Refresh Collective cultivates tomorrow's change-makers through creative self-expression and skill building rooted in hip-hop arts and culture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$116K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $50K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$127K
107% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 107% of assets; over 80%.
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
$320K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$337K
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$8K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$320K
FY2021▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$727K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$889K
Expenses
$337K
FY2021▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$285K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$722K
Net assets
−$8K
FY2021▼ -199%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021−$8K
FY2022$29K
FY2023$18K
FY2024$28K
FY2025$195K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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 Jun 2017.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $337K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$57,115Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Producer
$46,731Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$12,494Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lee Harrill’s $54K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Harrill$40,480$66,346$58,846$59,231$57,115$44,691
Lee Harrill$54,230$58,615$47,885$48,462$46,731$31,678
Jeremy Bryan————$12,494$8,966
Robert Daugherty$5,610$5,420$5,558$4,570——

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

Builds young leaders through hip-hop arts, creative expression, and skill development.

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2 programs · $337K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Music

In schools and at our educational studio, the Fresh Lab, we help students translate their individual struggles into success by writing and recording their own hip-hop songs. Students learn all phases of digital music production, songwriting, recording art and performance.

$186Kprogram expense
02

Design

Our design, screen print and embroidery program provides educational experiences for youth and workforce development for women coming out of sex trafficking and drug rehab. Students learn skills of design, communications, silkscreening, and embroidery while healing and building confidence and character.

$151Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$320K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$187K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Money outPt IX
$337K
Ln 25
Programscol B$337K
Owns and owesPt X
−$8K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$187K
Total revenueLn 12$320K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$98K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$98K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
Net assetsLn 32−$8K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K$98K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$154K$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$145K$127K
Net assetsLn 32$8K−$8K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$116K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$119K$119K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$584$584
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$458$458
Office expensesLn 13$576$576
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0
InterestLn 20$497$497
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$21K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$337K$337K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $889K$722K$167K$195K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M−$14K$28K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M−$11K$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 $727K$689K$38K$29K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $320K$337K−$17K−$8K 990 PDF
FY2020 $296K$285K$10K$8K 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 $319,583 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $137,211$132,676
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $158,563$186,907
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $295,774$319,583
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 $129,895$255,346
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,414$81,375
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $285,309$336,721
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,465−$17,138
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-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $319,583 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$132,676
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$132,676
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $186,907 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$186,907
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $186,907 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$319,583
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $336,721 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,340$116,340
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $118,607$118,607
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,399$20,399
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $584$584
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,854$4,854
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,199$3,199
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $458$458
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $576$576
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,575$15,575
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,700$14,700
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,997$6,997
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $497$497
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,200$8,200
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,538$4,538
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,197 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,197
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $336,721 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$336,721
Part X · Balance sheet $118,235 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,227$98,396
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$448−$448
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,754$18,837
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,250$1,450
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $153,783$118,235
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,484$10,908
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $145,303$126,608
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,480−$8,373
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,480−$8,373
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $153,783$118,235
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$8,373 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$319,583
XI-2 Total expenses$336,721
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,138
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,480
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$285
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$8,373

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