Progressive States Action EIN 20-3169871

Progressive States Action

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Sparks progressive action to transform the political landscape at the state level. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $749K in revenue, $282K in expenses, and $928K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Madison, WI
Website
www.sixaction.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$749KFY2024
Expenses
$282K
Net assets
$928K
People
15
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-3169871 Membership association Madison, WI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Sparks progressive action to transform the political landscape at the state level.
Leadership
Neha Patel · Co-Executive Director · $15K
Money in and out
$749K revenue, $282K expenses
Bottom line
+62% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$749K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$282K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$928K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $466K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.04
Operating surplus
+62%
revenue over expenses▲ +274% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
16%
of spending is salaries & benefits▼ -51% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$749K
FY2024▲ +162%
Expenses
$282K
FY2024▼ -27%
Total assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +63%
Total liabilities
$109K
FY2024▼ -38%
Total revenue
$749K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$282K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$928K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$466K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $214K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Six action establishes a staff presense in target states to provide issue advocacy support and better access to issue advocacy resources to the genertal public, in-state partner organizations and elected officials on a variety of public policy issues.

$214Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProgressive States Action
EINHdr · item D20-3169871
Principal addressHdr · item CMadison, WI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sixaction.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$15,465Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$15,208Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, Operations
$11,043Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director, Legislative Affairs
$8,559Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director, Reproductive Rights
$8,190Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director, Agriculture & Food Systems
$8,175Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director, Communications
$7,887Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research & Policy
$7,648Pt VII · Sec A

Neha Patel’s $15K as Co-Executive Director is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1035 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Neha Patel$15,465$12,680$13,325$12,369$36,493
Jessie Ulibarri$15,208$13,180$12,825$11,874$34,265
Molly Noble$11,043$8,821$8,824$8,193$18,488
Victoria Simarano$10,748
Nahal Zamani$9,596$8,935
Kelly Baden$8,880$7,601$5,158
Ida Eskamani$8,559$6,229
Jennifer Driver$8,190$7,312$7,149

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$715K · 96%
Investment income$34K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$715K
Investment income4%$34K
Total revenueLn 12$749K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.04
Program services76%$214K
Management & general20%$58K
Fundraising4%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$282K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$109K
Total net assetsLn 32$928K
Months of cash on handcomputed43.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.0M · Operating expenses/yr $282K
43.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $214K · Total expenses $282K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $282K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $282K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $528K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $715K · Total revenue $749K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $749K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $749K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $34K · Total revenue $749K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $282K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $749K · Prior year $286K
+162%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $501K · FY2024 $749K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $928K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $749K · Expenses $282K
+62%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $928K · Total assets $1.0M
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Neha Patel · Reported title CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $15K · Total expenses $282K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $45K · Total expenses $282K
16%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 162%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$749K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$286K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$595K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$541K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$501K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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