Job Creators Action Fund EIN 45-4848799 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Educates Americans on free enterprise's role in creating jobs and economic success. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $6.0M in revenue, $4.3M in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2012
Type
Membership association · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Sugar Land, TX
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$6.0MFY2024
Expenses
$4.3M
Net assets
$1.7M
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  45-4848799 Membership association Sugar Land, TX Founded 2012
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Educates Americans on free enterprise's role in creating jobs and economic success.
Leadership
Mary Thomas · Chief of Strategic Growth Officer · $582K
Money in and out
$6.0M revenue, $4.3M expenses
Bottom line
+28% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$6.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.6M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.11
Operating surplus
+28%
revenue over expenses▲ +167% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
25%
of spending is salaries & benefits▼ -26% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2024▲ +213%
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +61%
Total assets
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +466%
Total liabilities
$247K
FY2024▼ -11%
Total revenue
$6.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.6M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJob Creators Action Fund
EINHdr · item D45-4848799
Principal addressHdr · item CSugar Land, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2012
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R010)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief of Strategic Growth Officer
$582,237Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO
$461,220Pt VII · Sec A
$283,908Pt VII · Sec A
$235,541Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Strategic Comm
$184,795Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Admin/Dev
$106,429Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Thomas’s $582K as Chief of Strategic Growth Officer is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Thomas$582,237
Alfredo Ortiz$461,220$497,356$469,985$440,369$560,369
Philip Willard$283,908$292,658$273,986$256,362$256,362
Elaine Parker$235,541$252,565$238,528$207,406$212,842
Toni Angelini$184,795$202,813
Brenda Hicks$106,429
Rodolph Olivo$100,051

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $3.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Media

Utilized various media outlets to reach target market

$2.4Mprogram expense
02

Marketing

Identify, recruit and sign up ceos and small businesses for the purpose of educating the public in the defense and preservation of free enterprise and entrepreneurship.

$1.0Mprogram expense
03

Education

JCN provides business leaders and entrepreneurs with the educational tools to become the voice of free enterprise to educate the media, congress, state capitals, their communities, and their workplaces--allowing them to hold politicians accountable to job creators and their employees

$224Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$6.0M
Investment income$29
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.11
Program services85%$3.7M
Management & general4%$167K
Fundraising11%$465K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$247K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.6M · Operating expenses/yr $4.3M
4.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $3.7M · Total expenses $4.3M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $167K · Total expenses $4.3M
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $465K · Total expenses $4.3M
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $374K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $3.5M
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $6.0M · Total revenue $6.0M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $6.0M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $6.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $29 · Total revenue $6.0M
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $4.3M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $6.0M · Prior year $1.9M
+213%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $6.0M · FY2024 $6.0M
-0.05%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $6.0M · Expenses $4.3M
+28%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $2.0M
87%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mary Thomas · Reported title CHIEF OF STRATEGIC GROWTH OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $582K · Total expenses $4.3M
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.1M · Total expenses $4.3M
25%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 213%
Legal fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $435K · 2020–2024
Keep America America Action FundFY2024$235,000
NhclcCA · FY2024$65,000
Salient of Harvard CollegeMA · FY2024$40,000
Alan Dershowitz Legal Defense TrustFY2022$60,000
Lucy Burns Institute INCWI · FY2020$21,167
Business Industry Political Action CommitteeFY2020$1,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$6.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$6.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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