White Awake combats White supremacy by focusing on educational resources and spiritual practices designed to engage people who've been socially categorized as "White" in the creation of a just and sustainable society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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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FY2020 · 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 $4K a year · 1% 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$345K
Spent
$191K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$345K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$345K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$265K
FY2024$325K
Expenses
$191K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$284K
FY2024$344K
Net assets
$178K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2021$117K
FY2022$81K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$44K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2017.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $162K Management & general 14% · $26K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$101,970Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eleanor Hancock’s $148K as Executive Di is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eleanor Hancock$147,824$128,145$130,000$140,000$101,970

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

Educates people to dismantle white supremacy and build a just society.

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1 program · $162K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Major Programming for White Awake Includes

1) "before we were white" online course, which provided education related to anti-racism, whiteness studies, and ancestral recovery. Participated. 2) website presence, which provides educational resources and blog posts on relevant topics. Visited our site.

$162Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$345K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$325K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Money outPt IX
$191K
Ln 25
Programscol B$162K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$178K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K
Total assetsLn 16$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$325K
Total revenueLn 12$345K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$183K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$183K
Total assetsLn 16$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$178K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$183K
Total assetsLn 16$24K$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122$4K
Net assetsLn 32$24K$178K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$87K$13K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$946$804$123$19
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$1K$169
Legal feesLn 11b$218$218
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$55K$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$112$112
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$473$73
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$560$476$73$11
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$871$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$191K$162K$26K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $325K$344K−$18K$44K 990 PDF
FY2023 $265K$284K−$18K$62K 990 PDF
FY2022 $268K$305K−$37K$81K 990 PDF
FY2021 $280K$341K−$61K$117K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $345K$191K$154K$178K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $345,090 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,815$20,444
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $105,760$324,646
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $131,575$345,090
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,155$111,357
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,345$79,353
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $122,500$190,710
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,075$154,380
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $345,090 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,444
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,444
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $324,646$324,646
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $324,646$345,090
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $190,710 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,675 · Management $13,256 · Fundraising $2,039$101,970
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $804 · Management $123 · Fundraising $19$946
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,175 · Management $1,097 · Fundraising $169$8,441
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $218$218
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,805$1,805
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $55,259$55,259
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $112$112
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,095 · Management $473 · Fundraising $73$3,641
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,800$7,800
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $476 · Management $73 · Fundraising $11$560
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $871 · Management $9,087$9,958
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $162,267 · Management $26,132 · Fundraising $2,311$190,710
Part X · Balance sheet $182,501 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,232$182,501
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,232$182,501
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $122$4,011
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $122$4,011
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,110$178,490
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,110$178,490
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,232$182,501
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $178,490 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$345,090
XI-2 Total expenses$190,710
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$154,380
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,110
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$178,490

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