Africatown Redevelopment Corporation

Tax-deductible

Mobile, AL501(c)(3)Since 2021Arts & CultureEIN 87-3015084Revenue $2.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSatownrc.comPo Box 347, 36601-0347 · Mobile, ALTax-exempt since Aug 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purpose of the Africatown Redevelopment Corporation board is to revitalize housing, preserve history, and attract/develop commerce in the area known as the Africatown historic district in mobile, alabama.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $720K a year · 70% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 71% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
54 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 54.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+145% vs prior year
Spent
$347K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +145%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$268K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$953K
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$347K
FY2025▼ -51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$25K
FY2023$178K
FY2024$702K
FY2025$347K
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +220%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$255K
FY2023$654K
FY2024$905K
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2023.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $293K Management & general 16% · $54K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karlos Finley’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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

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

Programs and updates

Revitalizes housing, preserves history, and develops commerce in the Africatown Historic District.

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1 program · $293K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Set up office at 1866b government street, participated in "last out" home repair week with "heart 911" to repair kitchens, bathrooms and drywall homes in africatown, and held africatown community cleanup in conjunction with open table united church of christ

$293Kprogram 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 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Money outPt IX
$347K
Ln 25
Programscol B$293K
Managementcol C$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.2M
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$823K$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$85K$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$908K$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$905K$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$95K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$32K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$38K$38K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$84K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$6K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$781$781
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$167$167
Total functional expensesLn 25$347K$293K$54K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.3M$347K$2.0M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $953K$702K$251K$905K 990 PDF
FY2023 $577K$178K$399K$654K 990 PDF
FY2022 $268K$25K$243K$255K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,335,587 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $652,949$2,335,587
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $299,896$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $952,845$2,335,587
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 $139,076$179,041
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $562,934$168,182
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $702,010$347,223
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $250,835$1,988,364
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,335,587 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,169,914
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$165,673
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,335,587
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,335,587
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $347,223 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,000$95,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,879 · Management $30,120$61,999
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,367$10,367
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,675$11,675
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $38,032$38,032
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,323$10,323
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,197$84,197
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,008$8,008
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,825 · Management $8,677$14,502
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $781$781
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,540$1,540
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,422$4,422
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,210$6,210
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $167$167
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $292,900 · Management $54,323 · Fundraising $0$347,223
Part X · Balance sheet $2,899,312 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $822,950$1,569,116
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $85,256$1,330,196
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $908,206$2,899,312
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,282$4,393
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,631
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,282$6,024
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $904,924$2,893,288
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $904,924$2,893,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $908,206$2,899,312
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,893,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,335,587
XI-2 Total expenses$347,223
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,988,364
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$904,924
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,893,288

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

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