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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$190K 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$190K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$698K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$677K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$43K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$698K
FY2022▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$737K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$698K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$677K
FY2022▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$661K
FY2021$752K
FY2022$677K
FY2023$653K
FY2024$893K
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$43K
FY2022▲ +85%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$23K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$771K
FY2025$563K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2007.

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Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $355K Management & general 34% · $233K Fundraising 13% · $89K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $190K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, Incoming CEO
$96,384Pt VII · Sec A
Outgoing - Treasurer & Executive Director
$93,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angilee Shah’s $102K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John G Morris———$93,500$132,000$130,800
Angilee Shah$102,170$95,733$100,000$96,384$7,917—

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 15aYes

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2 programs · $355K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Cover Local News in Charlottesville and Albemarle County

Charlottesville Tomorrow's staff provided in-depth reporting by means of the Charlottesville Tomorrow website and weekly newsletters. The organization's staff coordinated events and engaged readers through emails, newsletters, and social media.

$334Kprogram expense
02

Maintain News Website and E-Mail Mailing List

Charlottesville Tomorrow's website and associated social media tools are used along with an email marketing list to aid in the broad dissemination of Charlottesville Tomorrow's news and research information to the public. This supports the organization's goal to deliver in-depth reporting and analysis that improves local decision-making.

$21Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$698K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$685K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$677K
Ln 25
Programscol B$355K
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$43K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$51K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$685K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$698K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$175
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$51K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$43K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 611
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$40K$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$175
Total assetsLn 16$54K$51K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$23K$43K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$190K$0$190K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$273K$213K$0$60K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$2K$648$540
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$36K$10K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$18K$13K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$295$0$295$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$38K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$0$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$20K$2K$666
OccupancyLn 16$24K$16K$5K$4K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$0$0
InterestLn 20$2K$1K$312$375
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$0$6K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$3K$47$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$677K$355K$233K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.5M−$208K$563K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$893K$389K$771K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$653K$358K$381K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $698K$677K$21K$43K 990 PDF
FY2021 $673K$752K−$79K$23K 990 PDF
FY2020 $737K$661K$76K$111K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $698,184 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $631,549$685,164
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,817$13,020
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,666$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $673,032$698,184
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $568,103$554,914
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $184,373$122,202
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $752,476$677,116
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$79,444$21,068
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $698,184 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$685,164
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$685,164
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$13,020
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,020 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$698,184
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $677,116 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $189,884 · Fundraising $0$189,884
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $212,946 · Management $0 · Fundraising $60,000$272,946
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,414 · Management $648 · Fundraising $540$3,602
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,615 · Management $9,568 · Fundraising $7,973$53,156
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,922 · Management $12,788 · Fundraising $4,616$35,326
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $295 · Fundraising $0$295
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,501 · Fundraising $0$3,501
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,824 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$37,824
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $1,840 · Fundraising $1,840$3,680
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,226 · Management $2,115 · Fundraising $666$23,007
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,670 · Management $4,550 · Fundraising $4,109$24,329
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,772 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,772
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,626 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,626
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,396 · Management $312 · Fundraising $375$2,083
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $5,608 · Fundraising $0$5,608
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,867 · Management $47 · Fundraising $9,109$12,023
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,227 · Management $2,227 · Fundraising $0$4,454
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $354,505 · Management $233,383 · Fundraising $89,228$677,116
Part X · Balance sheet $50,860 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,794$46,819
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,751$175
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,850$3,866
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $54,395$50,860
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,284$8,005
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,284$8,005
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,111$42,855
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,111$42,855
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $54,395$50,860
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,855 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$698,184
XI-2 Total expenses$677,116
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,111
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$42,855

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