Powerpac Foundation FY2020 filing

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To promote civic engagement and voter participation in minority, low-income, and other historically underrepresented communities.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2215714) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$233K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $187K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
85% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$233K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
10.1 mo
of spending, in cash
10.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$89K
5% of total assets
Liabilities are 5% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
4 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$3.3M
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$917K
FY2022$688K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$873K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$861K
FY2024$790K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 Mar 2009.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.9M Management & general 9% · $196K Fundraising 6% · $140K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $233K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder of She the People
$194,200Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$39,215Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aimee Allison’s $189K as Founder of She the People is at the 76th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aimee Allison$189,423$211,582$230,833$240,417$194,200
Lisa Le—$19,690$34,288$40,855$39,215

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers underrepresented communities to participate in voting and civic life.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The foundation 2020 policy research and advocacy centered on indentifying key policy areas of concern to the communities of color in california for the foreseeable future. Our general work included researching demographic and geographic concentrations as well as third party research on economic and social issues of concern to our target…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2215714) · Dispute this line
$902Kprogram expense
02

She the people brings together a national network of women of color - voters, organizers, movement builders - to transform our democracy. She the people is organizing a multiracial coalition that will lead the nation into a new political and cultural era.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2215714) · Dispute this line
$729Kprogram expense
03

We supported the collaborative study of integrated voter engagement practices across a set of diverse california regions and demographics.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2215714) · Dispute this line
$285Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 23 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2024
East Bay Asian Local Dev CorpFY2024$30,000
Center on Civic EngagementDC · FY2024$10,000
Brightline Defense ProjectCA · FY2023$65,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,000
Gamma Boule Foundation INCMD · FY2020$200,000
Casa INCMD · FY2020$100,000
Keys Empowers INCMD · FY2020$100,000
St James P E ChurchMD · FY2020$100,000
Evolve MentoringNC · FY2020$25,000
ScopeCA · FY2020$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$558
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$196K
Fundraisingcol D$140K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$558
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$831K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Accounts receivableLn 4$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$882K$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$919K$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$141K$89K
Net assetsLn 32$777K$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.0M$1.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$194K$137K$10K$47K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$262K$97K$111K$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$29K$15K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$18K$9K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$18K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$0$39K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$377K$374K$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$110K$110K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$17K$10K$779$5K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$32K$83$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K$0$233
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$51K$5K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.9M$196K$140K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $1.1M$790K$274K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $1.0M$861K$156K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2023 $688K$1.3M−$571K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $917K$873K$44K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 6, 2022 $3.3M$2.3M$1.0M$1.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $3,280,258 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $971,454$3,267,962
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $790$558
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $68,171$11,738
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,040,415$3,280,258
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $80,000$1,025,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $142,363$547,824
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$13,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $786,673$664,987
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,009,036$2,251,311
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,379$1,028,947
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,280,258 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,267,962
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,267,962
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $558 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$558
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,738 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$11,738
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,296 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,280,258
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,251,311 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,025,000$1,025,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $137,295 · Management $9,618 · Fundraising $47,287$194,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $97,301 · Management $111,153 · Fundraising $53,770$262,224
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,445 · Management $15,158 · Fundraising $12,684$57,287
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,534 · Management $9,026 · Fundraising $7,553$34,113
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17,811 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,811
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $39,215 · Fundraising $0$39,215
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $13,500$13,500
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $373,870 · Management $3,500 · Fundraising $0$377,370
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $110,188 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$110,188
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,480 · Management $779 · Fundraising $5,383$16,642
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,260 · Management $83 · Fundraising $0$32,343
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,173 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,173
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,966 · Management $0 · Fundraising $233$5,199
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,352 · Fundraising $0$2,352
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,838 · Management $4,856 · Fundraising $0$55,694
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,915,161 · Management $195,740 · Fundraising $140,410$2,251,311
Part X · Balance sheet $1,895,261 assets, 28 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $627,365$831,369
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $254,905$1,062,202
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,420$1,690
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $918,690$1,895,261
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $141,369$88,993
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $141,369$88,993
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $176,458$264,110
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $600,863$1,542,158
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $777,321$1,806,268
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $918,690$1,895,261
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,806,268 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,280,258
XI-2 Total expenses$2,251,311
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,028,947
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$777,321
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,806,268

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