SOWING JUSTICE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
SOWING JUSTICE (EIN 85-4084811)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-06-21
IRS object ID
202201739349200810
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-06-21T19:11:16-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN854084811EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Sowing JusticeBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSOWIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9013038537PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11238 East Alcy RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityMemphisCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38114ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMarquita BradshawPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone9013038537PhoneNum
Signature2022-06-21SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
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Profile Password ChangeYes (X)ProfilePasswordChangeInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.sowingjustice.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$110,551GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
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Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
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Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$66,372SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$14,000FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$6,518OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$13,417PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$6,302OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$106,609TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$3,942ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$0NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$3,942EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe mission of Sowing Justice is to utilize Environmental Justice principles to increase civic engagement with organizing tools and resources for healthy and safe communities. We connect communities with resources and tools that empower engagement in local, state, and federal policies that foster healthy and safe communities where people live, learn, work, worship, and recreate. Improving civic engagement to ensure disenfranchised communities experiencing environmental injustice increases participation in the political process as they organize. We expand the coalition of environmental justice communities by providing engagement strategies and tools for implementing policies. Our resources and tools foster high information civilly engaged communities that seek transparency and accountability of decision-making processes.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Sowing Justice worked with 20+ partner organizations to provide learning opportunities for non-profit development, including Strategic Planning and Performance Management, Fundraising, Board of Directors Development and Executive Team Coaching, Inspiring a lifelong commitment to social justice and human rights among these future leaders.$40,000$40,000
Hosted bimonthly virtual and in-person coalition building and relational organizing training sessions to highlight and encourage collaboration among partner organizations. Participants discussed strategies for ensuring a strong future of next generation of environmental justice activist and leaders.$20,000$20,000
Sowing Justice Jurisdiction Funds Educate and engage on redistricting process. Participated in weekly redistricting briefings with allied partners. Shared alternative county school board maps with partners.$25,000$25,000
Earth Day Annual activities that strengthen the conservation and protection of natural resources, advance ecological sustainability, and foster harmony between communities and the environment.$15,000$15,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$100,000TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Kermit Moore
Chairman of the Board1$0
Elizabeth Wright
Board member1$0$0
Doris Deberry Bradshaw
Board Member0$0
Anthony Keith Moore
Board Member1$0
Moriesha Doby
Board Member1$0
Marquita Bradshaw
Executive Director35$60,000
Prescott Harris
Communication and Digital Director20$5,000
Joeseph Landen
Contractor1$750
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonMaquita BradshawPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11238 East Alcy RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityMemphisCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38114ZIPCd
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Phone9013038537PhoneNum
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,748CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$110,552CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$116,300TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Total$116,300TotalAmt
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First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferenceForm 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTravel ExpensesExplanationTxt

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

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ExplanationTax preparer had a medical condition that made preparing tax information late.ExplanationTxt

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