501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2024 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-EZ
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Named funders
1
named funder · $65K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
990-EZ Pt II · Ln 26
Revenue
$2K
-98% vs prior year
Net assets
$10K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$2K
FY2024▼ -98%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$120K
FY2024$2K
Net assets
$10K
FY2024▼ -87%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$76K
FY2024$10K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2024-03-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2025.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990-EZ.

990-EZ Part IV · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize 990-EZ Part IV
President, Chairman and Di
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Secratary and Director
$0990-EZ Pt IV
CFO and Director
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Director
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Executive Director
$0990-EZ Pt IV
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Programs and updates

A civil rights and advocacy nonprofit based in Miami, FL.

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$65K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$2K
Other income$2K
Owns and owes
$10K
net assets
Liabilities$0
People
6
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$2K
Total revenue$2K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$0
Net assets$10K
Operations
Fiscal year endsOctober

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 8, 2025 $2K$10K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 8, 2025 $120K$76K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support

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

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