Act as an educational and charitable organization as it relates to sponsoring and facilitating those voices that speak of human consciousness and dignity, justice and moral courage in a way that will lead to a positive action for humankind.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 3 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$160K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $97K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$442K
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$538K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$272K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$442K
FY2025▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$758K
FY2022$52K
FY2023$402K
FY2024$256K
FY2025$442K
Expenses
$538K
FY2025▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$205K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$509K
FY2024$321K
FY2025$538K
Net assets
$272K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$760K
FY2022$539K
FY2023$432K
FY2024$368K
FY2025$272K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1998.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $429K Management & general 17% · $89K Fundraising 4% · $21K

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; $160K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie G Ansaldo’s $110K as Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Stephanie G Ansaldo$110,000$150,000$150,000$133,000$110,379
Stacey Schanzlin$50,000————

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

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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

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Promotes human consciousness, dignity, justice, and moral courage to inspire positive action.

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1 program · $429K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Act as an educational and charitable organization as it relates to sponsoring and facilitating those voices that speak of human consciousness and dignity, justice and moral courage in a way that will lead to a positive action for humankind.

$429Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$442K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$538K
Ln 25
Programscol B$429K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$272K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$273K
Total assetsLn 16$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$442K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$212K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$273K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$272K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$371K$273K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$371K$274K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$368K$272K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$293K$249K$29K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$68K$8K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$300$150
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$13K$1K$748
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$25$25
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$15K$12K$1K$730
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$481$241
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$57K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$23K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$538K$429K$89K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $442K$538K−$95K$272K 990 PDF
FY2024 $256K$321K−$65K$368K 990 PDF
FY2023 $402K$509K−$107K$432K 990 PDF
FY2022 $52K$273K−$221K$539K 990 PDF
FY2021 $758K$205K$553K$760K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $442,460 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $250,756$424,290
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,791$18,170
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,198$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $256,349$442,460
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $236,232$390,935
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $85,010$146,922
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $321,242$537,857
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$64,893−$95,397
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $442,460 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$424,290
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$424,290
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $18,170$18,170
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,170$442,460
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $537,857 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $249,402 · Management $29,341 · Fundraising $14,671$293,414
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,623 · Management $7,955 · Fundraising $3,979$79,557
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,550 · Management $300 · Fundraising $150$3,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,720 · Management $1,496 · Fundraising $748$14,964
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $25$25
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,757$12,757
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,421 · Management $1,461 · Fundraising $730$14,612
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,091 · Management $481 · Fundraising $241$4,813
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,950 · Management $10,540$67,490
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,814 · Management $24,411$47,225
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $428,571 · Management $88,767 · Fundraising $20,519$537,857
Part X · Balance sheet $274,044 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,207$60,891
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $354,064$212,353
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $371,271$274,044
X-25 Other liabilities$2,255
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,689$2,255
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $367,582$271,789
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $367,582$271,789
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $371,271$274,044
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $271,789 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$442,460
XI-2 Total expenses$537,857
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$95,397
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$367,582
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$396
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$271,789

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