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Emgage Action INC FY2020 filing

Lakeland, FLUnknown exempt organization EIN 46-5499822Revenue $1.4M in FY2020Latest return filed Sep 8, 2025

On file with the IRSemgageaction.org3425 US Highway 98 North · Lakeland, FL

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Organizing and advocating for issues for the betterment of society.

97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $324K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$115K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$858K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$543K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$990K
FY2022$686K
FY2023$389K
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$858K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$858K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$781K
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $996K Management & general 1% · $15K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lama Alzhud
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nazar Khan
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Asif Ilyas
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Farrukh Shamsi
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dilawar Syed
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Yusuf Khan
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Farooq Mitha
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for societal improvement through organized action.

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1 program · $996K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Emgage Action engaged in issue advocacy at the federal level in Washington DC and at the state level in Tallahassee, Austin, Richmond, Lansing, and Harrisburg on immigration, hate crimes, and human rights.

$996Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Open Society Policy Center INCFY2024$750K
Tides AdvocacyFY2024$150K
Proteus Action LeagueFY2024$125K
Future Forward USA ActionFY2024$100K
Michigan Civic Action FundFY2024$85K
Sixteen Thirty FundFY2024$50K
Communities United Action FundFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$1.3M
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $368K · 2020–2022
Emgage Federal PacFY2022$98,649
Emgage Federal PacFY2020$209,410
Emgage Foundation INCFL · FY2020$54,127
Il Muslim Civic CoalitionIL · FY2020$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$996K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$858K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$952K
Total assetsLn 16$973K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$952K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$952K
Total assetsLn 16$973K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
Net assetsLn 32$858K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
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$491K$952K
Total assetsLn 16$541K$973K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K$115K
Net assetsLn 32$485K$858K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$270K$270K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$262K$262K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$138K$138K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$10K$9K$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$199K$190K$5K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$100K$87K$2K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$996K$15K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 8, 2025 $1.8M$1.7M$83K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 11, 2024 $1.6M$389K$1.2M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 28, 2023 $1.1M$686K$370K$781K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2022 $543K$990K−$447K$411K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 25, 2021 $1.4M$1.0M$373K$858K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,397,811 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $673,689$1,399,111
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$1,300
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $673,689$1,397,811
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$269,537
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $137,350$284,988
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,175$470,092
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $292,525$1,024,617
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $381,164$373,194
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,397,811 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,239
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,397,872
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,399,111
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,300−$1,300
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,300$1,397,811
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,024,617 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $269,537$269,537
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $262,103 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$262,103
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,885 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,885
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17,100 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,100
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,100 · Fundraising $0$1,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $138,293 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$138,293
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,759 · Management $1,409 · Fundraising $0$10,168
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $0$4,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $190,153 · Management $5,450 · Fundraising $3,084$198,687
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $87,215 · Management $2,060 · Fundraising $10,969$100,244
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $996,045 · Management $14,519 · Fundraising $14,053$1,024,617
Part X · Balance sheet $972,853 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $490,670$951,641
X-4 Accounts receivable$21,212
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $541,170$972,853
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,115$114,604
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56,115$114,604
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $485,055$858,249
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $485,055$858,249
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $541,170$972,853
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $858,249 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,397,811
XI-2 Total expenses$1,024,617
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$373,194
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$485,055
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$858,249

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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