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Sparks progressive action to transform the political landscape at the state level. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $541K in revenue, $474K in expenses, and $278K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Madison, WI
Website
www.sixaction.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$541KFY2021
Expenses
$474K
Net assets
$278K
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 · $12K
Money in and out
$541K revenue, $474K expenses
Bottom line
+12% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2021
Total revenue
$541K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$474K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$278K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $67K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.01
Operating surplus
+12%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
35%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$541K
FY2021▲ +8%
Expenses
$474K
FY2021▲ +4%
Total assets
$610K
FY2021▲ +25%
Total liabilities
$331K
FY2021▲ +20%
Total revenue
$541K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$474K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$278K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$67K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$610K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

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 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$12,369Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$11,874Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Operations
$8,193Pt VII · Sec A
Maine State Director
$7,660Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Strategic Initiatives and Services
$7,601Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Communications
$7,220Pt VII · Sec A
Colorado State Director
$5,410Pt VII · Sec A
$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $343K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$541K
Total revenueLn 12$541K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.01
Program services72%$343K
Management & general27%$129K
Fundraising1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$474K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$610K
Total assetsLn 16$610K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$331K
Total net assetsLn 32$278K
Months of cash on handcomputed15.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $610K · Operating expenses/yr $474K
15.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $343K · Total expenses $474K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $129K · Total expenses $474K
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $474K
0.6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $1K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $521K
$0.00 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $541K · Total revenue $541K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $541K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $541K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $541K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $474K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $541K · Prior year $501K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $278K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $541K · Expenses $474K
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $610K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $278K · Total assets $610K
46%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $610K
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 $12K · Total expenses $474K
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $166K · Total expenses $474K
35%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 27%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.5%
Revenue growth 8%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%

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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$286K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$595K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$541K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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