Straight Ahead Organization

Pittsburgh, PAUnknown exempt organization EIN 85-3392795Revenue $805K in FY2024

On file with the IRSstraight-ahead.org201 N Braddock Avenue 613 · Pittsburgh, PA

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The purposes for which the corporation is organized are to promote social welfare within the meaning of section 501(c)(4) of the internal revenue code, including but not limited to: (1) developing and advocating for legislation, regulations, and government programs that are steps towards the abolition of racism and (2) conducting research and publicizing the positions of elected officials concerning these issues.

70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $138K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $450K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$805K
+137% vs prior year
Spent
$611K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$688K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$805K
FY2024▲ +137%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$46K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$340K
FY2024$805K
Expenses
$611K
FY2024▼ -57%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14K
FY2021$745K
FY2022$947K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$611K
Net assets
$688K
FY2024▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$494K
FY2024$688K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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% · $425K Management & general 23% · $142K Fundraising 7% · $43K

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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Director of Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Robert Holbrook$3,750$45,000
Dustin McDaniel$6,667$18,333

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for anti-racism legislation and researches officials' stances on these issues.

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1 program · $425K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The straight ahead organization (formed on october 9, 2020) is a pennsylvania nonprofit corporation that will be undertaking a statewide campaign to pass legislation that will offer parole opportunities for more than 1,100 people serving life-without-parole (lwop) sentences for felony murder convictions, and for the 10,000 elderly…

$425Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$450K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $506K · 2022–2023
Amistad Movement PowerPA · FY2023$189,000
Grown INCCA · FY2023$25,000
Abolitionist Law CenterPA · FY2023$20,000
People for Public SafetyFY2022$37,454
People for Public SafetyFY2022$37,454
Human Rights CoalitionPA · FY2022$10,000
Human Rights CoalitionPA · FY2022$10,000
Abolitionist Law CenterPA · FY2022$6,400
Abolitionist Law CenterPA · FY2022$6,400

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$805K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$805K
Money outPt IX
$611K
Ln 25
Programscol B$425K
Managementcol C$142K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$688K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$729K
Total assetsLn 16$735K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
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$805K
Total revenueLn 12$805K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$729K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$729K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$975
Total assetsLn 16$735K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$688K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$522K$729K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$975
Total assetsLn 16$540K$735K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$494K$688K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$326K$218K$81K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$14K$24K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$2K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$242$242
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$34K$1K$589
Office expensesLn 13$11K$6K$5K$697
Information technologyLn 14$11K$8K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$22K$5K$3K
TravelLn 17$17K$9K$648$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$280
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$584$584
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$113K$108K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$611K$425K$142K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $805K$611K$194K$688K 990 PDF
FY2023 $340K$1.4M−$1.1M$494K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$947K$294K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $46K$745K−$699K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$14K$2.0M$2.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $804,701 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $311,593$804,701
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,439$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,601$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $339,633$804,701
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $393,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $427,886$366,749
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $605,922$243,906
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,426,808$610,655
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,087,175$194,046
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $804,701 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$804,701
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$804,701
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$804,701
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $610,655 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $218,131 · Management $80,791 · Fundraising $27,000$325,922
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,353 · Management $24,092 · Fundraising $2,382$40,827
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,020 · Management $8,673$10,693
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,609$10,609
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $242$242
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $34,329 · Management $1,251 · Fundraising $589$36,169
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,803 · Management $4,988 · Fundraising $697$11,488
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,017 · Management $1,867 · Fundraising $1,098$10,982
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,489 · Management $5,068 · Fundraising $2,981$30,538
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,017 · Management $648 · Fundraising $7,157$16,822
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,685 · Management $280$2,965
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $584$584
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,269 · Management $3,330 · Fundraising $1,215$112,814
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $425,355 · Management $142,181 · Fundraising $43,119$610,655
Part X · Balance sheet $735,167 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $521,539$728,989
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,534$5,203
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,559$975
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $539,632$735,167
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$268
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $45,512$46,733
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,512$47,001
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $302,631$684,080
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $191,489$4,086
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $494,120$688,166
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $539,632$735,167
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $688,166 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$804,701
XI-2 Total expenses$610,655
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$194,046
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$494,120
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$688,166

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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