2024-10-04T19:15:32-04:00 2023-12-31 271846165 ADE CONSULTING 608 MALTA DR NASHVILLE TN 372073616 990 2023-01-01 815394158 THE EQUITY ALLIANCE EQUI 6154920061 PO BOX 331821 NASHVILLE TN 372031821 TEQUILA JOHNSON CO EXCU DIRECTOR 6153058846 2024-09-24 true true KYSA G SMITH - ESTES P01292875 6152106963 2024-09-24 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z TEQUILA JOHNSON 1907 - 12TH AVENUE NORTH NASHVILLE TN 37208 3150321 false X THEEQUITYALLIANCE.ORG X 2017 TN 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. 8 0 14 546 0 1719667 3113023 31034 37180 0 118 1750701 3150321 0 0 623427 578073 0 58307 886305 1067400 1509732 1645473 240969 1504848 2128068 3554787 117651 36608 2010417 3518179 X 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. false false 1107944 THE EQUITY ALLIANCE: 2023 YEAR IN REVIEW: IN 2023, THE EQUITY ALLIANCE (TEA) CONTINUED TO MAKE MONUMENTAL STRIDES IN ADVOCATING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE, VOTER ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. THROUGH RELENTLESS DIGITAL ORGANIZING, GRASSROOTS EFFORTS, AND HIGH-IMPACT EVENTS, TEA'S INFLUENCE GREW SIGNIFICANTLY, TOUCHING THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS ACROSS TENNESSEE AND BEYOND. DIGITAL REACH AND ENGAGEMENT: TEA'S DIGITAL PRESENCE REACHED NEW HEIGHTS WITH OVER 4.5 MILLION DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS, DRAWING 106,000+ WEBSITE VIEWS AND EXPANDING ITS EMAIL SUBSCRIBER LIST TO 18,300+. THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FLOURISHED, BOASTING A COMBINED FOLLOWING OF OVER 32,600 FOLLOWERS ACROSS VARIOUS CHANNELS. LEGAL AND ADVOCACY MILESTONES: TEA TOOK A BOLD STAND AGAINST RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES BY FILING A FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO CHALLENGE TENNESSEE'S REDISTRICTING. THEY STOOD IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE TENNESSEE3 TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY AND ENSURE EVERY VOICE IS HEARD. TEA ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO RESTORING DEMOCRACY BY CONDUCTING 92 VOTER REGISTRATION EVENTS AND 42 RETURNING CITIZENS' RIGHTS RESTORED, RESULTING IN 2,200+ COMMITMENTS TO VOTE. EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES: TEA'S COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING BLACK COMMUNITIES WAS EVIDENT THROUGH THEIR SIGNATURE EVENTS, SUCH AS THE 4TH ANNUAL BLACK WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT WEEKEND AND THE BLACK ON BUCHANAN: A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. THEY ALSO LAUNCHED THE INAUGURAL FREEDOM SUMMER STATEWIDE TOUR, BRINGING THEIR MESSAGE OF EQUITY AND JUSTICE TO EVEN MORE COMMUNITIES ACROSS TENNESSEE. VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND IMPACT: IN 2023, TEA CONTACTED OVER 4.5 MILLION VOTERS THROUGH PHONE CALLS, TEXTS, MAIL, AND DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING. THEIR EFFORTS LED TO 256,000+ INDIVIDUAL VOTER CONVERSATIONS, ENSURING THAT TENNESSEANS ARE INFORMED, ENGAGED, AND READY TO VOTE. SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION: TEA SUPPORTED OVER 150 SMALL BUSINESSES BY CONNECTING THEM TO FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICE SUPPORT TO 150 INDIVIDUALS. THEIR DEDICATION TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WAS SHOWCASED THROUGH THEIR LIBERTEA COLLECTIVE, WITH 10 GRADUATES JOINING THE RANKS OF COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S INFLUENCE AND SUCCESS WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED WITH 6 COMMUNITY AWARDS AND WIDESPREAD MEDIA COVERAGE, INCLUDING THEIR FOUNDERS BEING NAMED AMONG THE NEW CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS. CONCLUSION: 2023 WAS A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE EQUITY ALLIANCE. THROUGH STRATEGIC ORGANIZING, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, AND UNWAVERING ADVOCACY, TEA HAS NOT ONLY MADE A MEASURABLE IMPACT BUT HAS ALSO LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE FUTURE. 1107944 true true false true false true false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 32 0 14 true false false false false false false false false X 8 0 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false true true false X TEQUILA JOHNSON 6154920061 1907 - 12TH AVENUE NORTH NASHVILLE TN 37208 TEQUILA JOHNSON CO EXCU DIRE 40.00 X 132000 0 0 BOARD OF DIRECTORS-PLEASE SEE ATTAC BOARD OF DIR X 0 0 0 132000 1 false false false 3113023 3113023 TEA LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM INC 37180 37180 37180 DEPT OF THE TREASURY 118 118 118 3150321 37298 X 132000 66000 52800 13200 323696 161848 129478 32370 85585 85585 36792 18396 14717 3679 21115 21115 473354 350540 122814 89151 89151 19665 17847 1818 35677 14270 17839 3568 59179 53261 5918 82686 82686 28521 24813 3708 2713 2713 1767 1767 EVENT EXPENSES 154411 154411 SPONSORSHIPS & DONATIONS 35917 35917 SUPPLIES_PROGRAM 29411 29411 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT 19732 19732 14101 6680 1931 5490 1645473 1107944 479222 58307 2128068 3551859 6124 3196 2928 2128068 3554787 117651 36608 117651 36608 X 2010417 3518179 2010417 3518179 2128068 3554787 X 1504848 2914 X false false X 1094291 2146104 947682 1719667 3113023 9020767 31034 37298 68332 1094291 2146104 947682 1750701 3150321 9089099 9089099 1094291 2146104 947682 1750701 3150321 9089099 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false false false false false 2894 3230 3196 2928 2928 DUE TO_TEQUILA JOHNSON 26279 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 10329 36608 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION 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. