Sustained Dialogue Institute

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 47-0894510Revenue $473K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsustaineddialogue.orgPo Box 64006, 20029-4006 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Sep 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purpose of the Institute is to engage in the systematic process of Sustained Dialogue to defuse, resolve, and transform in a peaceful manner reacial, ethnic, cultural, religious, or social prejudice, tension and confilict at the international, national, community, and organization level, thus enabling ongoing development of insights into enhancing the applicable systems and paradigms.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$126K 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 92% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$473K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$336K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$632K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$473K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$581K
FY2021$577K
FY2022$436K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$473K
Expenses
$336K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$617K
FY2021$593K
FY2022$613K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$336K
Net assets
$632K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$632K

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 Sep 2017.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $264K Management & general 18% · $61K Fundraising 3% · $11K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$125,689Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rhonda Fitzgerald’s $126K as Executive Di is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Mark J Farr——$196,337
Rhonda Fitzgerald$125,689$120,000—

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

Programs and updates

Facilitates dialogue to peacefully resolve prejudice, tension, and conflict across all levels.

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1 program · $264K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Sustained dialogue develops leaders able to transform differences into the strong relationships essential to equitable decision-making, democratic governance, and peace.

$264Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$473K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$336K
Ln 25
Programscol B$264K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$632K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K
Total assetsLn 16$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$16K
Total revenueLn 12$473K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$171K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$171K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$447K
Total assetsLn 16$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$632K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K$171K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$402K$447K
Total assetsLn 16$606K$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$475K$632K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$194K$166K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$41K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$295$231$64
Office expensesLn 13$3K$461$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$449$2K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K$19
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$13K$410
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$27K$5K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$336K$264K$61K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $473K$336K$137K$632K 990 PDF
FY2023 $440K$285K$156K$475K 990 PDF
FY2022 $436K$613K−$177K$278K 990 PDF
FY2021 $577K$593K−$17K$580K 990 PDF
FY2020 $581K$617K−$36K$567K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $472,649 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,714$88,537
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $401,657$349,324
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,503$25,362
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $449$9,426
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $440,323$472,649
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $224,146$241,874
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,385$94,088
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $284,531$335,962
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $155,792$136,687
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $472,649 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$88,537
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$88,537
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $349,324$349,324
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,054$9,054
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $16,308$16,308
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,426$9,426
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $384,112$472,649
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $335,962 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $166,169 · Management $27,651$193,820
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,198 · Management $6,856$48,054
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,524$8,524
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $231 · Management $64$295
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $461 · Management $2,826$3,287
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $449 · Management $2,243$2,692
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,434 · Management $19$15,453
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,954 · Management $410$13,364
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,743$6,743
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,903 · Management $5,464 · Fundraising $11,363$43,730
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $263,799 · Management $60,800 · Fundraising $11,363$335,962
Part X · Balance sheet $634,865 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,472$170,938
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,362$16,593
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $402,291$447,334
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $606,125$634,865
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,841$3,210
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $130,841$3,210
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $475,284$631,655
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $475,284$631,655
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $606,125$634,865
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $631,655 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$472,649
XI-2 Total expenses$335,962
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$136,687
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$475,284
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,684
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$631,655

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

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