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← IN OUR BACKYARDS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by IN OUR BACKYARDS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,002,721
Total expenses
$5,058,811
Contributions and grants received
$4,868,402
Grants paid
$2,295,469
Program service revenue
$134,319
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,642,466
Total liabilities, end of year
$527,694
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,114,772
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,590,826
Management and general expenses
$987,449
Fundraising expenses
$480,536
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,590,826

Program services were 71.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $512,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,356,402

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $134,319 · related or exempt $134,319

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $853,295 · program services $853,295

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,442,174 · program services $1,442,174

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $293,251 · program services $205,276 · management and general $87,975

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,384,135 · program services $686,897 · management and general $316,240 · fundraising $380,998

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $15,599 · program services $9,491 · management and general $1,880 · fundraising $4,228

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $191,430 · program services $118,443 · management and general $26,936 · fundraising $46,051

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $139,080 · program services $73,365 · management and general $33,842 · fundraising $31,873

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $800 · management and general $800

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $50,205 · management and general $50,205

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $104,521 · program services $38,505 · management and general $62,177 · fundraising $3,839

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,365 · program services $5,957 · management and general $9,108 · fundraising $300

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,321 · program services $172 · management and general $2,418 · fundraising $1,731

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $172,674 · program services $42,937 · management and general $125,444 · fundraising $4,293

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $48,269 · program services $11,330 · management and general $36,939

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,087 · program services $3,414 · management and general $8,294 · fundraising $379

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $31,264 · program services $3,118 · management and general $25,194 · fundraising $2,952

  • 20 · Interest

    total $14,365 · management and general $14,365

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $91,909 · program services $12,467 · management and general $79,442

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,583 · management and general $2,583

  • 24a · Other expenses: RECRUITING&STAFF DEVEL.

    total $99,565 · program services $9,998 · management and general $89,306 · fundraising $261

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $80,096 · program services $73,239 · management and general $6,857

  • 24c · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS & SUBS.

    total $6,412 · program services $48 · management and general $2,733 · fundraising $3,631

  • 24d · Other expenses: LOSS ON DISPOSAL LAPTOP

    total $1,418 · management and general $1,418

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,993 · program services $700 · management and general $3,293

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,887,605 · end of year $1,742,060

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,963

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $402,877 · end of year $782,276

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $43,255 · end of year $23,575

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

    $862,105

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

    $770,513

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $155,574 · end of year $91,592

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,640 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $148,299 · end of year $109,492

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $261,202

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $217,000 · end of year $157,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$623,673 · end of year -$75,355

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,754,325 · end of year $2,190,127

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

IOBY MOBILIZES NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE GOOD IDEAS TO BECOME POWERFUL CIVIC LEADERS WHO PLAN, FUND, AND MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO BECOME POWERFUL CIVIC LEADERS WHO PLAN, FUND, AND MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS.

  • PROJECT SUPPORT: THIS PROGRAM COMPRISES ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR PROJECTS USING THE IOBY PLATFORM. IN ADDITION TO THE USE OF OUR WEBSITE AND ITS TOOLS, PROJECT LEADERS BENEFIT FROM OPTIONAL COACHING, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE IOBY TEAM IN THE FORM OF WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS ON: PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT; MATCH PROGRAMS; SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS; PARTICIPATION IN OUR DIGITAL STORYTELLING PROJECT; AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING. THIS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES ALL ASPECTS OF THE LIMITED FORM OF FISCAL SPONSORSHIP THAT WE OFFER TO PROJECTS AND MANAGEMENT OF NECESSARY PURCHASING AND/OR FUNDS DISBURSEMENT AFTER PROJECTS ARE FULLY FUNDED, AS WELL AS SUBSEQUENT REPORTING.

