Innovation for Equity INC

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 84-2709943Revenue $550K in FY2024

On file with the IRSinnovationequity.orgC/O the Gathering Spot 1720 I Stree, 20006-0000 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Apr 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Ife is a convener of education and workforce sector leaders across the country.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$200K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $122K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$277K
76% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 76% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$550K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$843K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$85K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$550K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$366K
FY2023$677K
FY2024$550K
Expenses
$843K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$87K
FY2022$745K
FY2023$971K
FY2024$843K
Net assets
$85K
FY2024▼ -77%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$672K
FY2023$377K
FY2024$85K

From the FY2024 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 Apr 2020.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $530K Management & general 23% · $192K Fundraising 14% · $120K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $200K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$200,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Romans’s $200K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Angela Romans$200,000$200,000$200,000$64,697

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 15aYes

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Connects education and workforce leaders nationwide to drive progress.

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1 program · $530K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Innovation for equity (ife) convenes and supports inspiring leaders from across the education and workforce sector who are united in their commitment to disrupt the status quo and improve outcomes for black learners of all ages.

$530Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$550K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$511K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Money outPt IX
$843K
Ln 25
Programscol B$530K
Managementcol C$192K
Fundraisingcol D$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$85K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$277K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$511K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Total revenueLn 12$550K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$290K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$290K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$277K
Net assetsLn 32$85K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$246K$290K
Total assetsLn 16$477K$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K$277K
Net assetsLn 32$377K$85K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$216K$90K$42K$84K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$102K$96K$5K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$324$582
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$4K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$13K$3K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$63K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$211K$137K$56K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$3K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$10K$3K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$21K$2K
TravelLn 17$154K$154K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$580$6K$270
Total functional expensesLn 25$843K$530K$192K$120K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $550K$843K−$292K$85K 990 PDF
FY2023 $677K$971K−$294K$377K 990 PDF
FY2022 $366K$745K−$379K$672K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$87K$1.1M$1.1M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $550,412 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $663,160$511,012
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,384$39,400
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $676,544$550,412
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 $372,865$349,852
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $598,070$492,940
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $970,935$842,792
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$294,391−$292,380
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $550,412 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$130,363
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$380,649
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$511,012
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $39,400$39,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,400 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$550,412
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $842,792 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,512 · Management $42,460 · Fundraising $84,428$216,400
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $95,574 · Management $5,257 · Fundraising $1,051$101,882
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,251 · Management $324 · Fundraising $582$2,157
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,040 · Management $1,045 · Fundraising $1,881$6,966
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,019 · Management $3,367 · Fundraising $6,061$22,447
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $62,763$62,763
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $136,798 · Management $56,135 · Fundraising $17,692$210,625
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,369 · Management $1,941 · Fundraising $3,647$8,957
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,405 · Management $2,690 · Fundraising $4,843$17,938
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,259 · Management $1,740$22,999
IX-17 TravelPrograms $154,347$154,347
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,311$8,311
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $580 · Management $6,150 · Fundraising $270$7,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $530,154 · Management $192,183 · Fundraising $120,455$842,792
Part X · Balance sheet $361,824 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $245,977$289,796
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $225,697$59,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,500$10,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,328$2,528
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $476,502$361,824
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,420$55,310
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $63,629$129,441
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$92,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $99,049$276,751
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $152,453$85,073
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $225,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $377,453$85,073
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $476,502$361,824
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $85,073 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$550,412
XI-2 Total expenses$842,792
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$292,380
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$377,453
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$85,073

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

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