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.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 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
$152K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% 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
+0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$815K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$509K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2021▲ +0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$373K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$748K
Expenses
$815K
FY2021▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$758K
FY2021$815K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$302K
FY2024$629K
Net assets
$509K
FY2021▲ +82%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$509K
FY2022$699K
FY2023$759K
FY2024$879K

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 Mar 2018.

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Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $381K Management & general 46% · $376K Fundraising 7% · $58K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Prior Ed
$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

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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3 programs · $381K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Movement Mujeres invests in the leadership of women of color, including with 25 two-year fellowships. The fellowship trains 25 women to serve in positions of power, whether that's in elected office or in social justice or nonprofits. Movement Mujeres additionally plans to train 1,000 women of color in leadership,

$240Kprogram expense
02

Defend the Frontline and Women's March. Protecting and indeminfy workers and medical professionals who are working to provide safe, legal abortion care in states that provide it. The fund will be used to cover civil and criminal liabilities.

$120Kprogram expense
03

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…

$21Kprogram 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 · 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Money outPt IX
$815K
Ln 25
Programscol B$381K
Managementcol C$376K
Fundraisingcol D$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$509K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$649K
Total assetsLn 16$661K
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$649K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$649K
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$661K
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
Net assetsLn 32$509K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K$649K
Total assetsLn 16$400K$661K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K$152K
Net assetsLn 32$280K$509K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$47K$31K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K$0$45K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$418K$251K$167K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$800$0$800$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$8K$7K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$1K$6K$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$0$6K$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$0$14K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$0$12K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$70K$2K$54K
All other expensesLn 24e$89K$3K$82K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$815K$381K$376K$58K

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 Viewing $1.0M$815K$230K$509K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,044,065 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $934,176$1,044,065
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $104,400$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,038,576$1,044,065
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,948$1,605
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $628,363$540,503
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $125,507$272,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $757,818$814,521
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $280,758$229,544
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 $1,044,065 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,044,065
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,044,065
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,044,065
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $814,521 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,605$1,605
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,750 · Management $31,167 · Fundraising $0$77,917
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $44,526 · Fundraising $0$44,526
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $250,836 · Management $167,224 · Fundraising $0$418,060
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $800 · Fundraising $0$800
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,500 · Fundraising $0$2,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,000 · Management $7,243 · Fundraising $0$15,243
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,119 · Management $5,600 · Fundraising $0$6,719
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $6,355 · Fundraising $0$6,355
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $13,757 · Fundraising $0$13,757
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $11,834 · Fundraising $0$11,834
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,657 · Management $2,500 · Fundraising $54,375$126,532
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,726 · Management $82,265 · Fundraising $3,682$88,673
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $380,693 · Management $375,771 · Fundraising $58,057$814,521
Part X · Balance sheet $661,208 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $387,819$649,063
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,145$12,145
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $399,964$661,208
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,716$97,317
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120,128$151,729
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $279,836$509,479
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $279,836$509,479
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $399,964$661,208
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $509,479 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,044,065
XI-2 Total expenses$814,521
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$229,544
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$279,836
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$509,479

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