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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FAIR CHANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,046,914
Total expenses
$2,440,659
Contributions and grants received
$1,438,840
Grants paid
$75,000
Program service revenue
$356,415
Investment income
$13,424
Other revenue
$238,235
Total assets, end of year
$1,284,084
Total liabilities, end of year
$412,268
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$871,816
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,456,248
Management and general expenses
$338,346
Fundraising expenses
$646,065
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,456,248

Program services were 59.7% 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

    $1,438,840

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $356,415 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,424 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $13,424

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $389,000

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $356,907

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $150,765

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $238,235 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $238,235

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $75,000 · program services $75,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $386,658 · program services $221,903 · management and general $50,691 · fundraising $114,064

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,141,128 · program services $669,780 · management and general $148,562 · fundraising $322,786

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $35,779 · program services $21,000 · management and general $4,827 · fundraising $9,952

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $216,856 · program services $128,724 · management and general $28,622 · fundraising $59,510

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $123,151 · program services $72,141 · management and general $16,718 · fundraising $34,292

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $83,463 · program services $49,058 · management and general $11,675 · fundraising $22,730

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $63 · program services $63 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $204,839 · program services $141,709 · management and general $53,655 · fundraising $9,475

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $42,569 · program services $16,075 · management and general $5,124 · fundraising $21,370

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $65,440 · program services $33,117 · management and general $8,047 · fundraising $24,276

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,888 · program services $2,010 · management and general $681 · fundraising $5,197

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,055 · program services $431 · management and general $411 · fundraising $213

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,100 · program services $1,100 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,824 · program services $5,921 · management and general $5,033 · fundraising $1,870

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,481 · program services $5,894 · management and general $1,124 · fundraising $2,463

  • 24a · Other expenses: Meals and entertainment

    total $8,604 · program services $7,913 · management and general $0 · fundraising $691

  • 24b · Other expenses: Program food and supplies

    total $9,300 · program services $4,200 · management and general $3,176 · fundraising $1,924

  • 24c · Other expenses: Indirect event expenses

    total $15,252 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $15,252

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $209 · program services $209 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $418,088 · end of year $99,421

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $317,507 · end of year $485,606

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $936,941 · end of year $311,593

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $101,070 · end of year $331,161

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $36,049 · end of year $31,293

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $3,220

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $25,010

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $61,391 · end of year $135,228

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $298,353 · end of year $18,626

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $75,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $112,641 · end of year $258,414

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $401,049 · end of year $175,471

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $864,441 · end of year $696,345

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

STRENGTHEN SUSTAINABILITY OF COMMUNITY BASED NON-PROFITS TO BENEFIT THOSE EXPERIENCING POVERTY.

  • PATHWAYS - 8 months partnership that deepens nonprofit leaders knowledge across 4 key areas: board development, fundraising, leadership & management and program evaluation. PRAXIS -focuses on strengthening leadership and organizational systems across four or more of the following areas: board development, financial management, fundraising, human resources, leadership &management, outreach & communications, planning & strategy and program evaluation.

    Expenses $948,196

  • Ready to Work- a 3 years partnership invitation only program with selected nonprofits to help improve organizational outcomes and strengthen their capacity to support young people in achieving their goals. Initiative of the PG County and co-managed by Youth Invest Partners.

    Expenses $356,216 · Grants $75,000 · Revenue $356,415

  • The organizations communications efforts focused on informing the public and key stakeholders about Fair chance mission to strengthens local community-based organizations across communities impacted by racism, discrimination, and poverty.

    Expenses $99,474

  • As founder of theCoalition for Nonprofit Equity, we advocate alongside partners for local policy change to strengthen Washington, DCs nonprofit sector. We also mobilize and support community-based organizations to advocate directly with policymakers.

    Expenses $52,362

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gretchen Van Der Veer

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $181,638
    From this org
    $148,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,638
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,440
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,198
    Filer's total
    $181,638

  • Ann G Birnbaum Miles

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $151,310
    From this org
    $117,840
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,470
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $117,840
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,535
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,935
    Filer's total
    $151,310

  • Jason McCray

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $136,172
    From this org
    $116,840
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,332
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tamala Scott

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $126,446
    From this org
    $116,340
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,106
    Hours/week
    40

  • Steven McCullough

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mizmun Kusairi

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sarah Jackson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Glenn Barnes

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nekeisia Booyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Victor Carraway

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marcus Coleman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brendan Coleman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Georgia Gillette

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brendan Herron

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Norman Ireland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amanda Marshall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sonia Williams Murphy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jim Myers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bennett Stichman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joy Zarembka

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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 · Compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533219349302643

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