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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$119K 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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $537K a year · 21% 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
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $303K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
57%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2021▼ -64%
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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
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +23%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2017.

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Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $586K Management & general 26% · $272K Fundraising 17% · $174K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$118,726Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Vice President
$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

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  • 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 · $586K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Yellowhammer fund has assisted more than 650 women access their right to abortion in the year, more than 15 families in the family justice program, and more than 100 families through material support.

$586Kprogram expense

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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
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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$586K
Managementcol C$272K
Fundraisingcol D$174K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$686K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$654K
SavingsLn 2$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$686K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$400K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K$686K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$400K$400K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$21K$21K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$225K$225K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$119K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$475K$260K$95K$120K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$81K$39K$7K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$23K$14K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$11K$10K$6K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$0$6K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$586K$272K$174K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.4M$2.4M−$42K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.1M$536K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$1.8M$3.4M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.3M$1.0M$307K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$2.8M−$1.5M$1.3M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,339,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,372,124$1,307,644
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$9,303$31,696
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,362,821$1,339,340
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,342,081$245,879
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $710,655$722,994
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $781,897$62,997
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,834,633$1,031,870
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,471,812$307,470
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,339,340 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,307,644
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,307,644
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,696$31,696
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,696$1,339,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,031,870 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $21,000$21,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $224,879$224,879
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $118,726$118,726
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $260,083 · Management $94,874 · Fundraising $119,704$474,661
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,673 · Management $6,907 · Fundraising $35,248$80,828
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,521 · Management $13,874 · Fundraising $12,384$48,779
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,150$11,150
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,268$11,268
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,450 · Management $9,567 · Fundraising $6,389$27,406
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,565 · Fundraising $0$7,565
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $5,608 · Fundraising $0$5,608
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $586,171 · Management $271,974 · Fundraising $173,725$1,031,870
Part X · Balance sheet $1,638,999 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $553,490; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,353$653,813
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $78,161$31,696
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $400,000$400,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,429,484$1,638,999
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,564$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $54,900$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $37,491$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,955$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,331,529$1,638,999
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,331,529$1,638,999
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,429,484$1,638,999
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,638,999 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,339,340
XI-2 Total expenses$1,031,870
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$307,470
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,331,529
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,638,999

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