Communities United Against Police Brutality

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272269022
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6128747867
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Crime Prevention

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$237,434
Expenses
$106,673
Assets
$2,378,180
Liabilities
$738,658

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHELLE GROSS (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • PHILLIP JOHNSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MICHELLE GROSS (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • PHILLIP JOHNSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DAVID BICKING (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Communities united against police brutality works to end police brutality, misconduct and abuse of authority and to increase police accountability and constitutional policing. We provide assistance to people impacted by police violence, work to change policies and practices, and educate the community on their rights and safer interactions with law enforcement.

What it reported doing in 2024

-served on the post board rules advisory committee crafting educational requirements for individuals entering law enforcement and for continuing education.-ongoing hotline/advocacy: we continue to operate a 24-hour hotline for police brutality reports and provide advocacy and assistance to individuals and families impacted by police violence and criminal legal system violence.-we provided internship opportunities to 34 students from the university of Minnesota and 3 from university of st. Thomas. Received a statewide award for our work with students.-tracked and provided data to media and public officials on the costs of lawsuits related to ptsd settlements.-researched data and presented to the minneapolis city council in opposition to their plan to increase police salaries by 21.7%.-presented to brooklyn center city council on implementation of an expanded response network-we worked in coalition with numerous organizations to address police conduct during encampment evictions.-arranged for legal defense of several activists.-legal and political defense of a whistleblower police officer.-held several know your rights trainings in transitional housing units, drug rehab facilities, schools, food shelves and other locations as well as virtually, reaching over 300 people.-tabled at multiple events to educate the community on the issues and on their rights, reaching thousands of people.-developed the linda tirado scholarship to honor photojournalist linda tirado, whose eye was shot out during the uprising after the murder of george floyd and who is dying due to the brain injury she sustained in that attack.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 26
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 11.2%; rating input score 11
  • Program expense ratio: 35.8%; rating input score 36
  • Fundraising efficiency: $34.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 55.1%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 22.29; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.8% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -67.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 11.2% of revenue deployed · 35.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $38K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.