Granite State Organizing Project FY2024 filing

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Manchester, NH501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 47-0873896Revenue $645K in FY2024

On file with the IRSgranitestateorganizing.org1045 Elm St Ste 201, 03101-1800 · Manchester, NHTax-exempt since Jun 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Granite State Organizing Project (gsop) is an organization of more than 32 religious congregations, community groups and labor unions working together to improve the quality of life in new hampshire through leadership development, advocacy and grassroots Organizing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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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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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $655K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$645K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$962K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$204K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$645K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$590K
FY2021$677K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$991K
FY2024$645K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$962K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$439K
FY2021$669K
FY2022$837K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$962K
FY2025$978K
Net assets
$204K
FY2024▼ -61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$184K
FY2022$546K
FY2023$521K
FY2024$204K
FY2025$413K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2004.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $587K Management & general 39% · $375K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Jane Knoy’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Jane Knoy$94,978$95,000$78,764$70,617$68,588$68,588

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Unites congregations, groups, and unions to improve New Hampshire life through leadership and advocacy.

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3 programs · $465K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Education and Youth Organizing

Young organizers united (Y.O.U.), gsop's youth organizing wing, is the only youth organizing group in new hampshire and is made up of high school students of color. Y.O.U. Membership includes youth from all four of manchester high schools and we are currently building additional Y.O.U. Chapters.

$218Kprogram expense
02

Leadership Development and Training and Shared Services

Gsop holds regular training sessions for volunteers. These trainings incude the basic principles of civic engagement such as public speaking, telling your story, turning problems into issues, building relationships and campaign planning.

$132Kprogram expense
03

Immigrant Community Organizing

Gsop members and allies from across the state work to ensure that none of our immigrant siblings ever have to "check in" at ice without our support. We hold vigils at the NH ice headquarters at least monthly and meet monthly to further our campaign for comprehensive immigration reform and a welcoming state.

$115Kprogram 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 · 2 grants · $24K · 2019–2020
NH AbleNH · FY2020$11,000
Christ Church ExeterNH · FY2019$12,910

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$645K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$614K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$962K
Ln 25
Programscol B$587K
Managementcol C$375K
Owns and owesPt X
$204K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$614K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$645K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$73K
SavingsLn 2$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$116K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
Net assetsLn 32$204K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$366K$116K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$629K$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K$71K
Net assetsLn 32$521K$204K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$55K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$532K$346K$187K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K$28K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$32K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$68K$66K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$706$15K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$3K$23K
TravelLn 17$13K$11K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K$41K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$734$43$691
All other expensesLn 24e$252$252
Total functional expensesLn 25$962K$587K$375K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$978K$209K$413K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $645K$962K−$317K$204K 990 PDF
FY2023 $991K$1.0M−$25K$521K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$837K$362K$546K 990 PDF
FY2021 $677K$669K$7K$184K 990 PDF
FY2020 $590K$439K$151K$176K 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 $645,056 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $895,760$613,887
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $92,753$19,602
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,646$5,164
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$6,403
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $991,159$645,056
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $718,593$729,391
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $298,042$231,000
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,016,635$961,891
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$25,476−$316,835
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $645,056 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$10,876
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$603,011
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,018
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$613,887
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,602$19,602
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,164$5,164
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,403$6,403
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,602 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,567$645,056
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $961,891 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,410 · Management $39,579$94,989
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $345,667 · Management $186,531$532,198
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,106 · Management $3,380$5,486
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,764 · Management $19,409$47,173
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,491 · Management $17,054$49,545
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,464$52,464
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $65,616 · Management $2,587$68,203
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,090 · Management $1,866$2,956
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $706 · Management $15,203$15,909
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,619 · Management $23,353$25,972
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,804 · Management $1,849$12,653
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $40,822 · Management $8,656$49,478
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,201$1,201
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,178$1,178
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43 · Management $691$734
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $252$252
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $586,638 · Management $375,253 · Fundraising $0$961,891
Part X · Balance sheet $275,348 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,580$73,063
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $325,372$43,288
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $119,513$100,172
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $112,310$31,699
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$8,514
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $30,751$18,612
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $628,526$275,348
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,873$19,853
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $36,841$32,773
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $31,110$18,855
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $107,824$71,481
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $363,519$120,745
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $157,183$83,122
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $520,702$203,867
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $628,526$275,348
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $203,867 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$645,056
XI-2 Total expenses$961,891
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$316,835
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$520,702
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$203,867

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