Collective Education Fund: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 83-1632428)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.4M
FY2022	$1.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.0M
FY2022	$1.6M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$367K
FY2022	$158K

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

88%

Program services 88% · $1.4M Management & general 7% · $116K Fundraising 5% · $79K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII

Quentin James

Director, Treasurer, Exec Dir

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stefanie Brown

Director, President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tolulope Olasanoye

Organizing Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cyd Mekenna

Chief of Staff

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dallas Jones

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rene Spellman

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Boosts African American participation in civic life.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021

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The organization's programs focused on increasing civic engagement within the black community. Between july 2021 and june 30, 2022, the organization used targeted digital advertising and text messages to educate the black community about the importance of voting and civic engagement.

$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 · FY2025

Oxfam-America INCFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Grants paid · 4 grants · $6.2M · 2019–2021

Collective FutureDC · FY2021$829,036

New North Carolina ProjectNC · FY2021$369,300

Humanity Forward FoundationDC · FY2019$4,999,970

Kentucky Coalition INCKY · FY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$8K

Money outPt IX

$1.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.4M

Managementcol C$116K

Fundraisingcol D$79K

Owns and owesPt X

$158K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K

Total assetsLn 16$158K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$217K

Investment incomeLn 3$8K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$17K

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$66K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$92K

Total assetsLn 16$158K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$158K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$203K	$66K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$254K	$92K
Total assetsLn 16	$457K	$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$457K	$158K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.2M	$1.2M
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K	$0	$6K	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$9K	$0	$9K	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$78K			$78K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$149K	$47K	$101K	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$108K	$108K	$0	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$1K	$0	$38	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$41K	$41K	$0	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$10K	$10K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.6M	$1.4M	$116K	$79K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2022 Latest Viewing	$1.3M	$1.6M	−$291K	$158K	990 PDF
FY2021	Not on file
FY2020	$5.4M	$5.0M	$362K	$367K	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 M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,307,959 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,134,249$1,316,298

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $648−$8,339

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,134,897$1,307,959

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,510,079$1,198,337

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $549,375$77,500

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,985,755$323,150

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,045,209$1,598,987

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $89,688−$291,028

Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,307,959 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,316,298

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$217,384

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,316,298

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,481$8,481

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$16,820−$16,820

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,339$1,307,959

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,598,987 across 9 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,198,337$1,198,337

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,587 · Fundraising $0$5,587

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,920 · Fundraising $0$8,920

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $77,500$77,500

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,391 · Management $101,199 · Fundraising $0$148,590

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $107,533 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$107,533

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $38 · Fundraising $1,395$1,433

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $41,087 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$41,087

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,000

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,404,348 · Management $115,744 · Fundraising $78,895$1,598,987

Part X · Balance sheet $157,810 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $203,153$65,759

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $254,059$92,051

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $457,212$157,810

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $457,212$157,810

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $457,212$157,810

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $157,810 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,307,959

XI-2 Total expenses$1,598,987

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$291,028

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$457,212

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$8,374

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$157,810

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Collective Education Fund

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Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV