Creating economic and social change through the development of a community dedicated to ending poverty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 4% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 55% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 55% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
3
named funders · $32K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$134K
-46% vs prior year
Spent
$211K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$78K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$134K
FY2025▼ -46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$361K
FY2022$550K
FY2023$500K
FY2024$249K
FY2025$134K
Expenses
$211K
FY2025▼ -39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$281K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$344K
FY2025$211K
Net assets
$78K
FY2025▼ -50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$80K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$155K
FY2025$78K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $170K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Founder and President
$92,642Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder and Treasurer
$23,333Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Bergel’s $93K as Co-Founder and President is at the 69th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Mark Bergel$92,642$150,000$150,000$150,000
Katherin Ross Phillips$23,333$68,750$100,000$100,000

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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Programs and updates

Builds a community to create economic and social change, ending poverty.

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3 programs · $286K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Working with individuals, sector leaders and institutions, we communicate problems with the status quo approach to poverty in the United States, identify keys to social transformation and cultivate synergies to create a fundamental transformation in how Americans approach economic and social issues.

$143Kprogram expense
02

National Plan to End Poverty

Our systemic change model - The National Plan to End Poverty - redefines and measures what "poverty" means, offers concrete steps that individuals and organizations can take to end poverty, and creates a community of actors from all sectors that works together to create positive change.

$72Kprogram expense
03

Institute staff provides advice and guidance in the following areas: Start-up, strategic planning; development; corporate social responsibility (CSR); and outcomes-based programming. Advisement services are targeted toward individuals with lived experience and new organizations serving in areas of need.

$72Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$134K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$134K
Money outPt IX
$211K
Ln 25
Programscol B$170K
Owns and owesPt X
$78K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$134K
Total revenueLn 12$134K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$78K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $134K$211K−$77K$78K 990 PDF
FY2024 $249K$344K−$96K$155K 990 PDF
FY2023 $500K$465K$35K$251K 990 PDF
FY2022 $550K$414K$136K$216K 990 PDF
FY2021 $361K$281K$80K$80K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

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

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

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