IN OUR BACKYARDS INC
540 PRESIDENT STREET 3RD FLOOR, BROOKLYN, NY 11215 www.ioby.org

Total Revenue
$5,215,287
Total Expenses
$3,917,939
Net Assets
$1,626,064

Organizations Filed Purposes: IOBY MOBILIZES NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE GOOD IDEAS TO BECOME POWERFUL CITIZEN LEADERS WHO PLAN, FUND AND MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ARE CREATING A FUTURE IN WHICH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SHAPED BY THE POWERFUL GOOD IDEAS OF OUR OWN NEIGHBORS.

IOBY MOBILIZES NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE GOOD IDEAS TO BECOME POWERFUL CITIZEN LEADERS WHO PLAN, FUND AND MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS.

PROJECT SUPPORTTHIS PROGRAM COMPRISES ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR PROJECTS USING THE IOBY PLATFORM. IN ADDITION TO THE USE OF OUR WEBSITE AND ITS TOOLS, PROJECT LEADERS BENEFIT FROM OPTIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE IOBY TEAM IN THE FORM OF WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS ON: PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS; PARTICIPATION IN OUR DIGITAL STORYTELLING PROJECT; AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING. THIS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES ALL ASPECTS OF THE LIMITED FORM OF FISCAL SPONSORSHIP THAT WE OFFER TO PROJECTS AND MANAGEMENT OF NECESSARY PURCHASING AND/OR FUNDS DISBURSEMENT AFTER PROJECTS ARE FULLY FUNDED, AS WELL AS SUBSEQUENT REPORTING. TO DATE, ALMOST 3,000 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED AND COMPLETED.

ONLINE PLATFORMTHIS PROGRAM IS THE FUNCTIONAL HEART OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE MODEL; IT ENABLES MOST OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR WORK. WE DESIGN, BUILD AND MAINTAIN A WEB PLATFORM (IOBY.ORG) FOCUSED ON MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PROJECT LEADERS WE SERVE AND THE DONORS THAT SUPPORT THEIR WORK. THIS PLATFORM IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING THROUGH ITERATIONS AND ENHANCED BY FEEDBACK FROM BOTH PROJECT LEADERS AND DONORS.

PROJECT ADVOCACY & RECRUITINGTHIS PROGRAM COMPRISES ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES WE DESIGN AND MANAGE IN ORDER TO RECRUIT PROJECTS AND CONNECT WITH POTENTIAL DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS. IT ALSO INCLUDES ALL OUR EVENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO KEEP DONORS INVOLVED AND UP TO DATE WITH PROJECTS THEY HAVE SUPPORTED, AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE WORK OF OUR PROJECTS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF INTERESTED COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS. WE HAVE BUILT STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH HUNDREDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND NONPROFITS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RECRUITED MORE THAN 1,200 PROJECTS AND DIRECTED MORE THAN $1.3MM FROM OVER 10,000 DONORS TO THIS PROJECTS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Brandon WhitneyCOFOUNDER & COO60$119,734
Erin BarnesCOFOUNDER & CEO60$95,000
Harriet TregoningBOARD MEMBER5$0
Shin-Pei TsayBOARD MEMBER5$0
Projjal DuttaBOARD MEMBER5$0
Naomi DoernerBOARD MEMBER5$0
Nadia OwusuBOARD MEMBER5$0
Justin MooreBOARD MEMBER5$0
Jamie HandBOARD MEMBER5$0
Adam FreedBOARD MEMBER5$0
Michelle HuangBOARD MEMBER5$0
Charlotte KaiserBOARD MEMBER5$0
Jason SchwartzBOARD MEMBER/GOVERNANCE CHAIR10$0
Lindsay CampbellSECRETARY5$0
Eric NgBOARD CHAIR10$0
Evelyn BurnettTREASURER/FINANCE CHAIR10$0
Cassie FlynnCOFOUNDER & BOARD MEMBER5$0

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