NC BUDGET & TAX CENTER

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.5M · expenses $1.6M · assets $1.7M

EIN
87-3524937
Address
323 E CHAPEL HILL STREET 25374, DURHAM, NC 27701-9997
Website
WWW.NCBUDGET.ORG
NTEE code
R05
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) 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))
Principal officer
Alexandra Sirota (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

AS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION, WE WORK TO DOCUMENT AND ANALYZE FISCAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND NORTH CAROLINIANS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF POVERTY TO ADVANCE SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY THAT DRIVES CHANGE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person 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
Alexandra Sirota EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2023-2024 $117,540$236,264 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Marcus Bass BOARD CHAIR2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Elaine Mejia VICE CHAIR2024 2 $0 reported 2
Michelle Hughes TREASURER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 2
Tyler Daye MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Felisha Mcelvine MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Meg Wiehe MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 2
Margaret Mejia (former) SECRETARY2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $118K · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALEXANDRA SIROTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $117,540$0$0 $117,5401
MARCUS BASS BOARD CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
ELAINE MEJIA VICE CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $02
MICHELLE HUGHES TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $02
TYLER DAYE MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
FELISHA MCELVINE MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MEG WIEHE MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $119K · 0 employees · 18 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALEXANDRA SIROTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $108,364$0$10,360 $118,7241
MARCUS BASS CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHELLE HUGHES TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
MARGARET MEJIA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 2 grants to organizations · $50K

Listed grants add up to $50,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $57,197. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 4 grants to organizations · $224K

Listed grants add up to $224,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $231,420. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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 ↗
$1,530,363$1,621,438 $1,682,806$1,598,944 $1,471,132$2,660 $117,54006
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,703,395$1,163,686 $1,563,412$1,539,709 $2,671,625$5,111 $118,724018

