Progressive State Leaders: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 05-0623909)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$21.3M
FY2021	$995K
FY2022	$4.8M
FY2023	$1.2M
FY2024	$5.2M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$12.2M
FY2021	$9.6M
FY2022	$5.0M
FY2023	$1.7M
FY2024	$4.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$9.2M
FY2021	$601K
FY2022	$451K
FY2023	−$108K
FY2024	$1.0M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

78%

14%

Program services 78% · $1.3M Management & general 14% · $232K Fundraising 9% · $146K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Sean Rankin

President (see Schedule O)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Sussman

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

A'Shanti Gholar

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hubert Pitroipa

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Sclarsic

COO / General Counsel (see Sch. O)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Ortiz

Executive Director (see Schedule O)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports state leaders and attorneys general with research and training on democracy and election protection.

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Other Policy Initiatives

Progressive state leaders committee conducted 4 policy conferences that covered topics including healthcare accessibility, housing crisis, artificial intelligence, and public safety. PSLC sponsored an outreach program with the pennsylvania attorney general's office to explain services to constituents.

$1.3Mprogram expense

02

PSLC conducted an election protection simulation with strategic partners and interested parties.

$35Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Action Now INCFY2025$238K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$238K

Grants paid · 8 grants · $10.4M · 2020–2024

Democratic Attorneys General AssociationFY2024$1,000,000

Democratic Attorneys General AssociationFY2022$1,300,000

Nevada AllianceNV · FY2022$40,000

States United Action INCDC · FY2021$6,256,391

Daga PacFY2021$975,000

The Leadership Center for Attorney General StudiesDC · FY2021$570,000

Emerge AmericaFY2021$10,000

The Leadership Center for Attorney General StudiesDC · FY2020$260,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Investment incomeLn 3$898

Money outPt IX

$1.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.3M

Managementcol C$232K

Fundraisingcol D$146K

Owns and owesPt X

−$108K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K

Total assetsLn 16$283K

LiabilitiesLn 26$391K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$898

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$150K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$150K

Total assetsLn 16$283K

LiabilitiesLn 26$391K

Net assetsLn 32−$108K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$609K	$150K
Total assetsLn 16	$858K	$283K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$408K	$391K
Net assetsLn 32	$451K	−$108K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$85K	$42K	$16K	$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$382K	$271K	$66K	$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$54K	$40K	$9K	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$33K	$23K	$6K	$5K
Legal feesLn 11b	$43K		$43K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$25K		$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$123K	$78K	$374	$45K
Office expensesLn 13	$46K	$27K	$14K	$5K
Information technologyLn 14	$17K	$4K	$13K
OccupancyLn 16	$91K	$61K	$16K	$13K
TravelLn 17	$95K	$95K	$176	$248
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$686K	$686K
InsuranceLn 23	$27K	$3K	$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$395		$395
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.7M	$1.3M	$232K	$146K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$5.2M	$4.1M	$1.2M	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.2M	$1.7M	−$558K	−$108K	990 PDF
FY2022	$4.8M	$5.0M	−$150K	$451K	990 PDF
FY2021	$995K	$9.6M	−$8.6M	$601K	990 PDF
FY2020	$21.3M	$12.2M	$9.1M	$9.2M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $1,150,187 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,839,581$1,148,034

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$898

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,580$1,255

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,844,161$1,150,187

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,340,000$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $733,000$554,959

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,921,211$1,153,533

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,994,211$1,708,492

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$150,050−$558,305

Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,150,187 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,148,034

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,148,034

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $898$898

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,255$1,255

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,153$1,150,187

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,708,492 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,264 · Management $16,128 · Fundraising $26,673$85,065

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $271,031 · Management $65,928 · Fundraising $45,061$382,020

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,740 · Management $9,312 · Fundraising $5,416$54,468

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,612 · Management $5,852 · Fundraising $4,942$33,406

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $42,925$42,925

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,059$25,059

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,923 · Management $374 · Fundraising $45,000$123,297

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,986 · Management $14,095 · Fundraising $5,003$46,084

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,348 · Management $12,688$17,036

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,306 · Management $15,908 · Fundraising $13,434$90,648

IX-17 TravelPrograms $94,769 · Management $176 · Fundraising $248$95,193

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $686,281$686,281

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,115 · Management $23,500$26,615

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $395$395

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,330,375 · Management $232,340 · Fundraising $145,777$1,708,492

Part X · Balance sheet $283,408 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $609,398$150,064

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $137,196$64,559

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $111,696$68,785

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $858,290$283,408

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $407,588$391,011

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $407,588$391,011

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $350,702−$107,603

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,000$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $450,702−$107,603

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $858,290$283,408

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$107,603 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,150,187

XI-2 Total expenses$1,708,492

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$558,305

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$450,702

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$107,603

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Progressive State Leaders FY2023 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Other Policy Initiatives

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV