Identify and advocate for breaking down barriers and challenges faced by marginalized people of color.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
37¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 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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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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 3% 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
37%
of spending
Concern: 37% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $280K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$454K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$449K
To programs
37%
Net assets
$45K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$454K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$309K
FY2023$444K
FY2024$454K
Expenses
$449K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$304K
FY2023$413K
FY2024$449K
Net assets
$45K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$5K
FY2023$35K
FY2024$45K

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 Jun 2022.

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

Where the money goes

37 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 37% · $164K Management & general 63% · $285K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$67,476Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Cruz’s $67K as President is at the 44th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Lisa Cruz$67,476—$32,500
Pafoua Her—$31,692—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for dismantling barriers faced by marginalized people of color.

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3 programs · $164K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Inclusion in the Outdoors Outreach and Awareness Objective

Create safe spaces for all people of color to enjoy the outdoors; introduce inviduals and families of color to the outdoors. Served hundreds through active outdoor programming and presentations.

$64Kprogram expense
02

Systems Change-Urgent Needs Food Program Objective

Create a barrier-free system of meeting newcomers needs to access culturally based foods with wrap around support of resources and basic needs: began working with community members to create a barrier free way to access culturally based foods.

$55Kprogram expense
03

Health Care Equity Objective

Provide barrier-free access to information and resources to health care and vaccinations. Reached more than 30,000 individuals with health information and resources specifically in areas such as vaccinations, health insurance enrollment and re-enrollment.

$45Kprogram 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 3 funders$280K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$454K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Investment incomeLn 3$286
Other incomeLn 4–11$200
Money outPt IX
$449K
Ln 25
Programscol B$164K
Managementcol C$285K
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Government grantsLn 1e$345K
Investment incomeLn 3$286
Other incomeLn 4–11$200
Total revenueLn 12$454K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 630
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Total assetsLn 16$95K$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$35K$45K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$27K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$33K$122K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$6K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$1K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$8K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$66K$43K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$357$20K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$3K$43K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$1K
InterestLn 20$485$64$421
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$150$150
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$41K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$449K$164K$285K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $454K$449K$5K$45K 990 PDF
FY2023 $444K$413K$31K$35K 990 PDF
FY2022 $309K$304K$5K$5K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $453,777 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $437,048$453,291
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $241$286
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,416$200
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $443,705$453,777
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $210,248$260,571
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $202,814$188,496
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $413,062$449,067
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,643$4,710
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $453,777 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$344,547
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$108,744
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$453,291
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $286$286
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $200$200
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $486 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$453,777
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $449,067 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,990 · Management $40,485$67,475
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,555 · Management $121,713$154,268
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,741 · Management $1,565$7,306
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,011 · Management $9,738$10,749
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,516 · Management $13,257$20,773
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $42,992 · Management $23,049$66,041
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $357 · Management $20,125$20,482
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,564 · Management $43,459$46,023
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,926 · Management $1,305$4,231
IX-20 InterestPrograms $64 · Management $421$485
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $150$150
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,907$5,907
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,153 · Management $4,024$45,177
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $164,019 · Management $285,048 · Fundraising $0$449,067
Part X · Balance sheet $65,774 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,642$47,924
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$17,850
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $95,342$65,774
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,171$750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,917$20,104
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $59,963$20,854
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $35,379$44,920
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $35,379$44,920
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $95,342$65,774
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,920 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$453,777
XI-2 Total expenses$449,067
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,710
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$35,379
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4,831
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,920

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