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Promotes progressive change and equality nationwide through grassroots action. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $742K in revenue, $750K in expenses, and $75K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Public & Societal Benefit
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Website
www.couragecampaign.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$742KFY2024
Expenses
$750K
Net assets
$75K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-4841338 Membership association Los Angeles, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes progressive change and equality nationwide through grassroots action.
Leadership
Irene Kao · President · $170K
Money in and out
$742K revenue, $750K expenses
Bottom line
-1% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$742K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$750K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$75K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$8K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.02
Operating surplus
-1%
revenue over expenses▼ -120% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
58%
of spending is salaries & benefits▼ -1% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$742K
FY2024▲ +8%
Expenses
$750K
FY2024▲ +16%
Total assets
$164K
FY2024▲ +24%
Total liabilities
$89K
FY2024▲ +60%
Total revenue
$742K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$750K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$75K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$164K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
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 CCourage California
EINHdr · item D20-4841338
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.couragecampaign.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W24)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2009

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 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$169,588Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Irene Kao’s $170K as President is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1033 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Irene Kao$169,588$169,036$144,731$30,153

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 $648K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Courage california researched and evaluated california candidates and ballot measures and creates a voter guide to provide the public with thoughtful and comprehensive recommendations on hundreds of races and ballot measures on one centralized site.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$742K
Total revenueLn 12$742K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.02
Program services86%$648K
Management & general12%$87K
Fundraising2%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$750K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$164K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$89K
Total net assetsLn 32$75K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $164K · Operating expenses/yr $750K
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $648K · Total expenses $750K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $87K · Total expenses $750K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14K · Total expenses $750K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $85K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $684K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $742K · Total revenue $742K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $742K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $742K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $742K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $750K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $742K · Prior year $684K
+8%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $649K · FY2024 $742K
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $75K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $742K · Expenses $750K
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $164K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $75K · Total assets $164K
46%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $164K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Irene Kao · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $170K · Total expenses $750K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $432K · Total expenses $750K
58%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 8%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Tides CenterFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$370K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $105K · 2023–2024
The Hub ProjectFY2024$52,350
Hub ProjectFY2023$52,250

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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)$742K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$684K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$626K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$649K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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