Boxing Out Negativity INC

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 82-4140322Revenue $1.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSboxingoutnegativity.org119 South Western Avenue, 60612-4643 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Jul 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote the empowerment of at-risk youth to realize the best withinthemselves in a safe and supportive environment via physical activities andother anti-violence programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 22 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $114K a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% 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 · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$1.2M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$969K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$583K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$724K
FY2023$936K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$969K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$581K
FY2023$936K
FY2024$969K
Net assets
$583K
FY2024▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$384K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$583K

From the FY2024 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 Jul 2018.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $787K Management & general 19% · $181K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$69,635Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jack Brandl’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Jack Brandl$69,635——
Derek Brown—$55,940$53,816

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

Programs and updates

Empowers at-risk youth through physical activities and anti-violence programs for self-realization.

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1 program · $787K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Boxing out negativity provides safe alternative anti-violence programs to at-risk youth in order to promote empowerment through physical means to help assist youth to realize the best within themselves.

$787Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$969K
Ln 25
Programscol B$787K
Managementcol C$181K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$583K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$605K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$601K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$140K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Total assetsLn 16$605K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$583K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 620
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$398K$605K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$385K$583K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$59K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$583K$496K$87K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$40K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$9K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$8K$21K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$2K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$5K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$624$624
Office expensesLn 13$6K$932$5K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$900
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$5K$897
InsuranceLn 23$41K$35K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$109K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$3K$3K$787
Total functional expensesLn 25$969K$787K$181K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$969K$198K$583K 990 PDF
FY2023 $936K$936K$805$385K 990 PDF
FY2022 $724K$581K$143K$384K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,167,684 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $923,476$1,148,282
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,883$16,239
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,163
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,006$1,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $936,365$1,167,684
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $703,248$700,657
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $232,312$268,628
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $935,560$969,285
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $805$198,399
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,167,684 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$600,535
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$547,747
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,148,282
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,239$16,239
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,163$2,163
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,000$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,239 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,163$1,167,684
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $969,285 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,152 · Management $10,483$69,635
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $495,725 · Management $87,438$583,163
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,298 · Management $7,561$47,859
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,584 · Management $18,201$26,785
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,561 · Management $21,318$28,879
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $2,165 · Management $6,103$8,268
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,022 · Management $14,158$19,180
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $624$624
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $932 · Management $4,814$5,746
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,857 · Management $900$5,757
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,722$10,722
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,081 · Management $897$5,978
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,854 · Management $6,151$41,005
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,935$108,935
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,174 · Management $2,788 · Fundraising $787$6,749
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $787,062 · Management $180,812 · Fundraising $1,411$969,285
Part X · Balance sheet $604,677 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,617$139,894
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $292,774$442,822
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,396$3,705
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,405$18,256
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $398,192$604,677
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,407$21,493
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,407$21,493
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $384,785$433,184
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$150,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $384,785$583,184
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $398,192$604,677
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $583,184 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,167,684
XI-2 Total expenses$969,285
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$198,399
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$384,785
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$583,184

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