Ultraviolet Education Fund

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2014Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 47-1872208Revenue $2.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSweareultraviolet.orgPo Box 92592, 20090-2592 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Aug 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Ultraviolet Education Fund (uvef) is a 501c3 organization. Ultraviolet is the premier national organization advocating for gender justice issues using creative, strategic campaigning and digital-first organizing. Ultraviolet drives feministcultural and policy change by exposing the white supremacist patriarchy and creating the conditions for a more just and equitable world for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $275K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $3.6M
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$286K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% 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
$2.1M
-46% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Aug 2015.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $2.3M Management & general 8% · $211K Fundraising 6% · $176K

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; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$354,842Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Exe Dir
$188,032Pt VII · Sec A
MD Ppl & Operation
$179,110Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Org. Advancem.
$178,420Pt VII · Sec A
$172,593Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Finance
$158,070Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Develo
$150,710Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shaunna Thomas’s $355K as Board Member is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shaunna Thomas$354,842$274,142$271,207$204,224$190,568$174,945
Arisha Hatch$188,032—————
Katherine Denise Chavez——$182,633$139,522——
Maria Tchijov——$180,123$172,314$142,104$136,120
Lindsay Budzynski$179,110$154,548————
Kaelyn Elizabeth Lee Rich$178,420$173,799$173,819$160,575$143,394—
Nicole Tanya Mabunay Regalado$172,593$168,860$158,593———
Melody Varjavand$158,070$158,477$165,102$152,648$124,421$108,195

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

Dismantles discrimination and creates costs for sexism to improve lives of women, girls, and those affected by it.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Uvef leads longterm culture and policy change by unifying millions of people to shine a spotlight on the urgent issues such as misogynist and racist disinformation, corporate accountability for anti-women policies, and policy education and advocacy to address economic and health injustices impacting women.

$2.3Mprogram 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
Ford FoundationFY2024$2.6M
Tides FoundationFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 17 funders$3.6M
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $170K · 2020–2025
The Hack FoundationCA · FY2025$7,828
Womens March NetworkDC · FY2023$18,921
Womens March NetworkNY · FY2022$20,000
Alliance for Global JusticeAZ · FY2021$30,000
Future Mogul INCDC · FY2021$14,398
Power RisingDC · FY2020$42,037
Alliance for Global JusticeAZ · FY2020$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$211K
Fundraisingcol D$176K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$286K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$260K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$321K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$76K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$286K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 67
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$349K$286K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$579K$510K$41K$27K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$851K$750K$61K$39K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$35K$30K$3K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$49K$88$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$92K$8K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$89K$36K$32K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$5K$6K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$585K$567K$11K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$130K$130K$308$220
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$77K$50K$16K$11K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$19K$4K$212$15K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$29K$15K$4K$10K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$6K$5K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$73K$23K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.3M$211K$176K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.1M$2.7M−$603K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.9M$3.0M$908K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$3.5M$480K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.8M$62K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$2.5M$702K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.8M$102K$1.2M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,110,582 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,878,152$2,094,898
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,904$15,684
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $356$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,882,412$2,110,582
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$7,828
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,710,883$1,623,704
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $51,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,212,040$1,082,232
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,973,923$2,713,764
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $908,489−$603,182
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $2,110,582 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,094,898
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$259,659
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,094,898
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,684$15,684
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $15,684$2,110,582
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,713,764 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,828$7,828
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $510,466 · Management $40,923 · Fundraising $27,418$578,807
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $750,360 · Management $60,881 · Fundraising $39,285$850,526
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,430 · Management $2,502 · Fundraising $1,648$34,580
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,646 · Management $88 · Fundraising $7,336$56,070
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $91,751 · Management $7,735 · Fundraising $4,235$103,721
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $35,562 · Management $32,121 · Fundraising $21,611$89,294
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,203 · Management $5,744 · Fundraising $4,053$15,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $566,952 · Management $10,920 · Fundraising $6,728$584,600
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $129,714 · Management $308 · Fundraising $220$130,242
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,530 · Management $1,932 · Fundraising $1,364$4,826
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $50,348 · Management $15,938 · Fundraising $10,558$76,844
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,396 · Management $212 · Fundraising $14,809$19,417
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,966 · Management $3,915 · Fundraising $10,311$29,192
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,571 · Management $5,129 · Fundraising $3,467$14,167
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $73,229 · Management $22,622 · Fundraising $22,799$118,650
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,326,952 · Management $210,970 · Fundraising $175,842$2,713,764
Part X · Balance sheet $3,000,689 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,733,452$1,457,746
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $315,864$320,933
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,330,000$1,092,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $544$824
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $59,576$52,854
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $227,488$75,832
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,666,924$3,000,689
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $349,427$286,374
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $349,427$286,374
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,997,174$1,522,326
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,320,323$1,191,989
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,317,497$2,714,315
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,666,924$3,000,689
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,714,315 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,110,582
XI-2 Total expenses$2,713,764
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$603,182
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,317,497
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,714,315

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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