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))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price (former) | Executive Dir. | 2021-2023 | $91,036 | $202,346 | 1 |
| Thomas Nikundiwe (former) | Former Exe. Dir | 2021 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Hardin | Director | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Natalia Ortiz | Treasurer | 2021-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Carla Shalaby | Vice President | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Wilcox | Director | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Farima Pour-Khorshid | President | 2021-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Brian Lozenski | Director | 2021-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Aja Reynolds | Director | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Antwain Jordan (former) | Director | 2021-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Adeola Oredola (former) | Treasurer | 2021-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Solicia Lopez (former) | President | 2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nhi Ngyuen (former) | Director | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gabriela Fullon (former) | Secretary | 2021-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Curtis Acosta (former) | Director | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Erica Meiners (former) | Director | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lisa Patel Stevens (former) | President | 2021-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Shoneice Reynolds (former) | Director | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Keith Catone (former) | Treasurer | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 14 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Hardin | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Natalia Ortiz | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Carla Shalaby | Vice President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Wilcox | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Farima Pour-Khorshid | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brian Lozenski | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aja Reynolds | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $91K · 3 employees · 20 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price | Executive Dir. | 40 | $91,036 | $0 | $0 | $91,036 | 1 |
| Holly Hardin | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Natalia Ortiz | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Antwain Jordan | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Adeola Oredola | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Solicia Lopez | President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Farima Pour-Khorshid | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nhi Ngyuen | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aja Reynolds | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 14 people listed · 1 paid, $78K · 2 employees · 20 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price | Executive Dir. | 40 | $78,493 | $0 | $0 | $78,493 | 1 |
| Holly Hardin | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gabriela Fullon | Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Curtis Acosta | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Natalia Ortiz | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Antwain Jordan | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brian Lozenski | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Adeola Oredola | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Erica Meiners | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Patel Stevens | President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Farima Pour-Khorshid | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shoneice Reynolds | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nhi Ngyuen | Director | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aja Reynolds | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 13 people listed · 2 paid, $85K · 2 employees · 30 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS NIKUNDIWE | Former Exe. Dir | 40 | $52,167 | $0 | $0 | $52,167 | 1 |
| Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price | Executive Dir. | 40 | $32,817 | $0 | $0 | $32,817 | 1 |
| Keith Catone | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gabriela Fullon | Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Curtis Acosta | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Natalia Ortiz | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Antwain Jordan | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brian Lozenski | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Adeola Oredola | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Erica Meiners | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Patel Stevens | President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Farima Pour-Khorshid | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shoneice Reynolds | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $31,292 | $147,861 | $860,903 | $849,513 | $17,291 | $14,001 | $3,724 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $358,855 | $307,138 | $971,082 | $966,082 | $244,258 | $114,597 | $91,036 | 3 | 20 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $400,953 | $285,600 | $918,083 | $914,365 | $283,602 | $117,351 | $78,493 | 2 | 20 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $705,454 | $204,011 | $815,974 | $799,012 | $578,284 | $126,558 | $84,984 | 2 | 30 |
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NELLIE MAE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | Public charity | Exact | 2020, 2023 | 2 | $600,000 | 2023 | $100,000 | show |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | Public charity | Exact | 2019, 2022-2023 | 3 | $225,000 | 2023 | $100,000 | show |
| ALCIBIE ALLIANCE INCORPORATED | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Education for Liberation Network” | 2020 | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 | $50,000 | show |
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $10,113 | 2019 | $10,113 | show |
| JOHN & DENISE GRAVES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “EDUCATION FOR LIBERATION NETWORK” | 2019 | 1 | $5,000 | 2019 | $5,000 | show |
| PFIZER FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “EDUCATION FOR LIBERATION NETWORK” | 2021 | 1 | $50 | 2021 | $50 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $147,861 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $307,138 spent · pay $146,011 · grants $0 · events $19,849
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $307,138 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $285,600 spent · pay $119,285 · grants $0 · events $23,111
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) Event | BOARD 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 | $285,600 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $204,011 spent · pay $96,464 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $204,011 | 100% |
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