People's Action is focused on advancing affordable health care and prescription drugs, tax fairness and fair immigration reform, as well as protecting safety net programs.

92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $130K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $1.8M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$801K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $3.7M Management & general 8% · $307K

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

22 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President and Board M
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $3.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization conducts advocacy and lobbying activities to support and advance national agenda for low- and moderate-income people. Our agenda is based around a range of issues affecting working people and their communities that include health care, clean energy, housing, immigration, access and affordability to higher education, and…

$3.7Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Tides FoundationFY2024$400K
Tides AdvocacyFY2024$346K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$1.8M
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Grants paid · 82 grants · $4.4M · 2020–2024
People's Action PowerFY2024$100,000
Justice Is GlobalCA · FY2023$65,000
People's Action PowerFY2023$25,450
Tides AdvocacyCA · FY2023$24,526
Faith in the ValleyCA · FY2023$20,000
Bozeman Tenants UnitedMT · FY2023$13,333
Southern Vision AllianceNC · FY2023$10,000
Ground Game LaCA · FY2023$10,000
One Peoples CampaignIL · FY2023$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$22
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$307K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$801K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$22
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$600K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$801K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61,601
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$220K$801K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.9M$2.9M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$238K$181K$57K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$55K$43K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$14K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$641$499$142
Information technologyLn 14$20K$12K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$5K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K$6
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$736K$585K$152K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$2K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.7M$307K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.1M$2.5M−$345K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.1M−$26K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.9M−$584K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.3M$725K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.9M$4.0M$883K$2.7M 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 $4,920,060 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,562,885$4,691,541
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $60,739$228,497
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26$22
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,623,650$4,920,060
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $488,200$2,860,198
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $505,408$310,691
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $821,716$866,344
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,815,324$4,037,233
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $808,326$882,827
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,920,060 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,691,541
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,691,541
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $228,497$228,497
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22$22
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $228,497 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22$4,920,060
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,037,233 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,860,198$2,860,198
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $180,833 · Management $56,856$237,689
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,704 · Management $12,268$54,972
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,834 · Management $4,196$18,030
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $22,869$22,869
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,150$28,150
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,914$16,914
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $499 · Management $142$641
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,796 · Management $8,038$19,834
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,228 · Management $10,579$15,807
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,065 · Management $6$11,071
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $584,694 · Management $151,602$736,296
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,329 · Management $12,433$14,762
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,730,094 · Management $307,139 · Fundraising $0$4,037,233
Part X · Balance sheet $3,492,601 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,871,113$2,859,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $42,545$28,688
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,067$4,913
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$600,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,028,725$3,492,601
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,960$3,932
X-18 Grants payable$65,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $146,401$132,478
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $220,361$801,410
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,129,197$1,929,061
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $679,167$762,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,808,364$2,691,191
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,028,725$3,492,601
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,691,191 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,920,060
XI-2 Total expenses$4,037,233
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$882,827
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,808,364
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,691,191

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