Bold Impact EIN 83-3859090

Bold Impact FY2022 filing

EIN  83-3859090 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Woodbridge, VA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Builds thriving communities by addressing inequality in technology and media.
Leadership
Sabrina Hersi Issa · Director
Money in and out
$38K revenue, $407K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Builds thriving communities by addressing inequality in technology and media. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $38K in revenue, $407K in expenses, and $930K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$38K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$407K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$930K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$368K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
27.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-959%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$38K
FY2022▼ -97%
Expenses
$407K
FY2022▲ +872%
Total assets
$932K
FY2022▼ -28%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2022▲ ×26
Total revenue
$38K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$407K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$930K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$368K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$932K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $314K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Bold Impact is producing Future Well's facilitated salon series and issuing capital grants resourcing a network of media leaders working to build a diverse, vibrant future where all communities can thrive.

$177Kprogram expense
02

Rights x Tech is a program that facilitates a network and a forum for innovative movement leaders, technologists from top technology companies, finance and policy experts to explicitly interrogate the most pressing human rights issues the ecosystem is reckoning with today.

$132Kprogram expense
03

Through Bold Impact combined Emergent Campaigns and Special Projects initiatives, emergent campaigns are intended to respond to current events, trends, emergent issues in technology and media impacting the rights, protections and well-being of Black and Brown communities.

$5Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBold Impact
EINHdr · item D83-3859090
Principal addressHdr · item CWoodbridge, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sabrina Hersi Issa’s $173K as Executive Dir. is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Sabrina Hersi Issa$173,400$175,000$27,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$38K
Total revenueLn 12$38K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.13
Program services77%$314K
Management & general10%$41K
Fundraising13%$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$407K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$932K
Total assetsLn 16$932K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$930K
Months of cash on handcomputed27.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $932K · Operating expenses/yr $407K
27.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $314K · Total expenses $407K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $41K · Total expenses $407K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $52K · Total expenses $407K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $18K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $487K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $38K · Total revenue $38K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $38K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $38K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $38K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $407K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $38K · Prior year $1.1M
-97%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $930K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $38K · Expenses $407K
-959%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $932K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $930K · Total assets $932K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $932K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sabrina Hersi Issa · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $407K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $407K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 134%
Revenue growth -97%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2024
Aapi Civic Engagement FundCA · FY2024$450,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$91,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$50,000
Well Read Black GirlFY2023$50,000
Url Media Holdings INCFY2023$50,000
Poderistas Community FundCA · FY2023$50,000
Commissioner MiamiFY2023$50,000
Check My Ads InstituteDC · FY2023$50,000
Capital B News INCNY · FY2023$50,000
New Currents LLCFY2022$50,000
Glow Up GamesFY2022$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$45,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$25,500

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$303K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$38K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$300K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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