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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ROSS INITIATIVE IN SPORTS FOR EQUALITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,656,027
Total expenses
$6,053,441
Contributions and grants received
$5,650,409
Grants paid
$173,500
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$618
Other revenue
$5,000
Total assets, end of year
$4,360,523
Total liabilities, end of year
$186,458
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,174,065
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,011,074
Management and general expenses
$765,062
Fundraising expenses
$277,305
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,011,074

Program services were 82.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,650,409

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $618 · excluded $618

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $5,000 · related or exempt $5,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $173,500 · program services $173,500

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $984,390 · program services $705,887 · management and general $179,444 · fundraising $99,059

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,393,200 · program services $999,037 · management and general $253,966 · fundraising $140,197

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $22,977 · program services $16,477 · management and general $4,189 · fundraising $2,311

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $63,772 · program services $45,730 · management and general $11,625 · fundraising $6,417

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $140,847 · program services $100,999 · management and general $25,675 · fundraising $14,173

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,200 · program services $16,277 · management and general $4,594 · fundraising $329

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $118,535 · management and general $118,535

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $247,491 · program services $190,020 · management and general $53,634 · fundraising $3,837

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $150,327 · program services $125,592 · management and general $24,358 · fundraising $377

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $110,738 · program services $92,547 · management and general $17,910 · fundraising $281

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,615 · program services $16,388 · management and general $3,178 · fundraising $49

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $33,333 · program services $25,156 · management and general $3,634 · fundraising $4,543

  • 17 · Travel

    total $495,372 · program services $465,649 · management and general $24,769 · fundraising $4,954

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $111,816 · program services $87,216 · management and general $24,600

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,446 · program services $11,233 · management and general $2,179 · fundraising $34

  • 24a · Other expenses: Events

    total $1,852,066 · program services $1,852,066

  • 24b · Other expenses: Membership dues and media subscriptions

    total $77,018 · program services $69,921 · management and general $6,353 · fundraising $744

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $23,798 · program services $17,379 · management and general $6,419 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $527,631 · end of year $82,700

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,262,566 · end of year $3,054,791

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $637,506 · end of year $907,313

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $38,066 · end of year $105,824

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,085,747

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $941,701

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $255,862 · end of year $144,046

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $65,849

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $150,152 · end of year $137,276

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $49,182

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,747,241 · end of year $2,884,059

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $824,238 · end of year $1,290,006

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

RISE is a nonprofit organization founded in 2015 that uses the power of sports to improve race relations and promote social progress. Through collaboration with professional sports leagues, athletes, educators, and media, RISE works to foster understanding, respect, and equality in society.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality, Inc. (RISE) is a national nonprofit that educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice, and improve race relations.

  • Promote racial equality public awareness campaigns and educational programming with high schools, collegiate and community athlete education and leadership programs.

    Expenses $5,011,074 · Grants $173,500 · Revenue $5,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paul Tagliabue

    Co-Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Peter Bevacqua

    Co-Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Stephen M Ross

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Adam Silver

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Daniel Towriss

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Danny Sillman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Don Garber

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Gary Bettman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • George Casey Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Jocelyn Benson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Jon Diament

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Kevin Martinez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Lee Reed

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Lew Sheer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Maverick Carter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Max Siegel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Rick Cordella

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Rob Manfred

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Roger Goodell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Sandy Cross

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Scott Pioli

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Sean McManus

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Seth Waugh

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Stacy Tessler Lindau

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Steve Phelps

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Troy Vincent Sr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Diahann Billings-Burford

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $502,599
    From this org
    $467,652
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,947
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $425,514
    Bonus
    $42,000
    Other
    $138
    Deferred
    $13,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,147
    Filer's total
    $502,599
  • Andrew MacIntosh

    Chief Program Officer

    Total calculated
    $245,773
    From this org
    $201,765
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,008
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,765
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,733
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,275
    Filer's total
    $245,773
  • Lauren Givner

    Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $236,018
    From this org
    $204,397
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,621
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,397
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,520
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,101
    Filer's total
    $236,018
  • Jerrell Price

    Partnerships

    Total calculated
    $176,107
    From this org
    $165,264
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,843
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,264
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,843
    Filer's total
    $176,107
  • Scott Koenning

    Sr. Director, Programs & Strategic Comms

    Total calculated
    $134,686
    From this org
    $118,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,897
    Hours/week
    40
  • Will Greszes

    Sr. Director, Data

    Total calculated
    $129,727
    From this org
    $114,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,522
    Hours/week
    40
  • Zoe Henriquez

    Dev Fundraising

    Total calculated
    $225,942
    From this org
    $196,816
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,126
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,726
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $90
    Deferred
    $8,217
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,909
    Filer's total
    $225,942

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
The organization made nonfixed payments in the form of discretionary bonuses.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
19 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202523539349300617

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