EDUCATION FOR LIBERATION NETWORK

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $31K · expenses $148K · assets $861K

EIN
82-3558357
Address
500 GRISWOLD ST STE 2340, DETROIT, MI 48226-4484
Website
www.edliberation.org
NTEE code
P20 Human Service Organizations (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2020 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2020 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

To help underserved young people and communities understand the causes of inequalities and injustice in society and how communities have fought against them, develop both a deep belief in themselves that they can challenge those injustices and the skills necessary to do so.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price (former) Executive Dir.2021-2023 $91,036$202,346 1
Thomas Nikundiwe (former) Former Exe. Dir2021 $52,167$52,167 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Holly Hardin Director2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Natalia Ortiz Treasurer2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Carla Shalaby Vice President2024 5 $0 reported 1
Susan Wilcox Director2024 5 $0 reported 1
Farima Pour-Khorshid President2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Brian Lozenski Director2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Aja Reynolds Director2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Antwain Jordan (former) Director2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Adeola Oredola (former) Treasurer2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Solicia Lopez (former) President2023 2 $0 reported 1
Nhi Ngyuen (former) Director2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Gabriela Fullon (former) Secretary2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Curtis Acosta (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Erica Meiners (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa Patel Stevens (former) President2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Shoneice Reynolds (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Keith Catone (former) Treasurer2021 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 14 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Holly Hardin Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Natalia Ortiz Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Carla Shalaby Vice President5 $0$0$0 $01
Susan Wilcox Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Farima Pour-Khorshid President5 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Lozenski Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Aja Reynolds Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $91K · 3 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price Executive Dir.40 $91,036$0$0 $91,0361
Holly Hardin Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Natalia Ortiz Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Antwain Jordan Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Adeola Oredola Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Solicia Lopez President2 $0$0$0 $01
Farima Pour-Khorshid Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Nhi Ngyuen Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Aja Reynolds Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 14 people listed · 1 paid, $78K · 2 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price Executive Dir.40 $78,493$0$0 $78,4931
Holly Hardin Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Gabriela Fullon Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Curtis Acosta Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Natalia Ortiz Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Antwain Jordan Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Lozenski Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Adeola Oredola Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Erica Meiners Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Patel Stevens President2 $0$0$0 $01
Farima Pour-Khorshid Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Shoneice Reynolds Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Nhi Ngyuen Director40 $0$0$0 $01
Aja Reynolds Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 13 people listed · 2 paid, $85K · 2 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS NIKUNDIWE Former Exe. Dir40 $52,167$0$0 $52,1671
Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price Executive Dir.40 $32,817$0$0 $32,8171
Keith Catone Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Gabriela Fullon Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Curtis Acosta Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Natalia Ortiz Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Antwain Jordan Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Lozenski Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Adeola Oredola Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Erica Meiners Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Patel Stevens President2 $0$0$0 $01
Farima Pour-Khorshid Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Shoneice Reynolds Director1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,292$147,861 $860,903$849,513 $17,291$14,001 $3,724214
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$358,855$307,138 $971,082$966,082 $244,258$114,597 $91,036320
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$400,953$285,600 $918,083$914,365 $283,602$117,351 $78,493220
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$705,454$204,011 $815,974$799,012 $578,284$126,558 $84,984230

