Nextgen Climate Action

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(4)Since 2013Unclassified EIN 46-1957345Revenue $38.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSnextgenamerica.org548 Market St 98097, 94104-5401 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Jul 2014

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Nextgen america seeks to increase youth participation in our democracy through voter registration and civic engagement on issues of public policy.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,338 volunteers and 88 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 surplus $209K a year · 1% 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $27.4M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$423K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$38.5M
+263% vs prior year
Spent
$39.6M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$38.5M
FY2024▲ +263%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$20.5M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$38.5M
Expenses
$39.6M
FY2024▲ +280%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.2M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$18.0M
FY2023$10.4M
FY2024$39.6M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2024▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$4.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $36.2M Management & general 8% · $3.1M Fundraising 1% · $290K

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; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President / Executive Director
$238,700Pt VII · Sec A
COO / Corporate Secretary
$210,959Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$195,706Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director, Administration
$170,756Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Finance (to 11/15)
$167,610Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP, Development
$161,269Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Strategic Partnerships
$158,827Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Campaign Strategy
$151,200Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez$238,700$230,118$199,218——
Keith Yetter$210,959$196,284$188,796$182,249$140,055
Victoria Souza—$195,961$183,585——
Arianna Jones$195,706————
Seth Beer———$131,916$186,984
Risi Vera$167,610$151,903$146,118$133,003$175,350
Stacey Smith————$172,499
Jill Lombardi————$172,301

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

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Register young people to vote and engage them in public policy issues.

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3 programs · $34.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Field organizing programnextgen america maintained a successful grassroots voter contact program throughout the year. These efforts included education, registration, issue organizing, and mobilization of young voters on college campuses and surrounding communities.

$24.4Mprogram expense
02

Communicationsnextgen america's communications team focuses on leveraging social and traditional media outlets and mail to reach large audiences of young people, engage them in the democratic process and amplify their voices.

$4.9Mprogram expense
03

Political programmingnextgen america maintained a successful grassroots voter contact program throughout the year. These efforts included education, registration, issue organizing, and mobilization of young voters on college campuses and surrounding communities.

$4.8Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
America VotesFY2024$2.5M
Tides AdvocacyFY2024$250K
Tides FoundationFY2024$150K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$27.4M
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $9.4M · 2020–2024
Nextgen Climate Action CommitteeFY2024$4,500,000
Project I Voted INCNY · FY2024$575,000
Unidosus Action Fund INCDC · FY2024$54,000
ViacomFY2024$20,000
Emerge Action FundCA · FY2024$10,000
Nextgen Climate Action CommitteeFY2023$500,000
Nextgen Climate Action CommitteeFY2022$2,350,000
Moveonorg Political ActionFY2022$369,205
The Voter Participation CenterDC · FY2020$430,711
The Good Land Committee INCDC · FY2020$250,000
Student Debt CrisisCA · FY2020$48,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$38.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Money outPt IX
$39.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$36.2M
Managementcol C$3.1M
Fundraisingcol D$290K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$423K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Total revenueLn 12$38.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$423K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 588
VolunteersI 62,338
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$458K$423K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5.3M$5.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$896K$180K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.8M$8.2M$1.6M$39K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.1M$1.6M$434K$118K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$980K$189K$72K
Legal feesLn 11b$99K$99K
Accounting feesLn 11c$106K$106K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.5M$3.3M$158K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11.0M$11.0M$382$478
Office expensesLn 13$636K$478K$137K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$84K$56K$26K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$137K$137K
TravelLn 17$480K$435K$34K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$2K$304$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$148K$124K$18K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.9M$3.8M$108K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$16K$50K$816
Total functional expensesLn 25$39.6M$36.2M$3.1M$290K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $38.5M$39.6M−$1.1M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.6M$10.4M$167K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $20.5M$18.0M$2.4M$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.4M$5.1M−$725K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.5M$10.2M$279K$3.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $38,524,880 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,542,428$38,464,337
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $62,791$60,543
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,605,219$38,524,880
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $530,500$5,300,896
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,384,443$14,253,071
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,523,164$20,076,958
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,438,107$39,630,925
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $167,112−$1,106,045
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $38,524,880 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$22,296,635
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,167,702
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,464,337
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $60,543$60,543
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $60,543$38,524,880
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $39,630,925 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,300,896$5,300,896
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $896,369 · Management $180,194 · Fundraising $9,643$1,086,206
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,162,995 · Management $1,585,931 · Fundraising $39,457$9,788,383
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,584,643 · Management $433,917 · Fundraising $118,393$2,136,953
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $980,438 · Management $189,046 · Fundraising $72,045$1,241,529
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $99,020$99,020
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $105,944$105,944
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,297,692 · Management $157,941 · Fundraising $5,514$3,461,147
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,973,574 · Management $382 · Fundraising $478$10,974,434
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $477,531 · Management $137,344 · Fundraising $20,627$635,502
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $56,359 · Management $26,380 · Fundraising $1,537$84,276
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $136,534$136,534
IX-17 TravelPrograms $434,866 · Management $33,767 · Fundraising $11,598$480,231
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,156 · Management $304 · Fundraising $2,062$4,522
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,027$2,027
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $123,576 · Management $18,047 · Fundraising $6,202$147,825
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,768,038 · Management $108,384 · Fundraising $1,880$3,878,302
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,250 · Management $50,128 · Fundraising $816$67,194
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $36,213,944 · Management $3,126,729 · Fundraising $290,252$39,630,925
Part X · Balance sheet $4,804,684 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,923,188$1,784,655
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,404,610$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $164,010$2,755,263
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $441,033$248,129
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,348$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,600$16,637
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,945,789$4,804,684
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $425,325$422,966
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $458,026$422,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,239,038$2,800,047
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,248,725$1,581,671
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,487,763$4,381,718
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,945,789$4,804,684
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,381,718 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$38,524,880
XI-2 Total expenses$39,630,925
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,106,045
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,487,763
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,381,718

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

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