To build an innovation economy where black and latinx people are contributing at all levels in all roles, at a proportional rate to their demographics in the united states.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.0M 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $265K a year · 8% 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2023▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.5M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2023▼ -33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$7.8M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$4.0M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2013.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $2.8M Management & general 17% · $680K Fundraising 11% · $445K

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; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$266,579Pt VII · Sec A
General Manager
$196,052Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$154,414Pt VII · Sec A
Company Engagement Manager
$137,099Pt VII · Sec A
JR. Director of Partnership
$133,021Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Program Manager
$113,039Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mimi Fox Melton’s $231K as CEO is at the 89th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mimi Fox Melton$231,300$266,579$285,184$230,020$226,312
Karla Monterroso———$151,298$253,913
Trina Ramsey VP of Development————$220,597
Jocelyn Garibay$194,518$196,052$195,658$194,572$128,871
Justin Lyons$175,427$154,414$100,387——
Danielle Hawthorne——$145,658$134,010$119,509
Brionna Lomax—$137,099———
Selene Chala$128,780$133,021$110,330——

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

Empowering Black and Latinx individuals to build an innovation economy where they contribute proportionally.

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3 programs · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Program Development

The fellows program is an intensive career accelerator for black and latinx college and graduate-level computer science students. For nine weeks between june and august, they intern at a top technology company and engage in racial equity advocacy work.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Company Cultural Transformation

Company culture transformation offers company facing services grounded in sound change management processes aimed at producing racially equitable and inclusive company cultures within the tech and innovation industries.

$514Kprogram expense
03

Community Mobilization Department

The organization's community is full of people actively working on racial equity. While the organization interacts and engages with the community, they are stewarded by their wisdom, driven by their personal experience, active in their regional and organizational spheres, and supported by their network.

$395Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$900K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$680K
Fundraisingcol D$445K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$900K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$641K
SavingsLn 2$4.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 6300
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.0M$5.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$309K$235K$40K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.2M$176K$174K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$64K$46K$6K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$318K$218K$74K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$134K$82K$40K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$831K$227K$165K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$10K$9K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$79K$28K$47K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$33K$25K$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$52K$35K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$186K$154K$24K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$2.8M$680K$445K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.7M$3.5M−$1.8M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$4.0M−$2.8M$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$3.0M$881K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.3M$2.6M$2.7M$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.6M$3.3M$2.3M$5.0M 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 $1,121,268 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,323,632$900,210
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $542,685$108,798
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,488$104,143
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,096$8,117
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,892,901$1,121,268
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,634,820$2,341,794
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $51,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,326,237$1,614,367
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,012,057$3,956,161
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $880,844−$2,834,893
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,121,268 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$900,210
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$900,210
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $108,798$108,798
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $104,143$104,143
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,117$8,117
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $108,798 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $112,260$1,121,268
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,956,161 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $234,598 · Management $39,574 · Fundraising $35,000$309,172
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,166,657 · Management $175,556 · Fundraising $173,769$1,515,982
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $46,085 · Management $6,469 · Fundraising $11,794$64,348
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $217,681 · Management $74,066 · Fundraising $26,258$318,005
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $82,432 · Management $39,814 · Fundraising $12,041$134,287
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $831,172 · Management $227,058 · Fundraising $164,699$1,222,929
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,076 · Management $8,622 · Fundraising $5,139$23,837
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,482 · Management $46,892 · Fundraising $3,925$79,299
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,487$4,487
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,629 · Management $3,661 · Fundraising $4,253$32,543
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $35,049 · Management $17,216$52,265
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,784$12,784
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $154,185 · Management $24,095 · Fundraising $7,943$186,223
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,831,046 · Management $680,294 · Fundraising $444,821$3,956,161
Part X · Balance sheet $5,950,527 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,503,936$641,261
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,473,907$4,488,976
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,746,755$795,511
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $84,383$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,037$24,779
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,826,018$5,950,527
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,173$123,373
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $103,798$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $163,971$123,373
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,648,615$5,010,552
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,013,432$816,602
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,662,047$5,827,154
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,826,018$5,950,527
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,827,154 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,121,268
XI-2 Total expenses$3,956,161
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,834,893
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,662,047
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,827,154

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