Community-Engaged Alliance FY2021 filing

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Indianapolis, IN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 82-1541096Revenue $196K in FY2021

On file with the IRSindianacampuscompact.orgPo Box 1472, 46206-1472 · Indianapolis, INTax-exempt since Feb 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Preparing college students to advance the public good in their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $889K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$196K
Spent
$500K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$791K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$196K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$196K
FY2022$196K
FY2023$855K
FY2024$265K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$500K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$500K
FY2022$556K
FY2023$522K
FY2024$409K
FY2025$567K
Net assets
$791K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$791K
FY2022$430K
FY2023$763K
FY2024$588K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2018.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $274K Management & general 45% · $226K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$78,044Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Commissioner for Hig
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chancellor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Vice President of St
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder, Author, & Motivationa
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chancellor
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elijah Howe’s $99K as Executive Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Elijah Howe$99,400$98,199———
JR Jamison————$78,044
JR Jamison End 921———$68,279—
Summer Webb Ended 731——$57,652——
Elijah Howe Began 81——$31,283——
Summer Webb Beg 102021———$19,511—

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

Empowers college students to serve their communities and create positive change.

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3 programs · $267K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The lilly endowment program accomplishes 1) leverage place-based role to develop and share campus and community resources to make systematic change 2) offer hands-on, place-based experiences to develop the next generation of civic leaders 3) increate assessment practices, identify gaps, and strengthen community engagements collective…

$240Kprogram expense
02

The campus election engagement program seeks to engage individuals in non-bipartisan election activities, by supporting institutional programs surrounding voter engagement. This was accomplished by engaging XX individuals and 8 institutions.

$22Kprogram expense
03

The service engagement summit provides professional development for faculty, staff, students, and community members. We strive to bring our partners the resources, contacts, training, and information that they need to fulfill their commitment to their students and the community.

$5Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$889K
Grants paid · 23 grants · $306K · 2022–2024
Indiana UniversityIN · FY2024$33,000
Indiana State UniversityIN · FY2024$19,800
Ivy Tech Community CollegeFY2024$9,000
Ball State UniversityFY2024$7,850
Holy Cross College INCIN · FY2024$6,000
Indiana UniversityIN · FY2023$63,419
Ball State UniversityFY2023$9,000
Butler UniversityIN · FY2023$7,500
Indiana State UniversityIN · FY2023$7,000
Ivy Tech Community CollegeFY2023$6,500
Marian UniversityIN · FY2022$20,000
Taylor UniversityIN · FY2022$18,276
University of IndianapolisIN · FY2022$16,469
Ball State UniversityFY2022$15,242
Indiana UniversityIN · FY2022$13,100
See all 23 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$196K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Money outPt IX
$500K
Ln 25
Programscol B$274K
Managementcol C$226K
Owns and owesPt X
$791K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$791K
Total assetsLn 16$791K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$196K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$791K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$791K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$791K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$791K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$975K$791K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$791K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$791K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$39K$39K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$37K$41K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$252K$120K$133K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$40K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$38K$32K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$971$971
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$22K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$500K$274K$226K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$567K$571K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $265K$409K−$144K$588K 990 PDF
FY2023 $855K$522K$333K$763K 990 PDF
FY2022 $196K$556K−$360K$430K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $196K$500K−$303K$791K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $196,258 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $397,622$158,504
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $64,513$37,693
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $133$61
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $462,275$196,258
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,078$39,302
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $381,020$330,363
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $103,957$129,952
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $492,055$499,617
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,780−$303,359
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $196,258 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$145,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,754
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$158,504
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,693$37,693
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61$61
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,693 · Excluded from tax $61$196,258
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $499,617 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $39,302$39,302
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,968 · Management $41,076$78,044
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $119,518 · Management $132,801$252,319
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,999$9,999
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,128 · Management $1,500$41,628
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,968 · Management $2,275$4,243
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $31,846 · Management $6,156$38,002
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,370$8,370
IX-17 TravelPrograms $971$971
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,974$2,974
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $22,165$22,165
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,600$1,600
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $273,675 · Management $225,942 · Fundraising $0$499,617
Part X · Balance sheet $790,781 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $975,491$790,781
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $117,049$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,092,540$790,781
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $134,487$268,223
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $958,053$522,558
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,092,540$790,781
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,092,540$790,781
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $790,781 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$196,258
XI-2 Total expenses$499,617
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$303,359
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,092,540
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,600
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$790,781

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