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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by RIGHT TO BE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,443,727
Total expenses
$3,669,332
Contributions and grants received
$463,653
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,938,713
Investment income
$35,131
Other revenue
$6,230
Total assets, end of year
$2,306,717
Total liabilities, end of year
$350,538
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,956,179
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,686,416
Management and general expenses
$832,979
Fundraising expenses
$149,937
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,686,416

Program services were 73.2% 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

    $463,653

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $2,938,713 · related or exempt $2,938,713

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $35,131 · excluded $35,131

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $6,230 · excluded $6,230

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,230

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $460,455 · program services $356,688 · management and general $85,490 · fundraising $18,277

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,585,148 · program services $1,115,574 · management and general $463,367 · fundraising $6,207

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $200,737 · program services $156,354 · management and general $40,564 · fundraising $3,819

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $206,764 · program services $161,276 · management and general $41,353 · fundraising $4,135

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $25,389 · program services $22,565 · management and general $2,542 · fundraising $282

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,806 · management and general $40,806

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $657,997 · program services $493,631 · management and general $56,508 · fundraising $107,858

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $99,653 · program services $76,697 · management and general $18,395 · fundraising $4,561

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $109,530 · program services $85,513 · management and general $21,834 · fundraising $2,183

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $23,265 · program services $18,147 · management and general $4,653 · fundraising $465

  • 17 · Travel

    total $58,843 · program services $57,009 · management and general $1,834

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $37,656 · program services $25,027 · management and general $10,891 · fundraising $1,738

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $103,331 · program services $98,163 · management and general $5,168

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,059 · program services $14,086 · management and general $3,612 · fundraising $361

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $34,183 · management and general $34,183

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $7,516 · program services $5,686 · management and general $1,779 · fundraising $51

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $465,808 · end of year $317,730

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $768,711 · end of year $1,040,969

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $601,820 · end of year $391,240

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $460,910 · end of year $270,315

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $86,790 · end of year $63,194

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

    $22,156

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

    $13,181

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,263 · end of year $8,975

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $266,212 · end of year $191,921

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $23,758 · end of year $22,373

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $139,766 · end of year $75,334

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $358,722 · end of year $275,204

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,526,548 · end of year $1,556,179

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $655,236 · end of year $400,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A WORLD THAT IS FREE OF HARASSMENT AND FILLED WITH HUMANITY. WE CARRY OUT THIS MISSION BY BUILDING THE POWER OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO CREATE SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL.

  • ANTI-HARRASSMENT TRAINING: RIGHT TO BE HOLDS CUTTING EDGE ANTI-HARASSMENT TRAINING ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY PREVENT AND RESPOND TO HARASSMENT INCLUDING BYSTANDER INTERVENTION, CONFLICT DE-ESCALATION, IMPLICIT BIAS, AND RESILIENCE. RESEARCH IN 2021 SHOWS 76% OF ATTENDEES WHO SAW HARASSMENT AFTER ATTENDING ONE OF THE RIGHT TO BE'S TRAININGS REPORTED THAT THEY INTERVENED.

    Expenses $1,441,649 · Revenue $2,042,702

  • EXPERT VOICES TOGETHER (EVT) PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORT TO JOURNALISTS AND RESEARCHERS WHOSE VITAL PUBLIC-INTEREST WORK IS BEING UNDERMINED BY COORDINATED CAMPAIGNS OF ABUSE AND HARASSMENT. WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OFFERED BY EVT, EXPERTS MAY STOP SHARING THEIR IMPORTANT WORK, OR WORSE, QUIT ALTOGETHER. WE HELP KEEP EXPERT VOICES IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE.

    Expenses $710,787 · Revenue $754,161

  • TRACKING STORIES OF HATE AND HOPE: RIGHT TO BE'S HATE AND HOPE TRACKER, IS RIGHT TO BE'S ONLINE STORYTELLING PLATFORM FOR INDIVIDUALS TO SHARE, DOCUMENT, AND MAP EXPERIENCES OF HATE, HARASSMENT, OR BYSTANDER INTERVENTION, AND TO RECEIVE REAL TIME SUPPORT FROM BYSTANDERS. BYSTANDERS CAN SUPPORT BY INCLUDING OR PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION, SENDING SUPPORTIVE MESSAGES, REPORTING PLATFORMS, AND MORE, ALL CHOSEN BY THE PERSON EXPERIENCING THE HARASSMENT. SINCE 2005, RIGHT TO BE HAS COLLECTED OVER 32,000 STORIES.

    Expenses $207,164 · Revenue $210

  • THE ALLIES SOLIDARITY NETWORK IS A NETWORK OF PARTNERS THAT TAKE ACTION AGAINST HATE AND HARASSMENT, IN ALL ITS FORMS. WE ACT PROACTIVELY TO RAISE AWARENESS, AMPLIFY THE EFFORTS OF EACH PARTNER'S MISSION, AND FACILITATE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING IN AREAS SUCH AS RAPID RESPONSE ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND POLICY CHANGE. ULTIMATELY, WE AIM TO HARNESS THE POWER OF THE COLLECTIVE TO STRENGTHEN ALL OUR EFFORTS FOR A MORE JUST WORLD.

    Expenses $158,764

  • RIGHT TO BE'S 5DS FOR YOU(TH) PROGRAM IS A SCHOOL-BASED* ANTI-BULLYING CURRICULUM FOR YOUTH IN GRADES 8-12 THAT IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH BULLYING IS NOT WELCOMED. WE DO THIS BY EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO SAFELY INTERVENE WHEN THEY OBSERVE BULLYING AND DISRESPECT, USING RIGHT TO BE'S 5DS OF BYSTANDER INTERVENTION.

    Expenses $168,052 · Revenue $141,640

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

Listed in Part VII

  • EMILY MAY

    PRESIDENT & ED

    Total calculated
    $182,768
    From this org
    $177,210
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,558
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,210
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,558
    Filer's total
    $182,768

  • JORGE ARTEAGA

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $150,434
    From this org
    $142,829
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,605
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,829
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,605
    Filer's total
    $150,434

  • KAJA BURKE-WILLIAMS

    VP OF FINANCE AND GROWTH

    Total calculated
    $127,252
    From this org
    $122,407
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,845
    Hours/week
    40

  • ADVOCATE SCOTT THRU MAY 2025

    DIRECTOR OF HR (THRU MAY 2025)

    Total calculated
    $112,781
    From this org
    $103,168
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,613
    Hours/week
    40

  • JACQUELINE EBANKS

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • COURTNEY YOUNG

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JESSICA O'DOWD

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ASHLEY ST PREUX

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BILL JACOBS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LAURA SOMOGGI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PATRICK CHUN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CARMEN BOLIVAR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ETHAN ASHLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LINDSAY GASKINS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARCUS HAYMON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PAM FOX ROLLIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • XOCHITL MONTEON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT. THE FULL BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE PRESIDENTS' SALARY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET PASSING. THIS YEAR THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED A COLA IN LINE WITH ALL STAFF AND OUR INTERNAL COMPENSATION POLICY. THE BOARD ENSURES THAT THE SALARY IS COMPARABLE TO OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES WITH COMPARATIVE BUDGET SIZES LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY.

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
2024
Filed
17 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533519349300048

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