Before Racism FY2022 filing

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St Paul, MN501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 85-1813260Revenue $245K in FY2022

On file with the IRSbeforeracism.org1041 Grand Avenue 352, 55105-3002 · St Paul, MNTax-exempt since Nov 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Before Racism helps children ages 1-5 embrace differences and prevents development of racial bias

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K 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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FY2022 · 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
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 13% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$245K
-0.2% vs prior year
Spent
$242K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$115K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$245K
FY2022-0.2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$246K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$213K
Expenses
$242K
FY2022▲ +80%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$134K
FY2022$242K
FY2023$261K
FY2024$220K
Net assets
$115K
FY2022▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$111K
FY2022$115K
FY2023$138K
FY2024$131K

From the FY2022 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 Nov 2020.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $209K Management & general 10% · $24K Fundraising 4% · $9K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President & Secretary
$45,393Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Frank Forsberg’s $69K as COO is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Frank Forsberg$69,000$58,500——
Theo Jolosky$18,018$30,795$45,393$5,000

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

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

Teaches young children to embrace differences and prevent racial bias.

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3 programs · $209K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Provide high-quality FACILITATOR/COACHES (trainers) to deliver the before racism program at five pilot sites and demonstrate impact on the pilot site's staff and teaching practices in the areas of: (a) staff understanding of how bias and race bias develop in very young children, (b) staff understanding of how to help prevent the…

$118Kprogram expense
02

Implement a complete range of high-quality program evaluation activities throughout the course of the before racism PROGRAM.ACCOMPLISHMENT: before racism has hired wilder research, the research arm of the wilder foundation, to conduct the program evaluation work.

$53Kprogram expense
03

Ensure the program represents best practices in the field of early childhood education and DEVELOPMENT.ACCOMPLISHMENT: the before racism program was developed by six red marbles, a nationally-recognized instructional design firm that provided the following services in the development of the program: (1) content development, (2) learning…

$38Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$245K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Money outPt IX
$242K
Ln 25
Programscol B$209K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$115K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Total revenueLn 12$245K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$115K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$111K$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$111K$115K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$45K
Legal feesLn 11b$375$375
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$883$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$159K$159K
All other expensesLn 24e$984$26$958
Total functional expensesLn 25$242K$209K$24K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $213K$220K−$7K$131K 990 PDF
FY2023 $285K$261K$23K$138K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $245K$242K$4K$115K 990 PDF
FY2021 $246K$134K$111K$111K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $245,368 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $245,786$245,368
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $245,786$245,368
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 $5,000$45,393
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $17,000$6,250
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $112,419$189,992
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $134,419$241,635
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $111,367$3,733
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $245,368 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$245,368
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$245,368
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$245,368
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $241,635 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,393$45,393
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $375$375
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,714$6,714
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $6,250$6,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,032$6,032
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,535 · Management $883 · Fundraising $1,116$6,534
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $1,788$1,788
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,093$2,093
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,718$6,718
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $158,754$158,754
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26 · Management $958$984
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $208,708 · Management $23,773 · Fundraising $9,154$241,635
Part X · Balance sheet $119,977 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,367$116,618
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,359
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,367$119,977
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$4,877
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,877
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $111,367$115,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,367$119,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $115,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$245,368
XI-2 Total expenses$241,635
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,733
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$111,367
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$115,100

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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