Fearless Dialogues INC FY2023 filing

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Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 47-1853840Revenue $1.1M in FY2023

On file with the IRSfearlessdialogues.com260 Ptree St Nw Ste 1201, 30303-1278 · Atlanta, GATax-exempt since Mar 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We hope to interrupt cycles of marginalization, and to foster strong communities for the common good, by creating spaces for unlikely relationships to change the way people see themselves and the world in which they live.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$324K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$324K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $325K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$948K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$452K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$498K
FY2021$669K
FY2022$851K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$578K
Expenses
$948K
FY2023▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$584K
FY2022$811K
FY2023$948K
FY2024$834K
Net assets
$452K
FY2023▲ +47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$307K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$195K

From the FY2023 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 Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $787K Management & general 15% · $145K Fundraising 2% · $16K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $324K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$169,500Pt VII · Sec A
$154,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory Ellison II’s $161K as President is at the 94th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gregory Ellison II$160,700$169,500$168,800$135,000$62,150
Theodore Florence$150,900$154,100$130,000$120,000$44,800
Georgette Ledgister————$23,207

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds community by creating spaces for unlikely relationships to foster understanding and change perspectives.

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1 program · $787K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The signature Fearless Dialogues model utilizes a unique combination of radical hospitality, interactive exercises, small-group discussion, large group reflection, and high-impact theory-based mini lectures on diversity and inclusion, implicit bias, and conflict transformation.

$787Kprogram 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 2 funders$325K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$959K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Money outPt IX
$948K
Ln 25
Programscol B$787K
Managementcol C$145K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$452K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K
Total assetsLn 16$465K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$959K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$244K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$244K
Total assetsLn 16$465K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$452K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K$244K
Total assetsLn 16$459K$465K
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$307K$452K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$324K$230K$86K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$216K$216K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$22K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$214K$192K$16K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$94K$94K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$13K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$948K$787K$145K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $578K$834K−$257K$195K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$948K$165K$452K 990 PDF
FY2022 $851K$811K$40K$307K 990 PDF
FY2021 $669K$584K$85K$266K 990 PDF
FY2020 $498K$341K$157K$182K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,113,230 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,100$154,211
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $843,635$959,019
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,490$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $851,225$1,113,230
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 $427,933$585,389
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $383,091$362,813
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $811,024$948,202
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,201$165,028
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,113,230 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$154,211
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$154,211
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $959,019$959,019
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $959,019 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,113,230
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $948,202 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $229,500 · Management $86,100 · Fundraising $8,000$323,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $216,202$216,202
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,200 · Management $7,200$14,400
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,830 · Management $9,357$31,187
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,800$10,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $192,451 · Management $15,968 · Fundraising $5,885$214,304
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,505$4,505
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,866$7,866
IX-17 TravelPrograms $93,591$93,591
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,809$7,809
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,533 · Management $6,649$19,182
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,659 · Management $1,084 · Fundraising $2,013$4,756
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $787,280 · Management $145,024 · Fundraising $15,898$948,202
Part X · Balance sheet $465,334 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $209,036$243,689
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $249,400$220,645
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $459,436$465,334
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,911$2,882
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $152,811$13,462
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $306,625$451,872
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $306,625$451,872
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $459,436$465,334
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $451,872 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,113,230
XI-2 Total expenses$948,202
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$165,028
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$306,625
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$19,781
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$451,872

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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