Georgia Shift INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Augusta, GA501(c)(3)EIN 46-5280771

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The organization's mission is to give young people a seat at the table of democracy through year-round civic media, civic education, and civic engagement programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $380K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$566K
-56% vs prior year
Spent
$611K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$295K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$566K
FY2021▼ -56%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$566K
FY2022$616K
FY2023$345K
Expenses
$611K
FY2021▼ -37%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$975K
FY2021$611K
FY2022$753K
FY2023$350K
Net assets
$295K
FY2021▼ -15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$349K
FY2021$295K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$191K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jul 2016.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $370K Management & general 35% · $215K Fundraising 4% · $27K

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; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$67,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ian Bridgeforth———$83,172
Jordan Johnson$80,000$80,000$67,500—

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

Empowers youth through civic media, education, and engagement programs.

Provided by the organization

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3 programs · $281K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Leadership Development

High school organizing, life skills training, volunteer trainings, publicly available civic education trainings.

$100Kprogram expense
02

Breaking Barriers

Regularly scheduled livestream content, video + audio production.

$98Kprogram expense
03

The Georgia Civic Campus Network (gccn)

The first statewide campus network in georgia, facilitating first-class civic engagement in partnerhsip with faculty and the administrations of colleges and universities.

$83Kprogram 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
JustfundusFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$380K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$566K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$566K
Money outPt IX
$611K
Ln 25
Programscol B$370K
Managementcol C$215K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$295K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$566K
Total revenueLn 12$566K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$168K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$168K
Other assetsLn 15$151K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$295K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 63
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K$168K
Total assetsLn 16$352K$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$349K$295K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$50K$14K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$252K$185K$52K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$36K$10K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$20K$6K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$90K$90K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$38K$6K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$34$77
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$439$216
Information technologyLn 14$13K$11K$854$799
OccupancyLn 16$25K$19K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$98$26
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$217$58
InsuranceLn 23$331$288$43
Total functional expensesLn 25$611K$370K$215K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $345K$350K−$5K$191K 990 PDF
FY2022 $616K$753K−$137K$195K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $566K$611K−$45K$295K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$975K$319K$349K 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $566,138 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$566,138
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$566,138
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$566,138
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $611,459 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,705 · Management $14,011 · Fundraising $3,784$67,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $185,460 · Management $52,280 · Fundraising $14,121$251,861
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,710 · Management $9,559 · Fundraising $2,746$48,015
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,168 · Management $5,595 · Fundraising $1,514$27,277
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $90,151$90,151
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,672$29,672
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,064 · Management $6,468 · Fundraising $1,875$46,407
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,834 · Management $34 · Fundraising $77$2,945
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,883 · Management $439 · Fundraising $216$4,538
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,321 · Management $854 · Fundraising $799$12,974
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,547 · Management $5,434 · Fundraising $1,460$25,441
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,648 · Management $98 · Fundraising $26$2,772
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,300 · Management $217 · Fundraising $58$1,575
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $288 · Fundraising $43$331
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $369,928 · Management $214,812 · Fundraising $26,719$611,459
Part X · Balance sheet $370,428 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $324,008$167,735
X-4 Accounts receivable$50,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,977
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,338$150,716
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $352,346$370,428
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$23,599
X-19 Deferred revenue$37,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,748$14,106
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,748$75,205
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $348,598$295,223
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $352,346$370,428
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $295,223 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$566,138
XI-2 Total expenses$611,459
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,321
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$348,598
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$8,054
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$295,223

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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