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.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.8M 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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FY2023 · 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
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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $32.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.8 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
$1.3M
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
$14.1M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$24.3M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$42.3M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$14.1M
FY2023▼ -16%
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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
$24.3M
FY2023▲ +6%
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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
$42.3M
FY2023▼ -10%
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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

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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

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $18.8M Management & general 16% · $3.8M Fundraising 7% · $1.6M

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

18 people listed on the 990; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder and CEO
$269,729Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder, President/COO
$239,716Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP - Science
$201,399Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP - Policy and Comm Engagement
$200,107Pt VII · Sec A
VP - Policy and Community Engagement
$189,377Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Engineer
$177,476Pt VII · Sec A
VP Ji Product Innovations
$173,992Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President - Triage Response Team
$172,690Pt 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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Analyzes and advocates to reduce racial disparities in public safety.

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3 programs · $18.8M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Compstat for Justice

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

$6.9Mprogram expense
02

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.

$6.2Mprogram expense
03

Triage Response

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

$5.6Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$477K
Other incomeLn 4–11$155K
Money outPt IX
$24.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.8M
Managementcol C$3.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$42.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M
Total assetsLn 16$43.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$477K
Other incomeLn 4–11$155K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$33K
Total revenueLn 12$14.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.5M
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$96K
Other assetsLn 15$32
Total assetsLn 16$43.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$42.3M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.9M$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31.7M$32.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$156K$96K
Total assetsLn 16$48.4M$43.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$46.9M$42.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$977K$803K$117K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14.7M$12.1M$1.7M$874K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$156K$127K$21K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$1.1M$180K$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$933K$157K$51K
Legal feesLn 11b$814K$202K$585K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$130K$130K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$308K$308K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$66K$66K
Investment management feesLn 11f$97K$97K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.3M$2.0M$511$250K
Office expensesLn 13$78K$53K$20K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$336K$257K$44K$36K
OccupancyLn 16$79K$53K$21K$5K
TravelLn 17$566K$460K$58K$48K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$47K$38K$5K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$61K$41K$16K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$291K$159K$123K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$759K$486K$202K$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$59K$7K$20K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$24.3M$18.8M$3.8M$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8.6M$20.9M−$12.3M$33.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $14.1M$24.3M−$10.2M$42.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $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 $14,104,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,259,335$13,472,255
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $463,629$477,066
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,215$155,367
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,741,179$14,104,688
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 $16,176,811$18,315,075
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $258,080$66,435
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,547,852$5,884,315
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,982,743$24,265,825
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,241,564−$10,161,137
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $14,104,688 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,472,255
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,472,255
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $510,179$510,179
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$33,113−$33,113
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $155,367$155,367
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $632,433$14,104,688
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,265,825 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $802,825 · Management $116,633 · Fundraising $57,323$976,781
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,087,365 · Management $1,739,573 · Fundraising $873,809$14,700,747
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $127,450 · Management $20,932 · Fundraising $7,522$155,904
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,095,731 · Management $179,960 · Fundraising $64,673$1,340,364
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $933,113 · Management $157,131 · Fundraising $51,035$1,141,279
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $201,543 · Management $585,132 · Fundraising $26,975$813,650
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $129,837$129,837
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $308,248$308,248
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $66,435$66,435
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $97,290$97,290
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,009,958 · Management $511 · Fundraising $250,242$2,260,711
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52,679 · Management $20,478 · Fundraising $5,177$78,334
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $257,105 · Management $43,545 · Fundraising $35,631$336,281
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,937 · Management $20,578 · Fundraising $5,202$78,717
IX-17 TravelPrograms $460,496 · Management $57,542 · Fundraising $47,727$565,765
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $37,898 · Management $4,734 · Fundraising $3,928$46,560
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,774 · Management $15,850 · Fundraising $4,007$60,631
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $158,920 · Management $123,353 · Fundraising $8,652$290,925
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $486,427 · Management $201,552 · Fundraising $70,723$758,702
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,670 · Management $19,762 · Fundraising $32,232$58,664
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,811,891 · Management $3,842,641 · Fundraising $1,611,293$24,265,825
Part X · Balance sheet $43,531,915 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,241,024$5,452,408
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,610,789$2,332,599
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,325,220$2,746,374
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $360,676$232,881
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $156,457$95,826
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $31,068,881$31,979,596
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $617,631$692,199
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$32
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,380,678$43,531,915
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,482,783$1,269,065
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,482,783$1,269,065
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,346,973$33,606,010
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,550,922$8,656,840
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $46,897,895$42,262,850
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,380,678$43,531,915
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,262,850 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,104,688
XI-2 Total expenses$24,265,825
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,161,137
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$46,897,895
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,526,092
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$42,262,850

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