Promote violence prevention leadership, development and networking opportunities for Black women and girls.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$12K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
77 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 77.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $90K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100
0.03% 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
$362K
Spent
$23K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$339K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$362K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$362K
FY2021$11K
FY2022$28K
FY2023$94K
Expenses
$23K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$23K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$93K
Net assets
$339K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$132K
FY2022−$62
FY2023$44

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Apr 2020.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $16K Management & general 30% · $7K

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; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$12,333Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kayla Hicks’s $35K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 168 <$100K 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kayla Hicks$35,460$62,239$148,000$12,333

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

Programs and updates

Empowers Black women and girls with violence prevention leadership, development, and networking.

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1 program · $16K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provide trauma-informed training, mentoring and networking opportunities to amplify the voices of Black women and girls to lessen violence, suicide and gun violence.

$16Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$90K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$362K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$362K
Money outPt IX
$23K
Ln 25
Programscol B$16K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$339K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100
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$362K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Total revenueLn 12$362K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100
Net assetsLn 32$339K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 617
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$0$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$100
Net assetsLn 32$0$339K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12K$12K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$943$943$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10$10$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$547$547$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$49$49$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$58$58$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$301$206$95$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$23K$16K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2024 $94K$93K$106$44 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $28K$160K−$132K−$62 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $11K$217K−$206K$132K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $362K$23K$339K$339K 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 $361,986 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$361,986
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$361,986
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$13,276
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$9,850
I-18 Total expenses$23,126
I-19 Revenue less expenses$338,860
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $361,986 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$361,986
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,840
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$361,986
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$361,986
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,126 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,333 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,333
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $943 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$943
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,840 · Fundraising $0$6,840
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $547 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$547
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $49 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$49
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,045 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,045
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $58 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$58
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $206 · Management $95 · Fundraising $0$301
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,191 · Management $6,935 · Fundraising $0$23,126
Part X · Balance sheet $338,960 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$148,960
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$190,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$338,960
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$100
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$25,051
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$313,809
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$338,860
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$338,960
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $338,860 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$361,986
XI-2 Total expenses$23,126
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$338,860
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$338,860

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