Netroots Nation EIN 20-4465717 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Netroots Nation FY2021 filing

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Encourages action for a progressive policy agenda. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $583K in revenue, $759K in expenses, and $28K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Kansas City, MO
Website
www.netrootsnation.org
Filings
6 on file (2019–2021)
Revenue
$583KFY2021
Expenses
$759K
Net assets
$28K
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  20-4465717 Membership association Kansas City, MO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Encourages action for a progressive policy agenda.
Leadership
Eric Thut · Executive Di · $118K
Money in and out
$583K revenue, $759K expenses
Bottom line
-30% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2021
Total revenue
$583K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$759K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$28K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$176K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.12
Operating surplus
-30%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
27%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
81%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$583K
FY2021▼ -27%
Expenses
$759K
FY2021▼ -8%
Total assets
$240K
FY2021▼ -23%
Total liabilities
$212K
FY2021▲ +100%
Total revenue
$583K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$759K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$28K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$176K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$240K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNetroots Nation
EINHdr · item D20-4465717
Principal addressHdr · item CKansas City, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.netrootsnation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R99O)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$118,400Pt 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 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 796 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Eric Thut$136,022$132,590$132,590$118,400$109,091$109,988

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 $509K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

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…

$509Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$423K · 73%
Program service revenue$160K · 27%
Contributions & grants73%$423K
Program service revenue27%$160K
Other revenue$2
Total revenueLn 12$583K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.12
Program services67%$509K
Management & general20%$155K
Fundraising12%$95K
Total functional expensesLn 25$759K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$239K
Total assetsLn 16$240K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$212K
Total net assetsLn 32$28K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $239K · Operating expenses/yr $759K
3.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $509K · Total expenses $759K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $155K · Total expenses $759K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $95K · Total expenses $759K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $134K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $623K
$0.22 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $423K · Total revenue $583K
73%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $583K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $160K · Total revenue $583K
27%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $583K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $160K · Total expenses $759K
21%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $583K · Prior year $801K
-27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $28K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $583K · Expenses $759K
-30%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $240K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $28K · Total assets $240K
12%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $240K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eric Thut · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $118K · Total expenses $759K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $614K · Total expenses $759K
81%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 22%
Revenue growth -27%
Legal fee ratio 0.4%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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
Vera Action INCFY2024$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$39K
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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)$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$583K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$801K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$1.6M 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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