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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ADVOCATES FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,498,432
Total expenses
$3,078,741
Contributions and grants received
$3,537,751
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$27,669
Other revenue
-$66,988
Total assets, end of year
$3,529,694
Total liabilities, end of year
$674,617
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,855,077
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,149,374
Management and general expenses
$355,623
Fundraising expenses
$573,744
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,149,374

Program services were 69.8% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $711,565

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $578,506

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,247,680

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $129,330

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25,314 · excluded $25,314

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $120,751 · other assets $1,123

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $119,519 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,232 · other assets $1,123

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,355 · excluded $2,355

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $6,531

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

    $711,565

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $73,519

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$66,988 · excluded -$66,988

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $786,675 · program services $544,507 · management and general $107,818 · fundraising $134,350

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,263,354 · program services $913,691 · management and general $120,589 · fundraising $229,074

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31,615 · program services $21,048 · management and general $3,506 · fundraising $7,061

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $85,963 · program services $68,222 · fundraising $17,741

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $144,615 · program services $103,241 · management and general $15,415 · fundraising $25,959

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,176 · program services $9,176

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,552 · management and general $47,552

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $233,289 · program services $154,421 · management and general $5,605 · fundraising $73,263

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $49,178 · program services $37,722 · management and general $4,225 · fundraising $7,231

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $140,895 · program services $106,187 · management and general $14,118 · fundraising $20,590

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,560 · program services $8,079 · management and general $915 · fundraising $1,566

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $133,391 · program services $102,044 · management and general $11,561 · fundraising $19,786

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,181 · program services $40,123 · management and general $1,128 · fundraising $1,930

  • 24a · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT & APP

    total $37,340 · program services $26,803 · management and general $3,886 · fundraising $6,651

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $22,469 · program services $2,611 · management and general $10,682 · fundraising $9,176

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $18,592 · management and general $2,075 · fundraising $16,517

  • 24d · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSES

    total $13,808 · program services $10,563 · management and general $1,197 · fundraising $2,048

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,088 · program services $936 · management and general $5,351 · fundraising $801

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $427,560 · end of year $456,736

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,475,269 · end of year $1,436,848

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $98,000 · end of year $487,658

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,644 · end of year $199,025

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $81,033 · end of year $28,868

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

    $995,229

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

    $448,389

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $654,007 · end of year $546,840

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $373,719

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,442 · end of year $36,265

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $286,685 · end of year $638,352

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,095,644 · end of year $2,843,408

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $339,742 · end of year $11,669

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ACT EXISTS TO MAKE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY A NORMAL REALITY FOR EVERYONE. ACT EQUIPS UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS TO FIGHT CRIME ON THEIR STREETS USING THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ACT EQUIPS UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS TO FIGHT CRIME ON THEIR STREETS USING THE JUSTICE SYSTEM BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH PARTNERS TO MAKE SAFETY A NORMAL REALITY FOR EVERYONE.

