Taking Effective Action INC FY2021 filing

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Bowie, MD501(c)(3)Since 2009Human ServicesEIN 27-1391577Revenue $135K in FY2021

On file with the IRS2614 Kenhill Dr Ste 112, 20715-2534 · Bowie, MDTax-exempt since Nov 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Tea implemented a literacy and reading program for all ages with the goal being to help eliminate illiteracy

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$13K 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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FY2021 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$135K
+97% vs prior year
Spent
$117K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$14K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$135K
FY2021▲ +97%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$69K
FY2021$135K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$5K
FY2025$19K
Expenses
$117K
FY2021▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$117K
FY2022$88K
FY2023$20K
FY2024$14K
FY2025$26K
Net assets
$14K
FY2021▲ +474%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$4K
FY2021$14K
FY2022−$14K
FY2023−$23K
FY2024−$32K
FY2025−$51K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2013.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $113K Management & general 4% · $5K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $13K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairperson
$12,572Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gertie L Hurley’s $13K as Chairperson is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Gertie L Hurley$13,000$12,572$17,330

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Reduces health risks and disparities through education and supportive services for families.

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2 programs · $14K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The university of chicago grant apples ii CVD talk - provided education via in-person learning sessions and digital tools to african americans in washington DC, prince georges county MD and beyond about cardiovascular health, pharmacogenomics, precision medicine and african american involvement in medical research.

$10Kprogram expense
02

National Library of Medicine Grant Aciop

Hiv chat tea developed educational videos roundtable chats to educate residents of prince georges county MARYLAND/DC metropolitan area and beyond on HIV/AIDS, related health topics, and how to access reliable online health resources, including those from the national library of medicine.

$4Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$135K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$96K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$117K
Ln 25
Programscol B$113K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$14K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$96K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$135K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$14K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$3K$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$6K
Net assetsLn 32−$4K$14K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$850$850
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$103$103
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$515
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$248$248
TravelLn 17$28$28
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$50$50
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$964$964
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$117K$113K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $19K$26K−$7K−$51K 990 PDF
FY2024 $5K$14K−$9K−$32K 990 PDF
FY2023 $10K$20K−$10K−$23K 990 PDF
FY2022 $60K$88K−$27K−$14K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $135K$117K$18K$14K 990 PDF
FY2020 $69K$84K−$16K−$4K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $134,912 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,019$38,504
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $66,619$96,407
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $68,640$134,912
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$850
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,923$26,480
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,399$89,824
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $84,322$117,154
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,682$17,758
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $134,912 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$38,504
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$31,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,504
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $96,407$96,407
VIII-3 Investment income$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $96,407$134,912
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $117,154 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $850$850
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,572$12,572
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,026$12,026
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,882$1,882
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,088 · Management $3,087$6,175
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $103$103
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,000 · Management $515$7,515
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $248$248
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28$28
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $50$50
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,516$3,516
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $964$964
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,225$71,225
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $112,538 · Management $4,616 · Fundraising $0$117,154
Part X · Balance sheet $20,103 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,655$20,103
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,655$20,103
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10$18
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,413$6,061
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,758$14,042
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,655$20,103
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,042 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$134,912
XI-2 Total expenses$117,154
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,758
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$42
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,042

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