Rising Together Foundation

Tax-deductible

Germantown, TN501(c)(3)Since 2019Community DevelopmentEIN 84-3117827

To create, administer, and financially support educational opportunities for under-served, at-risk memphis area 1st through 9th grade students delivering academic enrichment, financial literacy, leadership development, and physical fitness through our summer programs and other events. Participants enjoy positive social interactions with peers and adults while receiving instruction in math, english language arts, reading, writing, stem, public speaking, and financial literacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 63% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 63% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $50K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$240K
+111% vs prior year
Spent
$148K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$105K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$240K
FY2025▲ +111%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$134K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$118K
FY2024$114K
FY2025$240K
Net assets
$105K
FY2025▲ +725%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$887
FY2022$3K
FY2023−$19K
FY2024$13K
FY2025$105K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2020.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $111K Management & general 25% · $37K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$92,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judson Peters’s $92K as President is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Judson Peters—$66,850$97,000$101,000$93,500
Judson Peters$92,500————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rising Together Foundation is a community improvement nonprofit based in Germantown, TN, formed in 2019.

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1 program service account for $111K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The slam summer academy provides over 100 students with a three week, full day academic enrichment, physical fitness, and leadership development summer program. There are also other programs such as slam winter break, slam spring break camp, and slam fall break camp.

$111Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$50K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$240K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$148K
Ln 25
Programscol B$111K
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$105K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K
Total assetsLn 16$105K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$240K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$105K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$105K
Total assetsLn 16$105K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$105K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$105K
Total assetsLn 16$13K$105K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$13K$105K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$56K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$31K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$242$242
Total functional expensesLn 25$148K$111K$37K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $240K$148K$92K$105K 990 PDF
FY2024 $114K$13K 990 PDF
FY2023 $118K−$19K 990 PDF
FY2022 $163K$3K 990 PDF
FY2021 $134K$887 990 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $240,073 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$238,780
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,780
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,293$1,293
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,293 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$240,073
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $147,909 across 5 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,500 · Management $37,000$92,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,954$30,954
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,249$1,249
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,964$22,964
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $242$242
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $110,909 · Management $37,000 · Fundraising $0$147,909
Part X · Balance sheet $104,881 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,717$104,881
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,717$104,881
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,717$104,881
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,717$104,881
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $104,881 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$240,073
XI-2 Total expenses$147,909
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$92,164
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,717
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$104,881

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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