Fanm Saj

Tax-deductible

Miami, FL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 82-4241473

Provide families across the African diaspora with cultural and wellness tools as well as social and political resources to nourish themselves, their families and their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
17¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $108K a year · 31% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
17%
of spending
Concern: 17% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $256K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$393K
+140% vs prior year
Spent
$287K
To programs
17%
Net assets
$141K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$393K
FY2024▲ +140%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$177K
FY2023$164K
FY2024$393K
Expenses
$287K
FY2024▲ +53%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$188K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$287K
Net assets
$141K
FY2024▲ +66%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$66K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$141K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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

17 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 17% · $49K Management & general 83% · $238K Fundraising 0% · $579

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$58,359Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurersecretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ruth Jeannoel’s $58K as Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ruth Jeannoel$58,359$69,580$75,180—$25
Ruth Joeannoel———$40,000—
Joquestta Batista————$20
Cora Alexander————$20

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

Empowers African diaspora families with cultural, wellness, social, and political resources for community nourishment.

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1 program service account for $49K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Find new strategies for dealing with personal and communal care. Promote great opportunities for those seeking strategies for personal communal care and growth; with access to the right resources

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$393K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$369K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Money outPt IX
$287K
Ln 25
Programscol B$49K
Managementcol C$238K
Fundraisingcol D$579
Owns and owesPt X
$141K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$369K
Government grantsLn 1e$328K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Total revenueLn 12$393K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$161K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$161K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$370
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$141K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$161K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$0$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$26K
Net assetsLn 32$0$141K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$58K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$689$689
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$134K$47K$86K$579
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$675$675
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$24K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$914$914
Total functional expensesLn 25$287K$49K$238K$579

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $393K$287K$105K$141K 990 PDF
FY2023 $164K$85K 990 PDF
FY2022 $177K$157K 990 PDF
FY2021 $300K$188K$112K$155K 990 PDF
FY2020 $147K$66K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $392,782 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$327,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,182
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$368,682
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,100$24,100
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$392,782
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $287,398 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,199$2,199
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $58,359$58,359
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $689$689
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,653$4,653
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,900$4,900
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,280$1,280
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,937 · Management $86,066 · Fundraising $579$133,582
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,510$1,510
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,924$16,924
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $675$675
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $17,884$17,884
IX-17 TravelManagement $23,842$23,842
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,791$5,791
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $14,196$14,196
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $914$914
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $49,136 · Management $237,683 · Fundraising $579$287,398
Part X · Balance sheet $166,731 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$161,425
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$1,568
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$3,368
X-15 Other assets$370
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$166,731
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,011
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$25,502
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$141,229
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$166,731
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,229 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$392,782
XI-2 Total expenses$287,398
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$105,384
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$35,845
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$141,229

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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