T Howard Foundation FY2020 filing

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Silver Spring, MD501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 54-1712500Revenue $1.8M in FY2020

On file with the IRSt-howard.org14030 Connecticut Ave, 20906-9997 · Silver Spring, MDTax-exempt since Aug 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The foundation's mission is to promote diversity in media and entertainment by increasing the number of diverse and underrepresented groups and underserved communities within the industry.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$529K 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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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 deficit $23K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$529K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $437K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$291K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 30 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 30 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
52%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 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 1994.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $766K Management & general 33% · $487K Fundraising 15% · $213K

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

32 people listed on the 990; $529K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$274,400Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Operations & Development
$146,102Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Manager
$108,425Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & Chair Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josephine Pamphile’s $268K as President & CEO is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Josephine Pamphile$268,077$325,269$285,259$238,342$274,400
Sarah Giannakopoulos$184,051$178,690$156,817$159,350$146,102
Lashika Austin Howard———$113,438—
Lashika Howard Austin————$108,425

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes diversity in media and entertainment by increasing representation for underrepresented groups.

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1 program · $766K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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A comprehensive programs for diverse, underrepresented, and underserved college students. Including:* a summer internship program designed to prepare diverse students and students from underrepresented groups and underserved communities for entry-level employment in the media and entertainment industries through hands-on, paid…

$766Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $188K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,876
Unitemized GrantFY2023$49,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,071
Unitemized GrantFY2022$37,995
Unitemized GrantFY2021$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$35,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$259K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$766K
Managementcol C$487K
Fundraisingcol D$213K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$370K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$291K
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$259K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$12K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$349K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$370K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$956K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$291K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K$370K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$885K$956K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K$291K
Net assetsLn 32$953K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$35K$35K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$554K$293K$154K$107K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$400K$211K$111K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$80K$42K$22K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$33K$17K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$76K$76K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$11K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$17K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$53K$43K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$80K$40K$40K
TravelLn 17$6K$2K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$1K$12K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$20K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$766K$487K$213K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.7M$2.0M−$321K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$2.2M−$444K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.8M−$21K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.5M$323K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.8M$1.5M$348K$1.3M 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 I · Summary $1,814,467 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,355,330$1,446,525
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $158,640$259,288
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50,608$3,149
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$244,071$105,505
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,320,507$1,814,467
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $40,000$35,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,022,931$1,096,163
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $499,844$335,367
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,562,775$1,466,530
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$242,268$347,937
Part VI · Governance 28 of 30 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members28
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 $1,814,467 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,301,881
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$144,644
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,446,525
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $259,288$259,288
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,599$15,599
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$12,450−$12,450
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$54,694−$54,694
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $160,199$160,199
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $407,037 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$39,095$1,814,467
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,466,530 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $35,000$35,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $292,775 · Management $154,349 · Fundraising $107,112$554,236
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $211,316 · Management $111,481 · Fundraising $77,364$400,161
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,201 · Management $22,200 · Fundraising $15,406$79,807
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,756 · Management $17,240 · Fundraising $11,963$61,959
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $75,645$75,645
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,848 · Management $1,118$11,966
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,860 · Management $10,937$27,797
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,742 · Management $10,429$53,171
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,761 · Management $39,761$79,522
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,936 · Management $3,654$5,590
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,536$18,536
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,445 · Management $11,562 · Fundraising $1,445$14,452
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,972$5,972
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,994 · Management $22,722$42,716
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $766,170 · Management $487,070 · Fundraising $213,290$1,466,530
Part X · Balance sheet $1,632,030 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,960$348,951
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,332$21,298
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,450$106,330
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $101,047$178,178
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,214$14,679
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $884,684$956,206
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,539$6,388
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,125,226$1,632,030
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,017$105,918
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $105,078$154,156
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,949$31,153
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $172,044$291,227
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $953,182$1,317,763
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$23,040
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $953,182$1,340,803
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,125,226$1,632,030
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,340,803 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,814,467
XI-2 Total expenses$1,466,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$347,937
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$953,182
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$79,121
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$39,437
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,340,803

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