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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$237K 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
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$237K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$241K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% 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
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Revenue
$3.0M
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$772K
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending July 2020) · 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 Jul 2001.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.1M Management & general 16% · $417K Fundraising 6% · $146K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $237K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$173,094Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Finance
$63,867Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ira Williams III’s $133K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Madge Vasquez——$174,777$173,853$172,895$173,094
Ira Williams III$133,441—————
Deborah Barker—$97,396————
Irina Meza———$91,948——
Elly Tai$86,278$86,938$76,738$74,230$71,470$63,867
Mary Voorhies$22,667—————
Karl Nichols——$4,163———

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

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Connects leaders and groups to advance equity and opportunity for all.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The Organizations Program Services Included the Following

* Consulting services: The Organization served as an advisor for strategic business planning, leadership transitions, mergers and strategic partnerships, and board and staff development.* Programs and training: The Organization offering learning and leadership programs designed to build the capacity and connectedness of nonprofit and…

$2.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $270K · 2019–2023

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$712K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$417K
Fundraisingcol D$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$382K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$712K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$616K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K$241K
Net assetsLn 32$978K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$137K$137K
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$247K$96K$102K$50K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.2M$127K$64K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$10K$2K$881
Other employee benefitsLn 9$140K$111K$20K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$115K$91K$16K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$211K$209K$7$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$42K$4K$38K
Information technologyLn 14$24K$4K$20K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$134K$106K$19K$9K
TravelLn 17$11K$10K$440$51
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$9K$7K$1K$640
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$134K$82K$51K$421
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.1M$417K$146K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $772K$1.7M−$921K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.7M−$352K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$1.9M$299K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$2.1M−$149K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.0M$761K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.0M$2.6M$390K$1.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,014,677 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,063,937$2,297,601
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $945,218$712,474
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,929$4,596
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,025,091$3,014,677
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $103,433$137,044
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,069,160$1,900,629
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $767,342$587,232
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,939,935$2,624,905
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $85,156$389,772
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $3,014,677 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$382,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,915,201
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,297,601
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $712,474$712,474
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6$6
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,596$4,596
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $712,474 · Excluded from tax $4,602$3,014,677
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,624,905 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $137,044$137,044
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 $95,584 · Management $101,670 · Fundraising $50,146$247,400
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,194,108 · Management $126,883 · Fundraising $64,130$1,385,121
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,945 · Management $1,762 · Fundraising $881$12,588
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $110,858 · Management $19,646 · Fundraising $9,823$140,327
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $91,002 · Management $16,127 · Fundraising $8,064$115,193
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,899$12,899
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $208,736 · Management $7 · Fundraising $2,750$211,493
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,075 · Management $37,736$41,811
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,110 · Management $19,519$23,629
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $105,855 · Management $18,759 · Fundraising $9,380$133,994
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,334 · Management $440 · Fundraising $51$10,825
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 amortizationPrograms $7,227 · Management $1,281 · Fundraising $640$9,148
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,740$9,740
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,402 · Management $50,870 · Fundraising $421$133,693
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,061,280 · Management $417,339 · Fundraising $146,286$2,624,905
Part X · Balance sheet $1,607,977 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $605,038$1,191,315
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,780$10,785
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $444,168$251,100
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,264$121,820
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,240$16,455
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,192$16,502
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,603$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 $1,164,285$1,607,977
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $123,626$195,914
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $63,066$44,698
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $186,692$240,612
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $81,466$850,620
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $896,127$516,745
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $977,593$1,367,365
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,164,285$1,607,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,367,365 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,014,677
XI-2 Total expenses$2,624,905
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$389,772
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$977,593
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,367,365

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