Service Never Sleeps (SNS) envisions a world where equal rights, justice, and opportunity are available to all. Through its signature Allyship curriculum, SNS trains individuals to leverage their respective areas of privilege to advance racial justice as a lifestyle. SNS assists individuals to entire organization in deepening their equity journeys.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$268K 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
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 $60K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$268K
to officers and key staff · 64% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 64% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $120K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$446K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$419K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$396K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$446K
FY2023▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$387K
FY2021$484K
FY2022$508K
FY2023$446K
FY2024$461K
FY2025$376K
Expenses
$419K
FY2023▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$342K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$419K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$420K
Net assets
$396K
FY2023▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021$359K
FY2022$393K
FY2023$396K
FY2024$466K
FY2025$425K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $261K Management & general 30% · $124K Fundraising 8% · $34K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $268K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$147,048Pt VII · Sec A
$120,527Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Whitney Parnell’s $154K as CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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
Whitney Parnell$154,036$145,785$147,048$126,567$110,358$99,558
Samson Girma$122,611$117,985$120,527———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Catalyze individual action for racial and social justice through allyship and skills-based service.

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1 program · $261K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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In 2023, SNS facilitated nearly 40 Allyship trainings to help 1,000 people deepen their commitment to an active Allyship lifestyle. The Organization is also expanding its Black-Led Project research, engaging over 100 additional nonprofit leaders and race equity experts.

$261Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$446K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$298K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$419K
Ln 25
Programscol B$261K
Managementcol C$124K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$396K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$409K
Total assetsLn 16$422K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$298K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$446K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$409K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$409K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$371
Total assetsLn 16$422K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$396K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 63
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$329K$409K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$371$371
Total assetsLn 16$427K$422K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$393K$396K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$268K$167K$78K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$25K$12K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$9K$4K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$12K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$15K$7K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K$418
Advertising and promotionLn 12$600$390$105$105
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$801$743
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$401$400
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$704$190$189
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$379$379
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K$225
Total functional expensesLn 25$419K$261K$124K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $376K$420K−$44K$425K 990 PDF
FY2024 $461K$391K$69K$466K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $446K$419K$28K$396K 990 PDF
FY2022 $508K$473K$34K$393K 990 PDF
FY2021 $484K$342K$142K$359K 990 PDF
FY2020 $387K$258K$129K$217K 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 $446,405 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $94,500$146,029
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $412,562$298,425
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $668$1,951
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $507,730$446,405
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$4,380
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $415,425$365,203
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,929$49,103
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $473,354$418,686
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,376$27,719
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $446,405 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,029
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$146,029
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $298,425$298,425
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,951$1,951
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $298,425 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,951$446,405
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $418,686 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,380$4,380
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $166,678 · Management $78,046 · Fundraising $22,851$267,575
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,220 · Management $11,809 · Fundraising $3,458$40,487
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,240 · Management $4,326 · Fundraising $1,267$14,833
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,674 · Management $5,466 · Fundraising $1,601$18,741
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,680 · Management $6,874 · Fundraising $2,013$23,567
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $13,927 · Fundraising $418$14,345
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $390 · Management $105 · Fundraising $105$600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,729 · Management $801 · Fundraising $743$4,273
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,887 · Management $1,046 · Fundraising $1,046$5,979
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,487 · Management $401 · Fundraising $400$2,288
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $704 · Management $190 · Fundraising $189$1,083
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,408 · Management $379 · Fundraising $379$2,166
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,144 · Management $225$18,369
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $260,621 · Management $123,595 · Fundraising $34,470$418,686
Part X · Balance sheet $422,081 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $328,988$409,479
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $93,670$10,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,265$2,231
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $371$371
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $427,294$422,081
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,015$15,583
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,000$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,015$25,583
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $393,279$396,498
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $393,279$396,498
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $427,294$422,081
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $396,498 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$446,405
XI-2 Total expenses$418,686
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,719
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$393,279
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$24,500
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$396,498

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