Deeds Not Words seeks to elevate the voices and power of young women through civic engagement and advocacy training, providing them the tools and skills that they need to make change at the local and state level, creating a more gender equal world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $154K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $429K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$120K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
Spent
$758K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$280K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$373K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$748K
Expenses
$758K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$758K
FY2021$815K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$302K
FY2024$629K
Net assets
$280K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$509K
FY2022$699K
FY2023$759K
FY2024$879K

From the FY2020 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 Mar 2018.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $410K Management & general 41% · $311K Fundraising 5% · $37K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$75,993Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Reyes’s $49K as Prior Ed is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2020
Amber Davis——$75,993
Andrea Reyes$48,750$43,133—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Trains young women in civic engagement and advocacy to empower them to create change.

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1 program · $410K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Deeds Not Words now has 19 chapters at high schools and colleges throughout Texas. Through those chapters, we have trained young women to make change on their college campuses (advocating for menstrual equity, for example), at the city council level in El Paso (advocating for a resolution on positive, science based sex education) and in…

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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 · FY2024
Panorama GlobalFY2024$188K
Windward FundFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$429K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2022–2022
Texas Health InstituteTX · FY2022$5,205

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$934K
Other incomeLn 4–11$104K
Money outPt IX
$758K
Ln 25
Programscol B$410K
Managementcol C$311K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$280K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$934K
Other incomeLn 4–11$104K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$388K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$388K
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
Net assetsLn 32$280K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K$388K
Total assetsLn 16$178K$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K$120K
Net assetsLn 32−$1K$280K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$45K$30K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$520K$312K$208K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$20K$13K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$50$0$50$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$2K$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$0$25K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$200$200$0$0
InterestLn 20$665$0$665$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$27K$2K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$0$23K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$758K$410K$311K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $748K$629K$119K$879K 990 PDF
FY2023 $349K$302K$48K$759K 990 PDF
FY2022 $373K$279K$94K$699K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$815K$230K$509K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.0M$758K$281K$280K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,038,576 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $792,706$934,176
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$104,400
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $792,706$1,038,576
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,892$3,948
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $539,241$628,363
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $31,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $208,981$125,507
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $781,114$757,818
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,592$280,758
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,038,576 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$934,176
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$934,176
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $104,400$104,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $104,400$1,038,576
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $757,818 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,948$3,948
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,150 · Management $30,100 · Fundraising $0$75,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $311,966 · Management $207,977 · Fundraising $0$519,943
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,902 · Management $13,268 · Fundraising $0$33,170
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $50 · Fundraising $0$50
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,500 · Fundraising $0$1,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,850 · Management $1,850 · Fundraising $0$3,700
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,972 · Fundraising $0$3,972
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $24,797 · Fundraising $0$24,797
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $200 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$200
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $665 · Fundraising $0$665
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,364 · Fundraising $0$2,364
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,602 · Management $1,500 · Fundraising $37,409$65,511
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $22,748 · Fundraising $0$22,748
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $409,618 · Management $310,791 · Fundraising $37,409$757,818
Part X · Balance sheet $399,964 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $174,407$387,819
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,300$12,145
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $177,707$399,964
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,316$5,716
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $178,728$120,128
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,021$279,836
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$1,021$279,836
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $177,707$399,964
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $279,836 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,038,576
XI-2 Total expenses$757,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$280,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$1,021
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$279,836

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