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Issue One Action FY2023 filing

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organizationEIN 46-0792299Revenue $250K in FY2023

On file with the IRS1401 K Street No 350 · Washington, DC

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Issue One Action is committed to reducing the influence of well-financed special interests over politics and policy-making and putting everyday citizens back in control of our republic. Issue One Action works for an american political system in which voters are highly-educated about the role of money in politics and highly-motivated to hold their elected officials accountable for their positions and track records on the Issue.

96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$13K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $168K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $483K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$250K
-65% vs prior year
Spent
$703K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$250K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$250K
FY2023▼ -65%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$900K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$724K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$769K
Expenses
$703K
FY2023▲ +80%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$860K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$703K
FY2024$167K
FY2025$706K
Net assets
$250K
FY2023▼ -64%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$295K
FY2021$370K
FY2022$703K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $672K Management & general 4% · $27K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Amelia Leonardi
Chief Operating Officer
$4,794Pt VII · Sec A
Amelia Leonardi
Chief Operating Officer
$4,794Pt VII · Sec A
Nicholas Penniman
Chief Executive Officer
$1,920Pt VII · Sec A
Nicholas Penniman
Chief Executive Officer
$1,920Pt VII · Sec A
Richard Gephardt
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Gerson
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Glickman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Whitney Hatch
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Louisa Imperiale$5,929—————
Amelia Leonardi$1,969$1,942$4,794$2,202$1,779$1,373
Meredith McGehee————$1,846$2,535
Ethan Rome—$512—$1,827$1,930$1,784
Alix Fraser$1,921$339————
Nicholas Penniman$294$934$1,920$978——
Nick Penniman————$1,250$1,553
Mahdokht Fassihian—$864————

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

Empowering citizens to reduce special interest influence and hold officials accountable on political money.

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Election Protection

A nonpartisan advocacy program of issue one action dedicated to achieving lasting political reform to end the dysfunction in washington. We advocate for election integrity policies and call out election denier candidates.

$672Kprogram expense
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Election Protection

A nonpartisan advocacy program of issue one action dedicated to achieving lasting political reform to end the dysfunction in washington. We advocate for election integrity policies and call out election denier candidates.

$672Kprogram expense

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 · FY2022
Unite America INCFY2022$383K
Peterson Solutions FundFY2022$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$483K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $250K · 2022–2022
Individual RecipientFY2022$250,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Money outPt IX
$703K
Ln 25
Programscol B$672K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$250K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K
Total assetsLn 16$252K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$238K
Total assetsLn 16$252K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$250K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $769K$706K$62K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$167K$953K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $250K$703K−$453K$250K 990 PDF
FY2022 $724K$391K$333K$703K 990 PDF
FY2021 $315K$241K$74K$370K 990 PDF
FY2020 $900K$860K$40K$295K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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