Getting to We, INC. Develops and promotes charitable initiatives and educational projects that turn US and them into We, especially in high conflict, emotionally charged social issues such as racism, sexism, and heterosexism. Based on a relational model of human differences, We focus on learning together and building trust as the bedrock of healthy communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$16K 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$16K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.8 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
$114
0.10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$160K
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$132K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$120K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$160K
FY2025▼ -42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$170K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$275K
FY2025$160K
Expenses
$132K
FY2025▼ -40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$394K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$218K
FY2025$132K
Net assets
$120K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$170K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$35K
FY2024$92K
FY2025$120K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2021.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $87K Management & general 34% · $45K Fundraising 0% · $156

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

16 people listed on the 990; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ex-Officio/D
$16,226Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Plummer’s $16K as Ex-Officio/D is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Deborah Plummer$16,226$16,226$12,980$25,956

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

Fosters initiatives and projects to build trust and understanding across social divides.

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1 program · $87K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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We turn us and them into we by becoming better humans for other humans. Learning community: a community of dynamic individuals who creatively embrace the tensions that result from managing the dynamics of human differences.

$87Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$160K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Money outPt IX
$132K
Ln 25
Programscol B$87K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$156
Owns and owesPt X
$120K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$119K
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Total revenueLn 12$160K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$119K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$119K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$970
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114
Net assetsLn 32$120K
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K$119K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$880$970
Total assetsLn 16$92K$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$114
Net assetsLn 32$92K$120K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$50K$50K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$131$131
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$33K$33K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$250$250
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$9K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$156
Total functional expensesLn 25$132K$87K$45K$156

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $160K$132K$28K$120K 990 PDF
FY2024 $275K$218K$57K$92K 990 PDF
FY2023 $378K$349K$29K$35K 990 PDF
FY2022 $230K$394K−$164K$6K 990 PDF
FY2021 $170K$170K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $159,823 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $274,928$159,823
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $274,928$159,823
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $218,315$131,756
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $218,315$131,756
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,613$28,067
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $159,823 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$159,823
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$159,823
VIII-12 Total revenue$159,823
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $131,756 across 13 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $50,321$50,321
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,800$4,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,965$11,965
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $131$131
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,226$4,226
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $33,061$33,061
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,595$4,595
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,466$3,466
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,404$1,404
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,365$1,365
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $250$250
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,250 · Management $5,034$14,284
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,732 · Fundraising $156$1,888
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $86,723 · Management $44,877 · Fundraising $156$131,756
Part X · Balance sheet $119,964 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,845$118,994
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $880$970
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $91,783$119,964
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$114
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$114
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $91,783$119,850
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $91,783$119,850
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $91,783$119,964
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $119,850 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$159,823
XI-2 Total expenses$131,756
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,067
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$91,783
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$119,850

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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