Driving Force Group INC FY2021 filing

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Rockville, MD501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 45-4641567Revenue $1.4M in FY2021

On file with the IRSdrivingforcegroup.org11140 Rockville Pike, 20852-3106 · Rockville, MDTax-exempt since Dec 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$315K 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
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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
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$315K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
$202K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$932K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -41%
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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
$932K
FY2021▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$680K
FY2021$932K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$684K
FY2024$500K

From the FY2021 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.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $836K Management & general 24% · $274K Fundraising 1% · $11K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $315K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$315,385Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President - Until June 2021
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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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

Programs and updates

Promotes equality and dignity for all people in society.

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3 programs · $715K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Williams Sisters Fund/Verizon Yprc

Creating equity through education and preventing and easing the pain caused by senseless acts of violence from her hometown of compton to countries like kenya and jamaica. Williams has used her platform and resources to build and fund schools, to combat racism in communities, and to heal the victims and family members of those affected…

$342Kprogram expense
02

Other programs

$255Kprogram expense
03

Gerald wallace fund

$118Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$869K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$487K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$836K
Managementcol C$274K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$932K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$417K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$202K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$869K
Government grantsLn 1e$160K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$487K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$414K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$417K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$294K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$83K
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$202K
Net assetsLn 32$932K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$648K$417K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$258K$294K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$83K
Total assetsLn 16$973K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$293K$202K
Net assetsLn 32$680K$932K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$35K$35K
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$315K$272K$36K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$155K$134K$18K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K$10
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$22K$3K$567
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$72K$72K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$294K$211K$83K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$32K$807
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K$753
Information technologyLn 14$18K$2K$16K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$33K$33K
TravelLn 17$21K$8K$13K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$18K$4K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$71K$6K$60
All other expensesLn 24e$1K−$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$836K$274K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 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 $1,361,690 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $821,852$868,514
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $389,400$487,450
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,488$5,726
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,844$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,211,896$1,361,690
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $428,674$35,225
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $590,228$497,355
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $24,500$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $844,612$588,166
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,888,014$1,120,746
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$676,118$240,944
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,361,690 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$159,885
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$708,629
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$868,514
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $487,450$487,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,726$5,726
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $487,450 · Excluded from tax $5,726$1,361,690
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,120,746 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35,225$35,225
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 $271,976 · Management $36,484 · Fundraising $6,925$315,385
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $133,539 · Management $17,913 · Fundraising $3,400$154,852
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,288 · Fundraising $10$1,298
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,266 · Management $2,987 · Fundraising $567$25,820
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,268$4,268
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $72,000$72,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,300$2,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $211,400 · Management $82,655$294,055
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $32,457 · Management $807$33,264
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,513 · Management $753$12,266
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,667 · Management $16,215$17,882
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,722$32,722
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,268 · Management $12,619$20,887
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,274$1,274
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,648 · Management $14,669$18,317
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,290 · Management $6,199 · Fundraising $60$77,549
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$1,741 · Management $3,123$1,382
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $835,518 · Management $274,266 · Fundraising $10,962$1,120,746
Part X · Balance sheet $1,134,242 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $564,910$414,479
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $83,328$2,671
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$185,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$97,693
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,312$7,804
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,865$82,951
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $258,378$293,644
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $50,000$50,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $972,793$1,134,242
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $70,313$53,030
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$149,103
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $292,828$202,133
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $170,086$429,124
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $509,879$502,985
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $679,965$932,109
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $972,793$1,134,242
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $932,109 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,361,690
XI-2 Total expenses$1,120,746
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$240,944
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$679,965
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,200
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$932,109

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