Community Movement Builders INC

Tax-deductible

Stone Mountain, GA501(c)(3)Since 2015Public & Societal BenefitEIN 47-4653915

Community Movement Builders CMB is a member based collective of black people dedicated to being a force for creating sustainable self-determining communities through cooperative economic advancement and collective community organizing. Our mission is rooted in Black love and equity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 11 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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FY2024 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $885K a year · 46% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$4.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2024▲ +32%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$991K
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$402K
FY2022$948K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$4.5M
FY2024▲ +96%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$4.5M

From the FY2024 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 Aug 2015.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.6M Management & general 3% · $46K Fundraising 2% · $26K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,625Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karl Kamau Franklin’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karl Kamau Franklin$74,625$70,958$63,292$45,083$33,083

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

Organizes and educates residents to build community power through neighborhood development, food justice, and economic empowerment.

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3 program services account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Community Organizing working to win real changes in policy and resource ownership for our community

$858Kprogram expense
02

Neighborhood Development create real neigborhood revitalization by creating additional community planting sites, developing black farmers market and creating micro business based on locally grown community owned food

$367Kprogram expense
03

Food Justice care-taker of community gardens. Distribute fresh food to the community.

$345Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6250
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$579K$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$723K$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$4.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$75K$60K$7K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$237K$222K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$16K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$22K$2K$575
Management feesLn 11a$69K$55K$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$16K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$481$481
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$684K$684K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$486$486
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$56K$56K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$291$233$29$29
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$740$592$74$74
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$466K$450K$8K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$26K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.6M$46K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.9M$1.7M$2.2M$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$1.9M$1.1M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $991K$948K$42K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$402K$968K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $276K$167K$109K$214K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,922,167 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$42,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,869,779
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,912,279
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$7,700
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$2,188
VIII-12 Total revenue$3,922,167
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,703,588 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 $59,700 · Management $7,462 · Fundraising $7,462$74,624
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $222,201 · Management $14,449$236,650
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,295 · Management $1,811$18,106
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,646 · Management $1,687 · Fundraising $575$23,908
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $55,254 · Management $6,907 · Fundraising $6,908$69,069
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,148 · Management $2,018 · Fundraising $2,018$20,184
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,846 · Management $481 · Fundraising $481$4,808
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $683,975$683,975
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,211$6,211
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,887 · Management $486 · Fundraising $486$4,859
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $55,843$55,843
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,676$5,676
IX-20 InterestPrograms $233 · Management $29 · Fundraising $29$291
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,462$4,462
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $592 · Management $74 · Fundraising $74$740
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $449,813 · Management $7,971 · Fundraising $7,719$465,503
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,177 · Management $2,502$28,679
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,631,959 · Management $45,877 · Fundraising $25,752$1,703,588
Part X · Balance sheet $5,965,585 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,453,620$3,668,093
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $578,754$2,297,492
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,032,374$5,965,585
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,688$3,162
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $722,765$1,437,397
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,187,609$3,977,488
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $122,000$550,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,309,609$4,528,188
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,032,374$5,965,585
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,528,188 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,922,167
XI-2 Total expenses$1,703,588
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,218,579
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,309,609
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,528,188

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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