kristin Barens
Director & President
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Ardi
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Irving
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pinchas Cohen
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Benke
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Cleary
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Russell Bundschuh
Director Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Eugene LoVasco (2020–2023) — Director, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: George Nichols (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Peter W Mullin (2020–2022) — Director & President
- Former: Melissa Krzeminski (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Dawn Trautman (2020) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about M Center of Excellence
How large is M Center of Excellence?
M Center of Excellence reported $299K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $420.
Where does M Center of Excellence operate?
M Center of Excellence has awarded grants in California, Pennsylvania.
What is M Center of Excellence's EIN?
M Center of Excellence's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2265882. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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