The Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation is a non-profit that serves to level the playing field (used as a continuation of the mission description.) through education education, access, and advocacy in the nfl

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
33¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $154K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
33%
of spending
Concern: 33% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$180K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$379K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$847K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
33%
Net assets
$614K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$847K
FY2024▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$400K
FY2021$892K
FY2022$898K
FY2023$642K
FY2024$847K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$709K
FY2021$647K
FY2022$934K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$614K
FY2024▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$876K
FY2024$614K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

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Where the money goes

33 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 33% · $377K Management & general 67% · $751K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $180K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$180,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member, Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roderick L Graves’s $180K as Executive Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Roderick L Graves$180,000$194,071$194,346$190,000—
Rod Graves————$177,743

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes diversity and inclusion in the NFL through education, access, and advocacy.

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3 programs · $377K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The johnnie l. Cochran, JR. Salute to excellence awards:the johnnie l. Cochran, JR. Salute to excellence awards, hosted annually by the fritz pollard alliance foundation (fpa), recognizes individuals and organizations whose efforts advance equity and inclusion across professional football and the broader sports industry.

$287Kprogram expense
02

The fritz pollard alliance foundation career development interview series:as part of the NFL'S broader commitment to inclusive leadership pipelines, the fritz pollard alliance foundation conducts a specialized career development interview series designed to prepare coaching and executive candidates for advancement within professional…

$45Kprogram expense
03

The Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation Nfl Draft Academy

The fritz pollard alliance foundation NFL draft academy, held in detroit, mi in april of 2024, was a landmark youth empowerment event that launched the junior academy and honored equity and inclusion champions in sports.

$45Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $50K · 2022–2022
Senior Bowl Charities INCAL · FY2022$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$847K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$496K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$341K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$377K
Managementcol C$751K
Owns and owesPt X
$614K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$321K
Total assetsLn 16$993K
LiabilitiesLn 26$379K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$496K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$341K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$199
Total revenueLn 12$847K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$321K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$321K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$211K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$797
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$993K
LiabilitiesLn 26$379K
Net assetsLn 32$614K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$447K$321K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$434K$211K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$797
Total assetsLn 16$962K$993K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K$379K
Net assetsLn 32$876K$614K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$213K$213K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$375K$375K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$1K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$50K$50K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$254K$254K$677
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$123K$120K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$700$700
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$377K$751K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $847K$1.1M−$282K$614K 990 PDF
FY2023 $642K$1.0M−$391K$876K 990 PDF
FY2022 $898K$934K−$36K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $892K$647K$245K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $400K$709K−$310K$1.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $847,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $358,495$495,585
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $269,917$341,269
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,799$10,146
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $209$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $642,420$847,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,700$2,950
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $357,425$232,086
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $673,929$893,524
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,033,054$1,128,560
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$390,634−$281,560
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $847,000 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$495,585
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$495,585
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $341,269$341,269
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,345$10,345
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$199−$199
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $341,269 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,146$847,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,128,560 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,950$2,950
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $212,550$212,550
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $19,536$19,536
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,439$40,439
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,290$2,290
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $375,146$375,146
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,196 · Management $9,229$10,425
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,266$10,266
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,626$24,626
IX-17 TravelManagement $49,942$49,942
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $253,686 · Management $677$254,363
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,173$2,173
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,533 · Management $3,621$123,154
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $700$700
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $377,365 · Management $751,195 · Fundraising $0$1,128,560
Part X · Balance sheet $993,250 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $446,976$321,483
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $38,818$374,657
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,200$76,829
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,753$797
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $433,882$210,838
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,850$8,646
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $962,479$993,250
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $86,067$86,298
X-19 Deferred revenue$293,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $86,067$379,298
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $414,489$543,488
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $461,923$70,464
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $876,412$613,952
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $962,479$993,250
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $613,952 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$847,000
XI-2 Total expenses$1,128,560
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$281,560
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$876,412
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,101
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$613,952

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