W E B Du Bois Museum Foundation FY2020 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2019Arts & CultureEIN 84-4028962Revenue $330K in FY2020

On file with the IRSwebdbmf.org525 West 141st Street Ste 1 St Floo, 10031-7026 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Oct 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To honor the life and legacy of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $526K a year · 44% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $2.9M
Looks good: 5 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
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$330K
Spent
$186K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$144K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$330K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$586K
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$545K
Expenses
$186K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$540K
FY2023$759K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$144K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$144K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2020.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $182K Management & general 2% · $4K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Japhet Aryiku Jlm Support Services’s $343K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Japhet Aryiku Jlm Support Services$343,000———
Japhet Aryiku—$187,000$213,000$108,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds a museum complex in Accra, Ghana, honoring Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois's life and legacy.

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1 program · $182K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Expenditures toward the design and development of the W.E.B. Du Bois Museum Complex in Accra, Ghana, the burial place of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois.

$182Kprogram expense

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$330K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$186K
Ln 25
Programscol B$182K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$144K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$330K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$144K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$144K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$180K$180K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$793$793
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84$84
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$186K$182K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $545K$1.2M−$672K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$1.1M$2.2M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $586K$759K−$173K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$540K$1.6M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $315K$243K$72K$396K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $330K$186K$144K$144K 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 I · Summary $330,252 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$330,251
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$330,252
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$186,144
I-18 Total expenses$186,144
I-19 Revenue less expenses$144,108
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $330,252 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$330,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$330,251
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1$330,252
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $186,144 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,267$3,267
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $180,000$180,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $793$793
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $84$84
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $182,000 · Management $4,144 · Fundraising $0$186,144
Part X · Balance sheet $144,108 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$123,212
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$20,896
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$144,108
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$144,108
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$144,108
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $144,108 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$330,252
XI-2 Total expenses$186,144
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$144,108
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$144,108

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