Black Phoenix Votes

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Phoenix, AZ501(c)(4)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 85-1801162

On file with the IRSbpcaz.org3033 N Central Ave Ste 615, 85012-2819 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Mar 2021

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Black Phoenix Votes (BPV) engages black people in advocacy tactics and mobilizes our community?s vote

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $104K a year · 33% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Named funders
3
named funders · $183K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$107K
265% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 265% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$0
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$45K
Net assets
−$66K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$694K
FY2021$74K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$42K
FY2025$0
Expenses
$45K
FY2025▼ -89%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$401K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$45K
Net assets
−$66K
FY2025▼ -215%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$507K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$134K
FY2023$73K
FY2024−$21K
FY2025−$66K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2021.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Madalyn E Williams’s $64K as Co-Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 240 <$100K civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2023FY2021FY2020
Parris Wallace—$66,000$27,808
Madalyn E Williams$64,338$51,599—

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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Mobilizes Black communities for advocacy and voting.

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1 program · $357K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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BPV is focusing on mobilizing low propensity and first-time black voters that are integral to BPV?ss base building. In 2020, there is a political opening to reshape Arizona politics, not only through the presidential race, but vital down ballot races in Maricopa County and Phoenix as well

$357Kprogram 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
Tides AdvocacyFY2022$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$183K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$0
Money out
$45K
Owns and owes
−$66K
net assets
Total assets$40K
Liabilities$107K
People
4
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Total revenue$0
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$40K
Liabilities$107K
Net assets−$66K
Operations
Employees2
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $0$45K−$45K−$66K 990 PDF
FY2024 $42K−$21K 990 PDF
FY2023 $163K$73K 990 PDF
FY2022 $251K$401K−$150K$134K 990 PDF
FY2021 $74K$284K 990 PDF
FY2020 $694K$187K$507K$507K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

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

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