To produce analyses identifying and reducing the causes of racial disparities in public safety & advocates for large-scale & meaningful change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.2M 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.7M a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.2M
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $31.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $10.0M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.7M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$23.0M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$46.9M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$16.7M
FY2022▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$10.0M
FY2020$53.5M
FY2021$21.2M
FY2022$16.7M
FY2023$14.1M
FY2024$8.6M
Expenses
$23.0M
FY2022▲ +60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$4.9M
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$14.4M
FY2022$23.0M
FY2023$24.3M
FY2024$20.9M
Net assets
$46.9M
FY2022▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$6.9M
FY2020$52.9M
FY2021$61.5M
FY2022$46.9M
FY2023$42.3M
FY2024$33.6M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $17.0M Management & general 18% · $4.2M Fundraising 8% · $1.8M

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

20 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and COO
$278,917Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder and CEO
$269,729Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder and Senior Vice President
$243,576Pt VII · Sec A
SVP - Science
$214,160Pt VII · Sec A
SVP - Communications Ande Development
$212,251Pt VII · Sec A
SVP - Policy and Community Engagement
$210,037Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President - Policy and Community Engagement
$170,773Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President - Pmo
$169,797Pt VII · Sec A

Phillip Atiba Solomon PHD’s $274K as Co-Founder/CEO is at the 92nd 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Dirk Butler——$278,917$218,172——
Phillip Atiba Solomon PHD$274,071$269,729————
Phillip Atiba Goff PHD——$269,729$269,249$256,922—
Dr Tracie Keesee——$243,576$196,788$154,890—
Tracie Keesee PHD$175,880$239,716————
Khalilah Harris Edd Jd$238,314—————
Anna Prow Contractor———$234,111$118,200—
Maurisse Johnson$233,014—————

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

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Analyzes and advocates to reduce racial disparities in public safety.

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3 programs · $17.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

National Justice Database

Tracks national statistics on police behavior, standardizing data collection practices, and spurring data-driven reforms in participating departments. Justice navigator assessments (jna) provide targeted analyses of police data, including use of force incidents, vehicle stops and pedestrian stops.

$10.8Mprogram expense
02

Compstat for Justice

Aims to provide law enforcement with technical assistance in promoting fair and equitable outcomes for communities.

$5.0Mprogram expense
03

Triage Response

Leverages our data driven interventions to provide recommendations to a partner agency; empower law enforcement to strengthen community relations.

$1.2Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$464K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$23.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.0M
Managementcol C$4.2M
Fundraisingcol D$1.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$46.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.9M
Total assetsLn 16$48.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$464K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$5K
Total revenueLn 12$16.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
SavingsLn 2$6.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$156K
Total assetsLn 16$48.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$46.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5135
VolunteersI 68
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30.7M$10.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$23.8M$31.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$234K$156K
Total assetsLn 16$62.1M$48.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$649K$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$61.5M$46.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$1.3M$196K$102K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.5M$10.3M$1.4M$833K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$89K$55K$31K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$667K$372K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$947K$778K$106K$63K
Legal feesLn 11b$400K$74K$326K$318
Accounting feesLn 11c$180K$180K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$75K$75K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$258K$258K
Investment management feesLn 11f$93K$93K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.9M$2.7M$798K$378K
Office expensesLn 13$151K$70K$73K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$283K$164K$87K$32K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$7K$7K$879
TravelLn 17$603K$499K$82K$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$66K$55K$9K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$3K$74K$351
InsuranceLn 23$184K$141K$33K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$541K$232K$280K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$3K$472
Total functional expensesLn 25$23.0M$17.0M$4.2M$1.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8.6M$20.9M−$12.3M$33.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.1M$24.3M−$10.2M$42.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $16.7M$23.0M−$6.2M$46.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $21.2M$14.4M$6.8M$61.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $53.5M$8.6M$44.9M$52.9M 990 PDF
FY2019 $10.0M$4.9M$5.1M$6.9M 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 $16,741,179 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,697,028$16,259,335
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $465,675$463,629
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,863$18,215
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,165,566$16,741,179
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,815,760$16,176,811
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $548,355$258,080
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,990,245$6,547,852
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,354,360$22,982,743
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,811,206−$6,241,564
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $16,741,179 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,259,335
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,259,335
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $468,489$468,489
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$4,860−$4,860
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $18,215$18,215
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $481,844$16,741,179
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,982,743 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,277,457 · Management $195,773 · Fundraising $102,492$1,575,722
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,279,280 · Management $1,371,558 · Fundraising $832,997$12,483,835
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $54,761 · Management $30,587 · Fundraising $3,492$88,840
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $666,772 · Management $372,432 · Fundraising $42,521$1,081,725
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $777,996 · Management $105,554 · Fundraising $63,139$946,689
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $73,649 · Management $325,646 · Fundraising $318$399,613
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $179,708$179,708
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $75,000$75,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $258,080$258,080
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $93,272$93,272
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,695,566 · Management $797,874 · Fundraising $378,498$3,871,938
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $69,809 · Management $72,556 · Fundraising $8,640$151,005
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $163,709 · Management $87,326 · Fundraising $32,270$283,305
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,102 · Management $7,381 · Fundraising $879$15,362
IX-17 TravelPrograms $499,079 · Management $82,043 · Fundraising $22,204$603,326
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $54,995 · Management $9,041 · Fundraising $2,447$66,483
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,682 · Management $74,217 · Fundraising $351$77,250
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $140,554 · Management $33,090 · Fundraising $10,106$183,750
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $231,968 · Management $280,178 · Fundraising $28,722$540,868
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,597 · Management $2,903 · Fundraising $472$6,972
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,998,976 · Management $4,196,139 · Fundraising $1,787,628$22,982,743
Part X · Balance sheet $48,380,678 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,005,886$4,241,024
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,683,388$6,610,789
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,276,065$5,325,220
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $95,884$360,676
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $233,707$156,457
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $23,808,514$31,068,881
X-12 Other securities$617,631
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $62,103,444$48,380,678
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $649,027$1,482,783
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $649,027$1,482,783
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,666,733$36,346,973
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,787,684$10,550,922
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $61,454,417$46,897,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $62,103,444$48,380,678
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,897,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,741,179
XI-2 Total expenses$22,982,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,241,564
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$61,454,417
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$6,064,958
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$750,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,500,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,897,895

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