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 IN 2023, THE EQUITY ALLIANCE (TEA) HOSTED 283 EVENTS FOCUSED ON ELECTIONEERING, RAISING AWARENESS, AND BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER. THESE INCLUDED ISSUE ADVOCACY RALLIES, DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING, PHONE AND TEXT BANKS, TOWN HALLS AND FORUMS, LETTER/POSTCARD WRITING TO ELECTED OFFICIALS, VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES, AND COMMUNITY TABLING TO RECRUIT NEW VOLUNTEERS, RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT TEA'S WORK, AND GARNER COMMIT TO VOTE CARDS. IN 2023, 546 INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED WITH TEA. THESE VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED TEA EVENTS BY HELPING WITH SIGN-UPS, SET-UP, AND BREAKDOWN. THEY PERFORMED COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND OUTREACH TO ELECTED OFFICIALS, INCLUDING ATTENDING AND SPEAKING OUT AT SCHOOL BOARD, CITY COUNCIL, AND COUNTY COMMISSION MEETINGS IN SOLIDARITY WITH EACH OTHER. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE EQUITY ALLIANCE: 2023 YEAR IN REVIEW: IN 2023, THE EQUITY ALLIANCE (TEA) CONTINUED TO MAKE MONUMENTAL STRIDES IN ADVOCATING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE, VOTER ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. THROUGH RELENTLESS DIGITAL ORGANIZING, GRASSROOTS EFFORTS, AND HIGH-IMPACT EVENTS, TEA'S INFLUENCE GREW SIGNIFICANTLY, TOUCHING THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS ACROSS TENNESSEE AND BEYOND. DIGITAL REACH AND ENGAGEMENT: TEA'S DIGITAL PRESENCE REACHED NEW HEIGHTS WITH OVER 4.5 MILLION DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS, DRAWING 106,000+ WEBSITE VIEWS AND EXPANDING ITS EMAIL SUBSCRIBER LIST TO 18,300+. THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FLOURISHED, BOASTING A COMBINED FOLLOWING OF OVER 32,600 FOLLOWERS ACROSS VARIOUS CHANNELS. LEGAL AND ADVOCACY MILESTONES: TEA TOOK A BOLD STAND AGAINST RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES BY FILING A FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO CHALLENGE TENNESSEE'S REDISTRICTING. THEY STOOD IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE TENNESSEE3 TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY AND ENSURE EVERY VOICE IS HEARD. TEA ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO RESTORING DEMOCRACY BY CONDUCTING 92 VOTER REGISTRATION EVENTS AND 42 RETURNING CITIZENS' RIGHTS RESTORED, RESULTING IN 2,200+ COMMITMENTS TO VOTE. EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES: TEA'S COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING BLACK COMMUNITIES WAS EVIDENT THROUGH THEIR SIGNATURE EVENTS, SUCH AS THE 4TH ANNUAL BLACK WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT WEEKEND AND THE BLACK ON BUCHANAN: A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. THEY ALSO LAUNCHED THE INAUGURAL FREEDOM SUMMER STATEWIDE TOUR, BRINGING THEIR MESSAGE OF EQUITY AND JUSTICE TO EVEN MORE COMMUNITIES ACROSS TENNESSEE. VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND IMPACT: IN 2023, TEA CONTACTED OVER 4.5 MILLION VOTERS THROUGH PHONE CALLS, TEXTS, MAIL, AND DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING. THEIR EFFORTS LED TO 256,000+ INDIVIDUAL VOTER CONVERSATIONS, ENSURING THAT TENNESSEANS ARE INFORMED, ENGAGED, AND READY TO VOTE. SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION: TEA SUPPORTED OVER 150 SMALL BUSINESSES BY CONNECTING THEM TO FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICE SUPPORT TO 150 INDIVIDUALS. THEIR DEDICATION TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WAS SHOWCASED THROUGH THEIR LIBERTEA COLLECTIVE, WITH 10 GRADUATES JOINING THE RANKS OF COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S INFLUENCE AND SUCCESS WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED WITH 6 COMMUNITY AWARDS AND WIDESPREAD MEDIA COVERAGE, INCLUDING THEIR FOUNDERS BEING NAMED AMONG THE NEW CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS. CONCLUSION: 2023 WAS A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE EQUITY ALLIANCE. THROUGH STRATEGIC ORGANIZING, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, AND UNWAVERING ADVOCACY, TEA HAS NOT ONLY MADE A MEASURABLE IMPACT BUT HAS ALSO LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE FUTURE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH AN ACCOUNTING FIRM TO FILE THE IRS FORM 990. ONCE THE FILING DOCUMENTS ARE PREPARED, THEY ARE SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW FOR ACCURACY. ONCE EACH BOARD MEMBER VOTES TO APPROVE, THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GIVES THE FINAL SIGN-OFF TO FILE THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN ANNUALLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING ANY REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A KEY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT STAFF, WENT THROUGH A HIRING PROCESS IN WHICH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO APPROVE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION USING LOCAL AND STATE AVAILABLE SALARY DATA OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B KEY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT STAFF, WENT THROUGH A HIRING PROCESS IN WHICH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO APPROVE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION USING LOCAL AND STATE AVAILABLE SALARY DATA OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTORS 188,841 7,935 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 161,699 114,879 0 TOTAL 350,540 122,814 0 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 1,817 PYADJ 1,097 PYADJ 0 TOTAL 2,914