Aha Foundation INC FY2020 filing

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Bethesda, MD501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 33-1185369

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The Aha Foundation mission statement is "we believe in liberty for all"

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$420K 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 deficit $86K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$420K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $404K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$970K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$970K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$970K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$982K
FY2024$868K

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 Dec 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $702K Management & general 12% · $115K Fundraising 16% · $152K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $420K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$278,021Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$141,954Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Zarubin- Outgoing’s $200K as Executive Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
George Zarubin- Outgoing$200,230$300,000———
George Zarubin——$297,250$300,000$278,021
Amanda Parker$153,542$75,000$33,469$93,750$141,954
Rosa Zeegers——$37,500——
Ayaan Hirsi Ali—$25,000$20,000——

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for liberty and human rights for everyone.

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3 program services account for $702K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Alertfemale genital mutilation (FGM) legislative advocacy and support - due to our advocacy efforts, 5 more states (vermont, kentucky, wyoming, massachusetts, and idaho) enacted or strengthened anti-fgm legislation in 2020.- we encouraged legislators to clarify the constitutionality of the federal FGM law, which was passed by both house…

$527Kprogram expense
02

Align

Creating networks to confront islamism - ayaan hirsi ali engaged quilliam north american executive director, DR. Muhammad fraser-rahim, in a webinar about his new book entitled "america's other muslims: imam w. D. Muhammed, islamic reform, and the making of american islam".

$89Kprogram expense
03

Activate

Partnerships and program development: campus critical thinking units - our college fellows (located at columbia, u penn, notre dame, american university, etc.) hold events on campus to promote ayaan's ideas concerning women's rights and free speech about islamic extremism.

$87Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $45K · 2023–2024

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$970K
Ln 25
Programscol B$702K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$152K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$533K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$1.3M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$420K$320K$42K$58K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$97K$90K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$13K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$44K$32K$4K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$24K$2K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$229K$168K$12K$49K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$12K$11K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$33K$26K$7K
TravelLn 17$13K$11K$15$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$7K$9K$304
All other expensesLn 24e$807$807
Total functional expensesLn 25$970K$702K$115K$152K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.3M−$115K$868K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.5M−$374K$982K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.5M−$499K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.3M$277K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$970K$279K$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,249,101 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$69,930
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,169,560
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,239,490
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,611$8,611
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,000$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,611$1,249,101
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $970,033 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $319,544 · Management $41,998 · Fundraising $58,433$419,975
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $89,928 · Fundraising $7,425$97,353
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,719 · Management $1,673 · Fundraising $2,338$16,730
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,757 · Management $4,098 · Fundraising $8,439$44,294
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,231 · Management $2,485 · Fundraising $3,897$30,613
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,969$27,969
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,100$1,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $167,960 · Management $12,213 · Fundraising $48,542$228,715
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,570 · Management $11,346 · Fundraising $12,711$35,627
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $26,035 · Fundraising $6,712$32,747
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,507 · Management $15 · Fundraising $2,598$13,120
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,883$4,883
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,135 · Management $8,661 · Fundraising $304$16,100
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $807$807
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $702,193 · Management $115,341 · Fundraising $152,499$970,033
Part X · Balance sheet $1,597,684 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $535,561$532,838
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $717,059$1,003,889
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $121,516$58,457
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,000$2,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,378,136$1,597,684
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $78,821$19,301
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $78,821$19,301
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,177,798$1,306,556
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $121,517$271,827
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,299,315$1,578,383
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,378,136$1,597,684
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,578,383 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,249,101
XI-2 Total expenses$970,033
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$279,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,299,315
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,578,383

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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