Doctors for America was organized to mobilize Doctors and medical students to be leaders in putting patients over politics on the pressing issues of the day to improve the health of our patients, communities, and nation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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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FY2019 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $483K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$544K
Spent
$445K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$112K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$544K
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$544K
FY2020$393K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$849K
FY2024$875K
Expenses
$445K
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$445K
FY2020$336K
FY2021$405K
FY2022$709K
FY2023$807K
FY2024$789K
Net assets
$112K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$112K
FY2020$169K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$358K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$367K

From the FY2019 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 Aug 2013.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $290K Management & general 21% · $93K Fundraising 14% · $62K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$110,226Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Bakke’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Angie Bakke—$119,800$111,613$106,800$9,575—
Angela Bakke$119,706—————
Jim Duffet—————$110,226
Karla Pratt————$88,227—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Mobilizes doctors and students to lead on patient health issues, prioritizing care over politics.

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3 programs · $278K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Drug Affordability

DFA hosted two web talks in March and July, on the proposed federal and state policies to increase drug affordability, providing critical information and advocacy updates so that hundreds of DFA members were enabled to take action on federal and state-level prescription drug affordability initiatives.

$154Kprogram expense
02

Gun Violence Prevention

DFA was one of many coalition members that contributed to the inclusion of $25 million in the FY 2020 federal appropriations law that funded gun violence research to be conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health.

$70Kprogram expense
03

Substance Use Disorder

DFA received a renewal of the Hilton Foundation Grant to address Substance Use Disorder and addiction. Including the use of illicit drugs, prescription drug misuse, alcohol, and other substancesDFA worked closely with Facing Addiction and the Coalition for Human Needs both were 501c3 organizationsIn July 2019 our co-chairs Nzinga…

$55Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Skb FoundationFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$483K
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By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$544K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$543K
Other incomeLn 4–11$533
Money outPt IX
$445K
Ln 25
Programscol B$290K
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$112K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$543K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$533
Total revenueLn 12$544K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$148K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$112K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 620,000
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K$148K
Total assetsLn 16$58K$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$13K$112K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$103K$71K$22K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$132K$94K$25K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$18K$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$13K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$29K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$196$155$39$2
Office expensesLn 13$2K$853$1K$217
Information technologyLn 14$35K$29K$2K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$12K$9K$2K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$28K$3K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$445K$290K$93K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $875K$789K$86K$367K 990 PDF
FY2023 $849K$807K$41K$281K 990 PDF
FY2022 $655K$709K−$54K$358K 990 PDF
FY2021 $255K$405K−$149K$125K 990 PDF
FY2020 $393K$336K$57K$169K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $544K$445K$98K$112K 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 $543,617 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $112,512$543,084
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$533
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $112,512$543,617
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $209,466$277,260
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $67,708$168,090
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $277,174$445,350
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$164,662$98,267
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $543,617 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$536,084
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$543,084
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $533$533
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $533 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$543,617
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $445,350 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,519 · Management $21,593 · Fundraising $10,797$102,909
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $93,671 · Management $25,318 · Fundraising $12,659$131,648
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,580 · Management $4,256 · Fundraising $2,426$24,262
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,909 · Management $3,688 · Fundraising $1,844$18,441
IX-11a Management feesManagement $3,992$3,992
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,446$20,446
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,793 · Fundraising $3,199$31,992
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $155 · Management $39 · Fundraising $2$196
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $853 · Management $1,098 · Fundraising $217$2,168
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $29,030 · Management $2,315 · Fundraising $3,483$34,828
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,200$4,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,916 · Management $2,200 · Fundraising $1,235$12,351
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,550$1,550
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,805 · Management $2,802 · Fundraising $25,760$56,367
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $290,231 · Management $93,497 · Fundraising $61,622$445,350
Part X · Balance sheet $148,366 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,548$148,366
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $57,548$148,366
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $35,296$35,296
X-25 Other liabilities$1,335
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,380$36,631
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,168−$15,399
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$127,134
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,168$111,735
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $57,548$148,366
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $111,735 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$543,617
XI-2 Total expenses$445,350
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,267
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,168
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$300
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$111,735

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