Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Oct 2011.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $61K paid to officers and key staff.
Jessi Ahart’s $61K as Executive Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 168 <$100K 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
| Name | FY2022 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Henderson | — | $87,070 |
| Jessi Ahart | $60,763 | — |
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.
See Communities United INC executive salaries →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
Empowers low-income Marylanders to achieve justice through grassroots organizing and leadership development.
Questions for Communities United INC
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Harm Reduction, Justice and Equity
Continued to organize people who are formerly incarcerated, who use drugs or are in recovery, and their families to lead change that improves their quality of life. Organized and educated communities about the failures of the drug war and promoted public health solutions that reduced the harm of crime and overdoses.
Youth,education and Trauma
Worked in coalition in west baltimore to build community cohesion and resilience over trauma and violence. Engaged parents and community members to advocate for their kids and community. Our youth organizing leadership academy (yola) continued to offer organizing and leadership training to youth 15-24.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $253K | $103K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $261K | $142K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $73K | $65K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $188K | $78K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $315K | $299K | $13K | $3K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $48K | $46K | $2K | $453 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $25K | $24K | $1K | $234 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $8K | $6K | $3K | |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $7K | $5K | $2K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $182 | $182 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $14K | $11K | $3K | $79 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $9K | $9K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $4K | $2K | $2K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $2K | $2K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $4K | $905 | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $6K | $5K | $1K | $6 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $15K | $14K | $1K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $461K | $414K | $43K | $4K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 16, 2023 | $351K | $461K | −$110K | $78K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2022 | $569K | $506K | $63K | $188K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $490K | $406K | $84K | $125K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $350,937 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $350,937 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $460,994 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $142,157 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $77,620 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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