To empower and inspire people to disrupt Racism one compassionate conversation at a time.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 46% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 46% of spending; over 30%.
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 · $51K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$110K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$170K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$73K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$110K
FY2023▼ -41%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$110K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$230K
Expenses
$170K
FY2023▲ +1%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$184K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$225K
FY2025$185K
Net assets
$73K
FY2023▼ -45%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$113K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$73K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$133K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $116K Management & general 20% · $33K Fundraising 12% · $21K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director Thru 5/25/23
$78,333Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director from 6/1/23
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Monique Bryant’s $107K as Executive Director is at the 89th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Monique Bryant$106,875$39,644————
Alicia Jones McLeod——$78,333$76,734$23,000$15,500

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.

See Challenging Racism executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Inspiring compassionate conversations to disrupt racism and empower people.

Questions for Challenging Racism

Tap to ask. Challenging Racism sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Challenging Racism answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $116K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Workshops offered to schools, communities and work groups to broaden understanding of racism in society and improve communication.

$116Kprogram 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$51K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$110K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K
Money outPt IX
$170K
Ln 25
Programscol B$116K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$73K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$110K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
Other assetsLn 15$453
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$73K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$133K$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$300$1K
Net assetsLn 32$133K$73K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$54K$22K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$36K$1K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$150$150
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$668$533
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$348$278
TravelLn 17$333$333
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$358$231
Total functional expensesLn 25$170K$116K$33K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $230K$185K$45K$133K 990 PDF
FY2024 $241K$225K$15K$89K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $110K$170K−$60K$73K 990 PDF
FY2022 $189K$168K$20K$133K 990 PDF
FY2021 $215K$184K$31K$113K 990 PDF
FY2020 $167K$82K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $110,427 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,320$6,374
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $162,940$96,727
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $373$7,326
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $188,633$110,427
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $129,171$141,605
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $39,119$28,380
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $168,290$169,985
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,343−$59,558
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $110,427 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,374
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,374
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $96,727$96,727
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,326$7,326
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $96,727 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,326$110,427
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $169,985 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,886 · Management $22,453 · Fundraising $13,472$89,811
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,978 · Management $1,125 · Fundraising $5,351$42,454
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,346 · Management $1,665 · Fundraising $1,329$9,340
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,605$3,605
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,537$3,537
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $150$150
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,545 · Management $668 · Fundraising $533$3,746
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,328 · Management $348 · Fundraising $278$1,954
IX-17 TravelPrograms $333$333
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,216$9,216
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,952$2,952
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,298 · Management $358 · Fundraising $231$2,887
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $115,617 · Management $33,174 · Fundraising $21,194$169,985
Part X · Balance sheet $74,693 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,114$12,685
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $45,035$34,350
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $627$1,477
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $34,944$25,728
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $453$453
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $133,173$74,693
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $300$1,378
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $300$1,378
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $132,873$73,315
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $132,873$73,315
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $133,173$74,693
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,315 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$110,427
XI-2 Total expenses$169,985
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,558
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$132,873
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,315

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.