Nextgen Climate Action FY2020 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(4)Since 2013Unclassified EIN 46-1957345Revenue $10.5M in FY2020

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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.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
7
named funders · $27.4M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$345K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.5M
Spent
$10.2M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$10.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$20.5M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$38.5M
Expenses
$10.2M
FY2020
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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
$3.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$4.4M

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $7.9M Management & general 20% · $2.1M Fundraising 2% · $245K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Development Director
$186,984Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director/ Treasurer
$175,350Pt VII · Sec A
Special Projects Director
$172,499Pt VII · Sec A
Fundraising Director
$172,301Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$162,913Pt VII · Sec A
President/Executive Director
$161,449Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Administration
$140,309Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel/Secretary
$140,055Pt 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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $7.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

National youth organizing PROGRAM2020 was nextgen america's largest youth organizing program to date, even with the difficulty of the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization maintained a successful voter contact program in eleven core states and 16 states overall, educating young voters on how to cast a ballot safely by-mail or in person, as…

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

Digitalthe digital team is responsible for the organization's online presence. Through online and digital communications, the digital team engaged with young people in the civic and voting process.

$2.9Mprogram expense
03

California leadershipnextgen america continued to lead an effort to strengthen progressive public policy in california, advocating and lobbying the state legislature and governor around issues including student debt, immigration, healthcare, environmental justice, and criminal justice reform.

$800Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Money outPt IX
$10.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.9M
Managementcol C$2.1M
Fundraisingcol D$245K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$345K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Total revenueLn 12$10.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$345K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$384K$345K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$851K$851K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$477K$340K$124K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$2.6M$950K$98K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$510K$356K$139K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$338K$246K$85K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$211K$171K$25K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$132K$8K$124K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$11K$22K$12
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.5M$1.5M
Office expensesLn 13$473K$229K$232K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$494K$330K$127K$37K
TravelLn 17$79K$56K$7K$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$25K$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$15K$2K$695
InsuranceLn 23$86K$58K$21K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.1M$187K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$55K$13K$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.2M$7.9M$2.1M$245K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 $10,522,613 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,575,596$10,480,887
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $106,942$41,726
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,682,538$10,522,613
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,089,566$850,623
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,247,626$4,979,772
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,382,546$4,412,854
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,719,738$10,243,249
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,962,800$279,364
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $10,522,613 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$323,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,156,987
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,480,887
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $41,726$41,726
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,726 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,522,613
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,243,249 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $850,623$850,623
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $340,088 · Management $123,932 · Fundraising $12,834$476,854
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,606,775 · Management $949,939 · Fundraising $98,375$3,655,089
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $356,000 · Management $138,687 · Fundraising $15,199$509,886
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $245,906 · Management $84,543 · Fundraising $7,494$337,943
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $171,061 · Management $25,079 · Fundraising $15,083$211,223
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,725 · Management $124,205$131,930
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,207 · Management $22,375 · Fundraising $12$33,594
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,531,628$1,531,628
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $229,308 · Management $232,403 · Fundraising $11,263$472,974
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $330,163 · Management $126,629 · Fundraising $37,117$493,909
IX-17 TravelPrograms $56,048 · Management $7,298 · Fundraising $15,287$78,633
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,782 · Management $3,791 · Fundraising $4,298$32,871
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,650 · Management $2,143 · Fundraising $695$17,488
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $57,664 · Management $21,336 · Fundraising $6,920$85,920
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,060,938 · Management $186,599 · Fundraising $19,950$1,267,487
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,379 · Management $41,818$55,197
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,907,945 · Management $2,090,777 · Fundraising $244,527$10,243,249
Part X · Balance sheet $3,958,740 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,715,932$3,472,637
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $583,168$283,153
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $271,853$177,749
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,381$15,201
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $101,743$10,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,719,077$3,958,740
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $309,412$92,605
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $75,000$252,106
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $384,412$344,711
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,334,665$3,614,029
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,334,665$3,614,029
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,719,077$3,958,740
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,614,029 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,522,613
XI-2 Total expenses$10,243,249
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$279,364
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,334,665
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,614,029

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