Richard Allen Coalition wants to restore the schools legacy as an educational and community center not only as a museum that will house the artifacts of the heritage of the African American community in Sussex County.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
27¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $477K a year · 67% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
27%
of spending
Concern: 27% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$14K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$155K
-88% vs prior year
Spent
$233K
To programs
27%
Net assets
$349K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$155K
FY2024▼ -88%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$155K
Expenses
$233K
FY2024-0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$234K
FY2024$233K
Net assets
$349K
FY2024▼ -73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$349K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2015.

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

Where the money goes

27 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 27% · $63K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $14K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$14,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jane Hovington’s $14K as President is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Jane Hovington$14,400$8,400

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

Programs and updates

Restores a historic school as an educational, community, and museum space celebrating African American heritage.

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1 program · $214 · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Juneteenth celebration program. The celebration program begines at the richard allen school includes a parade, entertainment, food vendors, door prozes and historical information. The celebration of the emancipation proclamation wher the slaves were actually notified of their freedom.

$214program expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$155K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$233K
Ln 25
Programscol B$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$349K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$349K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Government grantsLn 1e$115K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$155K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$349K
Total assetsLn 16$349K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$349K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$0$0$0$0$0
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$349K
Total assetsLn 16$0$349K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$349K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$425$425
Advertising and promotionLn 12$100$100
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$33K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$171K
InsuranceLn 23$660$660
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$233K$63K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 18, 2026 $155K$233K−$78K$349K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 17, 2025 $1.3M$234K$1.0M$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $154,918 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,242,728$125,888
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,594$17,705
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,663$11,325
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,265,985$154,918
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,043$15,502
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $225,181$217,694
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $234,224$233,196
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,031,761−$78,278
Part VI · Governance 16 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $154,918 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$115,100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$125,888
VIII-3 Investment income$17,705
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$11,325
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 $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$154,918
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $233,196 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,400$14,400
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,102$1,102
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $425$425
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $100$100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,821$5,821
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,833$32,833
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,216$6,216
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$170,590
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $660$660
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,049$1,049
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $62,606 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$233,196
Part X · Balance sheet $348,503 assets, 5 lines filed
Net asset lines not itemized here account for $348,503. See the IRS return.
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$348,503
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$348,503
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$348,503
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$348,503
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $348,503 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$154,918
XI-2 Total expenses$233,196
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$78,278
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$348,503

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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