To stimulate economic revitalization in lower income communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$657K 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $121K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$657K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $280K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
145% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 145% of assets; over 80%.
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
$2.6M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
64%
Net assets
−$634K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2023▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.6M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2023▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.3M
Net assets
−$634K
FY2023▼ -267%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$345K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$380K
FY2023−$634K

From the FY2023 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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Nov 2008.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $2.1M Management & general 22% · $728K Fundraising 14% · $463K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $657K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$201,679Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$181,434Pt VII · Sec A
Program Dire
$162,009Pt VII · Sec A
$112,176Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darrell Byers’s $202K as CEO is at the 67th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Darrell Byers$201,679$191,292$193,414$133,404
Deidre Coyle$181,434$171,153$165,453$101,495
Bernard Johnson$162,009$148,976$132,895—
Joseph Moye$112,176———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Boosts economic growth in low-income neighborhoods.

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2 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Interise builds resilient communities. Our streetwise mba provides established small business owners in lower income communities with the management knowledge, business know-how, and access to the networks needed for further growth. As their businesses grow, they generate net new job growth and develop into community leaders.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

In order to scale interises mission nationally, interise has since 2010 licensed the use of its educational programs to a network of partners. Licensing allows interise to scale rapidly, while ensuring continuing quality and impact.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$436K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$728K
Fundraisingcol D$463K
Owns and owesPt X
−$634K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$965K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$436K
Government grantsLn 1e$119K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$311K
SavingsLn 2$654K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$965K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$634K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$965K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$380K−$634K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$242K$36K$193K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.1M$152K$289K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$26K$15K$9K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$155K$110K$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$145K$79K$41K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$475K$396K$69K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$142K$82K$28K$32K
Information technologyLn 14$327K$198K$69K$60K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$9K$23K
TravelLn 17$81K$39K$40K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$82K$77K$3K$2K
InterestLn 20$37K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$48K$3K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$2.1M$728K$463K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $2.6M$3.3M−$732K−$634K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$2.7M−$738K$380K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.9M$3.6M$1.4M$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.1M$3.5M−$399K−$345K 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 $2,608,242 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $427,103$435,841
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,525,836$2,171,151
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $266$1,250
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,953,205$2,608,242
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,675,437$2,068,001
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,015,462$1,272,480
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,690,899$3,340,481
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$737,694−$732,239
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $2,608,242 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$118,897
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$316,944
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$435,841
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,171,151$2,171,151
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,250$1,250
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,171,151 · Excluded from tax $1,250$2,608,242
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,340,481 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,248 · Management $193,322 · Fundraising $12,083$241,653
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,059,555 · Management $151,722 · Fundraising $288,788$1,500,065
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,504 · Management $8,824 · Fundraising $3,107$26,435
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $110,391 · Management $22,213 · Fundraising $22,328$154,932
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $79,204 · Management $40,587 · Fundraising $25,125$144,916
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,843$34,843
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $395,863 · Management $68,971 · Fundraising $9,994$474,828
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $81,618 · Management $27,825 · Fundraising $32,381$141,824
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $198,133 · Management $68,767 · Fundraising $60,191$327,091
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,900 · Management $22,680$31,580
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,305 · Management $39,514 · Fundraising $2,309$81,128
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $77,291 · Management $3,097 · Fundraising $1,860$82,248
IX-20 InterestManagement $37,063$37,063
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,002$5,002
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,500 · Management $3,178 · Fundraising $5,195$56,873
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,149,512 · Management $727,608 · Fundraising $463,361$3,340,481
Part X · Balance sheet $1,401,799 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,468,721$311,196
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $253,330$654,125
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $616,149$246,397
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,220$119,850
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $43,357$70,231
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,414,777$1,401,799
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $216,525$401,857
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,063,437$883,447
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,034,726$2,035,304
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $205,750−$1,010,513
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $174,301$377,008
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $380,051−$633,505
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,414,777$1,401,799
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$633,505 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,608,242
XI-2 Total expenses$3,340,481
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$732,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$380,051
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$281,317
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$633,505

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