No Easy Props INC FY2022 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2010EducationEIN 01-0976454Revenue $636K in FY2022

On file with the IRSnoeasyprops.orgPo Box 741060, 90004-9060 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Oct 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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No Easy Props mission is to preserve and proliferate hip-hop culutre for community benefit and proactive youth development. Our most significant activities are our fortify our rebel youth program, bboy summit event, and west coast funk and soul dance series.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $160K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$636K
+149% vs prior year
Spent
$495K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$229K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$636K
FY2022▲ +149%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$255K
FY2022$636K
FY2023$666K
FY2024$680K
FY2025$279K
Expenses
$495K
FY2022▲ +114%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$231K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$804K
FY2024$644K
FY2025$205K
Net assets
$229K
FY2022▲ +144%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$94K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$128K
FY2025$128K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $424K Management & general 11% · $54K Fundraising 3% · $17K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$42,130Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$16,127Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Yu’s $50K as President is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nancy Yu$50,212$53,041$62,047$42,130$65,570
Ben Higa$45,650$44,769———
Lori Mabunga—$29,303$16,077$16,127$4,353
Katrina Mayfield$14,748————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves and promotes Hip-Hop culture through youth programs and dance events.

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3 programs · $376K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

HIPHOP101, a during and after school hip-hop arts program for school age youth 5-15; where students learn hip-hop street dance including: breaking, popping, and hip-hop choreography, and the basics of street art through creating art works including a wearable hat.

$149Kprogram expense
02

Fortify our rebel youth is a mentor apprenticeship program for at-risk and system impacted teens 12-19 years old to learn skills of hip-hop dance, art, music, creative business, and health and wellness.

$120Kprogram expense
03

Others

$106Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$636K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$371K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Other incomeLn 4–11$70
Money outPt IX
$495K
Ln 25
Programscol B$424K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$229K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$228K
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$371K
Government grantsLn 1e$206K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Other incomeLn 4–11$70
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$636K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$228K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$228K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$229K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K$228K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$94K$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$94K$229K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$42K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$92K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$757$757
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$252K$252K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$682$682
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$762$150
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$2K$9K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$51K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$2K$4K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$495K$424K$54K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $279K$205K$75K$128K 990 PDF
FY2024 $680K$644K$37K$128K 990 PDF
FY2023 $666K$804K−$138K$91K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $636K$495K$141K$229K 990 PDF
FY2021 $255K$231K$24K$94K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $636,275 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $188,174$371,205
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,426$265,000
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,275$70
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $255,325$636,275
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,721$145,797
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $153,767$349,459
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $231,488$495,256
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,837$141,019
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $636,275 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $70 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,202
VIII-1e Government grants$205,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$148,103
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$371,205
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $265,000$265,000
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $265,070$636,275
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $495,256 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $42,130$42,130
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,629$91,629
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,247 · Management $3,791$12,038
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $757$757
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $251,651$251,651
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $4,738$4,738
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $682$682
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,161 · Management $762 · Fundraising $150$5,073
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,737$6,737
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,983 · Fundraising $8,975$10,958
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,808$6,808
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,318 · Management $2,187 · Fundraising $2,088$55,593
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,710 · Management $3,657 · Fundraising $1,095$6,462
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $424,244 · Management $53,966 · Fundraising $17,046$495,256
Part X · Balance sheet $230,055 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,648$227,565
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,490
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $93,648$230,055
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,153
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,153
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $93,648$228,902
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,648$228,902
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $93,648$230,055
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $228,902 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$636,275
XI-2 Total expenses$495,256
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$141,019
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,648
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,765
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$228,902

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