Pulse Institute

Tax-deductible

Detroit, MI501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 82-5252753

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Public leadership and social equity

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $75K
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
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Revenue
$215K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$208K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$108K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$215K
FY2025▲ +37%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$89K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$157K
FY2025$215K
Net assets
$108K
FY2025▼ -14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$125K
FY2025$108K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $150K Management & general 21% · $43K Fundraising 7% · $14K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Presidentsecretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tina M Patterson’s $22K as Presidentsecretary is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1032 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers public leaders to advance social equity and justice for all.

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1 program · $46K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Editorial

$46Kprogram 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$75K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$215K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Money outPt IX
$208K
Ln 25
Programscol B$150K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$108K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Total revenueLn 12$215K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$108K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K$108K
Total assetsLn 16$105K$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$105K$108K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$31K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$208K$150K$43K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $215K$208K$8K$108K 990 PDF
FY2024 $157K$125K 990 PDF
FY2023 $86K$76K 990 PDF
FY2022 $102K$75K 990 PDF
FY2021 $89K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020 $83K$71K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $215,467 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$215,467
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$215,467
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$215,467
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $207,598 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,450$8,450
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $42,754$42,754
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,820$2,820
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,888$2,888
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,345$16,345
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $14,493$14,493
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,215$27,215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,958$30,958
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,629$2,629
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,803$1,803
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,108$3,108
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,503$8,503
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,632$45,632
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $150,351 · Management $42,754 · Fundraising $14,493$207,598
Part X · Balance sheet $107,796 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,833$107,796
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $104,833$107,796
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,833$107,796
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $104,833$107,796
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $107,796 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$215,467
XI-2 Total expenses$207,598
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,869
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,833
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$107,796

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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