    Expenses $2,401,891 · Grants $2,295,469 · Revenue $134,319

  • PROJECT OUTREACH & SOURCING:THIS PROGRAM COMPRISES ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES WE DESIGN AND MANAGE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND SOURCE NEW PROJECTS THAT USE IOBY TO CONNECT WITH POTENTIAL DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS. THIS INCLUDES ALL OUR ON-THE-GROUND ORGANIZERS THAT WE HAVE IN DETROIT, CLEVELAND, AND CINCINNATI, AS WELL AS EVENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO KEEP DONORS INVOLVED AND UP TO DATE WITH PROJECTS THEY HAVE SUPPORTED. WE ALSO HOST OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE WORK OF OUR PROJECTS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF INTERESTED COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS. WE HAVE BUILT STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH HUNDREDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND NONPROFITS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SUPPORTED THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS SHAPING THEIR IDEAS INTO MORE THAN 3,555 PROJECTS AND SINCE OUR FOUNDING WE HAVE DIRECTED MORE THAN $19M FROM MORE THAN 50,000 DONORS.

    Expenses $899,480

  • ONLINE PLATFORMTHIS PROGRAM IS THE FUNCTIONAL HEART OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE MODEL; IT ENABLES MOST OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR WORK. WE DESIGN, BUILD AND MAINTAIN A WEB PLATFORM (IOBY.ORG) FOCUSED ON MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PROJECT LEADERS WE SERVE AND THE DONORS THAT SUPPORT THEIR WORK. THIS PLATFORM IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING THROUGH ITERATIONS AND ENHANCED BY FEEDBACK FROM BOTH PROJECT LEADERS AND DONORS.

    Expenses $289,455

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jamie Hand

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.9

  • Everlyn Burnett

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.9

  • Jena Bradley

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.9

  • Christine Rico

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.9

  • Loren Blackford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Lindsay Campbell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Projjal Dutta

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Michelle Garcia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Apollo Gonzales

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.9

  • Michelle Huang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Scott Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Justin G Moore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Nadia Owusu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Ioanna Paraskevopolous

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Omar Parbhoo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.9

  • Jason Schwartz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Harriet Tregoning

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Shin-Pei Tsay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Camilla Velasquez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Karyn Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3

  • Erin Barnes

    COFOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $166,289
    From this org
    $150,860
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,429
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,657
    Bonus
    $203
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,501
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,928
    Filer's total
    $166,289

  • Hanna Zahory

    CFO (SINCE FEB.2022)

    Total calculated
    $126,962
    From this org
    $115,830
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,132
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kenneth Nadolski

    CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $151,061
    From this org
    $147,144
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,917
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,144
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,215
    Nontaxable benefits
    $702
    Filer's total
    $151,061

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
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 3
EVERY YEAR, IOBY'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM REVISES OUR SALARY BANDS, A TRANSPARENTLY SHARED, BOARD-APPROVED DOCUMENT OF SALARY AND ADVANCEMENT BASED ON PERFORMANCE, RESPONSIBILITY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE STAFF PERSON. THE SALARY BANDS ARE BASED ON COMPARABLE NONPROFIT AND FOR PROFIT COMPANIES WITH ANNUAL BUDGETS BETWEEN $2 MILLION (MINIMUM) AND $10 MILLION (MAXIMUM). THE VICE CHAIR AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONFER ON THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND SUCCESS IN REACHING GOALS, AND USING BOTH THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY BANDS AND THE BOARD'S OWN COMPARISON DATA TO SIMILAR POSITIONS, THE BOARD AGREES ON THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2022, AND WAS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, AND DOCUMENTED AND COMMUNICATED DIRECTLY FROM THE BOARD CHAIR TO THE CFO BY EMAIL. THE CEO DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF IOBY'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM. THE CEO USES THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY BANDS, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DATA, 360 DATA AND WITH INPUT AND COUNSEL FROM THE BOARD CHAIR TO DETERMINE ANY CHANGES IN COMPENSATION BASED ON PERFORMANCE.
PART I, LINE 7
THE VICE CHAIR AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONFER ON THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND SUCCESS IN REACHING GOALS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE ANNUAL BONUS. THE CEO DETERMINES THE ANNUAL BONUS FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF IOBY'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM.

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
2022
Filed
28 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202341809349300329

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