During the current reporting period, apref used its network of local affiliates to run on the ground campaigns to encourage people to participate in elections.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $222K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$563K
Spent
$440K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$158K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$563K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$563K
FY2021$525K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$287K
FY2025$144K
Expenses
$440K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$440K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$203K
FY2025$173K
Net assets
$158K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$183K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$273K
FY2025$243K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1980.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $437K Management & general 1% · $3K

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 · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Encourages election participation through local, on-the-ground campaigns.

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3 programs · $371K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Civic engagement grants our vote is our voice. Apref and it's sister organization apri has grown one of the most impressive civic engagement programs in the nation that is uniquely positioned to reach people where they live and work.

$175Kprogram expense
02

Racial justiceat the onset of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, apref's focus was to amplify the systemic racism that exposed disparities in communities of color which were already adversely impacted by food deserts, financial deserts, inadequate healthcare services, and crippled transportation systems.

$109Kprogram expense
03

Health care literacy and accessfor more than 12 years, apref's organizational focus has been on highlighting health care disparities in the minority communities with particular focus on african americans.

$87Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 39 grants · $804K · 2019–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$25,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$20,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$20,000
Denver Co ApriNC · FY2024$15,000
Ubtu a Philip Randolph InstituteFY2024$14,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$12,500
Individual RecipientFY2024$11,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$8,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$90,000
Ubtu a Philip Randolph InstituteFY2022$16,875
Denver Apri ChapterFY2022$8,400
Individual RecipientFY2022$7,500
St Louis Mo - ApriFY2022$7,500
Individual RecipientFY2022$7,000
Chicago Apri ChapterNC · FY2022$6,500
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$563K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$563K
Money outPt IX
$440K
Ln 25
Programscol B$437K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$158K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K
Total assetsLn 16$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$563K
Total revenueLn 12$563K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$158K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$750
Total assetsLn 16$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$158K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K$158K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$172K$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$34K$158K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$264K$264K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$76K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$350$350
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$5K$590
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$23K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$178$178
Total functional expensesLn 25$440K$437K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $144K$173K−$29K$243K 990 PDF
FY2024 $287K$203K$84K$273K 990 PDF
FY2023 $192K$222K−$30K$189K 990 PDF
FY2022 $195K$160K$35K$218K 990 PDF
FY2021 $525K$499K$26K$183K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $563K$440K$123K$158K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $563,373 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $85,965$563,373
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $85,965$563,373
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$263,823
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,290$108,720
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,024$67,576
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $86,314$440,119
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$349$123,254
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $563,373 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$563,373
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$563,373
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$563,373
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $440,119 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $263,823$263,823
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,630$75,630
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,126$15,126
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,092$12,092
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,872$5,872
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,000$4,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,230$8,230
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $350$350
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,309 · Management $590$5,899
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $23,500$23,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,824 · Management $1,595$24,419
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $178$178
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $436,934 · Management $3,185 · Fundraising $0$440,119
Part X · Balance sheet $159,195 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $170,896$158,445
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $750$750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $171,646$159,195
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $137,309$1,604
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $137,309$1,604
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $34,337$157,591
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,337$157,591
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $171,646$159,195
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $157,591 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$563,373
XI-2 Total expenses$440,119
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$123,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,337
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$157,591

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