Power52 provides employment training for at risk adults returning citizens and underserved individuals living in baltimore city and surrounding counties that prepares participants for careers in the solar industry as well as other green job opportunities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 10 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $718K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% 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
$1.0M
+90% vs prior year
Spent
$682K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$453K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +90%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$651K
FY2021$527K
FY2022$578K
FY2023$540K
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$682K
FY2024▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$519K
FY2021$569K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$682K
Net assets
$453K
FY2024▲ +321%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$231K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$453K

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 Dec 2015.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $488K Management & general 25% · $168K Fundraising 4% · $26K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$100,325Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Boa
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cherie Brooks’s $100K as President/Ce is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Cherie Brooks$100,325$96,850——
Cherie Brooks Wallace——$90,050$86,000

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

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

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Trains at-risk adults for solar and green jobs in Baltimore.

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1 program · $488K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Employment Training

POWER52 provides for at risk adults returning citizens and underserved individuals living in baltimore city and surrounding counties that prepares participants for careers in the solar industry as well as other green job opportunities.

$488Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$966K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Money outPt IX
$682K
Ln 25
Programscol B$488K
Managementcol C$168K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$453K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$359K
Total assetsLn 16$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$966K
Government grantsLn 1e$507K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$357K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$359K
Other assetsLn 15$48K
Total assetsLn 16$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
Net assetsLn 32$453K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 660
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K$359K
Total assetsLn 16$129K$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$71K
Net assetsLn 32$108K$453K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$49K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$264K$244K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$23K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$4K$19K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$14K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$24K$5K$49
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$20K$11K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$730$730
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$3K$3K$344
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$77K$848$300
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$1K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$682K$488K$168K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.0M$682K$344K$453K 990 PDF
FY2023 $540K$518K$21K$108K 990 PDF
FY2022 $578K$623K−$45K$294K 990 PDF
FY2021 $527K$569K−$42K$339K 990 PDF
FY2020 $651K$519K$132K$231K 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 $1,026,257 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $450,055$965,922
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $89,598$60,335
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $539,653$1,026,257
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $346,844$416,971
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $171,447$265,233
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $518,291$682,204
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,362$344,053
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 $1,026,257 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$506,771
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$459,151
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$965,922
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$60,335
VIII-12 Total revenue$1,026,257
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $682,204 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,774 · Management $51,551$100,325
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $243,898 · Management $19,758$263,656
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,233 · Management $12,233$24,466
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,002 · Management $5,522$28,524
IX-11a Management feesManagement $15,000$15,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,895$1,895
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,090$14,090
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,562 · Management $18,516 · Fundraising $3,600$25,678
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,675 · Fundraising $22,185$35,860
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,128 · Management $4,699 · Fundraising $49$28,876
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,681 · Management $1,354$8,035
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,169 · Management $11,345$31,514
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,655$9,655
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $730$730
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,823$3,823
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,242 · Management $3,202 · Fundraising $344$6,788
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,044 · Management $848 · Fundraising $300$78,192
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,311 · Management $3,786$5,097
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $488,104 · Management $167,622 · Fundraising $26,478$682,204
Part X · Balance sheet $523,935 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,651$356,833
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$2,010
X-4 Accounts receivable$116,965
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,263$48,127
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $128,914$523,935
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,797$7,646
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,470$62,899
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,267$70,545
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $107,647$88,836
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$364,554
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $107,647$453,390
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $128,914$523,935
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $453,390 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,026,257
XI-2 Total expenses$682,204
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$344,053
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$107,647
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,690
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$453,390

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

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