Help create and support a society in which all people are equal and treated with dignity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $169K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$275K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $125K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$318K
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$500K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$500K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$680K
FY2021$932K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$684K
FY2024$500K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2012.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $1.1M Management & general 24% · $393K Fundraising 7% · $119K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $275K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$275,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Goldstock Wright’s $275K as CEO is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Goldstock Wright$275,000$438,569———
Jenny Goldstock Wright——$363,958$315,385$200,000
Dandre Phillips————$102,315
Kellee Kemp————$101,625

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

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3 programs · $588K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Yetunde Price Resource Center (yprc)

A sponsored project of Driving Force Group, named in honor of Venus and Serena Williams' older sister, who passed far too young. The goal of the initiative is to support organizations and communities working to address families and individuals impacted by trauma.

$325Kprogram expense
02

Alice Community Center

ALICE's mission is to advance economic mobility, expand access to education and workforce development, and enhance community wellbeing for the residents of Childersburg and the surrounding area of Talladega County.

$222Kprogram expense
03

Dameology+

Dameology+ was started by Damian Jones to improve access to STEM education and create community engagement opportunities for underserved middle and high school students in the Baton Rouge community. Damian provides innovative and impactful resources and opportunities to ensure young people in Baton Rouge are on a path to upward mobility.

$42Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$125K
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Grants paid · 20 grants · $997K · 2020–2024
Tyronn Lue FundFY2024$10,000
Alice Community CenterAL · FY2023$129,425
The 7uice Foundation INCMA · FY2023$79,477
St Luke Methodist ChurchFY2023$63,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,000
Parent Power Lab INCMO · FY2022$50,000
Moore Impact INCCO · FY2022$50,000
Just Good Brands LLCFY2022$50,000
St Luke Methodist ChurchFY2022$45,000
St Luke Methodist ChurchFY2021$20,000
Raise the BarrCA · FY2020$111,592
Players Philanthropy FundMD · FY2020$40,000
Beyond the Boroughs INCNY · FY2020$28,875
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,836
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$393K
Fundraisingcol D$119K
Owns and owesPt X
$500K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$619K
Total assetsLn 16$818K
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$76K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$619K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$619K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$818K
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
Net assetsLn 32$500K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 610
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$601K$619K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$182K$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$95K$0
Total assetsLn 16$919K$818K
LiabilitiesLn 26$235K$318K
Net assetsLn 32$684K$500K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$275K$81K$119K$75K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$126K$37K$55K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$146$43$63$40
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$9K$13K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$4K$468
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$58K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$513K$447K$66K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$387K$387K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$791$397
Information technologyLn 14$8K$513$7K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$86K$39K$47K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$183$183
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$3K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$70K$412
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$5K$6K$659
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$393K$119K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.7M−$192K$500K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.6M−$344K$684K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.7M$125K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.1M$241K$932K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.9M−$676K$680K 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 $1,466,277 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $309,697$1,018,733
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $730,163$495,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $227,714−$47,456
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,267,574$1,466,277
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $273,227$18,524
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $542,799$431,782
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $795,799$1,207,609
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,611,825$1,657,915
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$344,251−$191,638
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $1,466,277 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,018,733
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,018,733
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $495,000$495,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,735$28,735
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$76,191−$76,191
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $418,809 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,735$1,466,277
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,657,915 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $18,524$18,524
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,738 · Management $118,874 · Fundraising $75,388$275,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,062 · Management $54,569 · Fundraising $34,607$126,238
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43 · Management $63 · Fundraising $40$146
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,925 · Management $13,140 · Fundraising $8,333$30,398
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,274 · Management $468$4,742
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $58,274$58,274
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,917$1,917
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $447,004 · Management $65,500$512,504
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $386,584$386,584
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $791 · Management $397$1,188
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $513 · Management $7,195$7,708
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,821$26,821
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,525 · Management $46,983$85,508
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $183$183
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,591$4,591
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,926$18,926
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,342 · Management $14,033$17,375
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,685 · Management $412$70,097
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,574 · Management $5,958 · Fundraising $659$11,191
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,146,331 · Management $392,557 · Fundraising $119,027$1,657,915
Part X · Balance sheet $818,247 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $598,761$619,261
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,858$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,000$8,750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,312$1,697
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $94,629$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $182,418$188,539
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $918,965$818,247
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,327$20,418
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $85,000$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $134,045$116,480
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$181,172
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $235,372$318,070
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $374,908$177,757
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $308,685$322,420
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $683,593$500,177
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $918,965$818,247
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $500,177 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,466,277
XI-2 Total expenses$1,657,915
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$191,638
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$683,593
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,222
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$500,177

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