247 Blac FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Waterloo, IA501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 90-1179763

Coordination of redevelopment efforts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $168K a year · 32% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $290K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.4% 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
$316K
-65% vs prior year
Spent
$367K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$741K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$316K
FY2023▼ -65%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$907K
FY2023$316K
FY2024$455K
Expenses
$367K
FY2023▼ -25%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$123K
FY2022$487K
FY2023$367K
FY2024$462K
Net assets
$741K
FY2023▼ -8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$78K
FY2021$386K
FY2022$806K
FY2023$741K
FY2024$734K

From the FY2023 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 Jul 2007.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $257K Management & general 29% · $106K Fundraising 1% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

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

Coordinates redevelopment efforts to improve communities.

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3 program services account for $218K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Black Business & Entrepreneurship Accelerator

In 2023 our organization successfully facilitated two cohorts of participants through our comprehensive entrepreneurial training program. These cohorts comprising individuals from diverse backgrounds were designed to equip participants with the necessary skills resources and mentorship to launch and grow their own businesses.

$136Kprogram expense
02

Content That Matters

In 2023 the organization launched a one-time project titled Curriculum That Matters designed to revamp and enhance the entire program curriculum across all offerings. The goal of this initiative was to ensure that the curriculum reflects current trends best practices and the evolving needs of participants particularly in the areas of…

$43Kprogram expense
03

Project Home

In 2023 Project Home a public-private partnership dedicated to increasing the number of Black homeowners in the Midwest achieved significant outcomes aligned with its mission to foster wealth-building and personal asset development within historically underrepresented communities.

$39Kprogram expense

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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$290K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$316K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$367K
Ln 25
Programscol B$257K
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$741K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$693K
Total assetsLn 16$743K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$316K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$325K
SavingsLn 2$368K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$693K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$743K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$741K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$749K$693K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$813K$743K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$806K$741K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50K$50K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$25K$1K$24K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$1K$1K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$100$0$100$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$8K$20K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$224K$177K$47K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$27K$16K$11K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$1K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$65$0$65$0
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$852$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$20$0$20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78$0$78$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$367K$257K$106K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $455K$462K−$7K$734K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $316K$367K−$51K$741K 990 PDF
FY2022 $907K$487K$420K$806K 990 PDF
FY2021 $431K$123K$308K$386K 990 PDF
FY2020 $43K$78K 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 FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $315,937 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$311,451
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$311,451
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,486$4,486
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,486$315,937
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $366,768 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $49,500$49,500
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,250 · Management $23,750 · Fundraising $0$25,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,081 · Management $1,081 · Fundraising $0$2,162
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $100 · Fundraising $0$100
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,153 · Management $19,960 · Fundraising $0$28,113
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,750$3,750
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $176,955 · Management $47,023 · Fundraising $0$223,978
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,564 · Management $11,308 · Fundraising $0$26,872
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,525 · Management $1,375 · Fundraising $0$2,900
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $65 · Fundraising $0$65
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,378 · Management $852 · Fundraising $0$4,230
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $20 · Fundraising $0$20
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $78 · Fundraising $0$78
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,406 · Management $105,612 · Fundraising $3,750$366,768
Part X · Balance sheet $743,403 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $50,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $647,914$324,906
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,015$368,497
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $813,445$743,403
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,549$2,854
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,549$2,854
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $805,896$740,549
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $805,896$740,549
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $813,445$743,403
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $740,549 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$315,937
XI-2 Total expenses$366,768
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$50,831
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$805,896
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$14,516
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$740,549

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