Village Micro Fund is a community of businesses that sit on the westside of atlanta and we educate, connect, and organize our community of local black owned businesses through our accelerator, cooperatives, and events.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$193K 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $350 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$193K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $589K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$598K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$809K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$738K
FY2024$858K
FY2025$701K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$924K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$771K
FY2025$631K
Net assets
$598K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$598K
FY2021$62K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$46K
FY2025$121K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2017-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2017.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $980K Management & general 6% · $64K Fundraising 6% · $64K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $193K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$112,686Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$80,700Pt VII · Sec A

Donte Miller’s $105K as President is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donte Miller$105,106$105,106$104,604$94,932$20,417$112,686
Harriett Williams$105,106$105,106$104,396$97,466$75,000$80,700

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers Black-owned businesses on Atlanta's Westside through business education, networking events, cooperative models, and direct grant funding to foster local entrepreneurship.

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1 program · $980K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provided over 1.2 million in covid relief grants to over 60 businessesprovided 900 businesses with technical support, relief resources, AND/OR grants

$980Kprogram expense

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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 · 74 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2025
The Come Up ProjectFY2025$188,551
The Come Up ProjectFY2024$47,440
Individual RecipientFY2023$15,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$15,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$15,000
Parlor AtlantaFY2022$15,000
Black Oak CommercialFY2022$10,000
Takes a Village Transportation LLCFY2022$7,500
Latched and Hooked BeautyFY2022$7,500
Eye Candy CreationsFY2022$7,500
Btb Accounting LLCFY2022$6,000
A Little Slice of Heaven BakeryFY2022$6,000
The Scented VineFY2022$5,000
Everything DopeFY2022$5,000
The Come Up ProjectFY2021$325,331
Sas ProbuldFY2021$19,000
Santown PubFY2021$19,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$980K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$598K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$603K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$660K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$603K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$603K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$598K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$603K
Total assetsLn 16$0$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$0$598K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$40K$40K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$818K$818K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$193K$65K$64K$64K
Management feesLn 11a$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$250$250
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$676$676
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$120$120
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$219$219
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$980K$64K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $701K$631K$70K$121K 990 PDF
FY2024 $858K$771K$87K$46K 990 PDF
FY2023 $738K$1.1M−$360K$10K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$924K$148K$370K 990 PDF
FY2021 $809K$1.3M−$536K$62K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.7M$1.1M$588K$598K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,696,473 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,696,473$1,696,473
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,696,473$1,696,473
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $858,597$858,597
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,386$193,386
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,410$56,410
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,108,393$1,108,393
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $588,080$588,080
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,696,473 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,036,473
VIII-1e Government grants$660,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,696,473
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,696,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,108,393 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,500$40,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $818,097$818,097
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,000 · Management $64,193 · Fundraising $64,193$193,386
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $10,176$10,176
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $250$250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,794$16,794
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $676$676
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,438$1,438
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $120$120
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,558$20,558
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,363$1,363
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,307$1,307
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $219$219
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,509$3,509
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $980,007 · Management $64,193 · Fundraising $64,193$1,108,393
Part X · Balance sheet $603,009 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$603,009
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$603,009
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$4,721
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,721
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$598,288
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$598,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$603,009
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $598,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,696,473
XI-2 Total expenses$1,108,393
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$588,080
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$10,208
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$598,288

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