Dinner Party Labs FY2022 filing

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Salem, MA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 86-2104143

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To transform some of our hardest conversations and most isolating experiences into sources of community support, candid conversation, and forward movement using the age old practices of gathering and breaking bread.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $101K a year · 10% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $175K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$749K
+366% vs prior year
Spent
$741K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$267K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$749K
FY2022▲ +366%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$161K
FY2022$749K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$741K
FY2022
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$741K
FY2023$993K
FY2024$914K
Net assets
$267K
FY2022▼ -5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$280K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$575K

From the FY2022 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 Sep 2021.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $490K Management & general 22% · $167K Fundraising 11% · $84K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$60,298Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lennon Flowers’s $104K as Executive Dir. is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lennon Flowers$103,672$97,032$60,298$5,461
Mandy Owen———$6,365
Carla Fernandez———$3,360

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

Transforms isolating experiences into community support through shared meals and candid conversations.

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2 program services account for $490K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Flagship Program

1) The Dinner Party connects grieving 20-,30-, and early 40-somethings to one another, whether one-to-one or in small peer-led groups; 2) In 2022, we connected 1273 Dinner Partiers to 122 Virtual Tables, which continue to meet on an ongoing basis and matched more than 680 peers to one another through our Buddy System; 3) The BIPOC…

$271Kprogram expense
02

Partnerships Team

: Our Partnerships team equips communities with the tools they need to build trust across lines of difference and to overcome sources of rupture and long-simmering conflicts. We do this through a combination of programs and tools, including The Peoples Supper, which builds trust and connection among people of different identities and…

$219Kprogram expense

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $40K · 2023–2023
The Aspen Institute INCDC · FY2023$40,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$749K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$567K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$181K
Investment incomeLn 3$975
Money outPt IX
$741K
Ln 25
Programscol B$490K
Managementcol C$167K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$267K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$239K
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$567K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$181K
Investment incomeLn 3$975
Other incomeLn 4–11$41
Gains on assetsLn 7$909
Total revenueLn 12$749K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$203K
SavingsLn 2$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$239K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$267K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 610
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$240K$239K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$300K$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$282K$267K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$21K$24K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$502K$374K$80K$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$2K$912
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$35K$6K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$3K$33K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$31K$27K$1K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$276$6K$54
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$22K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$437$437
Total functional expensesLn 25$741K$490K$167K$84K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.0M$914K$96K$575K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$993K$201K$468K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $749K$741K$8K$267K 990 PDF
FY2021 $161K$280K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $748,606 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$29,546
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$537,204
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$49,176
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$566,750
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $180,840$180,840
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $66$66
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $909$909
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $41$41
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $180,840 · Excluded from tax $1,016$748,606
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $740,893 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,839 · Management $24,169 · Fundraising $16,113$61,121
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $374,377 · Management $79,783 · Fundraising $48,041$502,201
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,694 · Management $1,504 · Fundraising $912$9,110
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,678 · Management $5,614 · Fundraising $9,099$49,391
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,540 · Management $33,405 · Fundraising $7,500$43,445
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $26,572 · Management $1,475 · Fundraising $2,500$30,547
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,172$2,172
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $276 · Management $5,589 · Fundraising $54$5,919
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,963 · Management $14,587$36,550
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $437$437
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $490,111 · Management $166,563 · Fundraising $84,219$740,893
Part X · Balance sheet $280,016 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $239,634$202,834
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$36,230
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $59,795$39,181
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $474$1,771
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $299,903$280,016
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,014$12,671
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,014$12,671
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $198,404$82,156
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $83,485$185,189
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,889$267,345
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $299,903$280,016
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $267,345 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$748,606
XI-2 Total expenses$740,893
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,713
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,889
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$22,257
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$267,345

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