Pretty Human INC

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To foster, support and create film and various other media-related projects to promote the diversity of the Human experience and inspire, educate and entertain in an effort to expand public empathy and cultural understanding, and to carry on other charitable and educational activities associated with this purpose.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 92-3838089) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$280K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $97K a year · 24% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
61% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$280K
to officers and key staff · 68% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 68% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.7 mo
of spending, in cash
5.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $569K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
4 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$464K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$409K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$195K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$464K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$350K
FY2024$464K
Expenses
$409K
FY2024▲ +95%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$210K
FY2024$409K
Net assets
$195K
FY2024▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$140K
FY2024$195K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $250K Management & general 39% · $159K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $280K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$184,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Groban’s $184K as President is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Christopher Groban$184,500$40,000
Justin a Gilley$95,000$40,000

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

Creates and supports media projects that promote diversity, inspire, educate, and foster cultural understanding.

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1 program · $250K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Media production

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 92-3838089) · Dispute this line
$250Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$569K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$464K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$464K
Money outPt IX
$409K
Ln 25
Programscol B$250K
Managementcol C$159K
Owns and owesPt X
$195K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$464K
Total revenueLn 12$464K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$195K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$195K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$195K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K$195K
Total assetsLn 16$140K$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$140K$195K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$329K$190K$140K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$14K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$16K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$455$455
Office expensesLn 13$565$565
Information technologyLn 14$523$523
TravelLn 17$28K$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$409K$250K$159K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2025 $464K$409K$55K$195K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 26, 2024 $350K$210K$140K$140K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $464,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $350,000$464,234
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $350,000$464,234
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $155,095$353,868
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $55,173$55,189
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $210,268$409,057
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $139,732$55,177
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $464,234 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$464,234
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$464,234
VIII-12 Total revenue$464,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $409,057 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $189,671 · Management $139,750$329,421
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,308 · Management $10,139$24,447
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,101$5,101
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,355$1,355
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,344 · Management $2,445$18,789
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $455$455
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $565$565
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $523$523
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,401$28,401
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $249,702 · Management $159,355 · Fundraising $0$409,057
Part X · Balance sheet $194,909 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,732$194,909
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $139,732$194,909
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $139,732$194,909
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $139,732$194,909
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $139,732$194,909
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $194,909 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$464,234
XI-2 Total expenses$409,057
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$55,177
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$139,732
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$194,909

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

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