Equal Ground is a community-centered organization engaging the rising american electorate through Equal access to Education about voting and empowerment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 47 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $176K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $926K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$103K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+148% vs prior year
Spent
$654K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$741K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +148%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$274K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$479K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$654K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$675K
FY2022$900K
FY2023$597K
FY2024$654K
Net assets
$741K
FY2024▲ +258%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$701K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$741K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2020.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $531K Management & general 19% · $123K Fundraising 0% · $391

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

5 people listed on the 990; $11K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$11,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jasmine Burney’s $11K as Board Member is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022
Jasmine Burney$11,000$27,100

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

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

Empowers young voters with education and equal access to participate in elections.

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1 program · $531K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Equal ground strengthened voter preparedness and political power throughout 2024 by deepening community interest and participation in civic engagement, educating voters on changing laws, hosting town halls and legislative briefings, and mobilizing turnout through grassroots outreach.

$531Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $135K · 2022–2022
Florida Watch INCFL · FY2022$50,000
Florida Rising INCFL · FY2022$49,950
Progress Florida INCFL · FY2022$35,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$654K
Ln 25
Programscol B$531K
Managementcol C$123K
Fundraisingcol D$391
Owns and owesPt X
$741K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$768K
Total assetsLn 16$844K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$768K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$768K
Other assetsLn 15$74K
Total assetsLn 16$844K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
Net assetsLn 32$741K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$345K$768K
Total assetsLn 16$355K$844K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K$103K
Net assetsLn 32$207K$741K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$11K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$249K$249K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$359$359
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$126K$60K$66K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$484$484
Office expensesLn 13$25K$15K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$2K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$35K$5K
TravelLn 17$67K$59K$8K$391
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$47K$47K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$22K$9K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$654K$531K$123K$391

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$654K$534K$741K 990 PDF
FY2023 $479K$597K−$118K$207K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$900K$163K$325K 990 PDF
FY2021 $274K$675K−$401K$300K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.1M$701K$701K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,187,831 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $478,862$1,181,821
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$6,010
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $478,862$1,187,831
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 $155,483$286,605
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $441,523$367,513
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $597,006$654,118
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$118,144$533,713
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,187,831 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,181,821
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,181,821
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $6,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,010 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,187,831
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $654,118 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,000$11,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $249,257$249,257
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,722$4,722
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,626$21,626
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $359$359
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,100$15,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,687 · Management $66,234$125,921
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $484$484
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,732 · Management $9,806$24,538
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,000 · Management $8,139$10,139
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,365 · Management $4,622$39,987
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,581 · Management $8,255 · Fundraising $391$67,227
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $47,130$47,130
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,970 · Management $1,025$5,995
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,055 · Management $8,578 · Fundraising $0$30,633
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $531,125 · Management $122,602 · Fundraising $391$654,118
Part X · Balance sheet $843,570 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $344,601$768,209
X-4 Accounts receivable$500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$573
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,916$74,288
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $354,517$843,570
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $147,549$102,889
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $147,549$102,889
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $206,968$40,037
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$700,644
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $206,968$740,681
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $354,517$843,570
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $740,681 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,187,831
XI-2 Total expenses$654,118
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$533,713
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$206,968
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$740,681

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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