Netroots Nation (f/K/A Bloggerpowerorg) FY2020 filing

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Kansas City, MO501(c)(4)Since 2006Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 20-4465717

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To promote activism toward a progressive policy agenda.

60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$109K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$106K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$801K
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$826K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$204K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$801K
FY2020▼ -50%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.6M
FY2020$801K
FY2021$583K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$826K
FY2020▼ -45%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.5M
FY2020$826K
FY2021$759K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$204K
FY2020▼ -11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$229K
FY2020$204K
FY2021$28K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$716K
FY2024$217K
FY2024$303K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 Sep 2015.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $497K Management & general 22% · $180K Fundraising 18% · $149K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$109,091Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Thut’s $136K as Executive Di is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Thut$136,022$136,022$132,590$132,590$118,400$109,091

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Encourages action for a progressive policy agenda.

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1 program · $497K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The Netroots Nation Convention

An annual convention gathering people from all walks of life who belong to the netroots, the us-based (but globally focused and inclusive) non-partisan grassroots community that uses the internet and blogs as primary tools for expressing viewpoints; building consensus; acting to change the status quo; mobilizing huge numbers of people…

$497Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$801K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$603K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$826K
Ln 25
Programscol B$497K
Managementcol C$180K
Fundraisingcol D$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$204K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K
Total assetsLn 16$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$603K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$801K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$306K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$306K
Total assetsLn 16$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
Net assetsLn 32$204K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$222K$306K
Total assetsLn 16$229K$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$106K
Net assetsLn 32$229K$204K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$74K$19K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$369K$251K$63K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$39K$10K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$24K$6K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$14K$5K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$575$446
Information technologyLn 14$74K$58K$15K
OccupancyLn 16−$5K−$7K$2K
TravelLn 17$16K$7K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$91K$31K$60K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$601$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$826K$497K$180K$149K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.6M$2.1M−$499K$217K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.3M$409K$716K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.5M$141K$169K 990 PDF
FY2021 $583K$759K−$176K$28K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $801K$826K−$25K$204K 990 PDF
FY2019 $1.6M$1.5M$98K$229K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $801,254 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$120,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$482,512
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$602,512
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $174,696$174,696
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $24,046$24,046
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $174,696 · Excluded from tax $24,046$801,254
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $826,496 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,182 · Management $18,545 · Fundraising $16,364$109,091
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $251,090 · Management $62,772 · Fundraising $55,387$369,249
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,321 · Management $9,830 · Fundraising $8,674$57,825
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,494 · Management $6,124 · Fundraising $5,403$36,021
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,801$13,801
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,440 · Management $4,645 · Fundraising $3,185$22,270
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $17,082$17,082
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $575 · Management $446$1,021
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $58,439 · Management $15,065$73,504
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms −$6,588 · Management $1,515−$5,073
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,143 · Management $8,924$16,067
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $30,670 · Fundraising $60,232$90,902
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,774$2,774
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,683$1,683
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $601 · Management $19,678$20,279
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $497,141 · Management $180,110 · Fundraising $149,245$826,496
Part X · Balance sheet $309,830 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $222,457$305,901
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $6,703$3,929
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $229,160$309,830
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$105,912
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$105,912
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $229,160$203,918
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $229,160$309,830
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $203,918 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$801,254
XI-2 Total expenses$826,496
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,242
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$229,160
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$203,918

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