Data for Black Lives INC FY2020 filing

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Miami, FL501(c)(3)Social ScienceEIN 82-1709461

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Data for Black Lives is a group of activists, organizers, and mathematicians committed to the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$144K 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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $59K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$144K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $108K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$58K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$1.7M
Spent
$754K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$578K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$59K
Expenses
$754K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$754K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$266K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$210K
FY2025$680

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2017.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $722K Management & general 4% · $32K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $144K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Cofounderceo
$144,230Pt VII · Sec A
Cofounderpresident
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yeshimabeit Milner’s $48K as Cofounderceo is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 34 <$100K social science 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Yeshimabeit Milner$47,524$190,042$190,000$202,454$144,230
Chelsea Cross—$151,042$132,500——
Adaom Rouhana——$106,920——
Cory Johnson$9,730————

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

Uses data science to achieve measurable change for Black people.

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1 program · $722K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Data for Black Lives is a group of activists, organizers, and mathematicians committed to the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people.

$722Kprogram 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 3 funders$108K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$754K
Ln 25
Programscol B$722K
Managementcol C$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$359K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$359K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69$58K
Net assetsLn 32$358K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$144K$144K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$295K$295K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$33K
Management feesLn 11a$161K$161K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$122$122
Information technologyLn 14$35K$35K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$22K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$848
Total functional expensesLn 25$754K$722K$32K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $59K$266K−$207K$680 990 PDF
FY2024 $282K$1.7M−$1.4M$210K 990 PDF
FY2023 $578K$1.4M−$831K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.5M−$379K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$1.4M$1.5M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.7M$754K$927K$1.3M 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,681,402 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,663,133
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,663,133
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,264$18,264
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,269 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,681,402
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $753,910 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $144,230$144,230
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $294,885$294,885
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,894$16,894
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,827$32,827
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $160,585$160,585
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,390$4,390
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,002$1,002
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $122$122
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,955$34,955
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,889$9,889
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,173$13,173
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,028$2,028
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,281 · Management $14,357$36,638
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,444 · Management $848$2,292
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $722,276 · Management $31,634 · Fundraising $0$753,910
Part X · Balance sheet $1,336,470 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $358,544$1,239,259
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$97,211
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $358,544$1,336,470
X-25 Other liabilities$58,109
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $69$58,109
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $358,475$1,278,361
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $358,475$1,278,361
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $358,544$1,336,470
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,278,361 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,681,402
XI-2 Total expenses$753,910
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$927,492
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$358,475
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,606
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,278,361

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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