Action Greensboro

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Greensboro, NC501(c)(3)Since 2001Community DevelopmentEIN 56-2251250Revenue $1.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSactiongreensboro.org122 N Elm St Ste 110, 27401-3076 · Greensboro, NCTax-exempt since Mar 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To improve urban livability, civic engagement, k-12 educational advancement, and initiatives to attract and retain college and young professional talent, in order to enhance the city's economy and quality of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 6 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $205K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.3M
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$7.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$737K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$808K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$7.5M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$7.5M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2002.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $988K Management & general 10% · $117K Fundraising 6% · $67K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exectuive Director
$158,400Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cecelia Thompson’s $158K as Exectuive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cecelia Thompson$158,400$149,700$141,500$137,500$133,600$103,550

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves urban livability, education, and civic engagement to boost the city's economy and quality of life.

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3 programs · $978K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Campus Greensboro Fellows Program

Offers high-quality, paid internship opportunities from a pool of diverse local corporations and organizations to match emerging students in parallel fields to meet local industry internship needs.

$523Kprogram expense
02

Young Professionals

Seeks to connect and develop the next generation of leaders in greensboro. Promotes social and professional networking, leadership opportunities, and serves as a clearinghouse for information for young adults. Designed to attract, engage, and connect young adults to greensboro.

$268Kprogram expense
03

Business & Industry

Offers multiple projects, including the guilford county sales tax referendum advocacy campaign , and including support of family forward NC.

$187Kprogram 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$35K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $170K · 2023–2024
Guilford Education AllianceFY2024$145,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$988K
Managementcol C$117K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$283K
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$448K
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M
Other assetsLn 15$86K
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$2.4M$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$95K
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M$7.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$175K$113K$28K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$267K$227K$25K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$46K$35K$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$24K$4K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$72K$49K$18K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$10K$4K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$13K$5K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$16K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$6K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$44K$30K$15K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$622$417$205
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$464K$464K
All other expensesLn 24e−$5K−$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$988K$117K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.2M$90K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.4M$168K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.3M$244K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$808K$473K$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.8M−$348K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$737K$604K$6.8M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,261,787 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,423,134$1,182,588
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $795$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $101,998$77,153
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,580$2,046
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,527,507$1,261,787
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $145,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $493,929$519,292
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $720,112$652,557
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,359,041$1,171,849
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $168,466$89,938
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,261,787 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$35,000
VIII-1e Government grants$283,240
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$864,348
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,182,588
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77,153$77,153
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,046$2,046
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $79,199$1,261,787
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,171,849 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $113,215 · Management $27,973 · Fundraising $34,096$175,284
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $227,458 · Management $24,668 · Fundraising $15,316$267,442
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,408 · Management $5,258 · Fundraising $5,172$45,838
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,736 · Management $3,525 · Fundraising $3,467$30,728
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $48,566 · Management $17,576 · Fundraising $5,858$72,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,348 · Management $3,745 · Fundraising $1,248$15,341
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,490 · Management $4,881 · Fundraising $1,628$19,999
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,672 · Management $7,719$23,391
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,396 · Management $3,151$9,547
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,675 · Management $14,616$44,291
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,624 · Management $1,623$3,247
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,423 · Management $2,424$4,847
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $417 · Management $205$622
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $464,272$464,272
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$5,000−$5,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $987,700 · Management $117,364 · Fundraising $66,785$1,171,849
Part X · Balance sheet $7,557,937 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,647$447,742
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,198,383$1,800,182
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $142,500$47,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $475,224$226,357
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,620$5,724
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,375,793$4,913,788
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $30,264$30,264
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,361$86,380
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,396,792$7,557,937
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,840$8,585
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,361$86,380
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,201$94,965
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,589,713$5,153,120
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,783,878$2,309,852
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,373,591$7,462,972
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,396,792$7,557,937
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,462,972 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,261,787
XI-2 Total expenses$1,171,849
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,938
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,373,591
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$558
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,462,972

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