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River Road Foundation FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 83-1142872Revenue $1.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSriverroadfoundation.com2901 2nd Ave S Ste 220, 35233-2928 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Oct 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Established to promote and fund nonpartisan voter registration and to activate inactive voters.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$192
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$49K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$0
Net assets
$49K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$49K
FY2021$39K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Oct 2020.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.4M Management & general 2% · $32K Fundraising 2% · $28K

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; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Haber
Treasurer
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Pringle’s $30K as Director is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 240 <$100K 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

Promotes and funds nonpartisan voter registration and activates inactive voters.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Campaign program -the river road foundation identified, registered and mobilized citizens in the southern part of the U.S. To vote.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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 · FY2021
River RoadFY2021$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $85K · 2020–2020
Bvm Capacity Building Institute INCGA · FY2020$85,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$49K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$192
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$192
Net assetsLn 32$49K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$0$49K
Total assetsLn 16$0$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$192
Net assetsLn 32$0$49K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$85K$85K
Management feesLn 11a$42K$7K$7K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$354K$354K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$915K$915K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.4M$32K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest $0$39K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$49K$49K 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 $1,470,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,470,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,470,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$85,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$1,336,436
I-18 Total expenses$1,421,436
I-19 Revenue less expenses$48,564
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,470,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,470,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,470,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,470,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,421,436 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $85,000$85,000
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $6,650 · Management $6,978 · Fundraising $27,912$41,540
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,023$18,023
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,394$6,394
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $354,234$354,234
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $915,152$915,152
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,093$1,093
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,361,036 · Management $32,488 · Fundraising $27,912$1,421,436
Part X · Balance sheet $48,756 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$48,756
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$48,756
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$192
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$192
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$48,564
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$48,564
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$48,756
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $48,564 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,470,000
XI-2 Total expenses$1,421,436
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,564
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$48,564

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

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