Diversity Talks aims to increase cultural compentency by fostering a healing space for those in power and those most marginalized to challenge the societal standards upholding white supremacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $140K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
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
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$719K
Spent
$782K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$167K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$719K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$719K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$904K
FY2024$492K
Expenses
$782K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$782K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$799K
FY2024$483K
Net assets
$167K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$167K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$201K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2019.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $744K Management & general 5% · $38K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$70,102Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Woolverton Mohler’s $135K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kiara Butler—$75,385$136,097$70,102
Sarah Woolverton Mohler$134,616———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fosters healing spaces for diverse groups to challenge white supremacy and build cultural competency.

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3 programs · $744K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Liberation Leader Fellowship

In February 2021, we launched our fourth cohort of the Liberation Leader Fellowship. The Liberation Leader Fellowship is a 12-month intensive fellowship aimed at training and supporting up to 130 youth in leading diversity, equity, and inclusion professional development for adults from across the nation.

$400Kprogram expense
02

Abolitionist Leader Fellowship

In February 2021, we launched our first National Abolitionist Leader Fellowship. The National Abolitionist Leader Fellowship is a 12-month intensive fellowship aimed at training and supporting 20 middle and high school teachers looking to decolonize themselves and their classrooms.

$282Kprogram expense
03

Anti-Racism Training

Our Anti-Racism Training provides a virtual space for internal reflection so that participants can begin to move the conversation from what it means to be a non-racist to one that is focused on being actively anti-racist.

$62Kprogram 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 2 funders$140K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$719K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$719K
Money outPt IX
$782K
Ln 25
Programscol B$744K
Managementcol C$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$167K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$719K
Government grantsLn 1e$653K
Total revenueLn 12$719K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$167K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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$230K$167K
Total assetsLn 16$230K$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$230K$167K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$49K$21K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$221K$221K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$134K$124K$10K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K$0
TravelLn 17$281$281$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$296K$296K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$23K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$782K$744K$38K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $492K$483K$10K$201K 990 PDF
FY2023 $904K$799K$104K$192K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.1M−$79K$87K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $719K$782K−$63K$167K 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 $718,624 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $256,530$718,624
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $256,530$718,624
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$18,847
I-15 Salaries and benefits$425,048
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $71,719$337,902
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $71,719$781,797
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $184,811−$63,173
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $718,624 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$653,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$65,624
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$718,624
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$718,624
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $781,797 across 10 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $18,847$18,847
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,071 · Management $21,031 · Fundraising $0$70,102
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $221,417 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$221,417
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $123,896 · Management $9,633 · Fundraising $0$133,529
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,919 · Management $1,679 · Fundraising $0$5,598
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,558 · Management $1,954 · Fundraising $0$6,512
IX-17 TravelPrograms $281 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$281
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $296,179 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$296,179
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,499 · Management $1,499 · Fundraising $0$4,998
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,607 · Management $1,727 · Fundraising $0$24,334
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $744,274 · Management $37,523 · Fundraising $0$781,797
Part X · Balance sheet $166,638 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $229,811$166,638
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $229,811$166,638
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $229,811$166,638
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $229,811$166,638
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $229,811$166,638
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $166,638 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$718,624
XI-2 Total expenses$781,797
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$63,173
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$229,811
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$166,638

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