Gather INC FY2023 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 81-2318776Revenue $1.9M in FY2023

On file with the IRSgatherdc.org1817 M St Nw, 20036-2571 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Aug 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Educational programs which enhance jewish identity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$563K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K 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
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$563K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $429K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$483K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
60%
Net assets
$594K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2023▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2023▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$594K
FY2023▼ -49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$526K
FY2021$687K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$594K
FY2024$647K
FY2025$490K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $1.5M Management & general 30% · $738K Fundraising 10% · $238K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $563K 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 Dir / CEO (thru 4/23)
$193,394Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$137,103Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Development Dir. (thru 11/22)
$117,077Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$114,945Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Shapiro Abraham’s $185K as Exec. Dir./CEO (until 4/2025) is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rachel Gildiner——$193,394$150,413$146,557$146,074
Michelle Shapiro Abraham$184,905$184,274————
Jacqueline Zais——$137,103———
Alexandra Tureau Meyer$133,132$129,993————
Caroline Kessler$121,007$112,257————
Catherine Gibson——$117,077———
Joann Gomez$116,713$113,672————
Alexandra Tureau——$114,945———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers programs to strengthen Jewish identity.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Gatherdc conducts programs in support of jewish education, outreach, and community building within the greater washington DC area. Gatherdc infuses a relationship- based model of engagement into every aspect of its work, with a "people- first" mindset, a sophisticated relationship engagement management system, and a group of dedicated…

$1.5Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$738K
Fundraisingcol D$238K
Owns and owesPt X
$594K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$483K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$278K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Other assetsLn 15$368K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$483K
Net assetsLn 32$594K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$654K$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$23K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$160K$483K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$594K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$187K$140K$19K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$806K$376K$112K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$14K$7K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$38K$18K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$128K$84K$32K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$863$863
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$84K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$317K$198K$63K$56K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$26K$15K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$853
OccupancyLn 16$123K$79K$32K$12K
TravelLn 17$31K$16K$15K$439
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$55K$53K$2K$43
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$1K$527
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$20K$68K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$1K$990$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.5M$738K$238K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$1.9M−$157K$490K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.6M$2.6M$53K$647K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.9M$2.5M−$568K$594K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.6M$475K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$161K$687K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$1.0M−$6K$526K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,893,592 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,065,240$1,767,018
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $47,601$120,663
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,952$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,753$5,911
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,119,642$1,893,592
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $775$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $933,155$1,693,010
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $711,073$768,538
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,645,003$2,461,548
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $474,639−$567,956
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,893,592 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,767,018
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,767,018
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $120,663$120,663
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,213$2,213
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,698$3,698
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $120,663 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,911$1,893,592
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,461,548 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $140,256 · Management $18,701 · Fundraising $28,051$187,008
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $805,593 · Management $375,891 · Fundraising $111,922$1,293,406
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,951 · Management $6,921 · Fundraising $1,933$22,805
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,762 · Management $18,401 · Fundraising $5,388$61,551
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $84,221 · Management $32,369 · Fundraising $11,650$128,240
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $863$863
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $83,683$83,683
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $198,193 · Management $63,226 · Fundraising $56,000$317,419
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,862 · Fundraising $2,266$6,128
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,146 · Management $15,164 · Fundraising $2,883$44,193
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,863 · Management $853$4,716
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,747 · Management $32,358 · Fundraising $11,662$122,767
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,679 · Management $15,137 · Fundraising $439$31,255
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $53,045 · Management $2,231 · Fundraising $43$55,319
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,986$1,986
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,606 · Management $1,189 · Fundraising $527$5,322
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,576 · Management $67,930 · Fundraising $2,000$89,506
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,344 · Management $990 · Fundraising $3,047$5,381
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,485,844 · Management $737,893 · Fundraising $237,811$2,461,548
Part X · Balance sheet $1,077,166 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $654,300$278,482
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $612,500$376,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $26,705$8,910
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,504$22,572
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$23,212
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,000$367,990
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,322,009$1,077,166
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $144,569$132,005
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,522$351,199
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $160,091$483,204
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $608,929$386,455
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $552,989$207,507
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,161,918$593,962
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,322,009$1,077,166
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $593,962 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,893,592
XI-2 Total expenses$2,461,548
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$567,956
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,161,918
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$593,962

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