Amani's mission is to end all forms of gender based violence and build healthy communities through transformative justice and social change. The organization serves victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in african american (see sch o)the organization serves victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in african american communities in black hawk, linn, and scott counties of iowa.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$69K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$874K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$658K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$450K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$874K
FY2024▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$582K
FY2022$568K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$874K
FY2025$453K
Expenses
$658K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$520K
FY2022$480K
FY2023$585K
FY2024$658K
FY2025$514K
Net assets
$450K
FY2024▲ +92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$233K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$450K
FY2025$390K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 2017.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $623K Management & general 5% · $31K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$63,708Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Ambrose’s $72K as Old Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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
Lisa Ambrose$71,750$63,708$59,012$58,350$59,350$58,381

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

Ending violence in African American communities through prevention and support programs.

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3 programs · $509K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault

These programs provided counseling, advocacy, community education, training, community awareness and other services to victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

$390Kprogram expense
02

Refugee & Immigrant Voices in Action (riva)

To advance the lives of immigrants and refugees through collaborative action, advocacy, and leadership development

$77Kprogram expense
03

Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assualt

Provides a bridge between advocates at sexual assault service programs, statewide policy makers, and federal responses to sexual violence and violence against women. Advocates are trained professionals whose jobs are to support sexual assualt survivors.

$42Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $258K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$29,916
Unitemized GrantFY2023$78,273
Unitemized GrantFY2022$73,260
Unitemized GrantFY2021$26,943
Unitemized GrantFY2020$32,307
Unitemized GrantFY2019$17,732

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$874K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$810K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$89
Money outPt IX
$658K
Ln 25
Programscol B$623K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$450K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$810K
Government grantsLn 1e$658K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$150K
Investment incomeLn 3$89
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Total revenueLn 12$874K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$324K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
Net assetsLn 32$450K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 66
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$324K
Total assetsLn 16$248K$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$69K
Net assetsLn 32$234K$450K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$78K$78K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$79K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$282K$281K$941$105
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$35K$307$34
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$20K$635$70
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$389$324$59$6
Office expensesLn 13$31K$30K$1K$127
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$12K$11K$365$41
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$8K$886
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$14K$20K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$197$22
Total functional expensesLn 25$658K$623K$31K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $453K$514K−$62K$390K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $874K$658K$216K$450K 990 PDF
FY2023 $586K$585K$1K$234K 990 PDF
FY2022 $568K$480K$88K$233K 990 PDF
FY2021 $582K$520K$62K$139K 990 PDF
FY2020 $357K$377K−$20K$73K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $873,781 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $584,109$810,417
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $800$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $192$89
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $843$63,275
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $585,944$873,781
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $73,260$78,273
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $333,118$413,688
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $178,327$166,211
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $584,705$658,172
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,239$215,609
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $873,781 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$657,811
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$152,606
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$150,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$810,417
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $89$89
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $5,320$5,320
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $57,955$57,955
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $63,364$873,781
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $658,172 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $78,273$78,273
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,359$79,359
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $280,534 · Management $941 · Fundraising $105$281,580
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,799$4,799
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,615$12,615
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,994 · Management $307 · Fundraising $34$35,335
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,334 · Management $635 · Fundraising $70$21,039
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,565$28,565
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $324 · Management $59 · Fundraising $6$389
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,125 · Management $1,143 · Fundraising $127$31,395
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,951$2,951
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,750$11,750
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,367 · Management $365 · Fundraising $41$11,773
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,976 · Fundraising $886$8,862
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,194$10,194
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,493 · Management $19,733 · Fundraising $2,193$36,419
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,655 · Management $197 · Fundraising $22$2,874
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $623,332 · Management $31,356 · Fundraising $3,484$658,172
Part X · Balance sheet $519,329 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,283$47,300
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $80,448$145,301
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,895
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,550$323,688
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,145$1,145
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $248,426$519,329
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,037$69,331
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $125,621$345,027
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $108,768$104,971
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $234,389$449,998
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $248,426$519,329
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $449,998 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$873,781
XI-2 Total expenses$658,172
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$215,609
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$234,389
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$449,998

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