Trunorth Foundation FY2023 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2017Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 82-1608769

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TruNorth Foundation cultivates the conditions for individuals and communities to reclaim identity, strengthen belonging, develop leadership, and build collective power to create healthier, more connected, and thriving communities. Through community-centered learning, cultural healing practices, leadership development, and ecosystem building, we support people in becoming the architects of the change they seek in their own lives and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$244K 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$244K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $357K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$946
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$784K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$598K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$154K
FY2021$668K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$116K
FY2025$42K
Expenses
$784K
FY2023▼ -39%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$546K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$784K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$384K
Net assets
$598K
FY2023▲ +113%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$598K
FY2024$364K
FY2025$22K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2019.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $693K Management & general 12% · $91K

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; $244K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$244,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cassandra Johnson’s $117K as COO is at the 83rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hasira Ashemu$75,000$75,000$244,000$123,750$132,838$39,750
Cassandra Johnson$117,000$34,000————

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

Builds abolitionist systems using communities of color's strengths to end racial oppression.

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1 program · $693K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Righteous Rage Institute (RRI) achieved significant milestones, including publishing "To Heal A People and Out of the Mud," launching its for-profit consulting arm, and hosting multiple 90-Day Challenges to promote community wellness.

$693Kprogram 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$357K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,020

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$869K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$232K
Investment incomeLn 3$196
Money outPt IX
$784K
Ln 25
Programscol B$693K
Managementcol C$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$598K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$99K
Total assetsLn 16$599K
LiabilitiesLn 26$946
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$869K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$232K
Investment incomeLn 3$196
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$99K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$599K
LiabilitiesLn 26$946
Net assetsLn 32$598K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$301K$99K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$301K$599K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$946
Net assetsLn 32$281K$598K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$244K$244K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$120K$120K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$20$20
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$13K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$37K$36K$800
Office expensesLn 13$57K$22K$36K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$1K
TravelLn 17$34K$32K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$57K$44K$13K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$514$89$425
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$193K$173K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$3K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$784K$693K$91K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $42K$384K−$342K$22K 990 PDF
FY2024 $116K$349K−$234K$364K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$784K$317K$598K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.3M$92K$281K 990 PDF
FY2021 $668K$546K$122K$189K 990 PDF
FY2020 $154K$67K 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 FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,100,570 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$868,643
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$868,643
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $231,731$231,731
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $196$196
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 $231,927$1,100,570
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $783,690 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 $244,000$244,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $120,060$120,060
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,801$3,801
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20$20
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,350$6,350
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,902 · Management $6,031$18,933
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,256 · Management $800$37,056
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,684 · Management $35,661$57,345
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,549 · Management $1,346$2,895
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,913 · Management $2,226$34,139
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $44,062 · Management $13,402$57,464
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $89 · Management $425$514
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $173,010 · Management $20,075$193,085
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,314 · Management $4,714$8,028
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $692,640 · Management $91,050 · Fundraising $0$783,690
Part X · Balance sheet $598,578 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $279,468$54,274
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,058$44,304
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$500,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $300,526$598,578
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,773$946
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,774$946
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $280,752$597,632
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $280,752$597,632
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $300,526$598,578
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $597,632 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,100,570
XI-2 Total expenses$783,690
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$316,880
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$280,752
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$597,632

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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