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $890,163 in all, tax years 2019 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NELLIE MAE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2020, 2023 2$600,000 2023$100,000
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NEW VENTURE FUND Public charity Exact 2019, 2022-2023 3$225,000 2023$100,000
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ALCIBIE ALLIANCE INCORPORATED Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Education for Liberation Network” 2020 1$50,000 2020$50,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$10,113 2019$10,113
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JOHN & DENISE GRAVES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EDUCATION FOR LIBERATION NETWORK” 2019 1$5,000 2019$5,000
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PFIZER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EDUCATION FOR LIBERATION NETWORK” 2021 1$50 2021$50
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GARLAND CHARITY CLASSICMIP20 $34,646$31,523 CHAIRPERSON$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
COMMUNITY OF HEARTSMIP20 $33,487$45,487 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUR FRIENDS MY FRIENDS INCMIP20 $31,299$35,819 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
ROSCOMMON CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGEMIP20 $31,587$31,286 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
PEN LUCY ACTION NETWORK INCMDP20 $34,320$31,947 President$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x
BEACH CITIES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONCAP20 $29,731$28,110 CEO$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x
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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
THE ARTHUR M BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$954,0004 12020–2023 ALIVE AND WELL FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$793,53216 92016–2024 EDUCATION SHOP INC; ORLANDO SERVE FOUNDATION INC; CYFIP2 NETWORK INC; DOCTORS OF COMMITTED SERVICE FOR HOPE WORLDWIDE and 5 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$250,98716 72019–2025 PRAYOSHA FOUNDATION INC; TROUP TRANSFORMATION INC; HERCULES EDUCATION FOUNDATION; NEVADA NURSES FOUNDATION and 3 more
PS BAILEY AND OUIDA C BAILEY FOUNDATION Private foundation$176,3005 12021–2025 MISSION TO LIBERIA INC
BOSTON FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$165,0005 12019–2022 MAKE IT COUNT FOUNDATION INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ST CLAIR COUNTY DAF sponsor$159,7062 12018–2023 FRIENDS OF THE FORT GRATIOT LIGHT
ASSETS UNDER MOVEMENT DAF sponsor$125,0001 12024–2024 WORDS OF THE PEOPLE FOUNDATION
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$119,57911 42014–2024 ORLANDO SERVE FOUNDATION INC; CHAMPION FOR AFRICA INC; DOCTORS OF COMMITTED SERVICE FOR HOPE WORLDWIDE; OPERATION GIVEBACK FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS INC
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$108,6898 62019–2024 JAX FAM FOUNDATION; OPERATION WARRIOR SHIELD; HERCULES EDUCATION FOUNDATION; FAITH IN ACTION WITH EL SALVADOR and 2 more
VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$95,0006 12020–2024 MICHAEL P NOSCO FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $147,861 spent · pay $35,855 · grants $0 · events $14,065
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $74,235$4,000$70,235- 50.2%
Other salaries and wages $21,667$16,837$3,205$1,625 14.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $14,065$14,065-- 9.5%
Fees: accounting $10,628-$10,628- 7.2%
Other employee benefits $8,340$6,387$1,297$656 5.6%
Travel $6,242-$6,242- 4.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $3,724$2,607$745$372 2.5%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $2,219--$2,219 1.5%
Payroll taxes $2,124$1,627$330$167 1.4%
Information technology $1,580-$1,580- 1.1%
Insurance $1,432-$1,432- 1.0%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,087-$1,087- 0.7%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $237-$237- 0.2%
Office expenses $227$227-- 0.2%
Other (as described)OTHER COSTS $54$54-- 0.0%
Total$147,861100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $307,138 spent · pay $146,011 · grants $0 · events $19,849
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $103,117$55,173$42,944$5,000 33.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $91,036$61,500$20,750$8,786 29.6%
Other salaries and wages $31,691$26,816$3,250$1,625 10.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $19,849$19,849-- 6.5%
Travel $13,173$11,140$2,033- 4.3%
Other employee benefits $11,726$8,374$2,332$1,020 3.8%
Payroll taxes $11,558$8,322$2,311$925 3.8%
Fees: accounting $5,400-$5,400- 1.8%
Other (as described)Sponsorship Expenses $3,500$3,500-- 1.1%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $3,304$648$2,656- 1.1%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $3,085--$3,085 1.0%
Information technology $2,321-$2,321- 0.8%
Other (as described)EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES $2,295$2,295-- 0.7%
Insurance $1,809$414$1,395- 0.6%
Office expenses $1,169$115$877$177 0.4%
All other expenses $1,105$586$382$137 0.4%
Fees: legal $1,000-$1,000- 0.3%
Total$307,138100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $285,600 spent · pay $119,285 · grants $0 · events $23,111
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $78,493$54,936$15,705$7,852 27.5%
Other (as described)BOOK PUBLISHING EXPENSE $63,531$63,531-- 22.2%
Fees: other services $62,565$50,483$12,082- 21.9%
Other salaries and wages $28,118$28,118-- 9.8%
Other (as described) EventBOARD RETREAT $23,111$22,530$581- 8.1%
Payroll taxes $8,824$6,278$1,697$849 3.1%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $5,694$150$3,444$2,100 2.0%
Other employee benefits $3,850$2,520$970$360 1.3%
Office expenses $3,403$239$2,937$227 1.2%
Travel $3,103$3,103-- 1.1%
All other expenses $1,645$774$295$576 0.6%
Insurance $1,359-$1,359- 0.5%
Other (as described)EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES $1,080$1,080-- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $514-$213$301 0.2%
Information technology $310$30$280- 0.1%
Total$285,600100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $204,011 spent · pay $96,464 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $84,984$70,011$14,973- 41.7%
Fees: other services $66,320$63,222$3,098- 32.5%
Payroll taxes $11,480$9,457$2,023- 5.6%
Fees: management $10,000-$10,000- 4.9%
Fees: accounting $8,750-$8,750- 4.3%
Office expenses $7,630$157$7,473- 3.7%
Other (as described)CONFERENCE EXPENSES $5,656$5,656-- 2.8%
Other (as described)BOOK PUBLISHING EXPENSE $3,803$3,803-- 1.9%
All other expenses $2,746$1,420$1,326- 1.3%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $1,542-$1,542- 0.8%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,100-$1,100- 0.5%
Total$204,011100%

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