Move to Amend FY2020 filing

Not tax-deductible

Sacramento, CA501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 46-4306740

Move to amend is a coalition of hundreds of organizations and hundreds of thousands of individuals committed to social and economic justice, ending corporate rule, and building a vibrant democracy that is genuinely accountable to the people, not corporate interests.

54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$11K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 6
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
54%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$11K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
1
named funder · $50K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$0
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
8
independent of 8 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$248K
Spent
$151K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$139K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$248K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$195K
Expenses
$151K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$268K
FY2025$196K
Net assets
$139K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$15K
FY2023$44K
FY2024−$8K
FY2025−$9K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
No
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMove to Amend
EINHdr · item D46-4306740
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSacramento, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.movetoamend.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.32 Fundraising $0.14
Program services54%$82K
Management & general32%$48K
Fundraising14%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$151K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Operating surplus
+39%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
10%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
62%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$139K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$15K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$7K
FY2025$20K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$26K
FY2024$15K
FY2025$29K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$97K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$139K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$139K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$139K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$223K · 90%
Program service revenue$25K · 10%
Contributions & grants90%$223K
Program service revenue10%$25K
Total revenueLn 12$248K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $139K · Operating expenses/yr $151K
11.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $82K · Total expenses $151K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $48K · Total expenses $151K
32%
Fundraising
Fundraising $21K · Total expenses $151K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $21K · Solicited contributions $223K
$0.10 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $223K · Total revenue $248K
90%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $248K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25K · Total revenue $248K
10%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $248K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25K · Total expenses $151K
17%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $248K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $139K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $248K · Expenses $151K
+39%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $139K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $139K · Total assets $139K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $139K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap · Reported title PRESIDENT/NATIONAL DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $11K · Total expenses $151K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $94K · Total expenses $151K
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%——
Overhead ratio 32%——
Fundraising cost ratio 10%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/National Director
$10,985Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leesa Friday’s $2K as Director is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1032 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap——$8,212$9,974$10,985
Leesa Friday$2,250$4,800$2,800——

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 8Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 8Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Advocates for social justice, ending corporate influence, and building a people-powered democracy.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $82K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Grassroots Movement Support. Training and expertise for Move to Amend affiliate citizen leaders. Webinars, conference calls, in person training and materials generation for volunteer citizen leaders in Move to Amend affiliate groups.

$38Kprogram expense
02

Public talks and workshops to educate the public about the history of democracy and corporations in the United States and solutions to end corporate constitutional rights and get money out of politics.

$23Kprogram expense
03

Democracy Brigade Program. Training and apprenticeship program for young people to learn community organizing, organizational and citizenship leadership skills.

$20Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $195K$196K-10% 990 PDF
FY2024 $216K$268K-15% 990 PDF
FY2023 $253K$225K+51% 990 PDF
FY2022 $167K$252K-22% 990 PDF
FY2021 $215K$202K-13% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $248K$151K 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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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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