Popstheclubcom INC

IRS exemption revoked

Los Angeles, CAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 46-4535915Revenue $418K in FY2021

On file with the IRSpopstheclub.com4160 Lyceum Ave · Los Angeles, CA

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Popstheclub.com creates hope by tackling the shame and fear too often associated with students whose lives are touched by prison (those with incarcerated loved ones and those who have coped with arrest, jail, prison and probation). We are dedicated to building a community based on dignity and openness where those who endure the pain of the prison system can take off our masks and speak our truths. We offer a sanctuary and a forum, a place to share questions, wisdom and understanding, a website that serves as our hub and publication of an annual anthology of students's work.

69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $56K a year · 15% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $41K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$160K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$418K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$460K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$117K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$418K
FY2021▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$348K
FY2021$418K
Expenses
$460K
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$419K
FY2021$460K
Net assets
$117K
FY2021▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$117K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $319K Management & general 10% · $46K Fundraising 21% · $95K

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; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board V-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Amy Friedman—$78,000
Sonia Faye—$68,000
Arielle Harris$54,000—

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

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports students impacted by incarceration through community, sharing, and publishing their stories.

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1 program · $319K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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POPSTHECLUB.COM creates hope by tackling the shame and fear too often associated with students whose lives are touched by prison (those with incarcerated loved ones and those who have coped with arrest, jail, prison and probation).

$319Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$41K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$418K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$414K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Money outPt IX
$460K
Ln 25
Programscol B$319K
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$117K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$160K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$414K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$418K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$224K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$160K
Net assetsLn 32$117K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
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$242K$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$308K$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K$160K
Net assetsLn 32$159K$117K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$129K$19K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$119K$114K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$17K$740$740
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$2K$10K$614
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$875$131$700$44
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$546$200
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$51K$4K$80K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$2K$3K$769
Total functional expensesLn 25$460K$319K$46K$95K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $418K$460K−$42K$117K 990 PDF
FY2020 $348K$419K−$70K$159K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $418,486 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $345,263$414,301
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $286$11
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,571$4,174
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $348,120$418,486
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $268,013$294,450
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $150,518$166,024
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $418,531$460,474
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$70,411−$41,988
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $418,486 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$37,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$376,801
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$414,301
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11$11
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$1,091
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,083$3,083
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,094$418,486
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $460,474 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $129,115 · Management $19,199 · Fundraising $8,708$157,022
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $114,306 · Fundraising $4,623$118,929
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,019 · Management $740 · Fundraising $740$18,499
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,842 · Management $9,822 · Fundraising $614$12,278
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $131 · Management $700 · Fundraising $44$875
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,806$4,806
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,899$2,899
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,404 · Management $546 · Fundraising $200$4,150
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,351 · Management $4,302 · Fundraising $79,529$135,182
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,230 · Management $2,835 · Fundraising $769$5,834
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $319,398 · Management $45,849 · Fundraising $95,227$460,474
Part X · Balance sheet $277,117 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $241,817$224,000
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,460$45,150
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $145$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,866$4,967
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $308,288$277,117
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$10,403
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $149,586$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $149,586$160,403
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$4,298−$46,286
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $163,000$163,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $158,702$116,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $308,288$277,117
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $116,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$418,486
XI-2 Total expenses$460,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$41,988
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$158,702
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$116,714

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

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