Imagine Black FY2020 filing

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Beaverton, OR501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 83-0781079

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PAALF Action Fund helps our Black communities imagine the alternatives we deserve and build our political participation and leadership to achieve those alternatives.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $108K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $509K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$207K
Spent
$68K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$161K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$207K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$245K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$398K
FY2024$739K
Expenses
$68K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$68K
FY2021$143K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$497K
FY2024$379K
Net assets
$161K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$263K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$562K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $56K Management & general 7% · $5K Fundraising 10% · $7K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$1,827Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joy Alise Davis’s $2K as Executive Director is at the 1st 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

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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

Builds Black community political power and leadership to achieve desired futures.

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2 program services account for $56K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

PAALF Action Fund was proud to join the Oregon Childcare Project - a coalition of six progressive, race/gender justice 501(c)4 organizations working to build a comprehensive child care system in Oregon.

$29Kprogram expense
02

Organizing and Advocacy

The Black community thrives when it is connected and recognizes its interconnectedness. Even as the Black community in Portland has been dispersed across the region due to displacement and gentrification, folks have come together to celebrate, worship, protest, grieve, and simply be whole.

$27Kprogram expense

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,400

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$207K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Other incomeLn 4–11$146
Money outPt IX
$68K
Ln 25
Programscol B$56K
Managementcol C$5K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$161K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Other incomeLn 4–11$146
Total revenueLn 12$207K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$122K
SavingsLn 2$5
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$122K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$254
Other assetsLn 15$234
Total assetsLn 16$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$161K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$122K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$395$254
Total assetsLn 16$22K$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$337$12K
Net assetsLn 32$22K$161K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2K$1K$789
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$25K$137$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$137$516
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$321
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K$133$616
Advertising and promotionLn 12$395$395
Office expensesLn 13$134$94$40
OccupancyLn 16$45$34$11
TravelLn 17$36$36
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$52$26$26
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$141$141
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$103
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$580$3K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$38
Total functional expensesLn 25$68K$56K$5K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $739K$379K$360K$562K 990 PDF
FY2023 $398K$497K−$99K$203K 990 PDF
FY2022 $266K$227K$38K$302K 990 PDF
FY2021 $245K$143K$103K$263K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $207K$68K$139K$161K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $207,189 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $146 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$440
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$159,829
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$160,269
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $46,750$46,750
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $24$24
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46,920 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$207,189
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $68,417 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,038 · Management $789$1,827
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,472 · Management $137 · Fundraising $4,500$30,109
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,012 · Management $137 · Fundraising $516$3,665
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,540 · Management $321$1,861
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,634 · Management $133 · Fundraising $616$14,383
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $395$395
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $94 · Management $40$134
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34 · Management $11$45
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36$36
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26 · Management $26$52
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $141$141
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,397 · Management $103$7,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $580 · Management $3,147 · Fundraising $1,515$5,242
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,989 · Management $38$3,027
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $56,247 · Management $5,023 · Fundraising $7,147$68,417
Part X · Balance sheet $172,730 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,834$121,987
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5$5
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,000$50,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $395$254
X-15 Other assets$234
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,234$172,730
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $337$12,061
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $337$12,061
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,814$134,767
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $19,083$25,902
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,897$160,669
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,234$172,730
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $160,669 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$207,189
XI-2 Total expenses$68,417
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$138,772
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,897
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$160,669

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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