Moveon Org Civic Action FY2020 filing

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Beaverton, OR501(c)(4)Since 1999EducationEIN 06-1553389Revenue $12.7M in FY2020

On file with the IRSmoveon.org9450 Sw Gemini Drive 57224, 97008-7105 · Beaverton, ORTax-exempt since Nov 2001

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See Part III, line 1.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$205K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $257K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$205K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $2.7M
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.7M
Spent
$10.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$12.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.7M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$7.8M
Expenses
$10.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.2M
FY2021$12.7M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$7.4M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2001.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $8.3M Management & general 7% · $729K Fundraising 11% · $1.1M

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

8 people listed on the 990; $205K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$95,465Pt VII · Sec A
$72,466Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. / Board President (start 1/20)
$36,104Pt VII · Sec A
Board Pres. Trans to Dir. (1/20)
$1,398Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (start 10/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director / Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director / Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rahna Epting’s $83K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rahna Epting$83,410$34,920$45,463$83,160$95,465
Robert Fox———$75,982$72,466
Cheryl Zando$60,022$21,441$21,790——
Anna Galland—$10,920$18,396$24,192$36,104
Eskedar Getahun$3,700————
Justin Ruben————$1,398

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Mobilizes millions of members to advocate for progressive change through digital campaigns, petitions, and community organizing.

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3 programs · $8.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

MoveOn focused on a variety of important humanitarian and progressive issues throughout 2020 and mobilized millions of Americans to fight back against injustice. In 2020, MoveOn saw the most public engagement on our petition platform in our history, because our members and partner organizations decided to create compelling petition…

$6.0Mprogram expense
02

Coronavirus Relief

When the COVID-19 crisis struck our nation, there was an immediate need for comprehensive protections for essential workers. MoveOn advocated for critical COVID-19 relief and protections for immigrants, working families, and essential workers amidst this global pandemic.

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Protecting Democracy

In 2020, MoveOn worked to protect and restore the integrity of our democracy through our campaign to combat disinformation aimed at undermining democracy and spreading falsehoods about voting, especially those that targeted communities of color. MoveOn worked to detect and de-platform these malicious networks.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Tides FoundationFY2024$310K
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$2.7M
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Grants paid · 37 grants · $3.4M · 2020–2024
Inequality Media Civic ActionCA · FY2024$270,000
New Israel FundNY · FY2024$10,000
Am Kolel INCMD · FY2024$10,000
Inequality Media Civic ActionCA · FY2023$270,000
New Security ActionDC · FY2023$20,000
Inequality Media Civic ActionCA · FY2022$270,000
Womens March INCNY · FY2022$250,000
Ultraviolet ActionDC · FY2022$125,000
Student Debt CrisisCA · FY2022$10,000
Equality Florida Action INCFL · FY2022$10,000
Inequality Media Civic ActionCA · FY2021$270,000
See all 37 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$535K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$10.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.3M
Managementcol C$729K
Fundraisingcol D$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$789
Other incomeLn 4–11$535K
Gains on assetsLn 7$243
Total revenueLn 12$12.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$3.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$617K
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5104
VolunteersI 63,700
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$686K$686K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$241K$116K$101K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.2M$255K$133K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$127K$107K$13K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$479K$406K$48K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$100K$83K$11K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$189K$82K$96K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.5M$1.2M$80K$279K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.3M$1.2M$512$125K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$20K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$1.2M$976K$18K$239K
RoyaltiesLn 15$221K$175K$2K$44K
OccupancyLn 16$187K$159K$19K$9K
TravelLn 17$841$810$31
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$24K$918$13
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$37K$3K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$171K$140K$12K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$983K$790K$39K$155K
All other expensesLn 24e$500$409$35$56
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.2M$8.3M$729K$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $7.8M$7.4M$437K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.0M$6.8M−$750K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.5M$8.3M$1.2M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.6M$12.7M−$2.1M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $12.7M$10.2M$2.5M$4.4M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $12,676,761 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,840,483$12,132,595
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,889$8,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$4,324$789
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $130,561$534,877
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,970,609$12,676,761
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $403,500$686,361
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,103,016$3,504,435
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $15,000$46,250
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,591,022$5,937,507
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,112,538$10,174,553
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$141,929$2,502,208
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,676,761 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$99,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,033,595
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,790
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,132,595
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,500$8,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $546$546
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $243$243
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $534,877$534,877
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $535,666$12,676,761
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,174,553 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $686,361$686,361
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,301 · Management $100,951 · Fundraising $23,848$241,100
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,169,594 · Management $254,966 · Fundraising $132,673$2,557,233
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $107,470 · Management $12,944 · Fundraising $6,725$127,139
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $406,431 · Management $47,831 · Fundraising $24,442$478,704
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,231 · Management $11,010 · Fundraising $6,018$100,259
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $82,207 · Management $95,568 · Fundraising $10,952$188,727
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,419$28,419
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $46,250$46,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,154,685 · Management $79,978 · Fundraising $279,300$1,513,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,189,305 · Management $512 · Fundraising $125,460$1,315,277
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,341 · Management $1,757 · Fundraising $2,826$24,924
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $975,617 · Management $18,343 · Fundraising $239,093$1,233,053
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $174,699 · Management $2,317 · Fundraising $43,817$220,833
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $159,169 · Management $18,841 · Fundraising $8,763$186,773
IX-17 TravelPrograms $810 · Management $31$841
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $23,835 · Management $918 · Fundraising $13$24,766
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,953 · Management $3,246 · Fundraising $5,049$45,248
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $139,612 · Management $12,261 · Fundraising $19,076$170,949
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $789,660 · Management $38,850 · Fundraising $154,724$983,234
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $409 · Management $35 · Fundraising $56$500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,316,690 · Management $728,778 · Fundraising $1,129,085$10,174,553
Part X · Balance sheet $5,640,259 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,382,101$1,098,339
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$3,500,546
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $265,600$64,340
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $201,038$347,957
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $45,248$11,601
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $30,500$617,476
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,924,487$5,640,259
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $927,428$759,579
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $75,308$456,721
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,002,736$1,216,300
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,696,244$3,956,259
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $225,507$467,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,921,751$4,423,959
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,924,487$5,640,259
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,423,959 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,676,761
XI-2 Total expenses$10,174,553
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,502,208
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,921,751
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,423,959

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