Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2023). Last full Form 990: 2022. IRS ruling in Nov 2017.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
10 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Mariana Santos’s $57K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 290 <$100K employment 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
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariana Santos | $57,390 | $63,600 | $60,600 |
| Shannon Meredith | $22,500 | $27,000 | $25,100 |
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 Chicas Poderosas INC executive salaries →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
Inspires and fosters women in media, creating opportunities for all voices to be heard.
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Provided collaborative educational opportunities in media and journalism and created safe spaces for underrespresented voices to be HEARD.PUBLISHED more than 35 stories created and developed by women and lgbttqi + journalists in latin america and trained more than 3,000 individuals on how to build inclusive, collaborative and innovative…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4006222) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $249K | $187K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $257K | $192K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $16K | $20K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $240K | $171K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $86K | $29K | $29K | $29K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $80K | $26K | $54K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $312 | $312 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $13K | $13K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $66K | $65K | $1K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $7K | $7K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $922 | $922 | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $12K | $9K | $4K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $69K | $69K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $8 | $8 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $341K | $198K | $115K | $29K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 19, 2023 | $151K | −$23K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 24, 2023 | $502K | $509K | −$7K | $164K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 4, 2022 | $271K | $341K | −$69K | $171K | 990 PDF |
Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2023). Last full Form 990: 2022. The 990-N has no money details, and postcard years before 2023 are not published by the IRS.
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $271,225 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $271,225 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $340,687 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $191,504 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $171,020 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2021 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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