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← CLEAN SLATE INITATIVE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CLEAN SLATE INITATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,121,211
Total expenses
$18,207,513
Contributions and grants received
$8,711,749
Grants paid
$9,043,216
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,093,015
Management and general expenses
$2,721,699
Fundraising expenses
$392,799
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,093,015

Program services were 82.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • SHEENA MEADE

    DIRECTOR & CEO

    Total calculated
    $508,803
    From this org
    $474,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,995
    Hours/week
    39.75 + 0.25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $434,808
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,522
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,473
    Filer's total
    $508,803

  • DARYL ATKINSON

    DIRECTOR & BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related

  • DAVID SAFAVIAN

    DIRECTOR & SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JOLENE FORMAN

    DIRECTOR & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MINDY TARLOW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KENYA BROWNING

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $196,281
    From this org
    $181,973
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,308
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,961
    Bonus
    $5,012
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,908
    Filer's total
    $196,281

  • SARAT L MAYER

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $312,066
    From this org
    $281,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,733
    Hours/week
    39.5 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $271,633
    Bonus
    $9,700
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,770
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,963
    Filer's total
    $312,066

  • STACEY P FERGUSON

    VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $225,298
    From this org
    $202,065
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,233
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,065
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,133
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,100
    Filer's total
    $225,298

  • JASON N COOPER

    VICE PRESIDENT OF STATE AND FEDERAL CAMPAIGNS

    Total calculated
    $207,903
    From this org
    $200,085
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,818
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,085
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,818
    Filer's total
    $207,903

  • ALEXANDRA LEIGH MIDORI WILLIAMS

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $214,820
    From this org
    $191,990
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,830
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,990
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,674
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,156
    Filer's total
    $214,820

  • REGINALD DARBY

    FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $187,242
    From this org
    $176,649
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,593
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,649
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,593
    Filer's total
    $187,242

  • SHARLENE P SHIKHMURADOVA

    DIRECTOR OF TALENT & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $198,155
    From this org
    $170,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,240
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,915
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,077
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,163
    Filer's total
    $198,155

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 — 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

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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 1A
THE CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION, SHEENA MEADE, RECEIVES FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL BENEFITS (USED INFREQUENTLY) PER THE COMPANY POLICY FOR THE CEO POSITION. THE BOARD CHAIR, DARYL ATKINSON, ALSO RECEIVED FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL BENEFITS DURING THE YEAR ENDING 2024.
PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES ARE GRANTED BASED ON JOB PERFORMANCE AND DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA, I.E., INFORMATION REGARDING AMOUNTS PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES, AND NO BOARD MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATION OR DECISION TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION PAYS NO MORE THAN REASONABLE COMPENSATION.

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

  • RIGHT ON CRIMETEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION

    $850,000

    THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE PROVIDES GRANTS TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING AUTOMATED RECORD CLEARANCE LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION FOR MILLIONS OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.

  • SEARCH GROUP INC

    $708,043

    THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE PROVIDES GRANTS TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING AUTOMATED RECORD CLEARANCE LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION FOR MILLIONS OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.

  • RBIJNEO PHILANTHROPY

    $700,000

    THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE PROVIDES GRANTS TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING AUTOMATED RECORD CLEARANCE LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION FOR MILLIONS OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.

  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY

    $495,305

    CSI FUNDS OBJECTIVE, VALIDATED RESEARCH TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF CLEAN SLATE POLICIES AND INFORM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, WHILE EXAMINING HOW RECORD CLEARANCE AFFECTS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES.

  • PRESIDENT & BOARD OF SANTA CLARA

    $424,880

    CSI FUNDS OBJECTIVE, VALIDATED RESEARCH TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF CLEAN SLATE POLICIES AND INFORM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, WHILE EXAMINING HOW RECORD CLEARANCE AFFECTS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES.

  • DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE

    $350,000

    THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE PROVIDES GRANTS TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING AUTOMATED RECORD CLEARANCE LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION FOR MILLIONS OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.

  • OHIO TRANSFORMATION FUND

    $350,000

    THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE PROVIDES GRANTS TO STATE-BASED COALITIONS ADVANCING AUTOMATED RECORD CLEARANCE LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION FOR MILLIONS OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.

  • AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION

    $325,000

    THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE PROVIDES GRANTS TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING AUTOMATED RECORD CLEARANCE LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION FOR MILLIONS OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.

  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

    $322,435

    CSI FUNDS OBJECTIVE, VALIDATED RESEARCH TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF CLEAN SLATE POLICIES AND INFORM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, WHILE EXAMINING HOW RECORD CLEARANCE AFFECTS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES.

  • EMPOWER MO

    $250,000

    THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE PROVIDES GRANTS TO STATE-BASED COALITIONS ADVANCING AUTOMATED RECORD CLEARANCE LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION FOR MILLIONS OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.

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

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.

  • CLEAN SLATE NOW INC

    501(C)(4) · SOCIAL WELFARE AND ADVOCACY · FL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
1 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202512959349301101

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