Accelerate movement to Partnership systems of gender and racial equity, economic prosperity, and a sustainable environment through research, education, grassroots empowerment, and policy initiatives that promote human development,

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K 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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $117K a year · 60% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$171K
Spent
$347K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$503K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$171K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$34K
FY2024$306K
Expenses
$347K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$556K
FY2022$221K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$311K
Net assets
$503K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$503K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$95K

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 May 1992.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $285K Management & general 15% · $53K Fundraising 3% · $9K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Co-Founder
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Strategic Planning Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Riane Eisler’s $50K as President and Co-Founder is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 157 $100K–1M social science 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

NameFY2024FY2021FY2020
Riane Eisler$50,000$49,500$66,000
Leah Gowron$36,150——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes human development through research, education, and policy for gender and racial equity, economic prosperity, and a sustainable environment.

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1 program · $285K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Caring Economics Program and General Programs

Dedicated to research and education to help move to economic policies and practices that give more visibility and value to the work of caring for people, starting in early childhood. This campaign features 3 programs focused on public policies, leadership development, and coalition building.

$285Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$171K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$186
Money outPt IX
$347K
Ln 25
Programscol B$285K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$503K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$503K
Total assetsLn 16$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75
Investment incomeLn 3$186
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$171K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$293K
SavingsLn 2$210K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$503K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$503K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 685
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$672K$503K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$679K$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$679K$503K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$53K$4K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$20K$0$20K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$550$550$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$226K$218K$8K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$406$270
Information technologyLn 14$21K$12K$9K$0
TravelLn 17$4K$0$4K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$347K$285K$53K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $306K$311K−$5K$95K 990 PDF
FY2023 $34K$119K−$85K$100K 990 PDF
FY2022 $201K$221K−$21K$184K 990 PDF
FY2021 $257K$556K−$299K$205K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $171K$347K−$176K$503K 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 $171,386 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $546,997$169,793
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $395$75
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $412$186
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,831$1,332
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $550,635$171,386
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $47,500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $66,000$66,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $190,427$281,318
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $303,927$347,318
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $246,708−$175,932
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $171,386 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,256 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$169,793
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$169,793
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$75
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $186$186
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $76$76
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,331 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $262$171,386
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $347,318 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,800 · Management $4,200 · Fundraising $9,000$66,000
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $19,960 · Fundraising $0$19,960
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $550 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$550
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,344 · Fundraising $0$6,344
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $217,981 · Management $7,725 · Fundraising $0$225,706
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,027 · Management $406 · Fundraising $270$2,703
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,992 · Management $8,665 · Fundraising $0$20,657
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $3,880 · Fundraising $0$3,880
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,518 · Fundraising $0$1,518
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $285,350 · Management $52,698 · Fundraising $9,270$347,318
Part X · Balance sheet $503,489 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $461,924$293,449
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $209,997$210,040
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,500$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $679,421$503,489
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $522,271$377,908
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $157,150$125,581
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $679,421$503,489
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $679,421$503,489
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $503,489 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$171,386
XI-2 Total expenses$347,318
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$175,932
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$679,421
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$503,489

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