The ignatian Solidarity Network ISN is a national service justice organization inspired by the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola. ISN promotes leadership and advocacy among students and emerging leaders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $107K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $248K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$243K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2023▲ +59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$798K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +115%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$423K
FY2022$671K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$828K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2005.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.2M Management & general 12% · $181K Fundraising 13% · $196K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Christopher Kerr’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2024FY2021
Christopher Kerr$100,810—
Kerr Christopher—$83,772

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

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Promotes student leadership and advocacy for social justice.

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3 programs · $858K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Formation & Networking of Youth

In FY 2022-2023, ISN facilitated in-person programming and campaigns around various issue areas, including a consistent ethic of life, environmental justice, economic justice, and racial justice and equity. For over a decade, ISN has been connecting high school students across the U.S.

$342Kprogram expense
02

IGNATIAN FAMILY TEACH-IN FOR JUSTICE From October 22-24, 2022, in Washington, D.C., nearly 2,000 individuals gathered for the Ignatian Solidarity Networks 25th annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ).

$274Kprogram expense
03

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSIn FY 2022-2023, ISN welcomed more than 246,312 website visitors and nearly 60,000 subscribers to our regular social justice newsletters. ISNs growth in reach also encompasses a host of social media platforms, with more than 27,000 followers on Facebook, more than 17,000 on Twitter, more than 12,000 on…

$242Kprogram 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
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$579K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$181K
Fundraisingcol D$196K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$243K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$579K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$283K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$243K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$658K$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$94K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$343K$243K
Net assetsLn 32$671K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$58K$15K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$611K$464K$23K$124K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$258K$176K$59K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$894$894
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$33K$23K$9K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$51K$43K$5K$3K
TravelLn 17$33K$27K$4K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$311K$301K$761$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$139K$70K$60K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$181K$196K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.8M−$259K$828K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.7M−$443K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.3M$1.5M$769K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.2M$261K$671K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$798K$206K$423K 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 $2,319,282 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $977,553$1,619,662
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $451,713$578,538
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,200$21,035
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,596$100,047
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,456,062$2,319,282
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $722,445$966,521
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $472,801$583,266
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,195,246$1,549,787
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $260,816$769,495
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,319,282 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$170,520
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,449,142
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,619,662
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $578,538$578,538
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11,535$11,535
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $9,500$9,500
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $100,047$100,047
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $699,620 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,319,282
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,549,787 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,202 · Management $14,551 · Fundraising $24,251$97,004
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $463,925 · Management $23,427 · Fundraising $123,810$611,162
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $176,195 · Management $59,287 · Fundraising $22,873$258,355
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,925$4,925
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $894$894
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,969$9,969
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,564 · Management $8,967 · Fundraising $1,170$32,701
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,898 · Management $5,046 · Fundraising $2,734$50,678
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,639 · Management $4,052 · Fundraising $2,591$33,282
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $300,823 · Management $761 · Fundraising $9,804$311,388
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,444 · Management $60,422 · Fundraising $8,563$139,429
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,172,553 · Management $181,438 · Fundraising $195,796$1,549,787
Part X · Balance sheet $1,687,257 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,507$48,792
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $590,782$283,296
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $250,000$190,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,010$28,350
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,174$570
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $93,607$1,136,249
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,014,080$1,687,257
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,441$18,714
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $321,967$224,055
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $343,408$242,769
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $420,672$1,254,488
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $250,000$190,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $670,672$1,444,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,014,080$1,687,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,444,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,319,282
XI-2 Total expenses$1,549,787
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$769,495
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$670,672
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,321
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,444,488

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