Blacks in Green FY2020 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)HousingEIN 45-2453557

Blacks In Green (BIG) is an educator that serves as a bridge and catalyst among communities and their stakeholders in the design and development of green, self-sustaining mixed income, walkable-villages in communities owned and populated by African Americans.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $367K a year · 25% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $508K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$59K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$853K
Spent
$526K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$382K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$853K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$853K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.3M
Expenses
$526K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$526K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.6M
Net assets
$382K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$490K
FY2022$1.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $442K Management & general 16% · $84K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$60,507Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Naomi Davis’s $165K as Executive Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2037 $1–10M housing 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

NameFY2021FY2020
Naomi Davis$165,336$60,507

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops green, self-sustaining villages for African American communities.

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1 program service account for $442K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Educated neighborhood

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$853K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$736K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$526K
Ln 25
Programscol B$442K
Managementcol C$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$382K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$253K
Total assetsLn 16$441K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$736K
Government grantsLn 1e$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K
Investment incomeLn 3$92
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$853K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$253K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$253K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$185K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$441K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
Net assetsLn 32$382K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K$253K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$185K
Total assetsLn 16$61K$441K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$59K
Net assetsLn 32$51K$382K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$61K$61K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$185K$152K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$624
Management feesLn 11a$87K$71K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$380
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$7K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$172K$141K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$526K$442K$84K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $2.3M$1.6M$729K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.2M$44K$490K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $853K$526K$327K$382K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $852,751 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,955
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$715,078
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$736,459
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $113,400$113,400
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $92$92
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,800$2,800
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,292$852,751
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $525,748 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $60,507$60,507
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $151,642 · Management $33,287$184,929
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,844 · Management $624$3,468
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $71,335 · Management $15,659$86,994
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,729 · Management $380$2,109
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,183 · Management $1,577$8,760
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $141,256 · Management $31,011$172,267
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,505 · Management $1,209$6,714
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $442,001 · Management $83,747 · Fundraising $0$525,748
Part X · Balance sheet $440,888 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,821; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $60,401$252,732
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $730$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$185,335
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $61,131$440,888
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$48,952
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,797$58,749
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $51,334$382,139
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $51,334$382,139
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $61,131$440,888
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $382,139 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$852,751
XI-2 Total expenses$525,748
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$327,003
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$51,334
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,802
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$382,139

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

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