Progressive States Action FY2020 filing

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Six Action aims to transform the political landscape by sparking Progressive Action at the state level.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
46¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$105K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 28% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
Concern: 46% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $590K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$276K
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$501K
Spent
$457K
To programs
46%
Net assets
$211K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$501K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$501K
FY2021$541K
FY2022$595K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$749K
Expenses
$457K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$457K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$282K
Net assets
$211K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$928K

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 Oct 2006.

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Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $210K Management & general 54% · $247K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$36,493Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$34,265Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Operations
$18,488Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Legislative Affairs
$10,748Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Strategic Initiatives & Services
$5,158Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (beg 12/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (beg 12/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Neha Patel’s $15K as Co-Executive Director is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $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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Questions the 990 asks

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

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1 program · $210K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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.

$210Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$501K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$501K
Money outPt IX
$457K
Ln 25
Programscol B$210K
Managementcol C$247K
Owns and owesPt X
$211K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$487K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$276K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$501K
Total revenueLn 12$501K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$487K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$487K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$276K
Net assetsLn 32$211K
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$568K$487K
Total assetsLn 16$568K$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$401K$276K
Net assetsLn 32$167K$211K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$67K$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$186K$94K$92K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$46K$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$595$595
Information technologyLn 14$424$424
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$205
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$10K$66K
All other expensesLn 24e$372$372
Total functional expensesLn 25$457K$210K$247K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $749K$282K$466K$928K 990 PDF
FY2023 $286K$388K−$102K$462K 990 PDF
FY2022 $595K$309K$286K$564K 990 PDF
FY2021 $541K$474K$67K$278K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $501K$457K$44K$211K 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 $501,310 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $240,060$501,310
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 $240,060$501,310
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $213,118$365,232
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $166,183$91,768
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $379,301$457,000
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$139,241$44,310
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $501,310 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$501,310
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$501,310
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$501,310
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $457,000 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,445 · Management $65,781$133,226
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $94,323 · Management $91,998$186,321
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,128 · Management $22,557$45,685
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,166$4,166
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $595$595
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $424$424
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,700$3,700
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,987$4,987
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,666 · Management $205$1,871
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,000 · Management $65,653$75,653
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $372$372
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,010 · Management $246,990 · Fundraising $0$457,000
Part X · Balance sheet $487,131 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $567,517$487,131
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $567,517$487,131
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $400,625$275,929
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $400,625$275,929
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $166,892$211,202
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $166,892$211,202
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $567,517$487,131
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $211,202 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$501,310
XI-2 Total expenses$457,000
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,310
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$166,892
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$211,202

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