To engage the community to effect thoughtful and meaningful change that improves the quality of life on nantucket. To carry on any activity in support of and to benefit the purposes as may be carried on by an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the internal revenue code and by a corporation organized under chapter 180 of the massachusetts general laws or the corresponding section of any future tax code or state statute.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$150K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 deficit $3K a year · under 1% 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
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Revenue
$775K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$656K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$223K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$775K
FY2021▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$775K
FY2022$573K
FY2023$811K
FY2024$333K
Expenses
$656K
FY2021▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$483K
FY2021$656K
FY2022$715K
FY2023$840K
FY2024$305K
Net assets
$223K
FY2021▲ +115%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$104K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$81K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$80K

From the FY2021 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 Mar 2021.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $603K Management & general 4% · $29K Fundraising 4% · $23K

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; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/CEO
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Lindner’s $24K as Executive Director/CEO is at the 12th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julia Lindner$23,686$178,365$165,385$150,000$176,861

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

Improves Nantucket's quality of life through community engagement and meaningful change.

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2 programs · $603K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Engaging the community of nantucket in thoughtful change.

$481Kprogram expense
02

Educational & social

$122Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$775K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$775K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Money outPt IX
$656K
Ln 25
Programscol B$603K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$223K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$775K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Total revenueLn 12$775K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$189K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$223K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K$33K
Total assetsLn 16$104K$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$104K$223K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$142K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$113K$108K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$45K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$20K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$79K$79K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$360
OccupancyLn 16$50K$48K$3K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$3K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K$319
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$134
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$140K$137K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$656K$603K$29K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $333K$305K$28K$80K 990 PDF
FY2023 $811K$840K−$29K$53K 990 PDF
FY2022 $573K$715K−$142K$81K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $775K$656K$119K$223K 990 PDF
FY2020 $492K$483K$9K$104K 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
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Part I · Summary $774,817 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $492,179$774,797
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41$20
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $492,220$774,817
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 $282,653$331,753
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $200,342$323,825
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $482,995$655,578
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,225$119,239
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $774,817 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$774,797
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$774,797
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20$20
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20$774,817
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $655,578 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $142,500 · Management $7,500$150,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,642 · Management $5,665$113,307
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $45,360 · Management $2,387$47,747
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,664 · Management $1,035$20,699
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $78,617$78,617
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,260$2,260
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,159$7,159
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,533 · Fundraising $360$4,893
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,880 · Management $2,520$50,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,263$1,263
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,924 · Fundraising $19,239$22,163
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,052 · Management $319$6,371
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,552 · Management $134$2,686
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,826 · Fundraising $3,621$140,447
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,566$7,566
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $603,379 · Management $28,979 · Fundraising $23,220$655,578
Part X · Balance sheet $223,302 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $61,256$188,800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,607$32,502
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $104,063$223,302
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $104,063$223,302
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,063$223,302
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $104,063$223,302
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $223,302 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$774,817
XI-2 Total expenses$655,578
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$119,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,063
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$223,302

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