Feminist Frequency FY2021 filing

Los Angeles, CAUnknown exempt organization EIN 46-3408143Revenue $317K in FY2021

On file with the IRSfeministfrequency.com1920 Hillhurst Ave 127 · Los Angeles, CA

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Feminist Frequency is a not-for-profit, educational organization that provides comprehensive analyses of modern media and advocates for the just treatment of all people online.

73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$317K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$279K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$242K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$317K
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$317K
FY2022$567K
FY2023$235K
FY2024$18K
Expenses
$279K
FY2021▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$390K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$242K
FY2021▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$453K
FY2023$298K
FY2024Not on file

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $203K Management & general 8% · $24K Fundraising 19% · $52K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Anita Sarkeesian$83,667$72,000$70,000

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 15aNo

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1 program · $203K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Operations fulfilling mission statement

$203Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$317K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K
Money outPt IX
$279K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$242K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$242K
Total assetsLn 16$246K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$317K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$242K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$242K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$246K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$242K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K$242K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$207K$246K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$205K$242K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$72K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$138K$88K$7K$43K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$669$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$382$2K
Office expensesLn 13$478$478
Information technologyLn 14$853$853
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$11K$9K$2K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$24K$2K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$279K$203K$24K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $18K 990 PDF
FY2023 $235K$390K−$155K$298K 990 PDF
FY2022 $567K$357K$210K$453K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $317K$279K$38K$242K 990 PDF
FY2020 $311K$243K$68K$205K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $317,150 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $134,253$138,436
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $176,332$178,714
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $310,585$317,150
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $146,487$218,877
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $29,984$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $66,078$60,476
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $242,549$279,353
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $68,036$37,797
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $317,150 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $178,714 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$138,436
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$138,436
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $178,714$317,150
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $279,353 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,000$72,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,223 · Management $7,200 · Fundraising $42,902$138,325
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,701 · Management $669 · Fundraising $2,182$8,552
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,969$7,969
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $382 · Fundraising $1,773$2,155
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $478$478
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $853$853
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,034 · Management $2,400$11,434
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,046 · Management $1,571$3,617
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,027 · Management $2,256 · Fundraising $4,641$30,924
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,035 · Management $1,011$3,046
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $203,448 · Management $23,554 · Fundraising $52,351$279,353
Part X · Balance sheet $245,555 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $203,747$241,911
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,500$1,500
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,143$2,143
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $207,390$245,555
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $2,750$3,119
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,751$3,119
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $204,639$242,436
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $207,390$245,555
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $242,436 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$317,150
XI-2 Total expenses$279,353
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,797
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$204,639
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$242,436

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