Publish the Progressive magazine, distribute editorial material to local and national newspapers, and may also produce educational television and radio programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $238K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $304K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$205K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$794K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$939K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$919K
FY2021$924K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$794K
FY2024▲ +67%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$379K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$398K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$794K

From the FY2024 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 Sep 1984.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $842K Management & general 16% · $202K Fundraising 16% · $200K

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; $156K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Publisher/Secretary
$84,710Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$70,999Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Norman Stockwell$84,710$74,217$70,954$65,000$65,000
Daniel Libby$70,999$66,373$61,984$57,699$46,193
Bill Lueders——$33,333$50,000$50,000

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

Publishes a progressive magazine and distributes editorial material.

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3 programs · $764K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Editorial costs encompass the personnel expenses of those who select, edit, and write material for the magazine and the associated expenses involved with supporting those activities.

$399Kprogram expense
02

Circulation costs include all related printing, distributing, and promoting costs of the progressive's monthly publication, the progressive, which is distributed to approximately 30,000 subscribers and retailers each month.

$304Kprogram expense
03

Promotions includes selling advertising space in the magazine.

$61Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$842K
Managementcol C$202K
Fundraisingcol D$200K
Owns and owesPt X
$794K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$942K
Total assetsLn 16$999K
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$906K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$942K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$999K
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K
Net assetsLn 32$794K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 66
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$691K$942K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$743K$999K
LiabilitiesLn 26$268K$205K
Net assetsLn 32$475K$794K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$172K$106K$34K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$247K$152K$48K$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$7K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$17K$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$18K$6K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$426K$357K$1K$67K
Office expensesLn 13$127K$72K$42K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$6K$388$1K
InterestLn 20$170$170
InsuranceLn 23$27K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$97K$3K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$11K$1K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$842K$202K$200K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.2M$318K$794K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$75K$475K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.0M$252K$398K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$924K$525K$149K 990 PDF
FY2020 $939K$919K$21K−$379K 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 $1,562,833 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,061,230$1,244,160
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $80,186$266,918
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,445$35,002
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,398$16,753
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,165,259$1,562,833
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $370,369$485,053
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $14,722$18,145
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $705,151$741,491
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,090,242$1,244,689
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,017$318,144
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,562,833 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,488 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$20,091
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,224,069
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,244,160
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $265,543 · Unrelated business $1,375$266,918
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35,002$35,002
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $15,265$15,265
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $265,543 · Unrelated business $1,375 · Excluded from tax $51,755$1,562,833
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,244,689 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $105,982 · Management $33,629 · Fundraising $31,965$171,576
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $152,335 · Management $48,338 · Fundraising $45,943$246,616
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,869 · Management $2,180 · Fundraising $2,072$11,121
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,575 · Management $5,259 · Fundraising $5,000$26,834
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,855 · Management $5,666 · Fundraising $5,385$28,906
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,600$18,600
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $18,145$18,145
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $356,827 · Management $1,375 · Fundraising $67,382$425,584
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $71,795 · Management $41,937 · Fundraising $12,935$126,667
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $10,690$10,690
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,515$2,515
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,374 · Management $388 · Fundraising $1,478$8,240
IX-20 InterestFundraising $170$170
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $26,917$26,917
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96,525 · Management $3,391 · Fundraising $4,049$103,965
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,355 · Management $1,411 · Fundraising $5,377$18,143
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $842,492 · Management $202,296 · Fundraising $199,901$1,244,689
Part X · Balance sheet $999,181 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,872$35,813
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $604,537$906,430
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,825$16,548
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,855$21,772
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,076$18,618
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $743,165$999,181
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,423$54,968
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $226,943$149,728
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $268,366$204,696
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $353,927$693,561
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $120,872$100,924
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $474,799$794,485
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $743,165$999,181
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $794,485 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,562,833
XI-2 Total expenses$1,244,689
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$318,144
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$474,799
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,542
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$794,485

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