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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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
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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$277K
+121% vs prior year
Spent
$175K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$126K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$277K
FY2021▲ +121%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$129K
Expenses
$175K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$175K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$138K
Net assets
$126K
FY2021▲ +436%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$43K
FY2025$33K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.

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Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $99K Management & general 41% · $72K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$24,030Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$23,990Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annette Fiso-Moli’s $4K as President is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Annette Fiso-Moli$3,519$34,245$49,185$35,190$24,030$19,360
Carl Johnson—$20,610$34,470$33,210$23,990$19,480

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering and uplifting the Pacific Islander community through support and resources.

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1 program · $99K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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PolyByDesign promoted Pacific Islanders' cultural events such as sporting events, formal ceremonies, and concerts. PolyByDesign also promoted Pacific Islanders' writers, authors, and poets.

$99Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$277K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$277K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149
Money outPt IX
$175K
Ln 25
Programscol B$99K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$126K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149
Fees for servicesLn 2g$277K
Total revenueLn 12$277K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
SavingsLn 2$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$127K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$126K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$127K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$24K$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$6K
Net assetsLn 32$24K$126K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$32K$16K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$34K$16K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$782$345$437$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$2K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$586$0$586$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$8K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$21K$3K$400
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$1K$346
Office expensesLn 13$16K$5K$10K$953
OccupancyLn 16$12K$56$11K$1K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$716$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$357$0$357$0
InterestLn 20$403$0$403$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$0$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$175K$99K$72K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $129K$138K−$10K$33K 990 PDF
FY2024 $120K$240K−$120K$43K 990 PDF
FY2023 $322K$309K$13K$163K 990 PDF
FY2022 $270K$246K$23K$149K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $277K$175K$103K$126K 990 PDF
FY2020 $125K$24K 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 $277,266 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,703$149
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $118,795$277,117
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $125,498$277,266
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $380$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $68,375$105,483
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $39,599$69,239
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $108,354$174,722
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,144$102,544
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 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 policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $277,266 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$149
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$149
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$277,117
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $277,117 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$277,266
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $174,722 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,487 · Management $15,533 · Fundraising $0$48,020
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,556 · Management $16,044 · Fundraising $0$49,600
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $345 · Management $437 · Fundraising $0$782
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,816 · Management $2,265 · Fundraising $0$7,081
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $586 · Fundraising $0$586
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,500 · Fundraising $1,300$9,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,543 · Management $2,768 · Fundraising $400$23,711
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $1,412 · Fundraising $346$1,758
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,975 · Management $10,250 · Fundraising $953$16,178
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56 · Management $11,334 · Fundraising $1,100$12,490
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,240 · Management $716 · Fundraising $0$2,956
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $357 · Fundraising $0$357
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $403 · Fundraising $0$403
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $0$1,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $99,018 · Management $71,605 · Fundraising $4,099$174,722
Part X · Balance sheet $131,586 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,406$78,926
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100$47,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$5,060
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,506$131,586
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$5,536
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$5,536
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,506$126,050
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,506$126,050
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,506$131,586
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,050 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$277,266
XI-2 Total expenses$174,722
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,544
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,506
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,050

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