Social Security Works: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 46-1373125)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.2M
FY2021	$655K
FY2022	$414K
FY2023	$637K
FY2024	$622K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$991K
FY2021	$857K
FY2022	$682K
FY2023	$583K
FY2024	$534K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$536K
FY2021	$334K
FY2022	$66K
FY2023	$120K
FY2024	$205K

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

92%

Program services 92% · $626K Management & general 7% · $45K 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

Eric Kingson

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Altman

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Ball

Secretary/Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Arenberg

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Currie

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexander R Lawson

Executive Dir.

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Phelan

Deputy Director

$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.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $626K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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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…

$626Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$414K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K

Investment incomeLn 3$171

Money outPt IX

$682K

Ln 25

Programscol B$626K

Managementcol C$45K

Fundraisingcol D$11K

Owns and owesPt X

$66K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K

Total assetsLn 16$101K

LiabilitiesLn 26$35K

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$413K

Investment incomeLn 3$171

Total revenueLn 12$414K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$104K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$104K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Total assetsLn 16$101K

LiabilitiesLn 26$35K

Net assetsLn 32$66K

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$200K	$104K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$825	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$347K	$101K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$14K	$35K
Net assetsLn 32	$334K	$66K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$196K	$176K	$16K	$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$61K	$55K	$5K	$1K
Legal feesLn 11b	$12K	$11K	$906	$226
Accounting feesLn 11c	$54K	$51K	$2K	$578
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$161K	$149K	$10K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$34K	$32K	$1K	$338
TravelLn 17	$28K	$26K	$2K	$511
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$825	$743	$66	$16
InsuranceLn 23	$15K	$14K	$1K	$305
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$111K	$104K	$6K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$7K	$7K	$505	$127
Total functional expensesLn 25	$682K	$626K	$45K	$11K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$622K	$534K	$88K	$205K	990 PDF
FY2023	$637K	$583K	$54K	$120K	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $413,618 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $654,573$413,447

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $320$171

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $654,893$413,618

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 $505,692$257,212

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $351,763$424,470

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $857,455$681,682

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$202,562−$268,064

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $413,618 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$95,882

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$317,565

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$413,447

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $171$171

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $171$413,618

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $681,682 across 11 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $176,464 · Management $15,686 · Fundraising $3,921$196,071

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $55,027 · Management $4,891 · Fundraising $1,223$61,141

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,287 · Management $906 · Fundraising $226$12,419

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $51,290 · Management $2,313 · Fundraising $578$54,181

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $148,526 · Management $9,724 · Fundraising $2,431$160,681

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,417 · Management $1,351 · Fundraising $338$34,106

IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,724 · Management $2,044 · Fundraising $511$28,279

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $743 · Management $66 · Fundraising $16$825

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,733 · Management $1,221 · Fundraising $305$15,259

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,668 · Management $6,155 · Fundraising $1,538$111,361

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,727 · Management $505 · Fundraising $127$7,359

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $625,606 · Management $44,862 · Fundraising $11,214$681,682

Part X · Balance sheet $100,629 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $199,973$104,121

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $145,837−$9,689

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $651$6,197

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $825$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $347,286$100,629

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,625$35,032

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,625$35,032

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $140,256$140,256

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $193,405−$74,659

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $333,661$65,597

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $347,286$100,629

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $65,597 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$413,618

XI-2 Total expenses$681,682

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$268,064

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$333,661

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$65,597

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Social Security Works FY2022 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Coalition

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV