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The Yellowhammer Fund is a 501(c)3 abortion Fund and reproductive justice organization serving alabama and the deep south. We envision a society in which reproductive decisions are made free from coercion, shame, or state interference, a society in which individuals and communities have autonomy in making healthy choices regarding their bodies and their futures. We commit ourselves to community education and empowerment, policy advocacy, and the development of systems of mutual aid to ensure that our friends, families, and neighbors never go without the things they need.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1822204) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$319K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $537K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
60% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$319K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
7.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
7.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $303K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$205K
4% of total assets
Liabilities are 4% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.4M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
60%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $1.5M Management & general 28% · $685K Fundraising 11% · $275K

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; $319K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$167,539Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$151,136Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Telitia J Fountain’s $168K as Executive Director is at the 65th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Laurie Roberts——$166,173$118,726
Telitia J Fountain$151,136———
Telitia Jenice Fountain—$106,111——
Kari Crowe—$30,403——

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

Provides financial and practical support for abortion access in the Deep South.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Yellowhammer Fund is a 501 c3 abortion advocacy and reproductive justice organization serving Alabama, Mississippi, and the deep south. The organizatin envisions a society where reproductive decisions are made without coercion, shame, or sttae interference, allowing individuals and communities to have autonomy in making informed…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1822204) · Dispute this line
$1.5Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$303K
See all 3 funders →
Grants paid · 31 grants · $2.6M · 2020–2024
Margins WhbwAL · FY2024$146,860
Alabama Cohosh CollaborativeAL · FY2024$100,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$86,245
Take Resource CenterFY2024$33,500
NC Survivors Union INCNC · FY2024$25,000
Be Kind Birmingham INCAL · FY2024$20,500
The Morning Sickness ClinicFY2024$20,000
Cohill FoundationAL · FY2024$20,000
Oasis Womens HealthFY2024$20,000
Ebony AllianceFY2024$20,000
Chocolate Milk Mommies INCAL · FY2024$20,000
Reclaiming Our TimeAL · FY2024$18,000
United Women of ColorAL · FY2024$15,000
The Black Inmate Commissary FundFY2024$15,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$90K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$685K
Fundraisingcol D$275K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$90K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$220K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$455K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$205K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$461K$461K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$356K$356K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$151K$76K$76K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$500K$264K$158K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$132K$79K$35K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$29K$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$92K$92K
Investment management feesLn 11f$39K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$42K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$190K$26K$163K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$295K$160K$135K
All other expensesLn 24e$46K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.5M$685K$275K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 25, 2025 $2.4M$2.4M−$42K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 31, 2025 $2.6M$2.1M$536K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 19, 2023 $5.1M$1.8M$3.4M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 27, 2022 $1.3M$1.0M$307K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $1.4M$2.8M−$1.5M$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $2,385,185 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,534,364$2,295,684
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66,999$89,501
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,601,363$2,385,185
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $916,092$816,471
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $641,663$837,691
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$92,100
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $507,957$680,835
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,065,712$2,427,097
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $535,651−$41,912
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 $2,385,185 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,295,684
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,295,684
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $89,501$89,501
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $89,501$2,385,185
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,427,097 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $460,939$460,939
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $355,532$355,532
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $75,568 · Fundraising $75,568$151,136
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $264,158 · Management $158,380 · Fundraising $77,278$499,816
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $79,008 · Management $35,457 · Fundraising $17,838$132,303
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,725 · Management $13,188 · Fundraising $12,523$54,436
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,223$2,223
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,838$10,838
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $92,100$92,100
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $38,982$38,982
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $24,953$24,953
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $41,890$41,890
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,555$9,555
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,196 · Management $163,337$189,533
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $6,609$6,609
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,900$6,900
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,111$8,111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $160,071 · Management $135,291$295,362
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $45,879$45,879
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,466,652 · Management $685,138 · Fundraising $275,307$2,427,097
Part X · Balance sheet $4,935,661 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,252$220,140
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,851,085$1,277,896
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $241,941$455,091
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,025$20,125
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,508,718$2,962,409
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,659,021$4,935,661
X-18 Grants payable$185,823
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,251$19,345
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,251$205,168
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,655,770$4,730,493
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,655,770$4,730,493
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,659,021$4,935,661
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,730,493 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,385,185
XI-2 Total expenses$2,427,097
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$41,912
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,655,770
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$116,635
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,730,493

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