Achieves its mission by drawing on cultural strengths and building community capacity to create the communities necessary for helping communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$44K 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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $58K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$168K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% 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
$1.5M
+362% vs prior year
Spent
$501K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +362%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$764K
FY2023$802K
FY2024$800K
Expenses
$501K
FY2021▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$384K
FY2021$501K
FY2022$914K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2021▲ ×19
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$875K
FY2023$443K
FY2024−$168K

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 Aug 2014.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $402K Management & general 20% · $99K

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; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder and CEO
$21,250Pt VII · Sec A
$14,750Pt VII · Sec A
$4,646Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$2,461Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$1,197Pt VII · Sec A

Dominica McBride’s $125K as Founder and CEO is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dominica McBride$125,245$121,400$102,233$21,250$80,358
Anna Marin$90,140————
Israil Thomas$84,000————
Gabriela Garcia——$78,900$14,750—
Lisa Sargent——$61,847$1,197—
Cassandra Solomon-Filer——$41,000$4,646—
Dara Lewis———$2,461—

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

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1 program · $501K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Building community capacity.

$501Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$391K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$501K
Ln 25
Programscol B$402K
Managementcol C$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$391K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$183K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$183K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$102K$183K
Total assetsLn 16$102K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$168K
Net assetsLn 32$54K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$282K$225K$56K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$11K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$205K$166K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$501K$402K$99K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $800K$1.4M−$612K−$168K 990 PDF
FY2023 $802K$1.2M−$440K$443K 990 PDF
FY2022 $764K$914K−$150K$875K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.5M$501K$975K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $320K$384K−$64K$54K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,475,278 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,050$1,073,144
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $297,759$390,600
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,838$11,534
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $319,647$1,475,278
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $207,964$281,687
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $176,050$218,831
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $384,014$500,518
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$64,367$974,760
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,475,278 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,073,144
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,073,144
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $390,600$390,600
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,510 · Unrelated business $24$11,534
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $402,110 · Unrelated business $24$1,475,278
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $500,518 across 3 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $225,350 · Management $56,337$281,687
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,673 · Management $2,668$13,341
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $165,562 · Management $39,928$205,490
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $401,585 · Management $98,933 · Fundraising $0$500,518
Part X · Balance sheet $1,196,652 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,974$183,177
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$1,004,709
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$8,766
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $101,974$1,196,652
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$75
X-19 Deferred revenue$17,943
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $48,000$149,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $48,000$167,918
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,974$1,028,734
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $53,974$1,028,734
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $101,974$1,196,652
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,028,734 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,475,278
XI-2 Total expenses$500,518
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$974,760
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$53,974
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,028,734

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