Tiny wpa's mission is to grow and support a diverse multigenerational community of civic change agents - building heros- who want to learn how to design - build great things, make a difference in ther communities, and through design lead others in making philadelphia a better, safer, healthier, more equitable, and prosperous place to live, work, and play.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$360K 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 $406K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$360K
to officers and key staff · 46% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 46% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $195K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$464K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$776K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$666K
FY2021$528K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$776K
FY2023▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$551K
FY2022$610K
FY2023$776K
FY2024$967K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$626K
FY2021$706K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.5M

From the FY2023 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $605K Management & general 19% · $151K Fundraising 10% · $79K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $360K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexander G Gilliam III’s $125K as Chairman is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alexander G Gilliam III$125,000$90,000$90,000$80,000$75,000
Renee Schacht$125,000$90,000$90,000$80,000$75,000

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

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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

Empowers diverse community members to design and build solutions for a better Philadelphia.

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4 programs · $678K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Public Spaces

Tiny wpa believes in the power of people to be change makers in their neighborhoods and community. Philadelphia has over 40,000 vacant lots, 20,000 under loaved bus stops, as well as crumbling parks, playgrounds, and schools.

$214Kprogram expense
02

Public Spaces

Tiny wpa believes in the power of people to be change makers in their neighborhoods and community. Philadelphia has over 40,000 vacant lots, 20,000 under loaved bus stops, as well as crumbling parks, playgrounds, and schools.

$214Kprogram expense
03

Hero Fabrication

After completing the free 8 - week building hero training program (which is offered 2-3 times per year), heroes can become eligible for paid positions to work on hero fabrication. Ranging in scale from laser cut door numbers to mobile reading carts heroes fabrication creates further opportunities for heroes to learn, earn, and lead in…

$125Kprogram expense
04

Hero Fabrication

After completing the free 8 - week building hero training program (which is offered 2-3 times per year), heroes can become eligible for paid positions to work on hero fabrication. Ranging in scale from laser cut door numbers to mobile reading carts heroes fabrication creates further opportunities for heroes to learn, earn, and lead in…

$125Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$758K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$445K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$776K
Ln 25
Programscol B$605K
Managementcol C$151K
Fundraisingcol D$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$464K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$758K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$445K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$464K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.8M$967K$880K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.2M$776K$437K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$610K$437K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $528K$551K−$23K$706K 990 PDF
FY2020 $666K$366K$300K$626K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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

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

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