Education: in 2024, tides projects enriched the education of youth and adults living in local, under-served communities, focusing on areas such as leadership development, arts education, health and nutrition, family self-sufficiency, and stem. Other tides projects instituted a variety of programs that ranged from advocating against domestic violence, to offering adult education and career support to exploring the intersection of the arts and social justice.
Tides Center
Tides Center: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“Tides Center supports social change leaders, connects diverse people and organizations, and facilitates solutions that come directly from communities historically denied power by offering comprehensive fiscal sponsorship, management, consulting, and grantmaking services.”
Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.
Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
- Top pay
- $819K Janiece Evans-Page, 0.3% of spending
- Revenue
- $265.4M 87.7% from donations and grants
- Spent
- $285.1M 75.6% on programs, as reported
- Net assets
- $274.4M end of 2024
- Savings
- 11.5 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
- People
- 912 employees, 749 volunteers
1 thing to look at.
We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.
Professional fundraisers kept most of what they raised
Fundraisers were paid $4,231,082 against $2,632,933 raised, more than they brought in. Likely flat fees or a filing error; check Schedule G.
Schedule G Part I, line 2bOf each dollar it spent, 75.6¢ went to programs, as reported.
For each dollar donated, Tides Center spent 11¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $232.8M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXWhat it told the IRS it spent on.
The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Environment: in 2024, tides projects worked in the areas of environmental sustainability and sustainable agriculture practices. Programs worked at the local level to address environmental issues facing low-income, marginalized communities, as well as the national and international levels to spearhead campaigns for the preservation of our natural environment and animal welfare. Tides projects advocated for a more just, clean, and sustainable world from a variety of perspectives; from reducing environmental mercury exposure to developing regional food systems, and enhancing food security to…
Tides center, through its fiscally sponsored projects, engages in lobbying activities in support of a wide variety of issues and causes to restore social and economic power to communities historically denied it.
Net assets: $68.2M to $274.4M in 11 years.
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2024.
The 8 highest-paid people.
Reportable pay in 2024, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Raise for Good LLC | Consulting | $4,075,713 |
| Steady Platform Inc | Consulting | $1,202,671 |
| Sayles Health Innovations LLC | Consulting | $1,173,207 |
| Discovery Education Inc | Consulting | $1,111,500 |
| Michigan Association of Intermediate Sch | Consulting | $1,074,000 |
The questions people ask about the Tides Center.
Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.
How much does the Tides Center CEO make?
Janiece Evans-Page, CEO, received $818,625 in reportable compensation in 2024, 0.3% of Tides Center's $285.1M in spending.
Form 990 (2024), Part VIIWhat percentage of Tides Center donations go to programs?
Tides Center reported 75.6% of 2024 spending as programs, 9.2% as fundraising and 15.2% as management.
Form 990 (2024), Part IXHow much money does Tides Center have?
Net assets were $274.4M at the end of 2024, about 11.5 months of spending.
Form 990 (2024), Part XDoes Tides Center have any red flags in its filing?
Its latest Form 990 triggered 1 of our twelve screening rules: professional fundraisers kept most of what they raised. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.
Form 990 (2024)Every number, traced.
- Tides Center Form 990, 2024 (IRS e-file)
- Tides Center Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Amir Arani, “Tides Center: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/tides-center/