Archewell Foundation is an impact-driven nonprofit created by the duke and duchess of sussex. Archewell foundation's core purpose is to uplift and unite communities - local and global, online and offline - one act of compassion at a time. Archewell Foundation believes that compassion is the defining cultural force of the 21st century and, through its work, Archewell Foundation supports a growing community of partner organizations fueling systemic cultural change. Archewell Foundation listens to people and their communities, helps them tell their stories, puts real action behind its words, and spotlights a new generation of leadership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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)(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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 35% 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $110K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$132K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.0M
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$9.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$13.0M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$13.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$5.1M
Net assets
$9.0M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$8.3M

From the FY2021 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2020.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $3.6M Management & general 9% · $370K

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; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$59,846Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Treasurer (left 04/2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, Secretary (left 12/2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (left 12/2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shauna Nep’s $279K as Co-Executive Dir/Treasurer/Secretary is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Shauna Nep$278,587$272,241$92,994—
James a Holt$244,642$228,500$227,405$59,846
Kristin Slevin$146,692———
Michael Dale Stein——$140,116—
Deesha Tank—$140,000——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Uplifts and unites communities through acts of compassion and storytelling.

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1 program · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Archewell foundation is an impact-driven nonprofit created by the duke and duchess of sussex. Archewell foundation's core purpose is to uplift and unite communities - local and global, online and offline - one act of compassion at a time.

$3.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Humanity UnitedFY2023$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$110K
Grants paid · 108 grants · $7.3M · 2021–2024
Screen Sanity INCKS · FY2024$150,000
NAACP Empowerment Programs INCMD · FY2024$125,000
Hopelab Foundation INCCA · FY2024$100,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$52,500
The Geanco FoundationCA · FY2024$50,000
HalfthestoryIL · FY2024$50,000
Women for Afghan Women INCNY · FY2024$27,500
Refugee Womens Network INCGA · FY2024$27,500
Neighbor to Neighbor INCIN · FY2024$27,500
MozaicVA · FY2024$27,500
Minas List INCCA · FY2024$27,500
CulturinguaTX · FY2024$27,500
ArtogetherCA · FY2024$27,500
AlightMN · FY2024$27,500
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$370K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$13.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$9.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.2M
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 62
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M
Total assetsLn 16$0$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$132K
Net assetsLn 32$0$9.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.9M$2.9M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$186K$186K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$41K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$49K$31K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$24K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$214K$7K$207K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$459K$367K$92K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$919
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$27K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.6M$370K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.6M$5.1M−$2.5M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.7M$3.3M$2.4M$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$2.7M−$674K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $13.0M$4.0M$9.0M$9.0M 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $13,005,660 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$13,004,470
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1,190
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$13,005,660
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$3,096,319
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$163,085
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$727,666
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$3,987,070
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$9,018,590
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $13,005,660 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,004,470
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,004,470
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,190$1,190
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,190$13,005,660
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,987,070 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,910,000$2,910,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $186,319$186,319
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,867 · Management $22,811$63,678
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,447 · Management $17,553$49,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,548 · Management $1,422$3,970
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,917 · Management $13,351$37,268
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,884 · Management $3,285$9,169
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,610 · Management $206,945$213,555
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $366,825 · Management $92,040$458,865
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,134 · Management $919$4,053
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,678 · Management $1,370$6,048
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,699 · Management $7,822$34,521
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,217 · Management $2,407$10,624
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,617,145 · Management $369,925 · Fundraising $0$3,987,070
Part X · Balance sheet $9,150,559 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$24,369
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$9,126,190
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$9,150,559
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$111,969
X-18 Grants payable$20,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$131,969
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$9,018,590
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$9,018,590
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$9,150,559
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,018,590 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,005,660
XI-2 Total expenses$3,987,070
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,018,590
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,018,590

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