San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Community engagement - sage hosts community and special events throughout the year, including: halloeast - halloeast is a free family-friendly community block party celebrating halloween. This event is more than just trick-or-treating -- it's an opportunity for residents to connect with neighbors and share valuable community resources. This event attracted over 530 attendees and more than 50 vendors from the community. In 2024 sage was awarded a 150,000 community economic development (ced) planning grant from the u.s. Department of health and human services, aimed at building the administrative capacity needed to develop a public market complex on san antonio's eastside. This planning project marks a significant step forward in sage's commitment to fostering economic vitality in this minority-majority area, which has long grappled with systemic poverty, high unemployment, and the lingering effects of historical disenfranchisement through redlining, racial segregation, and governmental disinvestment. Through the ced planning funds, sage will develop a comprehensive, community-informed business plan to establish a public market complex that will serve as an economic anchor for the eastside. This vibrant community space is envisioned to address the critical shortage of grocery stores, dining, and entertainment options in the area, and create a central hub where residents can support local businesses, enjoy community events, and access essential goods and services. In 2025, sage was awarded a ced implementation grant from the u.s. Department of health and human services totaling 800,000 to support the development of a revolving loan program intended to provide financial assistance to small businesses in the eastside community. This same year sage was awarded a 2,000,000 u.s. Department of transportation reconnecting communities project (rcp) planning grant to address longstanding barriers created by highways on san antonio's eastside. The project focuses on developing a vision to cap, bury, and transform sections of ih-10, ih-35, and ih-37 into green, pedestrian-friendly spaces. This effort aims to reconnect historically divided neighborhoods, enhance mobility, and spur economic development. Sage directly engages more than 7,000 community members through its website, semi-monthly newsletter, and social media engagement.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 53.6%; rating input score 54
• Program expense ratio: 50.1%; rating input score 50
• Fundraising efficiency: $47.35 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 79%; rating input score 79; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -4.5%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 29.7%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings