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E3 Educate Empower Elevate FY2023 filing

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Charleston, SC501(c)(3)Education EIN 85-4237427Revenue $414K in FY2023

On file with the IRSthee3group.com1857 Bermuda Stone Rd, 29414-8150 · Charleston, SCTax-exempt since Jan 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to ensure those most impacted by inequities are educated, empowered, and elevated to exercise their collective agency in the south.to accomplish its mission, E3 works to:1) Educate black and brown families through culturally competent, relevant, and sustaining environments2) Empower through the coalition-building of black and brown leaders, black educators, black and brown-led organizations, and black and brown children and families.3) to Elevate black and brown families to act in their power and purpose.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$280K 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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FY2023 · 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$280K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $148K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% 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
$414K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$671K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$86K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$414K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$514K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$414K
FY2024$206K
Expenses
$671K
FY2023▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$106K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$671K
FY2024$322K
Net assets
$86K
FY2023▼ -75%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$408K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$86K
FY2024−$30K

From the FY2023 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 Jan 2022.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $451K Management & general 17% · $116K Fundraising 16% · $104K

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; $280K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Audrey KS Lane
Executive Director
$139,999Pt VII · Sec A
Latisha Vaughn
Board Member/Prog Dr
$139,999Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sherman Whites JR
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ashley Powell
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clare Kaye
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Audrey KS Lane’s $49K as Executive Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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
Audrey KS Lane$49,359$139,999$23,334$58,333
Latisha Vaughn$49,359$139,999$23,333$30,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates, empowers, and elevates Black and Brown families in the South to exercise their collective agency.

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3 programs · $287K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Workforce Development

In 2022 e3 recruited the charleston chamber foundation who in turn recruited other partners to apply for the eda good jobs challenge. As a direct result of the team's work, charleston was one of 32 communities awarded over 8 mill (the only community in charleston and in the state of SC ) with the goal of building a talent pipeline in the…

$128Kprogram expense
02

Pro-Truth SC

Since summer 2021, we have been working diligently with the naacp legal defense fund (LDF), the SC american civil liberties union (aclu), lowcountry black parents association, wren, jewish federation and other concerned citizens and community members to strategize, organize, educate the community about SC'S legislative actions pertaining…

$108Kprogram expense
03

Movement 400

Movement 400 is a collaboration of educators, parents, students, faith based organizations ,community leaders, and concerned citizens invested in ensuring every child has access to a high quality public education free of systemic racism and discrimination in the charleston region. E3 serves as a backbone organization to this coalition.

$52Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Annie E Casey Foundation INCFY2024$40K
Lead-Chs FoundationFY2024$32K
Sisters of Charity Foundation of South CarolinaFY2024$27K
Neo Philanthropy INCFY2024$25K
Bvm Capacity Building Institute INCFY2024$10K
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina INCFY2024$8K
Network for Good INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$148K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2023–2023
The Charleston Promise NeighborhoodSC · FY2023$5,500

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$414K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$414K
Money outPt IX
$671K
Ln 25
Programscol B$451K
Managementcol C$116K
Fundraisingcol D$104K
Owns and owesPt X
$86K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$414K
Total revenueLn 12$414K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$86K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$345K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$345K$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$343K$86K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$280K$168K$22K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$112K$112K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$6K$24K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$67K$61K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$4K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$2K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$671K$451K$116K$104K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $206K$322K−$115K−$30K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $414K$671K−$258K$86K 990 PDF
FY2022 $439K$504K−$65K$343K 990 PDF
FY2021 $514K$106K$408K$408K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $413,631 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $439,169$413,631
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 $439,169$413,631
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$20,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $236,904$441,689
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $266,915$209,103
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $503,819$671,292
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$64,650−$257,661
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $413,631 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$413,631
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$413,631
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$413,631
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $671,292 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $20,500$20,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $168,001 · Management $22,398 · Fundraising $89,599$279,998
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,252$112,252
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,790$23,790
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,649$25,649
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,125$18,125
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,575 · Management $24,413 · Fundraising $14,850$44,838
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $61,154 · Management $5,573$66,727
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,067$7,067
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,359$27,359
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,238$1,238
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,416 · Management $28,430$32,846
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,060 · Management $8,843$10,903
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,756 · Management $116,087 · Fundraising $104,449$671,292
Part X · Balance sheet $97,517 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $344,706$47,995
X-4 Accounts receivable$49,522
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $344,706$97,517
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,243$11,715
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,243$11,715
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $290,963$33,302
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,500$52,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $343,463$85,802
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $344,706$97,517
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $85,802 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$413,631
XI-2 Total expenses$671,292
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$257,661
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$343,463
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$85,802

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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