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Southern Sector Rising

EIN 85-2700437 · Dallas, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair69 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY, ADVOCACY, AND AID.

Income
$176,618
Spending
$721,481
Reserves
6.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%
Highest pay
$134,301, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 308% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 (4)
  1. $202,835 spent. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP LOUISIANA COLORS OF CHANGE FORMATION - PROVIDING NONPROFIT (501(C)(3)) STATUS COVERAGE, ALLOWING GRASSROOTS GROUPS OR PROJECTS TO RECEIVE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS AND GRANTS UNDER SSR'S UMBRELLA. RECEIVING AND MANAGING FUNDS, DONATIONS AND GRANTS GO THROUGH SSR, WHICH ENSURES FUNDS ARE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. ADMINISTRATIVE & COMPLIANCE SUPPORT, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, REPORTING, AND ENSURING ALIGNMENT WITH IRS AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS. CAPACITY BUILDING & CREDIBILITY, HELPING SMALLER OR EMERGING INITIATIVES GAIN LEGITIMACY AND ACCESS FUNDING THEY OTHERWISE COULDN'T.
  2. $130,073 spent. SANDBRANCH WATER PROJECT - SANDBRANCH IS A FORMER FREEDMAN'S TOWN LOW-INCOME, BLACK, BROWN, AND WHITE COMMUNITY WITH NO RUNNING WATER, NO SEWER, OR SANITATION. SANDBRANCH RESIDENTS HAVE WELLS, BUT THEY ARE NOT IN USE BECAUSE THE WELL WATER WAS TESTED AND DETERMINED TO BE NON-DRINKABLE AND HARMFUL TO THEIR HEALTH. THE WATER CONTAMINATION IS BELIEVED TO BE FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE COMMUNITY. SSR PROVIDES 275-GALLON WATER TOTES TO EACH RESIDENT, REFILLS THOSE WATER TOTES BI-WEEKLY, FOR THE RESIDENTS TO HAVE NONPOTABLE WATER TO TAKE BATHS, USE FOR SANITATION, WATER THE ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND OTHER NECESSARY USES. THIS IS A SHORT-TERM SOLUTION. WE ARE WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS THE SANDBRANCH DEVELOPMENT WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION BOARD, TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN RUNNING WATER AND SANITATION ON THEIR PROPERTIES.
  3. $51,340 spent. TEXAS ENVIROMENTAL HUB - PROVIDING NONPROFIT (501(C)(3)) STATUS COVERAGE, ALLOWING GRASSROOTS GROUPS OR PROJECTS TO RECEIVE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS AND GRANTS UNDER SSR'S UMBRELLA. RECEIVING AND MANAGING FUNDS, DONATIONS AND GRANTS GO THROUGH SSR, WHICH ENSURES FUNDS ARE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. ADMINISTRATIVE & COMPLIANCE SUPPORT, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, REPORTING, AND ENSURING ALIGNMENT WITH IRS AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS. CAPACITY BUILDING & CREDIBILITY, HELPING SMALLER OR EMERGING INITIATIVES GAIN LEGITIMACY AND ACCESS FUNDING THEY OTHERWISE COULDN'T.
  4. $2,112 spent. OTHER: FLORAL FARMS, ENVIROMENTAL JUSTICE

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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