Raise awareness and educate the public about police violence against african americans and other minorities in the united states. The organization seeks to alleviate the problem of police violence against african americans by encouraging and sponsoring public debate of the problem of police violence and providing relevant statistical information to the public about this problem.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,300 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.2M a year · 41% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $23.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $203K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$717K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$2.5M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$8.5M
To programs
60%
Net assets
$24.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$42.0M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$672K
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$8.5M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$8.5M
Net assets
$24.2M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39.1M
FY2021$38.0M
FY2022$30.5M
FY2023$28.4M
FY2024$24.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2016.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $5.1M Management & general 38% · $3.2M Fundraising 2% · $150K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$236,372Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$198,579Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Technology and Design
$176,971Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Research
$175,464Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Communications and Engagement Officer
$167,409Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Advocacy and Organizing
$165,460Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Campaigns & Policy
$159,703Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Human Resources and Operations
$155,922Pt VII · Sec A

Deray McKesson’s $236K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Deray McKesson$236,372$225,919$216,797$206,200
Quraishia Ford—$201,055$167,396—
Shauna Anthony$198,579$175,466$152,057—
Katie Ryan—$157,162$187,122—
William Donahoe$176,971———
Abdul Rad$175,464$168,577$158,834—
William Donhoe—$169,371$159,612—
Rachel Hislop$167,409———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates the public and raises awareness about police violence against minorities.

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1 program · $5.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The following campaigns were our 25% focus for 2024:PAY-TO-STAY: the practice of pay-to-stay fees involve charging individuals-both adults and youths-in correctional facilities for costs relating to their incarceration.

$5.1Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $100K · 2023–2023
Columbia Law SchoolFY2023$100,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$777
Money outPt IX
$8.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.1M
Managementcol C$3.2M
Fundraisingcol D$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$24.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$24.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$717K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$777
Gains on assetsLn 7$647K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$988K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$23.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$346K
Other assetsLn 15$117K
Total assetsLn 16$24.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$717K
Net assetsLn 32$24.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 61,300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$1.6M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$26.0M$23.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$734K$346K
Total assetsLn 16$28.7M$24.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K$717K
Net assetsLn 32$28.4M$24.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$45K$45K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$275$275
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.0M$543K$453K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.3M$718K$49K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$34K$18K$14K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$572K$332K$222K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$264K$155K$101K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$962K$62$962K
Accounting feesLn 11c$148K$148K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$121K$121K
Investment management feesLn 11f$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$997K$994K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$263K$173K$74K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$164K$56K$108K$39
Information technologyLn 14$212K$112K$90K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$102K$58K$42K$3K
TravelLn 17$656K$493K$163K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$12K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$618K$598K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$52K$52K
All other expensesLn 24e$153K$131K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.5M$5.1M$3.2M$150K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.5M$8.5M−$6.0M$24.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$7.1M−$4.9M$28.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $672K$7.0M−$6.3M$30.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$4.4M−$1.1M$38.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $42.0M$3.0M$39.1M$39.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,474,624 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,440,355$1,224,938
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $783,658$1,248,909
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$777
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,224,013$2,474,624
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $103,827$45,275
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,527,656$3,931,138
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,447,077$4,517,382
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,078,560$8,493,795
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,854,547−$6,019,171
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,474,624 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $777 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,224,938
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,224,938
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $601,517$601,517
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $647,392$647,392
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,249,686$2,474,624
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,493,795 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $45,000$45,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $275$275
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $543,134 · Management $452,856 · Fundraising $43,553$1,039,543
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,254,558 · Management $718,136 · Fundraising $48,753$2,021,447
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,974 · Management $14,360 · Fundraising $1,487$33,821
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $331,782 · Management $221,711 · Fundraising $18,787$572,280
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $154,626 · Management $101,315 · Fundraising $8,106$264,047
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $62 · Management $962,434$962,496
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $147,756$147,756
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $121,000$121,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $47,755$47,755
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $994,023 · Management $2,691$996,714
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $172,947 · Management $74,074 · Fundraising $16,318$263,339
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $55,751 · Management $107,959 · Fundraising $39$163,749
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $111,639 · Management $90,261 · Fundraising $10,446$212,346
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,673 · Management $41,742 · Fundraising $2,769$102,184
IX-17 TravelPrograms $493,172 · Management $162,861$656,033
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,899 · Management $9,460$21,359
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $597,866 · Management $20,016$617,882
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $52,148$52,148
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $131,367 · Management $21,254$152,621
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,094,748 · Management $3,248,789 · Fundraising $150,258$8,493,795
Part X · Balance sheet $24,906,844 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,509,512$988,240
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $103,761$50,747
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,000$12,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,487$125,983
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $734,360$346,107
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $26,044,247$23,047,297
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $218,750$218,750
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,500$117,220
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,664,617$24,906,844
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $305,527$593,972
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,811$123,138
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $308,338$717,110
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,356,279$24,189,734
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,356,279$24,189,734
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,664,617$24,906,844
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,189,734 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,474,624
XI-2 Total expenses$8,493,795
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,019,171
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,356,279
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,852,626
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,189,734

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