Sweet Potato Comfort Pie
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SWEET POTATO COMFORT PIE'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY, HEAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY RACE-BASED TRAUMA AND ELEVATE MARGINALIZED VOICES AND EXPERIENCES.
- Income
- $164,644
- Spending
- $162,065
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 4.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 74%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.6 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 35% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 27% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
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, 2025, 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)
- $135,434 spent. ANNUAL EVENT CELEBRATING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND CREATING BELOVED COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, THE ARTS, FACILITATED CONVERSATION, AND MORE. REFLECTIONS FOR 10TH ANNUAL MLK JR. PROGRAMTHOSE WHO ATTENDED OUR DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HOLIDAY OF SERVICE RE-CONVENE TO DISCUSS WHO THEY HONORED WITH A PIE, AND THEIR COMMUNITY HEROES. ROSE SERVICE SCHOLAR COHORT MENTORSHIP PROGRAMBLACK YOUTH/ELDERS CONNECT TO ARTS & CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND COMMUNITY.YOUTH GAIN MENTORING IN THE ARTS AS WELL AS SAFE SPACES TO CONNECT TOIDENTITY, WHILE ELDERS GAIN COMMUNITY AND HEALING FROM ISOLATION.CHARACTER VALUES: UPHOLDING OUR BELOVED COMMUNITY PHOTO EXHIBITSHOWING OF OUR ORIGINAL PHOTO EXHIBIT, CHARACTER VALUES: UPHOLDING OURBELOVED COMMUNITY. THIS EXHIBIT FEATURES PORTRAITS OF COMMUNITY HEROES,WITH BRIEF, POETIC BIOGRAPHIES THAT TELL THEIR STORIES.ROBBINSDALE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT PIE BAKE. SWEET POTATO PIE SERVED TOTHE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, ROSE SPOKE TO THEHERITAGE AND CULTURE OF THE PIE.BLACK PEOPLE'S JOY DAY WITH ST. PETER HIGH SCHOOL: PERFORMANCE OF EXCERPT OF KUMBAYAH THE JUNETEENTH STORY FOR ST. PETER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RE. THE ISSUES OF THE PLAY AND JUNETEENTH HISTORY.KUMBAYAH: THE JUNETEENTH STORYTWO PERFORMANCES AT CAPRI THEATER, MINNEAPOLIS, MN. ONE PERFORMANCENORTHROP THEATER, MINNEAPOLIS. PERFORMANCES OF AN ORIGINAL PLAY BY SWEETPOTATO COMFORT PIE FOUNDER, ROSE MCGEE. KUMBAYAH: THE JUNETEENTH STORY TELLS THEHISTORY OF THE ORIGINS OF JUNETEENTH, AND EVENTS AROUND THE DELIBERATEWITHOLDING OF EMANCIPATION.4TH ANNUAL JUNETEENTH JUBILEE: SWEET POTATO PIE SHOWCASE PARTICIPANTS CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL FOOD TRADITION OF THE BLACKCOMMUNITY BY SHARING THE STORIES OF THEIR UNIQUE SWEET POTATO COMFORT PIE
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 November 6, 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 2025.
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 March 2020.
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 November 4, 2026.
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