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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WE ARE DOWN HOME.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,443,086
Total expenses
$2,806,996
Contributions and grants received
$7,431,884
Grants paid
$10,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,141
Other revenue
$8,061
Total assets, end of year
$7,111,729
Total liabilities, end of year
$119,710
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,992,019
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,138,628
Management and general expenses
$520,500
Fundraising expenses
$147,868
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,138,628

Program services were 76.2% 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

    $7,431,884

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,141 · excluded $3,141

  • 11a · Other revenue: HONORARIUM

    total $5,561 · related or exempt $5,561

  • 11b · Other revenue: BAIL FUND

    total $2,500 · related or exempt $2,500

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,061

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $227,447 · program services $184,233 · management and general $27,293 · fundraising $15,921

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,271,570 · program services $1,029,971 · management and general $152,589 · fundraising $89,010

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $22,998 · program services $18,628 · management and general $2,760 · fundraising $1,610

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $188,288 · program services $152,513 · management and general $22,595 · fundraising $13,180

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $115,614 · program services $93,647 · management and general $13,874 · fundraising $8,093

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,867 · management and general $3,867

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $56,710 · management and general $56,710

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $139,866 · program services $97,327 · management and general $38,832 · fundraising $3,707

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $100,272 · program services $100,272

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $116,966 · program services $104,684 · management and general $12,282

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $63,578 · program services $6,142 · management and general $57,436

  • 17 · Travel

    total $253,026 · program services $206,810 · management and general $34,960 · fundraising $11,256

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $104,930 · program services $36,721 · management and general $68,209

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $16,516 · program services $13,378 · management and general $1,982 · fundraising $1,156

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,373 · program services $7,770 · management and general $9,932 · fundraising $671

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $64,629 · program services $56,308 · management and general $5,057 · fundraising $3,264

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $24,730 · program services $15,453 · management and general $9,277

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $7,616 · program services $4,771 · management and general $2,845

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,001 · end of year $12,277

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,316,780 · end of year $3,626,580

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,041,087 · end of year $1,336,250

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,200 · end of year $4,307

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

    $1,510,367

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

    $16,516

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,493,851

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $20,304 · end of year $638,464

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,751 · end of year $20,684

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $100,259 · end of year $99,026

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,111,362 · end of year $5,917,840

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $175,000 · end of year $1,074,179

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FOCUS ON SMALL TOWN AND RURAL ORGANIZING SPECIFICALLY BUILDING MULTI RACIAL BASE REFLECTIVE OF DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COUNTIES AND STATE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO FOCUS ON SMALL TOWN AND RURAL ORGANIZING, SPECIFICALLY BUILDING MULTI-RACIAL BASES REFLECTIVE OF DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COUNTIES AND STATE.

  • BASEBUILDING: WDH ENGAGES IN CONTINUOUS YEAR ROUND BASE BUIDING, TO ENGAGE, MOBILIZE, AND EMPOWER SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES ORGANIZING AND GROWING A SUSTAINABLE, DIVERSE BASE THAT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN CIVIC LIFE, ADVOCATES FOR POLICY CHANGES, AND BUILDS COLLECTIVE POWER. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ISSUE BASED STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, VOTER REGISTRATION, AND COALITION-BUILDING EFFORTS. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A LASTING FOUNDATION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF ADVOCATING FOR RACIAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN RURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

    Expenses $880,638

  • STATEWIDE CAMPAIGNS/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: OUR STATEWIDE ISSUE-BASED CAMPAIGNING WORKS THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, EDUCATION, AND POLICY ADVOCACY, BUILDING POWER TO INFLUENCE LOCAL AND STATE DECISION-MAKERS AND SECURE MEANINGFUL, LASTING CHANGES.BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, WE PROVIDE RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO UNDERSTAND AND ENROLL IN MEDICAID, ENSURING THEY RECEIVE THE HEALTHCARE THEY NEED. OUR TEAM ADVOCATES FOR RESPONSIBLE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO BENEFIT WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITIES. WE ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE FUNDING, RESOURCES, AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION.

    Expenses $770,585 · Grants $10,000

  • COMMUNICATIONS: WDH COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT USED DIGITAL ACTIONS TO SEND OUT MESSAGES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ISSUES SUCH ABOUT SCHOOL VOUCHERS, MEDICAID ENROLLMENT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. WDH USED POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS SUCH AS FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER. THESE DIGITAL ACTIONS ALLOWED US TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH OUR WORKING CLASS BASE AND ALLOW THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS.

    Expenses $487,405

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Faith Cook

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kelly Morales

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sondra Youdelman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Todd Zimmer

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $168,276
    From this org
    $123,840
    From related orgs
    $10,000
    Other
    $34,436
    Hours/week
    27.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,840
    Bonus
    $0 + $10,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,192
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,244
    Filer's total
    $158,276 + $10,000 related

  • Dreama Caldwell

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $155,314
    From this org
    $122,855
    From related orgs
    $10,000
    Other
    $22,459
    Hours/week
    27.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,855
    Bonus
    $0 + $10,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,859
    Filer's total
    $145,314 + $10,000 related

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

None.

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • DOWN HOME NC

    501(C)(4) · EDUCATE AND MOTIVATE LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. · NC

  • DOWN HOME NC IE PAC

    527 · MEMBER-LED POLITICAL POWER FOR POOR AND WORKING RURAL NORTH CAROLINIANS. · NC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503149349304820

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