Proteus Action League: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 22-3888268)

Partners with donors and advocates to advance racial, gender, queer, and disability justice while promoting an inclusive democracy and protecting minority civil rights.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Rights, inclusion, solidarity, and equity (rise) together action fund is a donor collaborative that brings together individual donors and foundations to advance the civil rights and fight for full inclusion of black, african, arab, muslim, middle eastern, and south asian communities and promote their contributions to democracy, culture…

$815Kprogram expense

02

Piper action fund is a grantmaking program that brings together individual donors and 501(c)4 organizations to support legislative advocacy and issue-specific reform campaigns to defend democratic institutions and the rule of law.

$642Kprogram expense

03

Proteus action league advances social justice issues by hosting action funds on specific issue areas and partnering with innovative projects through fiscal sponsorship and donor advised 501(c)4 funds aligned with our mission, vision, and values.

$277Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024

Proteus Fund INCFY2024$1.8M

Open Society Policy Center INCFY2024$250K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2.0M

Grants paid · 183 grants · $4.2M · 2020–2024

Neo Philanthropy Action Fund INCNY · FY2024$150,000

Emgage Action INCFL · FY2024$125,000

Niac ActionDC · FY2024$84,300

Washington Community Alliance Action FundWA · FY2024$75,000

Tirrc VotesTN · FY2024$75,000

Floridians for Open DemocracyFY2024$50,000

Reform for IllinoisIL · FY2024$50,000

Grassroots Global Justice Action FundDC · FY2024$50,000

Showing Up for Racial Justice INCNY · FY2024$45,000

Voters Not MoneyFY2024$35,000

Woven Action INCHI · FY2024$33,762

Ohio Families Unite for Political Action and ChangeOH · FY2024$25,000

Arab Americans for ProgressMI · FY2024$25,000

South Asian American Coalition to Renew Democracy ActsIL · FY2024$25,000

Action Center on Race and the EconomyIL · FY2024$22,500

Organize Action INCCA · FY2024$20,320

Emancipate VotesNC · FY2024$20,000

United Working FamiliesIL · FY2024$20,000

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$873K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K

Investment incomeLn 3$53K

Money outPt IX

$1.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.7M

Managementcol C$173K

Fundraisingcol D$35K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M

Total assetsLn 16$1.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$360K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$873K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K

Investment incomeLn 3$53K

Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$67K

SavingsLn 2$1.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M

Total assetsLn 16$1.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$360K

Net assetsLn 32$1.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 69

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.4M	$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16	$2.9M	$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$391K	$360K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.5M	$1.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.3M	$1.3M
Management feesLn 11a	$307K	$159K	$113K	$35K
Legal feesLn 11b	$21K		$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$14K		$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$208K	$208K
Office expensesLn 13	$28K	$28K
TravelLn 17	$75K	$49K	$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.9M	$1.7M	$173K	$35K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$1.0M	$1.9M	−$917K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.1M	$1.6M	−$476K	$2.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	$3.0M	$1.8M	$1.2M	$3.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.2M	$1.6M	−$414K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.2M	$1.4M	−$160K	$2.2M	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 $1,025,431 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,032,127$872,656

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $43,257$99,724

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47,223$53,051

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,122,607$1,025,431

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,002,300$1,290,382

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $596,678$651,563

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,598,978$1,941,945

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$476,371−$916,514

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 $1,025,431 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$872,656

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$872,656

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $99,724$99,724

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $53,051$53,051

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $152,775 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,025,431

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,941,945 across 7 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,290,382$1,290,382

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $158,769 · Management $112,760 · Fundraising $35,050$306,579

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,792$20,792

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,500$13,500

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $208,277$208,277

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,660$27,660

IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,790 · Management $25,965$74,755

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,733,878 · Management $173,017 · Fundraising $35,050$1,941,945

Part X · Balance sheet $1,919,583 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $643,088$67,411

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,715,927$1,435,179

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $508,060$416,993

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,867,075$1,919,583

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $391,382$360,404

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $391,382$360,404

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$38,903$38,514

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,514,596$1,520,665

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,475,693$1,559,179

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,867,075$1,919,583

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,559,179 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,025,431

XI-2 Total expenses$1,941,945

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$916,514

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,475,693

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,559,179

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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