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Center for Advancing Community FY2023 filing

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Providence, RI501(c)(3)Education EIN 82-3543360Revenue $904K in FY2023

On file with the IRS596 Charles Street 49, 02904-1346 · Providence, RITax-exempt since Feb 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2023 · 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
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
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 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
$2K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$904K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$799K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$192K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$904K
FY2023▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$719K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$904K
FY2024$492K
Expenses
$799K
FY2023▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$782K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$799K
FY2024$483K
Net assets
$192K
FY2023▲ +119%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$167K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$201K

From the FY2023 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

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $715K Management & general 11% · $84K Fundraising 0% · $576

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; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kiara Butler
President & CEO (until 09/23)
$75,385Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Taliq Tilman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Taiwo Demola
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Acha Santana
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Yovanny Vargas
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joakima Vargas
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Edwine Paul
President (as of 10/23)
$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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2 programs · $715K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Liberation Leader Fellowship

In february 2023, we launched our sixth 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.

$645Kprogram expense
02

Abolitionist Leader Fellowship

In february 2023, we launched our third 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.

$69Kprogram 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
Nellie Mae Education Foundation INCFY2024$100K
United Way of Rhode Island INCFY2024$40K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$140K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$904K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$537K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$358K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$799K
Ln 25
Programscol B$715K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$576
Owns and owesPt X
$192K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$537K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$358K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$904K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$194K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$192K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$194K
Total assetsLn 16$87K$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$87K$192K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$508K$506K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$10K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$56K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$95K$91K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$576
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$43K$14K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$303$38$265
Total functional expensesLn 25$799K$715K$84K$576

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $492K$483K$10K$201K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $904K$799K$104K$192K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.1M−$79K$87K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $903,552 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $895,501$536,855
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $148,007$358,005
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$8,692
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,043,508$903,552
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $34,411$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $870,338$612,252
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $218,025$187,119
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,122,774$799,371
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$79,266$104,181
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
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 $903,552 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$705
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$536,150
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$536,855
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $358,005 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$358,005
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,692 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,692
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $366,697 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$903,552
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $799,371 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $505,926 · Management $2,000$507,926
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $14,982$14,982
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,488 · Management $22,591$33,079
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,265$56,265
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,540$1,540
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,925$21,925
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $90,538 · Management $4,146$94,684
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,689$4,689
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,850$2,850
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,180 · Fundraising $576$1,756
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,606$2,606
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,884 · Management $13,882 · Fundraising $0$56,766
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $38 · Management $265$303
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $714,858 · Management $83,937 · Fundraising $576$799,371
Part X · Balance sheet $193,949 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $87,373$193,949
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $87,373$193,949
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,395
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,395
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $87,373$191,554
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $87,373$191,554
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $87,373$193,949
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $191,554 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$903,552
XI-2 Total expenses$799,371
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,181
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$87,373
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$191,554

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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