Equity Alliance
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FOUNDED IN JANUARY 2017, THE EQUITY ALLIANCE (TEA) MISSION IS TO UNAPOLOGETICALLY BUILD INDEPENDENT BLACK POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC POWER. WE EDUCATE, EMPOWER, AND MOBILIZE BLACK PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION AND KEEP OUR GOVERNMENT IN CHECK.
- Income
- $2.1 million
- Spending
- $2.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 20.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 1,448
- Highest pay
- $167,905, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 33% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.5 million spent. IN 2024, THE EQUITY ALLIANCE (TEA) CONTINUED TO BUILD PEOPLE POWER THROUGH A RECORD 490 EVENTS AIMED AT ADVANCING ADVOCACY, VOTER ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. ACROSS OUR C3 AND C4 ACTIVITIES, 925 NEW INDIVIDUALS WHO JOINED TEAS GROWING NETWORK OF CHANGEMAKERS. TEA GENERATED 6,426 EVENT SIGN-UPS IN 2024, CONNECTING THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION. WE RECRUITED THESE VOLUNTEERS AT COLLEGE CAMPUSES, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, PUBLIC EVENTS, ONLINE, AND OVER THE PHONE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, VOLUNTEERS DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP BY ATTENDING PUBLIC MEETINGS SUCH AS SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL SESSIONS, PARTICIPATING IN RALLIES AND PROTESTS, SHARING INFORMATION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, PASSING OUT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND STAFFING INFORMATIONAL TABLES AT COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. IN 2024, THE EQUITY ALLIANCE (TEA) CONTINUED TO BUILD PEOPLE POWER THROUGH A RECORD 490 EVENTS AIMED AT ADVANCING ADVOCACY, VOTER ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. ACROSS OUR C3 AND C4 ACTIVITIES, 925 NEW INDIVIDUALS WHO JOINED TEAS GROWING NETWORK OF CHANGEMAKERS. TEA GENERATED 6,426 EVENT SIGN-UPS IN 2024, CONNECTING THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION. WE RECRUITED THESE VOLUNTEERS AT COLLEGE CAMPUSES, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, PUBLIC EVENTS, ONLINE, AND OVER THE PHONE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, VOLUNTEERS DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP BY ATTENDING PUBLIC MEETINGS SUCH AS SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL SESSIONS, PARTICIPATING IN RALLIES AND PROTESTS, SHARING INFORMATION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, PASSING OUT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND STAFFING INFORMATIONAL TABLES AT COMMUNITY GATHERINGS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2017.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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