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Social Security Works

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Public & Societal Benefit EIN 46-1373125Revenue $622K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsocialsecurityworks.org815 16th St Nw 4th Floor, 20006-4101 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jan 2014

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The mission of Social Security Works is to: 1)protect and improve the economic Security of disadvantaged; 2) safeguard the economic Security of those dependent, now or in the future,on Social Security; and 3)maintain Social Security as a vehicle of Social justice.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$52K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$622K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$534K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$205K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$622K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$655K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$637K
FY2024$622K
Expenses
$534K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$991K
FY2021$857K
FY2022$682K
FY2023$583K
FY2024$534K
Net assets
$205K
FY2024▲ +71%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$536K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$120K
FY2024$205K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2014.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $481K Management & general 8% · $43K Fundraising 2% · $11K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Alexander Lawson
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Phelan
Deputy Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nancy Altman
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jonathan Ball
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 Social Security to protect and improve economic security for all.

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1 program · $481K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Coalition

Social security works convenes the strengthen social security coalition, a diverse coalition of over 350 state-based and national groups representing organized labor, people of color, people with disabilities, women, the LGBT community, veterans and the NETROOTS.POLICY: social security works is an expert at creating translational policy…

$481Kprogram 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
P Street ProjectFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$622K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Money outPt IX
$534K
Ln 25
Programscol B$481K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$205K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$252K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Total revenueLn 12$622K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$252K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$252K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$205K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K$252K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$193K$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K$52K
Net assetsLn 32$120K$205K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$119K$11K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$28K$2K$622
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$218$54
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$47K$4K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$144K$129K$12K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$292$263$23$6
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$383$96
OccupancyLn 16$13K$12K$1K$268
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$585$146
InterestLn 20$143$129$11$3
InsuranceLn 23$14K$13K$1K$283
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$117K$106K$9K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$13K$1K$292
Total functional expensesLn 25$534K$481K$43K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $622K$534K$88K$205K 990 PDF
FY2023 $637K$583K$54K$120K 990 PDF
FY2022 $414K$682K−$268K$66K 990 PDF
FY2021 $655K$857K−$203K$334K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$991K$204K$536K 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 $622,408 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $636,656$622,371
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $68$37
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $636,724$622,408
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 $179,935$163,816
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $402,585$370,321
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $582,520$534,137
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,204$88,271
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $622,408 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$65,223
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$557,148
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$622,371
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $37$37
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$622,408
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $534,137 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $119,430 · Management $10,616 · Fundraising $2,654$132,700
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,005 · Management $2,489 · Fundraising $622$31,116
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,448 · Management $218 · Fundraising $54$2,720
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $46,615 · Management $4,144 · Fundraising $1,036$51,795
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $129,465 · Management $11,508 · Fundraising $2,877$143,850
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $263 · Management $23 · Fundraising $6$292
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,304 · Management $383 · Fundraising $96$4,783
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,075 · Management $1,073 · Fundraising $268$13,416
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,585 · Management $585 · Fundraising $146$7,316
IX-20 InterestPrograms $129 · Management $11 · Fundraising $3$143
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,737 · Management $1,132 · Fundraising $283$14,152
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $105,529 · Management $9,380 · Fundraising $2,346$117,255
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,139 · Management $1,168 · Fundraising $292$14,599
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $480,724 · Management $42,730 · Fundraising $10,683$534,137
Part X · Balance sheet $257,017 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,705$252,147
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $171,530$961
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $910$3,909
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $193,145$257,017
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,344$50,747
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$995
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $73,344$51,742
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $140,256$205,275
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year −$20,455$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,801$205,275
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $193,145$257,017
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,275 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$622,408
XI-2 Total expenses$534,137
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$88,271
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,801
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,797
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$205,275

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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