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Ravens Foundation INC FY2020 filing

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Owings Mills, MD501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 52-1987065Revenue $906K in FY2020

On file with the IRSbaltimoreravens.com/community1 Winning Dr, 21117-4776 · Owings Mills, MDTax-exempt since Sep 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Improving the conditions of underprivileged families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $242K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$180K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 12 voting members
Concern: none of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$906K
Spent
$527K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$258K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$906K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$906K
FY2021$669K
FY2022$938K
FY2023$716K
FY2024$612K
Expenses
$527K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$527K
FY2021$667K
FY2022$987K
FY2023$755K
FY2024$900K
Net assets
$258K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$259K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$172K
FY2024−$116K

From the FY2020 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 Sep 1998.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $502K Management & general 4% · $23K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Richard Cass
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Heather Darney
Executive Director/Vice-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Dixon
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brad Downs
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jay O'Brien
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps underprivileged families improve their living conditions.

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2 programs · $502K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Grants and Scholarships

Grants are awarded to charitable organizations in maryland including its play 60 program which provides designated funds to encourage physical fitness and nutritional education among youth. The organization also funds league-wide programs to promote youth football, volunteerism, cancer awareness and military appreciation.

$332Kprogram expense
02

Annual Signature Project

Every year the organization funds a major signature project to impact the lives of residents, primarily youth, in the baltimore community. During 2020, the ravens teamed up with kaboom to build a new playground for students and families of the edgecombe circle elementary school community.

$169Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
National Football League FoundationFY2024$242K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$242K
Grants paid · 61 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2024
The Maryland Book Bank INCMD · FY2024$150,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$76,902
Unitemized GrantFY2024$69,571
Maryland Food Bank INCMD · FY2024$11,000
The Complete Player Charity LtdMD · FY2024$10,000
The Van Noy Valor Foundation INCUT · FY2024$10,000
Edward Charles FoundationCA · FY2024$10,000
Two All FoundationMD · FY2024$10,000
Wiggs Worldwide FoundationFY2024$10,000
Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital INCMD · FY2024$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$76,721
Frederick County Public SchoolsFY2023$50,000
MicrograntsMN · FY2023$20,000
The Van Noy Valor Foundation INCUT · FY2023$10,000
Edward Charles FoundationCA · FY2023$10,000
Special Olympics Maryland INCMD · FY2023$10,000
Safe Alternative Foundation for Education INCMD · FY2023$10,000
Ronnie Stanley FoundationMD · FY2023$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$906K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$906K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$527K
Ln 25
Programscol B$502K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$258K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K
Total assetsLn 16$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$906K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$906K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$323K
SavingsLn 2$823
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$324K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
Net assetsLn 32$258K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K$324K
Total assetsLn 16$366K$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$487K$180K
Net assetsLn 32−$122K$258K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$366K$366K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$95K$95K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$11K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$30K$580
Total functional expensesLn 25$527K$502K$23K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $612K$900K−$288K−$116K 990 PDF
FY2023 $716K$755K−$38K$172K 990 PDF
FY2022 $938K$987K−$49K$211K 990 PDF
FY2021 $669K$667K$2K$259K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $906K$527K$379K$258K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $905,942 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $840,022$905,940
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $840,037$905,942
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,236,301$460,380
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,264$66,201
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,387,565$526,581
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$547,528$379,361
Part VI · Governance 0 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $905,942 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$573,203
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$332,737
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$905,940
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2$905,942
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $526,581 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $365,703$365,703
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $94,677$94,677
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,770$20,770
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $1,548$1,548
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,337 · Management $2,097$13,434
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,869 · Management $580$30,449
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $501,586 · Management $23,447 · Fundraising $1,548$526,581
Part X · Balance sheet $437,313 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $157,254$323,135
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $821$823
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $166,890$113,355
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,630$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $365,595$437,313
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,944$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $469,465$179,766
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $487,409$179,766
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$475,734−$292,826
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $353,920$550,373
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$121,814$257,547
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $365,595$437,313
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $257,547 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$905,942
XI-2 Total expenses$526,581
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$379,361
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$121,814
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$257,547

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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