Providence Student Union FY2021 filing

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Providence, RI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 45-5052229Revenue $378K in FY2021

On file with the IRSpvdstudentunion.org763r Westminster St, 02903-4018 · Providence, RITax-exempt since May 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Building student power so that young people can improve their education and well-being.

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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $575K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$378K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$320K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$254K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$378K
FY2021▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$394K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$575K
FY2025$566K
Expenses
$320K
FY2021▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$442K
FY2025$592K
Net assets
$254K
FY2021▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$254K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$515K
FY2025$489K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $245K Management & general 18% · $58K Fundraising 6% · $18K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denezia M Fahie’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2020
Denezia M Fahie$72,253$30,188——
Precious Lopez——$57,000$22,856
Precious Waldron-Lopez—$52,050——
Michael Mezera———$36,592
Diana Canales———$22,142
Jayashri Sarkar—$2,080——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering students to improve their education and well-being.

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1 program · $245K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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"Providence Student Union worked throughout the year to build student power so that young people could improve their education and well-being. Program activities included the organization's campaign to reform school staffing practices and expand access to nurses, mental health workers, social workers, and guidance counselors in-school.

$245Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $34K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,141
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,982
Young VoicesRI · FY2022$2,610
AriseRI · FY2022$2,530
Unitemized GrantFY2020$14,148

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$378K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$377K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$320K
Ln 25
Programscol B$245K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$254K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$377K
Government grantsLn 1e$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Total revenueLn 12$378K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$245K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$245K
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$254K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$221K$245K
Total assetsLn 16$221K$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$197K$254K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$79K$21K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$87K$66K$16K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$1K$570
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$14K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$799$311
Information technologyLn 14$10K$8K$2K$731
OccupancyLn 16$34K$25K$6K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$769$299
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$22K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$320K$245K$58K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $566K$592K−$26K$489K 990 PDF
FY2024 $575K$442K$133K$515K 990 PDF
FY2023 $435K$407K$29K$383K 990 PDF
FY2022 $394K$294K$100K$354K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $378K$320K$58K$254K 990 PDF
FY2020 $301K$251K$50K$197K 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
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Part I · Summary $378,262 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $298,667$377,062
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,430$1,200
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $301,097$378,262
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$14,148
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $176,682$220,865
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,785$85,043
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $251,467$320,056
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $49,630$58,206
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $378,262 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$40,565
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$336,497
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$377,062
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,200$1,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,200 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$378,262
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $320,056 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,148$14,148
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,324 · Management $21,382 · Fundraising $6,000$106,706
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,558 · Management $15,734 · Fundraising $6,119$87,411
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,106 · Management $1,465 · Fundraising $570$8,141
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,956 · Management $3,349 · Fundraising $1,302$18,607
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,567$3,567
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,398$1,398
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,918$3,918
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,328 · Management $799 · Fundraising $311$4,438
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,832 · Management $1,880 · Fundraising $731$10,443
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,316 · Management $6,076 · Fundraising $2,363$33,755
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,202 · Management $769 · Fundraising $299$4,270
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,816 · Management $1,438$23,254
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $244,504 · Management $57,857 · Fundraising $17,695$320,056
Part X · Balance sheet $279,900 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $220,602$244,900
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$35,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $220,602$279,900
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $559$2,986
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,948$22,948
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,507$25,934
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $197,095$253,966
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $197,095$253,966
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $220,602$279,900
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $253,966 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$378,262
XI-2 Total expenses$320,056
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,206
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$197,095
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,335
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$253,966

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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