Sow Good Now FY2021 filing

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Devon, PA501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 83-0997543Revenue $149K in FY2021

On file with the IRSsowgoodnow.org80 Lancaster Ave Ste 100 # Uif, 19333-1331 · Devon, PATax-exempt since Jul 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Engage and empower young athletes to share their time, talent and treasure through the sports they love to benefit youth, communities, and to revolutionize the philanthropic world

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
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
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $142K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$106K
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$149K
+182% vs prior year
Spent
$133K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$47K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$149K
FY2021▲ +182%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$224K
Expenses
$133K
FY2021▲ +171%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$49K
FY2021$133K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$191K
Net assets
$47K
FY2021▲ +56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$47K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$97K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2018.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $86K Management & general 31% · $41K Fundraising 4% · $5K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder and President
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder and Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Fischer-Nassib Cap’s $62K as President is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Fischer-Nassib Cap$62,300————
Mary Fischer-Nassib—$35,725$36,000$36,000$36,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empower young athletes to use sports to benefit others and revolutionize philanthropy.

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3 programs · $30K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Waltham report for 990 2021 In the spring of 2021, Sow Good Now led a collaboration with the Brandeis Women's Soccer Team, The Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Youth Philanthropy, and the Waltham Boys and Girls Club.

$12Kprogram expense
02

Baseball 2021 for 990 In 2021 Sow Good Now cultivated a new relationship between Philadelphia Baseball Training Academy and The Andrew Hicks Foundation, Jr. of Chester, PA in order to practice youth sports philanthropy and grow community and increase diversity and inclusion through the sport of baseball.

$10Kprogram expense
03

Tennis GiveBack for 2021 990 Radley Run Juniors Tennis and Youth from Chester, PA Sow Good Now led a tennis GiveBack program with 17 West Chester area high school tennis players to expand the circle of community and increase diversity and inclusion through the sport of tennis.

$8Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$149K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$133K
Ln 25
Programscol B$86K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$47K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K
Total assetsLn 16$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$39K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Total revenueLn 12$149K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$127K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$147K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
Net assetsLn 32$47K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6300
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$126K$147K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Total assetsLn 16$127K$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K$106K
Net assetsLn 32$30K$47K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$24K$8K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$2K$0
Management feesLn 11a$3K$3K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$100$0$100$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$925$70
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$675$0$675$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$0$300
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$3K$427
Information technologyLn 14$613$460$153$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$350$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$34$0$34$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$649$649$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$36K$26K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$133K$86K$41K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $224K$191K$33K$97K 990 PDF
FY2023 $437K$435K$1K$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 $212K$205K$6K$53K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $149K$133K$16K$47K 990 PDF
FY2020 $53K$49K$4K$30K 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
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Part I · Summary $148,851 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $52,702$148,844
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$7
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $52,702$148,851
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 $37,912$39,166
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,958$93,397
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $48,870$132,563
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,832$16,288
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $148,851 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,318
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$134,526
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$38,950
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$148,844
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7$148,851
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $132,563 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,023 · Management $8,008 · Fundraising $0$32,031
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,351 · Management $1,784 · Fundraising $0$7,135
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $3,228 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,228
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $100 · Fundraising $0$100
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,070 · Management $925 · Fundraising $70$2,065
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $675 · Fundraising $0$675
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,378 · Management $0 · Fundraising $300$5,678
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,829 · Management $2,943 · Fundraising $427$12,199
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $460 · Management $153 · Fundraising $0$613
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,050 · Management $350 · Fundraising $0$1,400
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $34 · Fundraising $0$34
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $649 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$649
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,106 · Management $26,152 · Fundraising $4,498$66,756
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $86,144 · Management $41,124 · Fundraising $5,295$132,563
Part X · Balance sheet $152,956 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,250$127,209
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$20,006
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $488$5,331
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$410
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $126,738$152,956
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$3,055
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $96,500$96,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,875
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $96,500$106,430
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,238$46,526
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $30,238$46,526
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $126,738$152,956
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,526 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$148,851
XI-2 Total expenses$132,563
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,288
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$30,238
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,526

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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