Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 46-1665232)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$4.0M
FY2023	$7.8M
FY2024	$7.6M
FY2025	$7.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$3.3M
FY2023	$6.4M
FY2024	$7.1M
FY2025	$8.3M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$2.4M
FY2023	$5.8M
FY2024	$6.5M
FY2025	$5.6M

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

72%

24%

Program services 72% · $2.3M Management & general 4% · $142K Fundraising 24% · $788K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $288K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Lauren Levin

VP of Policy & Partnership

$158,651Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Makris

Managing Director (through 2/28/20)

$56,520Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Hockley

Managing Director

$20,844Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Barden

Managing Director

$18,267Pt VII · Sec A

Dawn Lyons

VP of Marketing & Programs

$17,731Pt VII · Sec A

David Conrad

Chief Financial Officer

$11,493Pt VII · Sec A

Ceci Maher

Executive Director

$4,287Pt VII · Sec A

Bill Sherlach

Board Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2021
Mark Barden	$202,876	$227,550	$229,190	$18,267
Lauren Levin	$200,615	—	—	$158,651
Aurora Vasquez	$163,916	$147,298	$134,025	—
Elizabeth Murphy	$150,127	—	$136,953	—
Timothy Makris	—	—	—	$56,520
Dawn Lyons	$28,585	$28,066	$26,595	$17,731
Nicole Hockley	$24,296	$27,196	$21,435	$20,844
Amiee Thunberg	—	$24,628	—	—

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for state and federal laws promoting school safety and preventing gun violence.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

The fund works to pass legislation at a state and federal level that supports school safety and gun violence prevention. Activities include researching and writing effective policy, educating legislators and constituents, and lobbying for the passage of sensible legislation.

$2.3Mprogram 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

Olander Family Foundation INCFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$4.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$770

Money outPt IX

$3.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.3M

Managementcol C$142K

Fundraisingcol D$788K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M

Total assetsLn 16$2.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$281K

PeoplePt VI, VII

20

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$770

Total revenueLn 12$4.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.7M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M

Total assetsLn 16$2.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$281K

Net assetsLn 32$2.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 56

VolunteersI 6548

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.7M	$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$2.7M	$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.0M	$281K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.7M	$2.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$283K	$233K	$37K	$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$475K	$414K	$52K	$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$8K	$8K	$126
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$22K	$22K	$357
Payroll taxesLn 10	$39K	$39K	$656
Legal feesLn 11b	$641		$641
Accounting feesLn 11c	$15K		$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$272K	$272K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$238K			$238K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$519K	$518K	$434
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1.1M	$748K		$375K
Office expensesLn 13	$201K	$12K	$35K	$154K
Information technologyLn 14	$848	$840	$8
OccupancyLn 16	$58K	$58K	$572
TravelLn 17	$1K	$1K	$3
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$15K	$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.3M	$2.3M	$142K	$788K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$7.4M	$8.3M	−$971K	$5.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$7.6M	$7.1M	$550K	$6.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$7.8M	$6.4M	$1.5M	$5.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	Not on file
FY2021 Viewing	$4.0M	$3.3M	$760K	$2.4M	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 $4,030,464 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,297,650$4,029,694

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,135$770

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,319,785$4,030,464

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 $832,284$827,687

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $57,022$237,945

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,861,612$2,204,927

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,750,918$3,270,559

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$431,133$759,905

Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,030,464 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,029,694

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,029,694

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $770$770

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $770$4,030,464

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,270,559 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $233,229 · Management $37,064 · Fundraising $12,837$283,130

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $413,882 · Management $52,302 · Fundraising $8,821$475,005

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,990 · Management $126$8,116

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,713 · Management $357$22,070

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,710 · Management $656$39,366

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $641$641

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,978$14,978

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $271,765$271,765

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $237,945$237,945

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $518,138 · Management $434$518,572

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $748,100 · Fundraising $375,173$1,123,273

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,376 · Management $34,586 · Fundraising $153,578$200,540

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $840 · Management $8$848

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,629 · Management $572$58,201

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,106 · Management $3$1,109

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,000$15,000

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,340,478 · Management $141,727 · Fundraising $788,354$3,270,559

Part X · Balance sheet $2,697,159 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,687,870$2,690,962

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,620$3,750

X-14 Intangible assets$2,447

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,696,490$2,697,159

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $77,514$74,774

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $962,987$205,744

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,040,501$280,518

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,655,989$2,269,641

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$147,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,655,989$2,416,641

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,696,490$2,697,159

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,416,641 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$4,030,464

XI-2 Total expenses$3,270,559

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$759,905

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,655,989

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$747

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,416,641

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund FY2021 filing

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