Nonprofit · EIN 51-0544927
SISTER SONG INC
Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30310
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,959,685 | $11,842,109 | -$882,424 | $25,235,301 | $290,892 | $24,944,409 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,184,351 | $8,547,432 | -$363,081 | $25,481,728 | $244,277 | $25,237,451 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,346,243
- Program service revenue
- $216,583
- Investment income
- $396,065
- Other revenue
- $794
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,244,206
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,026,429
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,241,162
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,624,712
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,325
- Accounting fees
- $149,860
- Occupancy
- $214,245
- Travel
- $1,713,426
- Program services (functional)
- $9,550,566
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,891,408
- Fundraising (functional)
- $400,135
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $25,481,728
- Total assets, end of year
- $25,235,301
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $290,892
- Net assets, end of year
- $24,944,409
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,641,624
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $19,127,466
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,816,943
- Gross receipts
- $10,959,685
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 80
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- GA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAH JONES | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $154,247 | $33,118 |
| MONICA SIMPSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $171,322 | $13,267 |
| OREOLUWA ADEBOYEGA | OPERATION DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $127,501 | $10,780 |
| KHADIJAH AUSTIN | DIGITAL STRATEGY MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,855 | $30,478 |
| BRITTANY SMITH | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $123,359 | $11,606 |
| DANIELLE RODRIGUEZ | GEORGIA COORDINATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,291 | $21,522 |
| ANDREW RANDALL | FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $93,161 | $25,922 |
| STEPHANIE LOZANO | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ESTRADA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| XAELAH JARRETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PARK CANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY GODWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA MACZEN-CANTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELINE GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA GUTIERREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREANA LIPSCOMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWANDA SWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALI ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| POPPY LIU | DIRECTOR (LEFT IN FEB. 2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEEPIKA SRIVASTAVA | DIRECTOR (LEFT IN FEB. 2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| COYA WHITEHAT-ARTICHOKER | DIRECTOR (LEFT IN FEB. 2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA SIMPSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $170,030 | $16,950 |
| LEAH JONES | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,571 | $36,497 |
| OREOLUWA ADEBOYEGA | OPERATION DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,949 | $17,007 |
| BRITTANY SMITH | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,220 | $12,120 |
| STEPHANIE LOZANO | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ESTRADA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| XAELAH JARRETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PARK CANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY GODWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA MACZEN-CANTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELINE GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA GUTIERREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BREANA LIPSCOMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWANDA SWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALI ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| POPPY LIU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEEPIKA SRIVASTAVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COYA WHITEHAT-ARTICHOKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1237 RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY BLVD SW, ATLANTA, GA 30310-1731
- In care of
- % LORETTA ROSS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MONICA SIMPSON, 1237 RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY SW, ATLANTA, GA 30310
- Signed the 990
- MONICA SIMPSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (404) 756-8680
- Website
- SISTERSONG.NET
- Return prepared by
- JONES AND KOLB
Mission
TO STRENGTHEN AND AMPLIFY THE COLLECTIVE VOICES OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR TO ACHIEVE REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE (RJ) BY ERADICATING REPRODUCTIVE OPPRESSION AND SECURING HUMAN RIGHTS.
