A Closer Look inc's mission is to promote awareness of public and private resources available to the public on matters of health and social justice through the production of film and outreach campaigns.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
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
1
named funder · $153K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$153K
Spent
$218K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$53K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$153K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$172K
FY2025$162K
Expenses
$218K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$201K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$53K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$206K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$143K
FY2025$4K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $198K Management & general 9% · $21K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Peace McAllister’s $87K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Peace McAllister$87,156$68,942

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

Creates films and outreach campaigns to raise awareness of health and social justice resources.

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1 program · $198K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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A closer look has spent $165,000 during 2020 on distributing and marketing the film "children of the inquisition". This film promotes public awareness of religious persecution and discrimination.

$198Kprogram 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 1 funder$153K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$153K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Money outPt IX
$218K
Ln 25
Programscol B$198K
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$53K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$110K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Total revenueLn 12$153K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$53K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$3K
Total assetsLn 16$154K$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$119K$53K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$652$652
Office expensesLn 13$121$121
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$188$94$94
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$197K$197K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$218K$198K$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $162K$4K 990 PDF
FY2024 $172K$143K 990 PDF
FY2023 $142K$201K−$59K$146K 990 PDF
FY2022 $249K$131K$118K$206K 990 PDF
FY2021 $268K$233K$35K$88K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $153K$218K−$66K$53K 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
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Part I · Summary $152,571 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $338,681$123,807
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,009$28,764
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $347,694$152,571
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $282,323$218,440
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $282,323$218,440
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,371−$65,869
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $152,571 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$123,807
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$123,807
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $28,764$28,764
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,764 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$152,571
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $218,440 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,142$9,142
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $652$652
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $121$121
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $94 · Management $94$188
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $197,129$197,129
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $5,208$5,208
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $197,875 · Management $20,565 · Fundraising $0$218,440
Part X · Balance sheet $113,063 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,663$110,318
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$2,745
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $153,663$113,063
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,000$60,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$269
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,000$60,269
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $118,663$52,794
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $118,663$52,794
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $153,663$113,063
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $52,794 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$152,571
XI-2 Total expenses$218,440
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,869
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$118,663
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$52,794

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