Move to Amend FY2023 filing

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Sacramento, CA501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 46-4306740Revenue $253K in FY2023

On file with the IRSmovetoamend.org2740 Fulton Avenue, 95821-5108 · Sacramento, CATax-exempt since Sep 2014

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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.

68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $296 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 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
$26K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$253K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$225K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$44K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$253K
FY2023▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$195K
Expenses
$225K
FY2023▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$268K
FY2025$196K
Net assets
$44K
FY2023▲ +182%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$15K
FY2023$44K
FY2024−$8K
FY2025−$9K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $153K Management & general 17% · $38K Fundraising 15% · $34K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$4,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $97K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

General Public Education

Public talks, presentations & writings NOT prepared for a specific audience to educate about the history of democracy and corporations in the United States and solutions to end corporate constitutional rights and get money out of politics.

$49Kprogram expense
02

Grassroots Movement Support

Training and resources for Move to Amend Affiliate and Advocate leaders and active volunteers. Skills taught include basic organizing, group development, media relationships, event coordination, resolution and initiative campaigns and political organizing.

$37Kprogram expense
03

Internships/Fellowships

Apprenticeship opportunities to learn community organizing, organizational skills and leadership skills to increase the number of individuals who have the capacity 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.

$11Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$253K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Money outPt IX
$225K
Ln 25
Programscol B$153K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$44K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$253K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$44K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6275
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$70K
Total assetsLn 16$15K$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$26K
Net assetsLn 32$15K$44K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$159K$121K$26K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$1K$1K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$44K$23K$7K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$530$508
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$442$127$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$225K$153K$38K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $195K$196K−$1K−$9K 990 PDF
FY2024 $216K$268K−$52K−$8K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $253K$225K$28K$44K 990 PDF
FY2022 $167K$252K−$84K$15K 990 PDF
FY2021 $215K$202K$14K$100K 990 PDF
FY2020 $248K$151K$97K$139K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $253,286 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $167,468$253,286
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $167,468$253,286
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $251,727$225,177
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $251,727$225,177
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$84,259$28,109
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $253,286 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$101,221
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$152,065
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,125
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$253,286
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$253,286
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $225,177 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $120,572 · Management $26,412 · Fundraising $11,764$158,748
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $0$3,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,250 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,163 · Management $1,415 · Fundraising $2,463$5,041
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,638 · Management $6,551 · Fundraising $15,042$44,231
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,418 · Management $530 · Fundraising $508$3,456
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $442 · Management $127 · Fundraising $3,882$4,451
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $153,483 · Management $38,035 · Fundraising $33,659$225,177
Part X · Balance sheet $69,545 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,703$69,514
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,725$31
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,428$69,545
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$26,008
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$26,008
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,428$43,537
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,428$69,545
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $43,537 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$253,286
XI-2 Total expenses$225,177
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,109
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,428
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$43,537

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