Open Buffalo INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 47-5317696Revenue $1.5M in FY2023

On file with the IRSopenbuffalo.org1327 Jefferson Ave Upper, 14208-1808 · Buffalo, NYTax-exempt since Nov 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Open Buffalo is a civic initiative, an unprecedented collaboration among a diverse group of partners, to make major, long-term improvements in justice, equity, and democracy. Open Buffalo aims to increase capacity for local systemic change at the level of the individual, of the community and of the social justice field.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$182K 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 $319K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$182K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $90K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$440K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$408K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$946K
FY2021$647K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$3.4M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$942K
FY2021$639K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$408K
FY2023▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$325K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$487K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$1.9M

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 Nov 2016.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.3M Management & general 15% · $240K Fundraising 2% · $31K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $182K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$96,618Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$85,109Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Franchelle Parker’s $103K as Executive Director is at the 38th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Franchelle Parker$102,950$96,618$65,562$59,319$87,866
Radworth Max Anderson$88,814$85,109———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes justice, equity, and democracy through community capacity building and systemic change initiatives.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Open Buffalo's mission is to advance racial, economic, and ecological justice through skill building, network connecting, and activating leadership opportunities with the ultimate goal for all communities in Western New York to thrive free from discrimination and poverty.

$1.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$90K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $808K · 2022–2024
Project Monas HouseNY · FY2024$93,862
Net Positive INCNY · FY2024$50,000
Omega Mentoring ProgramNY · FY2024$47,856
Voice Buffalo INCNY · FY2024$42,740
Individual RecipientFY2023$50,000
Net Positive INCNY · FY2023$50,000
Voice Buffalo INCNY · FY2022$60,000
Galactic Tribe INCNY · FY2022$60,000
Feed BuffaloNY · FY2022$60,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$240K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$408K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$457K
Total assetsLn 16$848K
LiabilitiesLn 26$440K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$426K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$457K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$457K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$105K
Total assetsLn 16$848K
LiabilitiesLn 26$440K
Net assetsLn 32$408K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$652K$457K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$926K$848K
LiabilitiesLn 26$439K$440K
Net assetsLn 32$487K$408K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$235K$235K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$60K$30K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$533K$446K$76K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$8K$2K$339
Other employee benefitsLn 9$75K$60K$13K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$44K$9K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$540$540
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$68K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$622$622
Information technologyLn 14$11K$9K$1K$556
OccupancyLn 16$43K$33K$9K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$464K$440K$22K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$569$99
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.3M$240K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.4M$1.9M$1.5M$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.5M$1.6M−$79K$408K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$154K$487K 990 PDF
FY2021 $647K$639K$8K$333K 990 PDF
FY2020 $946K$942K$4K$325K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,532,638 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,148,076$1,374,860
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $129,011$169,257
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,997−$11,479
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,284,084$1,532,638
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $240,000$235,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $494,901$772,580
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $395,468$603,741
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,130,369$1,611,321
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $153,715−$78,683
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,532,638 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$31,095
VIII-1e Government grants$426,240
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$917,525
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,374,860
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $169,257$169,257
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,479−$11,479
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $169,257 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$11,479$1,532,638
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,611,321 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $235,000$235,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,065 · Management $30,032 · Fundraising $10,011$100,108
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $445,776 · Management $75,959 · Fundraising $11,259$532,994
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,054 · Management $1,688 · Fundraising $339$10,081
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $59,812 · Management $12,533 · Fundraising $2,514$74,859
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,575 · Management $9,130 · Fundraising $1,833$54,538
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $540$540
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $67,589$67,589
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,940 · Management $622 · Fundraising $622$5,184
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,126 · Management $1,447 · Fundraising $556$11,129
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,420 · Management $8,680 · Fundraising $1,302$43,402
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,638$4,638
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,634$4,634
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $440,186 · Management $22,275 · Fundraising $1,971$464,432
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,525 · Management $569 · Fundraising $99$2,193
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,340,479 · Management $240,336 · Fundraising $30,506$1,611,321
Part X · Balance sheet $847,508 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $652,171$457,069
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $101,462$254,886
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,607$12,482
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,265$17,660
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $136,468$105,411
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $925,973$847,508
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $78,189$211,098
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $224,747$123,113
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $136,468$105,411
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $439,404$439,622
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $354,650$407,886
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $131,919$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $486,569$407,886
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $925,973$847,508
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $407,886 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,532,638
XI-2 Total expenses$1,611,321
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$78,683
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$486,569
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$407,886

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