Program accomplishments
- THE RJ TRAINING PROGRAM USES SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS TO EDUCATE MULTITUDES ABOUT RJ ISSUES, ANALYSES, AND WORK, PREPARING THEM TO SUPPORT AND LEAD EFFORTS TO ADVANCE RJ. THE CULTURE CHANGE PROGRAM USES STRATEGIC CULTURAL INTERVENTIONS TO HELP SHIFT US CULTURE TO SUPPORT RJ AND RESIST OPPRESSION. THE RJ SOLIDARITY PROGRAM BUILDS RJ MOVEMENT SOLIDARITY AND CAPACITY BY CONVENING MOVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING, INSIGHT SHARING, MUTUAL SUPPORT, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND COLLABORATION. THE RJ GROUP POWER PROGRAM BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUAL RJ ADVOCATES AND GROUPS THROUGH PROVIDING RESOURCES, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, AND REGRANTING PROJECTS. THE RJ ADVOCACY & ORGANIZING PROGRAM LEADS AND JOINS NATIONAL AND SOUTHERN RJ ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING, USING A VARIETY OF TACTICS, ESPECIALLY FOCUSED ON ISSUES THAT REQUIRE A RAPID OR COLLECTIVE RESPONSE. THE RJ STATE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM BUILDS STATE-BASED RJ MOVEMENTS THROUGH CULTURAL INTERVENTIONS, BASE BUILDING, AND COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING IN GA, NC, AND KY, WHERE SISTERSONG HAS OFFICES. THE BIRTH JUSTICE INITIATIVE TRAINS OPPRESSED PEOPLE IN BIRTH JUSTICE TOPICS, CONDUCTS ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING FOR BIRTH JUSTICE, AND PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES THAT ADVANCE BIRTH JUSTICE FOR OPPRESSED PEOPLE. THE FIRST NONPROFIT LAUNCHED TO BUILD A NATIONAL RJ MOVEMENT, SISTERSONG HAS SEEDED AND/OR MENTORED NEARLY ALL RJ ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS. WE REMAIN THE OLDEST AND LARGEST NATIONAL, MULTIETHNIC, MULTICULTURAL RJ ORGANIZATION, AND THE ONLY ONE STRATEGICALLY HEADQUARTERED IN THE DEEP SOUTH. WE SERVE OUR MOVEMENT AS A STEWARD OF MOVEMENT HISTORY, KEY THOUGHT LEADER AND CULTURE CHANGE INNOVATOR, VOICE TO THE MEDIA AND MAJOR DECISIONMAKERS, TRAINER, CONVENER, CAPACITY BUILDER, COLLABORATION FACILITATOR, ADVOCATE, ORGANIZER, AND DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER. WE EDUCATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ON RJ, SUPPORT WIDE-REACHING PARTNERS TO INTEGRATE RJ INTO THEIR WORK AND ENGAGE THEIR BASES, CONDUCT AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS RJ WORK, AND ENGAGE PEOPLE OF FAITH TO COUNTER THE USE OF FAITH TO JUSTIFY REPRODUCTIVE OPPRESSION. WE SPREAD RJ THROUGH MAINSTREAM MEDIA, POPULAR CULTURE INFLUENCERS, POLITICIANS, AND THE UNITED NATIONS. WE CONVENE ALL RJ ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTH AND NATIONALLY, SUPPORT RJ GROUPS OF ALL SIZES, AND ENGAGE DIVERSE ALLIES AND COALITIONS TO ADVANCE RJ ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING AND TO INTEGRATE RJ INTO DIRECT SERVICES. WE TRAIN OPPRESSED BIRTH WORKERS TO PROVIDE CARE THROUGH AN RJ LENS, PAY THEM TO SUPPORT OPPRESSED MAMAS IN NEED, AND GIVE OPPRESSED MAMAS ESSENTIAL BABY SUPPLIES. WE HAVE MADE RJ A HOUSEHOLD TERM IN MUCH OF THE COUNTRY, AND WE HAVE BUILT AND CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT A NATIONAL MOVEMENT ACCOMPLISHING FAR MORE THAN CAN BE SUMMARIZED HERE. WE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE IS A REALITY FOR ALL OPRESSED PEOPLE -- UNTIL ALL CAN MAINTAIN PERSONAL BODILY AUTONOMY, HAVE CHILDREN WHEN AND AS WE WANT, AND PARENT IN SAFETY AND SUFFICIENCY.Expenses $9,550,566 · grants $1,244,206 · revenue $217,377
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
- 51-0544927
- 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
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $25,235,301
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,959,685
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,959,685 | $11,842,109 | $25,235,301 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,184,351 | $8,547,432 | $25,481,728 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $22,272,980 | $10,190,047 | $25,317,025 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 51-0544927).
Questions about SISTER SONG INC
- What is the EIN of SISTER SONG INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SISTER SONG INC is 51-0544927.
- Is SISTER SONG INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to SISTER SONG INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SISTER SONG INC 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 SISTER SONG INC 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 SISTER SONG INC 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 SISTER SONG INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MONICA SIMPSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of SISTER SONG INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $154,247 (LEAH JONES, DEPUTY DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SISTER SONG INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $10,959,685, expenses of $11,842,109 and total assets of $25,235,301 at year end.
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