Progressive States Action FY2023 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.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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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FY2023 · 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.2 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
$175K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$286K
-52% vs prior year
Spent
$388K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$462K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$286K
FY2023▼ -52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$501K
FY2021$541K
FY2022$595K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$749K
Expenses
$388K
FY2023▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$457K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$282K
Net assets
$462K
FY2023▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$928K

From the FY2023 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

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $287K Management & general 25% · $96K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$13,180Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director (thru 12/23)
$12,680Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, State Strategy
$9,596Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Operations
$8,821Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director, Reporductive Rights
$7,312Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research & Policy
$6,368Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director, Agriculture & Food Systems
$6,341Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director, Legislative Affairs
$6,229Pt 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 · $287K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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.

$287Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$286K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$388K
Ln 25
Programscol B$287K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$462K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$621K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$175K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$286K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
SavingsLn 2$361K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$621K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$175K
Net assetsLn 32$462K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$622K$621K
Total assetsLn 16$772K$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K$175K
Net assetsLn 32$564K$462K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$116K$114K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$13K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$253$253
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$123K$33K$85K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$388K$287K$96K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $749K$282K$466K$928K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $286K$388K−$102K$462K 990 PDF
FY2022 $595K$309K$286K$564K 990 PDF
FY2021 $541K$474K$67K$278K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 $285,989 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $595,060$275,060
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$10,929
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $595,060$285,989
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 $110,872$126,612
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $198,511$261,704
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $309,383$388,316
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $285,677−$102,327
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $285,989 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$275,060
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$275,060
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,929$10,929
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,929$285,989
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $388,316 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,369$50,369
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,244$51,244
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,999$24,999
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,421$1,421
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,935$4,935
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $113,502 · Management $2,047$115,549
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,655 · Management $2,355$15,010
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,535$1,535
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $253$253
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,555 · Management $85,223 · Fundraising $5,223$123,001
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $287,112 · Management $95,981 · Fundraising $5,223$388,316
Part X · Balance sheet $636,308 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $621,504$260,355
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$361,029
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $150,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$14,924
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $771,504$636,308
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,450$1,419
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $188,168$173,330
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $207,618$174,749
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $320,952$303,704
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $242,934$157,855
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $563,886$461,559
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $771,504$636,308
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $461,559 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$285,989
XI-2 Total expenses$388,316
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$102,327
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$563,886
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$461,559

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