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Multi-Media Training Institute

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 52-1279861Revenue $546K in FY2024

On file with the IRSmmtidc.org5327 E Capitol St Se, 20019-6613 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jun 1983Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Empower youth & young adults in Media arts.this organization has trained hundreds of youths and young adults using tools of computer technology, Media and theatrical production including entrepreneurship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K 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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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 $2K a year · under 1% 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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$85K
88% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 88% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$546K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$511K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$11K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$546K
FY2024▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$118K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$304K
FY2023$403K
FY2024$546K
Expenses
$511K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$118K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$384K
FY2024$511K
Net assets
$11K
FY2024▲ +142%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$93
FY2021−$53K
FY2022−$46K
FY2023−$26K
FY2024$11K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1983.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $350K Management & general 31% · $160K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lyn Dyson
President
$73,566Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jerome Huggins
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ng0zi Awa
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lyn Dyson’s $74K as President is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Lyn Dyson$73,566$36,730$26,800

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

Trains youth in media arts, theater, and entrepreneurship using technology.

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2 programs · $350K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Workshop (hear Me, See Me Raising Our Voices)

Is a 36 week training program for youth and adult in job readiness and shadowin, video production & editing, digital graphic & marketing.

$245Kprogram expense
02

The Play

Odell ruffins campaign 72 : a one woman performance on the life of shirley chrisholm.

$105Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Center for Nonprofit AdvancementFY2023$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $7K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,960

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$546K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$520K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$511K
Ln 25
Programscol B$350K
Managementcol C$160K
Owns and owesPt X
$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$520K
Government grantsLn 1e$492K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$546K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K
Net assetsLn 32$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$34K$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$56K$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K$85K
Net assetsLn 32−$26K$11K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$612$612
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$74K
Management feesLn 11a$189K$189K
Accounting feesLn 11c$76K$76K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$31K
Information technologyLn 14$35K$35K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$12K$14K
TravelLn 17$8K$5K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$1K$859$573
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$20K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$511K$350K$160K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $546K$511K$36K$11K 990 PDF
FY2023 $403K$384K$19K−$26K 990 PDF
FY2022 $304K$296K$8K−$46K 990 PDF
FY2021 $180K$233K−$53K−$53K 990 PDF
FY2020 $118K$118K−$562$93 990 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $546,467 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $403,146$520,023
I-9 Program service revenue$26,443
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $403,146$546,467
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$7,572
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,730$73,566
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $347,721$429,732
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $384,451$510,870
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,695$35,597
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $546,467 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$492,126
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,897
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$520,023
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,443$26,443
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,444 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$546,467
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $510,870 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $612$612
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,960$6,960
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,566$73,566
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $189,248$189,248
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $76,187$76,187
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $8,657$8,657
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $30,846$30,846
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,989$34,989
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,614 · Management $14,248$25,862
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,571 · Management $3,048$7,619
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,570$3,570
IX-20 InterestPrograms $859 · Management $573$1,432
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,473$11,473
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,140 · Management $2,760$6,900
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,313 · Management $12,636$32,949
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $350,442 · Management $160,428 · Fundraising $0$510,870
Part X · Balance sheet $95,948 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,628$81,338
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,216$14,610
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $55,844$95,948
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $82,318$84,850
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $82,318$84,850
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$26,474$11,098
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$26,474$11,098
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $55,844$95,948
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,098 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$546,467
XI-2 Total expenses$510,870
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,597
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$26,474
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,975
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,098

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

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