Origination Incorporated FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Roslindale, MA501(c)(3)Since 1998Arts & CultureEIN 04-3346266Revenue $583K in FY2023

On file with the IRSoriginationinc.org16 June St, 02131-4810 · Roslindale, MATax-exempt since May 1998Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To develop self-esteem & promote civic responsibility among youth through the use of performing, educational & cultural arts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$218K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$218K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $152K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$59K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% 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
$583K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$761K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$83K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$583K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$389K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$583K
FY2024$646K
FY2024$559K
Expenses
$761K
FY2023▲ +68%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$351K
FY2021$322K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$761K
FY2024$637K
FY2024$643K
Net assets
$83K
FY2023▼ -68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$45K
FY2024−$39K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1998.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $622K Management & general 18% · $134K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $218K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$117,698Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$100,100Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shaumba Yandje Dibinga’s $101K as Artistic Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shaumba Yandje Dibinga$100,974$117,698$117,698$96,813$76,500$75,717
Musau M Dibinga$98,493$100,100$100,100$47,833$31,500$28,300

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates youth and communities about African history using the arts.

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1 program · $622K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Education of youth about african history through the arts focusing on dance and theater arts.

$622Kprogram 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
Edvestors INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$152K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$583K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$216K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$761K
Ln 25
Programscol B$622K
Managementcol C$134K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$83K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$216K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$583K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$120K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$120K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
Net assetsLn 32$83K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$262K$120K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$280K$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$59K
Net assetsLn 32$261K$83K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$367K$261K$106K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$12K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$21K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$12K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$57K
TravelLn 17$68K$68K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$164K$164K
Total functional expensesLn 25$761K$622K$134K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $646K$637K$9K$45K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $583K$761K−$178K$83K 990 PDF
FY2022 $521K$452K$69K$261K 990 PDF
FY2021 $406K$322K$84K$192K 990 PDF
FY2020 $389K$351K$38K$108K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $582,855 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $388,193$356,313
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $114,516$216,240
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,667$10,302
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $521,376$582,855
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$2,669
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $234,262$412,835
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$1,895
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,728$343,595
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $451,990$760,994
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,386−$178,139
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $582,855 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$356,313
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$356,313
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $216,240$216,240
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,302$10,302
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $216,240 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,302$582,855
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $760,994 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,669$2,669
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $260,548 · Management $106,421$366,969
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,019 · Management $4,910$16,929
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,545 · Management $8,392$28,937
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $16,486$16,486
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,754$8,754
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,895$1,895
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,714$4,714
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,432$3,432
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,016 · Fundraising $3,926$15,942
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,523$56,523
IX-17 TravelPrograms $68,112$68,112
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,213 · Management $1,721$5,934
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $163,698$163,698
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $621,543 · Management $133,630 · Fundraising $5,821$760,994
Part X · Balance sheet $141,490 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $261,674$119,914
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,752$19,176
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,400$2,400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $279,826$141,490
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,812$58,615
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,812$58,615
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $261,014$82,875
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $261,014$82,875
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $279,826$141,490
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $82,875 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$582,855
XI-2 Total expenses$760,994
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$178,139
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$261,014
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$82,875

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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