Unstoppable Foundation: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-2835842)

Cynthia Kersey’s $216K as CEO & Founder / Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Cynthia Kersey	$216,264	$174,036	$148,919	$168,117	$120,000
Michael Hamman	$144,000	$132,000	$156,000	$144,000	$144,000
Karla Young	—	$145,001	$140,909	$139,582	$125,000
Karly Young	$128,353	—	—	—	—
Jessica Nelon	$119,774	—	—	—	—
Morgyn-Britney Hall	—	—	$103,981	—	—
Janet Driver	$94,603	$102,755	$100,134	—	—

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers developing communities to move from surviving to thriving.

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2 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

International Programs

Since 2008, the unstoppable foundation has provided services and tools to empower individuals and entire communities to lift themselves out of extreme poverty. Here's the short and long-term multiplier effect of our programs:- 17 communities receiving our proven 5-PILLAR model impacting more than 80,000 unstoppable community members -…

$2.1Mprogram expense

02

Domestic education programsunstoppable foundation's domestic outreach programs educate individuals on the need for education for every child and unstoppable success: moving forward by giving back.

$126Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$60K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$57K

Marvin and Debra Cherney Family Foundation INCFY2024$25K

Heal the Planet Foundation INCFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$144K

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Grants paid · 12 grants · $7.2M · 2020–2023

Plan International USA INCRI · FY2023$695,960

CorstoneIN · FY2023$300,000

Plan International USA INCRI · FY2022$1,320,515

We Charity William C Moran & Assoc PCNY · FY2022$103,440

Plan International USA INCRI · FY2021$1,363,446

We Charity William C Moran & Assoc PCNY · FY2021$270,481

Serv International INCGA · FY2021$40,000

We Charity William C Moran & Assoc PCNY · FY2020$899,814

Plan International USA INCRI · FY2020$722,602

Serv International INCGA · FY2020$100,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M

Investment incomeLn 3−$72

Money outPt IX

$2.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.2M

Managementcol C$268K

Fundraisingcol D$429K

Owns and owesPt X

$991K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M

Total assetsLn 16$2.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$173K

Investment incomeLn 3−$72

Total revenueLn 12$3.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.2M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Total assetsLn 16$2.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M

Net assetsLn 32$991K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 510

VolunteersI 64

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$582K	$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$30K	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$1.4M	$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$566K	$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$806K	$991K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.7M	$1.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$389K	$269K	$82K	$38K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$440K	$104K	$41K	$295K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$58K	$19K	$13K	$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$53K	$21K	$8K	$24K
Legal feesLn 11b	$11K		$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$13K		$13K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$16K			$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$27K	$26K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$19K	$18K	$669	$412
Office expensesLn 13	$124K	$34K	$84K	$7K
Information technologyLn 14	$522	$374	$74	$74
OccupancyLn 16	$23K	$11K	$4K	$8K
TravelLn 17	$9K	−$888		$9K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K		$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$35K	$23K	$5K	$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.9M	$2.2M	$268K	$429K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.8M	$1.6M	$219K	$580K	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.2M	$2.8M	−$592K	$360K	990 PDF
FY2022	$3.3M	$3.2M	$20K	$948K	990 PDF
FY2021	$3.1M	$3.2M	−$70K	$921K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$3.2M	$2.9M	$215K	$991K	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 $3,158,722 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,126,168$3,168,771

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $268−$72

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,012−$9,977

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,119,424$3,158,722

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,323,334$1,722,416

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,204,771$939,004

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$16,000

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $516,897$266,491

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,045,002$2,943,911

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,422$214,811

Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,158,722 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$173,406

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,995,365

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,168,771

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax −$72−$72

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$9,977−$9,977

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$10,049$3,158,722

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,943,911 across 16 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,722,416$1,722,416

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $269,000 · Management $81,600 · Fundraising $38,400$389,000

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $104,118 · Management $40,521 · Fundraising $295,112$439,751

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,318 · Management $12,890 · Fundraising $25,359$57,567

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,834 · Management $7,990 · Fundraising $23,862$52,686

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,994$10,994

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,014$13,014

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $16,000$16,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,656 · Management $1,313$26,969

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,575 · Management $669 · Fundraising $412$18,656

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,656 · Management $84,306 · Fundraising $6,508$124,470

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $374 · Management $74 · Fundraising $74$522

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,396 · Management $4,376 · Fundraising $7,553$23,325

IX-17 TravelPrograms −$888 · Fundraising $9,405$8,517

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,309$5,309

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,214 · Management $5,201 · Fundraising $6,300$34,715

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,246,669 · Management $268,257 · Fundraising $428,985$2,943,911

Part X · Balance sheet $2,418,945 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $582,163$2,165,981

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $655,863$173,309

X-4 Accounts receivable$11,050

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $103,655$68,605

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,958$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,371,639$2,418,945

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $79,205$111,906

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $486,668$1,107,436

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$208,985

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $565,873$1,428,327

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,130$431,575

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $800,636$559,043

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $805,766$990,618

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,371,639$2,418,945

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $990,618 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,158,722

XI-2 Total expenses$2,943,911

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$214,811

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$805,766

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$29,959

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$990,618

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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