Grinding Stone Collective INC

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Glendale, NY501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 86-3022293Revenue $240K in FY2024

On file with the IRSgscollective.org8255 88th Ln, 11385-7800 · Glendale, NYTax-exempt since Aug 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To build strong, self-sufficient indigenous communities and to build connections between urban and rural natives. We are committed to creating innovative, impactful, and sustainable solutions to the challenges facing US as indigenous people today.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$199K
90% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 90% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$240K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$240K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$22K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$240K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$54K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$240K
Expenses
$240K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$59K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$240K
Net assets
$22K
FY20240%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$4K
FY2022$29K
FY2023$22K
FY2024$22K

From the FY2024 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 Aug 2022.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $143K Management & general 29% · $69K Fundraising 12% · $28K

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; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO and Board Vice President
$91,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brooke Rodriguez’s $92K as CEO and Board Vice President is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brooke Rodriguez$91,800$96,000—$9,125
Brooke Rodriquez——$27,850—
Desire Cane———$9,125
Mia Beverly———$1,850

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

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

Programs and updates

Empowers Indigenous communities and connects urban and rural Native peoples with sustainable solutions.

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1 program · $143K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We accomplish our mission by working with both tech and tek to promote indigenous culture and knowledge through education, collaboration, and innovation. We strive to create new opportunities for indigenous people to share their stories, values, and history with the larger inter-tribal community and allies.

$143Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$240K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Money outPt IX
$240K
Ln 25
Programscol B$143K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$22K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$221K
LiabilitiesLn 26$199K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Total revenueLn 12$240K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$220K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$221K
LiabilitiesLn 26$199K
Net assetsLn 32$22K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$451K$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$452K$221K
LiabilitiesLn 26$430K$199K
Net assetsLn 32$22K$22K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$46K$32K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$47K$23K$16K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$5K$4K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$966$97$97$772
Office expensesLn 13$12K$6K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$5K$2K$820
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$19K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$1K$637
Total functional expensesLn 25$240K$143K$69K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $240K$240K$0$22K 990 PDF
FY2023 $225K$232K−$7K$22K 990 PDF
FY2022 $71K$59K$12K$29K 990 PDF
FY2021 $54K−$4K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $240,267 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $224,720$240,267
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 $224,720$240,267
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $182,061$150,187
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $49,954$90,080
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $232,015$240,267
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,295$0
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $240,267 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$240,267
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$240,267
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$240,267
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $240,267 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,900 · Management $32,130 · Fundraising $13,770$91,800
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,400 · Management $16,380 · Fundraising $7,020$46,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,982 · Management $3,940 · Fundraising $2,665$11,587
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,339$29,339
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $97 · Management $97 · Fundraising $772$966
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,114 · Management $3,668 · Fundraising $2,445$12,227
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,920 · Management $2,460 · Fundraising $820$8,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,842$6,842
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,230$6,230
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,514 · Management $3,080$21,594
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,732 · Management $1,313 · Fundraising $637$4,682
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $142,840 · Management $69,298 · Fundraising $28,129$240,267
Part X · Balance sheet $221,350 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $450,860$219,810
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,540$1,540
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $452,400$221,350
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $372$2,253
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $420,346$180,080
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,714$17,049
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $430,432$199,382
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,968$21,968
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,968$21,968
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $452,400$221,350
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,968 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$240,267
XI-2 Total expenses$240,267
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,968
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,968

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

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