Operation Taking Back 901

Tax-deductible

Memphis, TN501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 81-3025657

implement economic and educational programs for the Youth and their families in Shelby County.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
49¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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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FY2025 · 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
Spent on programs
49%
of spending
Concern: 49% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$61K
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$364K
+227% vs prior year
Spent
$331K
To programs
49%
Net assets
$11K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$364K
FY2025▲ +227%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$112K
FY2025$364K
Net assets
$11K
FY2025▲ +249%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024−$7K
FY2025$11K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2017.

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

Where the money goes

49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 49% · $162K Management & general 51% · $169K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$82,384Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Arieale Munson’s $82K as Executive Dir. is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Arieale Munson$82,384$12,231

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers youth and families with economic and educational programs.

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1 program service account for $162K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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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 2 funders$35K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$364K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Money outPt IX
$331K
Ln 25
Programscol B$162K
Managementcol C$169K
Owns and owesPt X
$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Government grantsLn 1e$187K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$364K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
Net assetsLn 32$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Total assetsLn 16$9K$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$61K
Net assetsLn 32−$7K$11K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$82K$41K$41K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$22K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$33K$17K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$26K$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$13K$6K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$457$229$228
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$92K$43K$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$331K$162K$169K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $364K$331K$34K$11K 990 PDF
FY2024 $112K−$7K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $364,451 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$186,781
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$177,670
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$364,451
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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-12 Total revenue$364,451
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $330,830 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 $41,192 · Management $41,192$82,384
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,239 · Management $22,238$44,477
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,098 · Management $5,097$10,195
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,415 · Management $1,415$2,830
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,174 · Management $3,174$6,348
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,511 · Management $16,510$33,021
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,162 · Management $13,161$26,323
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,285 · Management $6,285$12,570
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $229 · Management $228$457
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,433 · Management $6,433$12,866
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,114 · Management $49,324$92,438
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,461 · Management $3,460$6,921
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $162,313 · Management $168,517 · Fundraising $0$330,830
Part X · Balance sheet $71,349 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,652$11,658
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$16,118
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$43,572
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,424$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,076$71,349
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,191$5,079
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,191$60,715
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$7,115$10,634
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,076$71,349
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,634 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$364,451
XI-2 Total expenses$330,830
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,621
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$7,115
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$15,872
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,634

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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