  • ACT (ADVOCATES FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION) IS A CHRISTIAN, PLACE-BASED JUSTICE ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTS TO MAKE STRONGER AND SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS A NORMAL REALITY FOR EVERYONE. IT CARRIES OUT THIS VISION THROUGH EMPOWERING RESIDENTS LIVING IN HIGH-CRIME AREAS TO STOP ILLEGAL ACTIVITY ON THEIR STREET USING THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM.ANCHORED BY A VISION TO SEE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY BECOME A NORMAL REALITY FOR EVERYONE AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S CALL TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR AND LIVE OUT BIBLICAL JUSTICE, ACT (ADVOCATES FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION) OFFICIALLY OPENED ITS DOORS IN 2009.ACT'S UNIQUE LEGAL ADVOCACY APPROACH IS A PRIVATE SOLUTION TO A PUBLIC PROBLEM. OUR MODEL TAKES EXISTING LAWS -TRADITIONALLY ONLY UTILIZED BY MUNICIPALITIES - AND PUTS THE POWER OF THOSE LAWS INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE CLOSEST TO THE PROBLEM, THE RESIDENTS. OUR COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACH COMPLEMENTS THE WORK OF THE POLICE AND THE CITY AND RESULTS IN TANGIBLE CHANGE THAT IS LONG-LASTING.WE START EACH CASE BY CONNECTING RESIDENTS WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS WHO WANT TO MAKE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER. PREVIOUSLY ISOLATED NEIGHBORS - WHO MAY NOT KNOW WHO THEY LIVE NEXT TO BECAUSE THEY FEAR BEING CONNECTED TO ILLEGAL ACTIVITY - MEET AND START TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND TRUST. THIS IS SOCIAL COHESION, A KEY PIECE OF CREATING A PEACEFUL COMMUNITY.WE THEN EXPAND THE CIRCLE OF PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THE ISSUE TO GAIN A FULLER UNDERSTANDING AND HOLISTIC VIEW OF THE ACTIVITY. WE REVIEW POLICE RECORDS, MEET WITH POLICE OFFICERS, AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS LIKE CODE, FIRE, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE ALSO WORK WITH CHURCHES AND OTHER NONPROFITS THAT MAY BE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY.THE NEXT STEP IS ENGAGING OUTSIDE LAWYERS - TOP LAWYERS FROM TOP FIRMS - TO HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENTS. TOGETHER WE USE THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO HOLD THE OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM PROPERTY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE, ERADICATING THE CRIME AND VIOLENCE, AND HOLDING THE HOMEOWNER TO A HIGHER STANDARD, ALL OF WHICH IS GUIDED BY THE CLIENTS' WISHES.THE SOCIAL COHESION THAT IS ESTABLISHED AT THE START OF THIS PROCESS CONTINUES TO GROW AS WE CONNECT MORE PEOPLE, RESULTING IN RESIDENTS ESTABLISHING COLLECTIVE EFFICACY, A WILLINGNESS TO INTERVENE AND ESTABLISH INFORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL.THIS IS THE PART OF ACT'S MODEL THAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM MUNICIPAL OR POLICE APPROACHES TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE THAT CHANGE STICK. THIS IS HOW YOU SEE A COMMUNITY FLOURISH.LT HAPPENS FROM WITHIN. WITHOUT COMMUNITY BUY-IN, THE CHANGE IS TRANSACTIONAL NOT TRANSFORMATIONAL. THOSE CLOSEST TO THE PROBLEM ARE CLOSEST TO THE SOLUTION.RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM CAN COME IN MANY FORMS - FROM AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN RESIDENTS TO A COURT ORDER TO ADDRESS THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THE AGREEMENT CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS PUTTING UP LIGHTS OR A FENCE, OR IT CAN BE AS COMPLEX AS A COURT ORDER REQUIRING THE DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO STOP THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE STRUCTURE IS REMOVED. REGARDLESS OF THE FORM THE SOLUTION TAKES, THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY CEASES AND SAFETY BECOMES SUSTAINABLE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVERY OF THE RESIDENTS, THEIR TRUST IN ONE ANOTHER, AND THEIR COLLECTIVE ACTION.

    Expenses $2,149,374

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

Listed in Part VII

  • J Reid Porter

    CEO, BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $225,036
    From this org
    $188,340
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,696
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,340
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,528
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,168
    Filer's total
    $225,036

  • Jim Caldwell

    BOARD CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cary Newman

    BOARD MEMBER & SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lee Torrence

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Russell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven Weatherford

    VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $157,122
    From this org
    $120,465
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,657
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,465
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,076
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,581
    Filer's total
    $157,122

  • Elizabeth Wirmani

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $112,145
    From this org
    $107,072
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,073
    Hours/week
    40

  • Maria Pacheco

    VP OF DFW IMPACT

    Total calculated
    $136,333
    From this org
    $118,809
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,524
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kimber Hartmann

    VP OF ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $156,039
    From this org
    $150,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,224
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,815
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,149
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,075
    Filer's total
    $156,039

  • Evangeline Heppenstall

    LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $110,108
    From this org
    $106,128
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,980
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
NAME: ELIZABETH WIRMANI, DESCRIPTION: SEVERANCE, CURRENT YEAR AMOUNT: $54,224. PLAN DESCRIPTION: SEPARATION AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
29 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202312419349300141

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