Battle Born Progress FY2022 filing

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Battle Born Progress, through strategic communication efforts, empowers, engages and mobilizes nevada voters to build a state where everyone has a fair opportunity to succeed.

89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$31K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $92K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $2.3M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$368
0.09% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$906K
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$830K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$432K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$906K
FY2022▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$463K
FY2022$906K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$962K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$830K
FY2022▲ +121%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$375K
FY2022$830K
FY2023$823K
FY2024$621K
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$432K
FY2022▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$355K
FY2022$432K
FY2023$613K
FY2024$955K
FY2025$727K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $736K Management & general 9% · $75K Fundraising 2% · $19K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $31K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Direc
$31,069Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shelbie Swartz’s $41K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Maria Liebermann—$49,698———
Shelbie Swartz$40,960$37,303$36,784——
Paula Luna$37,143————
Annette Magnus-Marquat———$31,069$29,674

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 15aYes

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1 program · $736K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Battle Born Progress provides accountability, advocacy and education on the issues that matter most to the progressive community in Nevada. We accomplish this through strategic communications both through traditional media and through new media.

$736Kprogram 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
ProgressnowFY2024$375K
Tides FoundationFY2024$175K
Total grants receivedfrom 12 funders$2.3M
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $206K · 2020–2024
Fair Government NevadaNV · FY2024$75,000
Make the Road Action Fund INCNY · FY2021$100,000
NV Values PacFY2020$21,165
Nevadans for EqualityFY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$906K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$765K
Other incomeLn 4–11$141K
Money outPt IX
$830K
Ln 25
Programscol B$736K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$432K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$414K
Total assetsLn 16$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$368
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$765K
Other incomeLn 4–11$141K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$906K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$414K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$414K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$994
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$368
Net assetsLn 32$432K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$322K$414K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$994
Total assetsLn 16$356K$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$893$368
Net assetsLn 32$355K$432K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$100K$100K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$31K$23K$6K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$177K$133K$35K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$21K$6K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$15K$4K$977
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$4K$1K$297
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$12K$3K$770
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$779$208$52
Advertising and promotionLn 12$354K$354K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$22K$6K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K$14K$4K$953
TravelLn 17$16K$12K$3K$790
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$841$841
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$413$310$82$21
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$1K$252
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$21K$5K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$830K$736K$75K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.5M−$228K$727K 990 PDF
FY2024 $962K$621K$342K$955K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$823K$181K$613K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $906K$830K$77K$432K 990 PDF
FY2021 $463K$375K$87K$355K 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 $906,488 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $440,743$765,024
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,158$141,464
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $462,901$906,488
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $31,165$100,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,225$255,437
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,088$474,084
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $375,478$829,521
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $87,423$76,967
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 $906,488 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$765,024
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$765,024
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$141,464
VIII-12 Total revenue$906,488
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $829,521 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $100,000$100,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,302 · Management $6,214 · Fundraising $1,553$31,069
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,582 · Management $35,355 · Fundraising $8,840$176,777
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,031 · Management $5,608 · Fundraising $1,402$28,041
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,663 · Management $3,910 · Fundraising $977$19,550
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,463 · Management $1,190 · Fundraising $297$5,950
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,544 · Management $3,078 · Fundraising $770$15,392
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $779 · Management $208 · Fundraising $52$1,039
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $353,614$353,614
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,293 · Management $5,946 · Fundraising $1,485$29,724
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,292 · Management $3,811 · Fundraising $953$19,056
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,844 · Management $3,159 · Fundraising $790$15,793
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $841$841
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $310 · Management $82 · Fundraising $21$413
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,777 · Management $1,007 · Fundraising $252$5,036
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,607 · Management $5,295 · Fundraising $1,324$27,226
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $735,942 · Management $74,863 · Fundraising $18,716$829,521
Part X · Balance sheet $431,986 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $322,252$413,500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,509$4,476
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,376$13,016
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,407$994
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $355,544$431,986
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $893$368
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $893$368
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $354,651$431,618
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $354,651$431,618
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $355,544$431,986
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $431,618 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$906,488
XI-2 Total expenses$829,521
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,967
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$354,651
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$431,618

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