Nonprofit · EIN 47-1809869
FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION
Also known as FREE
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20011
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $969,062 | $1,979,908 | -$1,010,846 | $709,154 | $341,053 | $368,101 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,133,453 | $2,680,154 | -$1,546,701 | $1,624,217 | $245,270 | $1,378,947 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $155,281
- Program service revenue
- $795,444
- Investment income
- $18,337
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $52,100
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $691,441
- Other salaries and wages
- $521,112
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,344,782
- Professional fundraising fees
- $80,000
- Accounting fees
- $51,657
- Occupancy
- $2,422
- Travel
- $60,370
- Program services (functional)
- $1,437,664
- Management and general (functional)
- $219,521
- Fundraising (functional)
- $322,723
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,624,217
- Total assets, end of year
- $709,154
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $341,053
- Net assets, end of year
- $368,101
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $368,101
- Gross receipts
- $969,062
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE MOLITOR | FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $243,171 | $23,042 |
| ALICIA ROBINSON | SENIOR PARTNER Key employee | 40 | $195,186 | $16,071 |
| BETHANY MOLITOR | SENIOR PARTNER Key employee | 40 | $191,686 | $14,494 |
| ORPHEUS WILLIAMS | SENIOR PARTNER - UNTIL 06/24 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,913 | $23,475 |
| MICHEAL BURDICK SENIOR | PARTNER - UNTIL 06/24, CONSULTANT Highest-paid employee | 15 | $106,025 | $8,840 |
| MAIA BLANKENSHIP | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LENORA ROBINSON MILLS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRIEN SUAREZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURA MARINO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY BENTLEY PHILIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLI DOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FAIDA FULLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BUTCH TRUSTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE MOLITOR | FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $237,184 | $20,054 |
| ALICIA ROBINSON | SENIOR PARTNER Key employee | 40 | $189,138 | $16,071 |
| ORPHEUS WILLIAMS | SENIOR PARTNER Key employee | 40 | $180,728 | $23,475 |
| BETHANY MOLITOR | SENIOR PARTNER Key employee | 40 | $188,777 | $14,494 |
| SIA SMITH-MIYAZAKI | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,205 | $8,766 |
| MARIO ESCHEVERRIA | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,060 | $5,460 |
| MICHAEL BURDICK | SENIOR PARTNER Highest-paid employee | 24 | $100,783 | $14,974 |
| MAIA BLANKENSHIP | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURA MARINO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FAIDA FULLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLI DOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRIEN SUAREZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LENORA ROBINSON MILLS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY BENTLEY PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BUTCH TRUSTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 718 DECATUR ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20011-4053
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHELLE MOLITOR, 4828 ILLINOIS AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20011
- Signed the 990
- MICHELLE MOLITOR, FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (734) 658-0713
- Website
- WWW.THEEQUITYLAB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
THE EQUITY LAB SEEKS TO DISRUPT RACIAL AND ETHNIC INEQUITY BY ENGAGING ORGANIZATIONS IN ISSUES OF RACE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (REDI). WE HELP INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR OWN IDENTITY AND THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS IN WHICH WE ALL OPERATE, AND WE EMPOWER THEM TO BECOME AGENTS OF PROGRESS IN THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SPHERES. WE SERVE AS AN OBJECTIVE THIRD PARTY TO OUR CLIENTS, PROVIDING HONEST GUIDANCE, ONGOING PARTNERSHIP, AND A SAFE, COMPASSIONATE SPACE TO DO WHAT WE KNOW IS SERIOUS, DIFFICULT, AND DEEPLY NECESSARY WORK.
Program accomplishments
- LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE READY AND COMMITTED TO BECOMING ANTI-RACIST LEADERS FOR EQUITY BUT ARE UNSURE OF HOW TO GET THERE. TEL'S ENGAGEMENTS REQUIRE EXTENSIVE COLLABORATION WITH LEADERSHIP AND A STEERING COMMITTEE OVER THE COURSE OF ONE TO TWO YEARS. ORGANIZATIONS WILL TRANSFORM THROUGH INDIVIDUAL GROWTH, REVISION OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITH AN EQUITY LENS, AND TEAM-LEVEL ALIGNMENT TO AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE VISION FOR EQUITY.Expenses $722,742 · revenue $664,571
- THE NEXUS FELLOWSHIP IS A NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP THAT HELPS LEADERS TO CREATE LONG-TERM ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AROUND RACE AND EQUITY. AS A YEARLONG PROGRAM, THE NEXUS EXPERIENCE ENGAGES PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR HOST ORGANIZATIONS IN A DEEP PERSONALIZED LEADERSHIP JOURNEY BASED ON THEIR IDENTITIES AROUND THREE SPECIFIC DESIGN CHALLENGES: CHALLENGES WITH PEOPLE, CHALLENGES WITH PROCESSES, AND CHALLENGES WITH PROGRAMS.Expenses $228,605 · revenue $100,313
- SEEDING DISRUPTION IS A WASHINGTON, DC-BASED FELLOWSHIP THAT HELPS EDUCATORS AND YOUTH- FACING PROFESSIONALS USE EQUITY-DRIVEN DESIGN THINKING TO SOLVE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS IN THEIR WORK. OVER THE COURSE OF 13 MONTHS, PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AS LEADERS FOR EQUITY; BUILD COMMUNITY ACROSS RACIAL DIFFERENCE, ORGANIZATIONS, AND FIELDS; AND GENERATE, SEED, AND CATALYZE DISRUPTIVE PRACTICES FOR PURPOSES OF DISMANTLING SYSTEMS OF RACIAL INEQUITY IN WASHINGTON, DC.Expenses $281,072 · grants $52,100 · revenue $30,560
- TEL IS A GROWING ORGANIZATION THAT IS LOOKING TO BECOME A THOUGHT LEADER IN THE EQUITY SPACE. AS SUCH, TEL WRITES BLOG PIECES, SPREADS ITS IDEAS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS WEBSITE, AND LOOKS TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF ITS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY. TEL IS CONTINUOUSLY REVISING ITS COMMUNICATIONS TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FIELD AND ATTRACT ATTENTION TO ITS IMPACT AS IT LOOKS TO GAIN PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS IN THE WORK. ADDITIONALLY, FOLLOWING PARTICIPATION IN ITS FELLOWSHIPS AND LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENTS, TEL CREATES PERPETUAL SPACES FOR CONNECTION, HEALING, AND INNOVATION THROUGH OUR ONLINE ALUMNI NETWORK. WHILE STILL A BURGEONING PART OF ITS OFFERINGS DURING THE PANDEMIC, TEL'S ONLINE AND IN-PERSON ALUMNI ACTIVITIES ARE MEANT TO CONTINUE THE ITERATIVE PROCESS AROUND REDI WORK AND GIVE ITS LEADERS A SPACE TO MAKE FURTHER CONNECTIONS AUTONOMOUSLY.Expenses $205,245
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-1809869
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $709,154
- Income (IRS master file)
- $969,062
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $969,062 | $1,979,908 | $709,154 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,133,453 | $2,680,154 | $1,624,217 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,663,439 | $2,495,433 | $3,334,864 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2016 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-1809869).
Questions about FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION
- What is the EIN of FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION is 47-1809869.
- Is FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MICHELLE MOLITOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $243,171 (MICHELLE MOLITOR, FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FELLOWSHIP FOR RACE & EQUITY IN EDUCATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $969,062, expenses of $1,979,908 and total assets of $709,154 at year end.
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