The Black Feather Foundation

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Empowering refugee children through sports, health and education.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-4037646) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 5 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 8% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
83% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 63% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 63% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.1 mo
of spending, in cash
2.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $215K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$272
0.6% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
None of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$274K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$247K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$42K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$274K
FY2024▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$160K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$274K
Expenses
$247K
FY2024▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$187K
FY2024$247K
Net assets
$42K
FY2024▲ +177%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$2K
FY2023$15K
FY2024$42K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2023.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $206K Management & general 17% · $41K

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; $156K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$66,167Pt VII · Sec A
$47,000Pt VII · Sec A
$42,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patti Katter’s $66K as President & CEO is at the 56th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Patti Katter$66,167$21,667—
Michael Bassett$42,667$58,667$16,000
Mohammad Iqbal I Najimi$47,000——

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

Provides refugee children with sports, health, and education programs.

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1 program · $206K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

COACHES program encouraging children and families to participate in sport to ease the transition

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-4037646) · Dispute this line
$206Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$274K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Other incomeLn 4–11$261
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$247K
Ln 25
Programscol B$206K
Managementcol C$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$42K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K
Total assetsLn 16$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26$272
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Other incomeLn 4–11$261
Total revenueLn 12$274K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
SavingsLn 2$69
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$42K
Total assetsLn 16$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26$272
Net assetsLn 32$42K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15K$42K
Total assetsLn 16$15K$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$272
Net assetsLn 32$15K$42K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$206K$206K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$356$356
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$247K$206K$41K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2025 $274K$247K$27K$42K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $200K$187K$13K$15K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $160K$2K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $274,408 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $274,143$274,143
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$4
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $261$261
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $274,408$274,408
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $206,099$206,099
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,078$18,077
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,804$23,310
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $244,981$247,486
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,427$26,922
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $274,408 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$274,143
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$274,143
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4$4
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $261$261
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4 · Unrelated business $261 · Excluded from tax $0$274,408
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $247,486 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $206,099$206,099
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $7,122$7,122
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $10,955$10,955
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,985$1,985
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,340$2,340
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,613$6,613
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,759$7,759
IX-17 TravelManagement $356$356
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,257$4,257
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $206,099 · Management $41,387 · Fundraising $0$247,486
Part X · Balance sheet $42,434 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,241$42,365
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$69
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,241$42,434
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses−$879
X-25 Other liabilities$1,151
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$272
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $100$100
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $15,141$42,062
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,241$42,162
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,241$42,434
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,162 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$274,408
XI-2 Total expenses$247,486
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,922
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,241
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$42,162

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

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