Pushblack Now FY2023 filing

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organization EIN 81-3839071Revenue $110K in FY2023Latest return filed Jul 2, 2025

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Pushblack Now is the nation's largest media advocacy organization for black americans. Pushblack Now uses the power of narrative, especially black history, to educate and activate subscribers to build personal power and create lasting economic and political change.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-3839071) · Dispute this line
13¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $417K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
13%
of spending
13% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7.3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
7.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $1.2M
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
2% of total assets
Liabilities are 2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
2 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$110K
-87% vs prior year
Spent
$260K
To programs
13%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$110K
FY2023▼ -87%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$871K
FY2023$110K
FY2024$71K
Expenses
$260K
FY2023▼ -58%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$460K
FY2022$621K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$134K
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2023▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

13 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 13% · $35K Management & general 87% · $225K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Product Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Content Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Educates and activates Black Americans through narrative and history to build power and create change.

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1 program · $35K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Education & Advocacy

Pushblack now is the nation's largest media advocacy organization for black americans. Pushblack now uses the power of narrative, especially black history, to educate and activate subscribers to build personal power and create lasting economic and political change.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-3839071) · Dispute this line
$35Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$1.2M
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $295K · 2020–2022
PushblackDC · FY2022$250,000
Collective Education FundDC · FY2020$20,000
Harris-Stowe Foundation INCMO · FY2020$15,000
Heal the HoodFY2020$9,852

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$110K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Money outPt IX
$260K
Ln 25
Programscol B$35K
Managementcol C$225K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Total revenueLn 12$110K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$159K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$159K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$159K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$88K$88K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$35K$900
Office expensesLn 13$73$73
Information technologyLn 14$14K$16$14K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$260K$35K$225K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 2, 2025 $71K$134K−$64K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 30, 2024 $110K$260K−$150K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2023 $871K$621K$250K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 21, 2022 $1.3M$460K$880K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $3.1M$2.0M$1.2M$1.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $109,941 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $870,796$50,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$59,941
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $870,796$109,941
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $250,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $144,902$132,230
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $225,869$127,597
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $620,771$259,827
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $250,025−$149,886
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
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 $109,941 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$50,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $59,941$59,941
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,941$109,941
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $259,827 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $88,399$88,399
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $27,878$27,878
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $7,530$7,530
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $8,423$8,423
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $14,672$14,672
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,191$23,191
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,000 · Management $900$35,900
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $73$73
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16 · Management $13,883$13,899
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,911$3,911
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $18,316$18,316
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $17,635$17,635
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $35,016 · Management $224,811 · Fundraising $0$259,827
Part X · Balance sheet $2,534,161 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,654,659$158,847
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,706
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,439$1,244
X-11 Publicly traded securities$2,370,364
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,657,098$2,534,161
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,309$15,889
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $33,213$37,159
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,522$53,048
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,620,576$2,481,113
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,620,576$2,481,113
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,657,098$2,534,161
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,481,113 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$109,941
XI-2 Total expenses$259,827
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$149,886
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,620,576
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,423
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,481,113

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