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IN OUR BACKYARDS INC
BROOKLYN, NY · EIN 263283639 · Form 990 · FY2023 · NTEE B990 · Education · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$4.0M
expenses
$5.0M
net assets
$1.1M
employees
25
volunteers
1,445
program ratio
70%
mission · from form 990

TO BECOME POWERFUL CIVIC LEADERS WHO PLAN, FUND, AND MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS.

profile · synthesized from sources

Organization that supports community-led projects in cities like Detroit, Cleveland, and Cincinnati by connecting residents with donors and volunteers through its online platform ioby.org. Provides on-the-ground organizing, outreach, and communications support to help neighborhood leaders implement local change initiatives. Works with hundreds of community groups nationwide to fund and promote civic projects.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $882K
    PROJECT OUTREACH & SOURCING:THIS PROGRAM COMPRISES ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES WE DESIGN AND MANAGE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND SOURCE NEW PROJECTS THAT USE IOBY TO CONNECT WITH POTENTIAL DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS. THIS INCLUDES ALL OUR ON-THE-GROUND ORGANIZERS THAT WE HAVE IN DETROIT, CLEVELAND, AND CINCINNATI, AS WELL AS EVENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO KEEP DONORS INVOLVED AND UP TO DATE WITH PROJECTS THEY HAVE SUPPORTED. WE ALSO HOST OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE WORK OF OUR PROJECTS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF INTERESTED COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS. WE HAVE BUILT STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH HUNDREDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND NONPROFITS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SUPPORTED THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS SHAPING THEIR IDEAS INTO MORE THAN 3,555 PROJECTS AND SINCE OUR FOUNDING WE HAVE DIRECTED MORE THAN $19M FROM MORE THAN 50,000 DONORS.
  2. #2 $284K
    ONLINE PLATFORMTHIS PROGRAM IS THE FUNCTIONAL HEART OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE MODEL; IT ENABLES MOST OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR WORK. WE DESIGN, BUILD AND MAINTAIN A WEB PLATFORM (IOBY.ORG) FOCUSED ON MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PROJECT LEADERS WE SERVE AND THE DONORS THAT SUPPORT THEIR WORK. THIS PLATFORM IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING THROUGH ITERATIONS AND ENHANCED BY FEEDBACK FROM BOTH PROJECT LEADERS AND DONORS.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Online Platform
Development and maintenance of ioby.org, a web platform enabling community leaders to plan, fund, and implement local civic projects.
Project Outreach & Sourcing
On-the-ground organizing, events, and communications to connect local project leaders with donors and volunteers in cities including Detroit, Cleveland, and Cincinnati.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Organization Website and Online Platform Management 1 activity
    • Maintaining and improving the ioby.org digital platform
      Designs, builds, and maintains the ioby.org web platform to enable community project leaders to raise funds and recruit volunteers, with continuous enhancements informed by user feedback.
  • Fundraising for Community and Charitable Initiatives 1 activity
    • Supporting community-led projects through fundraising and volunteer mobilization
      Facilitates the development of community projects by connecting local leaders with donors and volunteers, having directed over $19 million from more than 50,000 donors to support 3,555 projects since inception.
financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$4.04M
Contributions & grants$3.89M96%
Program service revenue$130K3%
Investment income$3K0%
Other revenue$16K
expenses
Total expenses$5.02M
Program expenses70%
Admin / overhead20%
Fundraising10%
Salaries & benefits$2.38M
Grants paid out$2.08M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.30M
Cash$830K
Investments$0
Liabilities$174K
Net assets$1.13M
Liquid reserves2.0 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue -19.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
HANNA ZAHORY CFO 40 $71K
ERIN BARNES COFOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40 $30K
board members · 15
  • APOLLO GONZALES — BOARD CHAIR
  • CAMILLA VELASQUEZ — DIRECTOR
  • CHRISTINE RICO — TREASURER
  • EVELYN BURNETT — VICE CHAIR
  • HARRIET TREGONING — DIRECTOR
  • IOANNA PARASKEVOPOLOUS — DIRECTOR
  • JAMIE HAND — PAST CHAIR
  • JENA BRADLEY — SECRETARY
  • JUSTIN G MOORE — DIRECTOR
  • KARYN WILLIAMS — DIRECTOR
  • LINDSAY CAMPBELL — DIRECTOR
  • LOREN BLACKFORD — DIRECTOR
  • MICHELLE HUANG — DIRECTOR
  • OMAR PARBHOO — DIRECTOR
  • SCOTT MILLER — DIRECTOR
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • ioby.org Partner — Operates and maintains the ioby.org platform as the central tool for supporting community project leaders and donor engagement.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

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