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To support partner organizations at the state level in promoting citizen engagement in the formation of public policy.

74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $346K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2021▼ -50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$12.1M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2021▼ -52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$11.9M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$782K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2012.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $1.4M Management & general 15% · $284K Fundraising 10% · $193K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Anna Scholl’s $168K as President is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $10–100M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Anna Scholl$168,000$168,000$134,992

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 15aNo

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Granting to states programs including the following state affiliates for whom progress now acts as a fiscal sponsor. The activities of these affiliates are included within this form 990 return: progress now - virginia progress now - maryland progress now - iowa

$1.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 53 grants · $11.7M · 2020–2024
Progress North Carolina ActionNC · FY2024$1,736,000
A Better Wisconsin Together INCWI · FY2024$1,025,000
Progress ArizonaAZ · FY2024$782,200
Commonwealth CommunicationsPA · FY2024$772,000
Progress MichiganMI · FY2024$675,000
Battle Born ProgressNV · FY2024$375,000
Progress MichiganMI · FY2024$350,000
Connecting the Dots INCVA · FY2024$300,000
Innovation OhioOH · FY2024$276,500
People Power PennsylvaniaFY2024$250,000
Millions of MichiganiansFY2024$220,000
Progress IowaFY2024$207,670
Progress Georgia INCGA · FY2024$200,000
Middle Fork Strategies INCMT · FY2024$155,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$126,140
Individual RecipientFY2024$50,000
Tides FoundationCA · FY2024$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$170K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$284K
Fundraisingcol D$193K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$717K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$170K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$717K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$717K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$240K$717K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$782K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$516$71K
Net assetsLn 32$782K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$260K$260K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$435K$414K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$816K$571K$82K$163K
Office expensesLn 13$53K$53K
Information technologyLn 14$148K$89K$30K$30K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$11K$9K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$22K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$934$268$133
InsuranceLn 23$859$859
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.4M$284K$193K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $12.1M$11.9M$216K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.1M$8.6M$505K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.2M$409K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.1M$1.9M$276K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.2M$3.9M$324K$782K 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 $2,136,017 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,730,578$1,965,707
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $502,559$170,310
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,233,137$2,136,017
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $801,786$260,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,107,114$1,599,874
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,908,900$1,859,874
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $324,237$276,143
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,136,017 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,965,707
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,965,707
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $170,310$170,310
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $170,310$2,136,017
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,859,874 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $260,000$260,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,330$15,330
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,835$15,835
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $413,644 · Management $21,770$435,414
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $571,230 · Management $81,604 · Fundraising $163,209$816,043
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $53,081$53,081
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $88,749 · Management $29,583 · Fundraising $29,583$147,915
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,747 · Management $17,747$35,494
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,693 · Management $2,173$10,866
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22,308 · Management $5,577$27,885
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $934 · Management $268 · Fundraising $133$1,335
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $859$859
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $39,817$39,817
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,383,305 · Management $283,644 · Fundraising $192,925$1,859,874
Part X · Balance sheet $1,153,178 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $239,990$716,822
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,700$430,728
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,523$5,628
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $782,072$1,153,178
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $516$52,144
X-25 Other liabilities$18,915
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $516$71,059
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $215,256$567,374
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $566,300$514,745
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $781,556$1,082,119
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $782,072$1,153,178
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,082,119 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,136,017
XI-2 Total expenses$1,859,874
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$276,143
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$781,556
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$24,420
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,082,119

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