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Bluejay Rising EIN 99-4364185

Bluejay Rising

EIN  99-4364185 Membership association Athens, WV Founded 2024
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
a membership association
Leadership
Zachary Shrewsbury · Co-Director · $70K
Money in and out
$383K revenue, $398K expenses
Bottom line
-4% operating surplus

Bluejay Rising is a membership association based in Athens, WV, formed in 2024. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $383K in revenue, $398K in expenses, and $4K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2025
Total revenue
$383K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$398K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$15K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.14
Operating surplus
-4%
revenue over expenses▼ -121% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
32%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$383K
FY2025▲ +218%
Total revenue
$383K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$398K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$15K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $301K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The organization conducted grassroots community outreach mutual aid activities voter education and engagement efforts informational campaigns and support initiatives serving underserved and working-class communities throughout rural and Appalachian West Virginia.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBluejay Rising
EINHdr · item D99-4364185
Principal addressHdr · item CAthens, WV
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2024
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWV
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2025

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a—
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$70,197Pt VII · Sec A
Bandi Massey
Co-Director
$42,500Pt VII · Sec A
Jodi Sine
Treasurer
$15,800Pt VII · Sec A

Zachary Shrewsbury’s $70K as Co-Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1035 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Zachary Shrewsbury$70,197$27,500
Bandi Massey$42,500—
Brandi Massey—$27,500
Jodi Sine$15,800$2,440

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$383K
Total revenueLn 12$383K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.14
Program services76%$301K
Management & general15%$61K
Fundraising14%$55K
Total functional expensesLn 25$398K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4K
Total assetsLn 16$4K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$4K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4K · Operating expenses/yr $398K
0.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $301K · Total expenses $398K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $61K · Total expenses $398K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $55K · Total expenses $398K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $55K · Solicited contributions $383K
$0.14 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $383K · Total revenue $383K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $383K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $383K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $383K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $398K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $383K · Prior year $121K
+218%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $383K · Expenses $398K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4K · Total assets $4K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Zachary Shrewsbury · Reported title Co-Director · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $398K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $128K · Total expenses $398K
32%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%——
Overhead ratio 15%——
Fundraising cost ratio 14%——
Revenue growth 218%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$383K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$121K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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