Together Rising FY2020 filing

Falls Church, VAUnknown exempt organization EIN 45-5362738Revenue $6.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRStogetherrising.org2589 Holly Manor Drive · Falls Church, VA

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Together Rising exists to turn our collective heartbreak into effective action.

94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $200K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$6.3M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$5.0M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$6.3M
FY2020▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$6.6M
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$5.0M
FY2020▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$5.5M
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$6.6M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2020▲ +60%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$2.3M
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$0

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $4.7M Management & general 4% · $215K Fundraising 2% · $81K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer/Chief Artistic Officer
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
President/Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/General Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Chief Outreach Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020FY2019
Gloria Goeres$380,024————
Natalie Brinkman$161,241————
Sonya Anderson—$150,309———
Jennifer Potter$132,058————
Allison Schott See Schedule O——$27,500$75,000$57,500
Amanda Doyle See Schedule O————$10,000
Elizabeth Book See Schedule O————$10,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides grants to grassroots organizations addressing urgent community needs, including disaster relief, reproductive healthcare access, and support for marginalized populations.

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1 program · $4.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Together Rising Disaster Relief Grants

Our largest program in 2020 was distributing critical assistance to families impacted by natural disasters. The board voted to approve a total of $1,223,069.68 in GRANTS.IN response to the bushfire crisis in australia at the beginning of january, together rising deployed $661,047.88 total to: ST.

$4.7Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 222 grants · $32.3M · 2019–2024
Al Otro Lado INCCA · FY2024$830,000
Holler Health Justice INCWV · FY2024$800,000
Out Youth AustinTX · FY2024$750,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$348,450
AneraDC · FY2024$331,629
Looking Out FoundationNY · FY2024$305,905
Kids in Need of DefenseDC · FY2024$236,306
Shelterbox USA INCCA · FY2024$100,000
National Center for Youth LawCA · FY2024$100,000
JasmynFL · FY2024$100,000
GroGA · FY2024$100,000
Action Against Hunger USANY · FY2024$100,000
Justice in Motion INCNY · FY2024$60,000
Fenix LtdIN · FY2024$59,946
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$5.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.7M
Managementcol C$215K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
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$6.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$6.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$254K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 623
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$165K$254K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$28K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.2M$3.2M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$647K$647K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$738K$738K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$27K$42K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$21K$32K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$3K$4K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$12K$19K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$13K$7K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$150$150
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$12K$6K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$7K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$31$31
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$129K$654$87K$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.0M$4.7M$215K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.4M$6.6M−$4.2M$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.3M$6.1M$287K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.4M$9.5M$861K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.6M$8.2M−$582K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $6.3M$5.0M$1.3M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2019 $6.6M$5.5M$1.1M$2.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,264,088 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,622,237$6,259,511
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,414$3,577
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,626,651$6,264,088
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,193,650$4,590,996
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $165,721$188,746
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,344$194,672
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,521,715$4,974,414
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,104,936$1,289,674
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,264,088 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,259,511
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,799
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,259,511
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,577$3,577
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,000$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,577$6,264,088
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,974,414 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,206,386$3,206,386
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $646,538$646,538
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $738,072$738,072
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,966 · Management $41,675 · Fundraising $13,074$81,715
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,550 · Management $31,760 · Fundraising $9,964$62,274
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,640 · Management $4,080 · Fundraising $1,280$8,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,130 · Management $18,746 · Fundraising $5,881$36,757
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,113 · Management $7,153 · Fundraising $3,576$23,842
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $150$150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,802 · Management $6,437 · Fundraising $3,219$21,458
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,112 · Fundraising $2,728$9,840
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,230$10,230
IX-17 TravelManagement $31$31
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $654 · Management $87,420 · Fundraising $41,047$129,121
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,678,851 · Management $214,794 · Fundraising $80,769$4,974,414
Part X · Balance sheet $3,701,684 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,663,504$2,046,171
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $254,764$1,258,191
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $220,000$143,664
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $165,029$253,658
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,303,297$3,701,684
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$27,884
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$27,884
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,303,297$3,673,800
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,303,297$3,673,800
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,303,297$3,701,684
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,673,800 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,264,088
XI-2 Total expenses$4,974,414
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,289,674
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,303,297
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$80,829
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,673,800

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