Philly Black Worker Project: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 92-1034523)

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2024.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $294K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Brittany Alston

Executive Director

$84,150Pt VII · Sec A

Carrie Sampson

Operations Manager

$73,563Pt VII · Sec A

Munira Edens

Worker Justice Organizer

$68,771Pt VII · Sec A

Joshua Reaves

Worker Power Organizer

$67,334Pt VII · Sec A

Brittany Alston’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

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

Empowering Black workers to advance rights and improve job quality through campaigns.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024

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To lead and engage in campaigns that empower black workers to advance our rights and improve job quality

Pt IX · col B

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

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$50K

Samuel S Fels FundFY2024$40K

Independence Public Media of Philadelphia INCFY2024$20K

Sparkplug FoundationFY2024$20K

The Abelard Foundation INCFY2024$15K

Poise FoundationFY2024$10K

National Black Worker CenterFY2024$10K

Bread and Roses Community FundFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$196K

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$401K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$401K

Money outPt IX

$138K

Ln 25

Owns and owesPt X

$0

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$401K

Government grantsLn 1e$20K

Gains on assetsLn 7$0

Total revenueLn 12$401K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$0

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 54

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$0
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$0

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$103K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$8K
Legal feesLn 11b	$70
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$8K
Office expensesLn 13	$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$890
All other expensesLn 24e	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$138K	$0	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$401K	$138K	$264K	$0	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

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Part I · Summary $401,397 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$401,397

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$401,397

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$4,904

I-15 Salaries and benefits$110,826

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$8,307

I-17 Other expenses$13,539

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$137,576

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$263,821

Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members7

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 $401,397 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$301,397

VIII-1e Government grants$20,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$80,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$401,397

VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$401,397

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $137,576 across 10 lines filed

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$4,904

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$103,324

IX-9 Other employee benefits$7,502

IX-11b Legal fees$70

IX-11c Accounting fees$2,212

IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$8,307

IX-13 Office expenses$10,367

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0

IX-23 Insurance$890

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$137,576

Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 5 lines filed

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$401,397

XI-2 Total expenses$137,576

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$263,821

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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