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

14 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,495,616 in all, tax years 2022 to 2025. 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
CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES Public charity Exact 2023-2024 7$675,000 2024$150,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$401,850 2024$325,350
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PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$350,000 2024$350,000
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MDC INC Public charity Exact 2023-2024 4$280,000 2024$165,000
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MAZON INC A JEWISH RESPONSE TO HUNGER Public charity Exact 2022-2024 3$240,000 2024$80,000
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DOGWOOD HEALTH TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NC BUDGET & TAX CENTER” 2024 1$125,000 2024$125,000
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Z SMITH REYNOLDS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NC BUDGET & TAX CENTER” 2023-2024 2$105,000 2024$70,000
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NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION Public charity Exact 2023-2025 3$90,000 2025$25,000
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ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE Public charity Exact 2023-2025 3$68,266 2025$10,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$50,500 2024$50,500
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COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$32,500 2024$25,000
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BLUEPRINT NORTH CAROLINA Public charity Exact 2023-2024 3$29,000 2024$10,000
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STATE POWER FUND Public charity Exact 2023 1$28,000 2023$28,000
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CAROLINA FARM STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION Public charity Exact 2023 1$20,500 2023$20,500
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AMERICANS FOR A BALANCED BUDGET INCNCR05 $2,195,395$2,210,927 PRESIDENT$120,000 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x, same state
MINNESOTA JUSTICE RESEARCH CENTERMNR05 $1,462,616$1,222,625 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$141,358 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONCAR05 $1,961,517$3,081,882 Chairman of the Board$0 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
PHOENIX CENTER FOR ADVANCED LEGAL & ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES INCDCR05 $1,296,247$1,147,565 PRESIDENT$453,710 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
CENTER FOR THE RIGHTS OF ABUSED CHILDRENAZR05 $2,652,911$2,424,269 FOUNDER/CEO$399,875 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
INSTITUTE 2100 INCWIR05 $922,996$1,682,661 President$140,000 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
AMERICAN COMPASS INCDCR05 $2,635,737$2,235,395 Chief Economist, Treasurer$329,559 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
COMMUNITY LABOR UNITED INCORPORATEDMAR05 $1,258,415$1,449,027 FORMER SENIOR POLITICAL STRATEGIST$133,610 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
OKLAHOMA POLICY INCOKR05 $1,899,985$2,148,681 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$136,776 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
KEEP OUR REPUBLIC CHARITABLE FUNDDCR05 $847,081$1,358,400 DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
FIRSTREPAIRILR05 $1,212,478$1,170,809 Executive Director & Board President$208,211 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
TEXAS AFTER VIOLENCE PROJECTTXR05 $2,068,528$1,722,030 Executive Dir.$111,538 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
JEWS OF COLOR INITIATIVECAR05 $2,372,665$2,385,750 CEO$333,635 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
COLORADO OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONCOR05 $950,000$1,253,352 PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
ABUNDANCE NETWORKCAR05 $2,149,032$1,461,632 Communications Director$188,367 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
CHERISH FREEDOM FOUNDATIONVAR05 $953,504$204,999 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
DENVER FAMILIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS NETWORKCOR05 $1,375,000$1,064,992 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$222,442 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
POLICYBRIDGEOHR05 $1,026,249$693,834 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$150,300 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
THINK TENNESSEETNR05 $1,388,660$1,408,390 PRESIDENT$169,040 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
WORKING CALIFORNIANS RESEARCH FUNDCAR05 $809,009$676,958 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
AFL-CIO TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTEDCR05 $1,577,551$2,983,830 PRESIDENT$428,404 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$115,342,316125 352016–2024 CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; AMERICAN OVERSIGHT INC; STATE INNOVATION EXCHANGE; THIRD WAY INSTITUTE and 31 more
FREEDOM TOGETHER FOUNDATION Private foundation$44,125,16524 32013–2024 CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; STATE INNOVATION EXCHANGE; PERCEPTION INSTITUTE INC
FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$40,765,450151 52009–2024 CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE; STATE INNOVATION EXCHANGE; MEASURES FOR JUSTICE INSTITUTE and 1 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$33,853,55455 112011–2024 MEASURES FOR JUSTICE INSTITUTE; CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE; WORTH RISES INC and 7 more
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$32,411,89456 32010–2024 CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; THIRD WAY INSTITUTE; MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$31,344,77567 202014–2024 MEASURES FOR JUSTICE INSTITUTE; CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; COLORADO OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION; PATRIOTS FOUNDATION and 16 more
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$30,448,667111 52010–2024 CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; THIRD WAY INSTITUTE; AMERICAN COMPASS INC; PERCEPTION INSTITUTE INC and 1 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$24,108,78050 212020–2024 THIRD WAY INSTITUTE; PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES INC; CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; THE INSTITUTE FOR SOUND PUBLIC POLICY and 17 more
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK Private foundation$18,512,00040 22010–2024 MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE; CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
WELLSPRING PHILANTROPIC FUND INC Private foundation$17,192,85041 42016–2023 CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; AMERICAN OVERSIGHT INC; STATE INNOVATION EXCHANGE; FIRSTREPAIR
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$16,892,48917 92017–2024 MEASURES FOR JUSTICE INSTITUTE; WORTH RISES INC; CHRISTIE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY INC; THIRD WAY INSTITUTE and 5 more
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Private foundation$14,410,44227 42020–2024 CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE; STATE INNOVATION EXCHANGE; THIRD WAY INSTITUTE
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Private foundation$13,290,75046 72010–2024 MEASURES FOR JUSTICE INSTITUTE; MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE; CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; THIRD WAY INSTITUTE and 3 more
THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$10,646,63011 12017–2025 STATE INNOVATION EXCHANGE
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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 · $1,621,438 spent · pay $1,026,214 · grants $57,197 · events $18,093
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $810,286$559,193$245,925$5,168 50.0%
Other (as described)PROGRAMING $132,517$131,875$642- 8.2%
Fees: other services $126,973$62,472$64,501- 7.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $117,540$81,116$35,674$750 7.2%
Payroll taxes $63,177$45,049$17,711$417 3.9%
Grants to US organizations and governments $50,000$50,000-- 3.1%
Fees: accounting $43,726$1,253$42,473- 2.7%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSE $39,263$28,761$10,502- 2.4%
Office expenses $36,141$19,524$13,167$3,450 2.2%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEV. $34,008$23,628$10,380- 2.1%
Information technology $31,429$10,648$20,781- 1.9%
Travel $30,191$14,200$15,991- 1.9%
Pension plan contributions $28,474-$28,474- 1.8%
Advertising and promotion $23,778$13,778$10,000- 1.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $18,093$13,908$4,185- 1.1%
Occupancy $10,579$7,750$2,829- 0.7%
Grants to US individuals $7,197$7,197-- 0.4%
Other employee benefits $6,737-$6,737- 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $4,880$3,575$1,305- 0.3%
Insurance $4,634-$4,634- 0.3%
Fees: legal $1,815$52$1,763- 0.1%
Total$1,621,438100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,163,686 spent · pay $703,736 · grants $231,420 · events $43,489
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $517,260$336,667$180,593- 44.5%
Grants to US organizations and governments $225,810$225,810-- 19.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $118,724$77,282$41,442- 10.2%
Fees: other services $44,421$15,200$29,221- 3.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $43,489$30,907$12,582- 3.7%
Payroll taxes $43,034$28,591$14,443- 3.7%
Office expenses $42,549$32,341$10,208- 3.7%
Advertising and promotion $22,367$19,620$2,747- 1.9%
Information technology $21,522$6,344$15,178- 1.8%
Pension plan contributions $20,862$13,761$7,101- 1.8%
Travel $16,430$10,815$5,615- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $15,840$5,965$9,875- 1.4%
Insurance $5,747$5,747-- 0.5%
Grants to US individuals $5,610$5,610-- 0.5%
Depreciation and depletion $4,880-$4,880- 0.4%
Occupancy $4,871$2,855$2,016- 0.4%
Other employee benefits $3,856-$3,856- 0.3%
Fees: legal $2,981$1,323$1,658- 0.3%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $2,348$2,330$18- 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $1,085-$1,085- 0.1%
Total$1,163,686100%

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