To research practice and policies, and create racial Equity strategies

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$10K 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
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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $476 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$10K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$356K
Spent
$356K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$452
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$356K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$356K
FY2022$8K
FY2023$16K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$100K
Expenses
$356K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$356K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$100K
Net assets
$452
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$452
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$500

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2022.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $337K Management & general 5% · $19K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $10K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$10,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tammy Lakes’s $10K as President is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1032 $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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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Researching practices and policies to create racial equity strategies.

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1 program · $337K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Providing Support to Organizations in the Following Areas

Guidance for their recruiting and hiring practices guidance for their racial equity policies, applying to both employees and customers co-creation of equitable programs, applicable to both internal employees and external customers, to share new perspectives on equity and the positive impacts an equitable distribution of resources can…

$337Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$356K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$356K
Money outPt IX
$356K
Ln 25
Programscol B$337K
Managementcol C$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$452
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$452
Total assetsLn 16$452
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$356K
Total revenueLn 12$356K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$452
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$452
Total assetsLn 16$452
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$452
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$452
Total assetsLn 16$0$452
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$452
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$10K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$93K$93K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$46K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$177K$177K
Total functional expensesLn 25$356K$337K$19K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $100K$100K$500$500 990 PDF
FY2024 $120K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $16K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $8K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $356K$356K$452$452 990 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $356,150 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$356,150
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$356,150
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$10,500
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$345,198
I-18 Total expenses$355,698
I-19 Revenue less expenses$452
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $356,150 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $356,150$356,150
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $356,150$356,150
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $355,698 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $10,500$10,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $92,876$92,876
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,148$2,148
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,337$46,337
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,773$16,773
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,675$3,675
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $177,389$177,389
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $337,050 · Management $18,648 · Fundraising $0$355,698
Part X · Balance sheet $452 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$452
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$452
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$452
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$452
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$452
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $452 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$356,150
XI-2 Total expenses$355,698
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$452
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$452

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