To advance state policies that improve the economic mobility and quality of life for all floridians

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $394K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$232K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $1.4M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$154K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$838K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.8M Management & general 5% · $100K Fundraising 2% · $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

11 people listed on the 990; $232K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$121,375Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strat. & Dev. Officer
$110,283Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sadaf Knight’s $121K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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
Sadaf Knight$121,375$105,263$103,214$100,248$95,780
Holly Bullard$110,283$95,016$92,867$83,235$78,221

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for state policies boosting Florida's economic mobility and quality of life.

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2 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Fpi's Activities in 2024 Consisted of the Following

Conducting high quality, credible research; analyzing public policy and developing policy recommendations; educating policymakers, the public, and the media; building strategic partnerships with organizations and coalitions; and advocating for smart public policies.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

The florida policy summit brought together 188 partners from across the state, including leading policy experts, grassroots organizers, community advocates, foundations, educators, students and community members, to celebrate their collective impact and envision an equitable future for florida.

$103Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $315K · 2023–2024
Florida Decides HealthcareFL · FY2024$25,000
New Venture FundDC · FY2023$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$100K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$98K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K$154K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$225K$225K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$313K$291K$12K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$790K$745K$27K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$86K$84K$1K$515
Payroll taxesLn 10$78K$74K$3K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$52K$15K$5
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$20K$527$623
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$192$147
Information technologyLn 14$30K$28K$767$905
OccupancyLn 16$12K$11K$406$271
TravelLn 17$41K$37K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$6K$386$319
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$19K$508$600
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$257$171
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$108K$108K$132$157
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$44$47
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.8M$100K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.9M$50K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.6M$131K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.4M$688K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.1M$419K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$838K$681K$1.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,959,473 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,680,187$1,842,171
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$104,311
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,978$12,991
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,687,165$1,959,473
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $90,000$225,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,074,957$1,267,034
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $390,923$417,492
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,555,880$1,909,526
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $131,285$49,947
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,959,473 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,842,171
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,842,171
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $97,871 · Unrelated business $6,440$104,311
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,991$12,991
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,871 · Unrelated business $6,440 · Excluded from tax $12,991$1,959,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,909,526 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $225,000$225,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $291,450 · Management $12,497 · Fundraising $8,778$312,725
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $744,930 · Management $27,258 · Fundraising $18,144$790,332
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $83,982 · Management $1,402 · Fundraising $515$85,899
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,573 · Management $2,703 · Fundraising $1,802$78,078
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,948$1,948
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,016$34,016
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $60,489$60,489
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,354 · Management $14,738 · Fundraising $5$67,097
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,566 · Management $527 · Fundraising $623$20,716
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,580 · Management $192 · Fundraising $147$5,919
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,442 · Management $767 · Fundraising $905$30,114
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,048 · Management $406 · Fundraising $271$11,725
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,939 · Management $2,265 · Fundraising $1,874$41,078
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,292 · Management $386 · Fundraising $319$6,997
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,850 · Management $508 · Fundraising $600$19,958
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,985 · Management $257 · Fundraising $171$7,413
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,074 · Management $132 · Fundraising $157$108,363
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,568 · Management $44 · Fundraising $47$1,659
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,775,122 · Management $100,046 · Fundraising $34,358$1,909,526
Part X · Balance sheet $3,134,191 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,039$29,269
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,215,079$1,247,606
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $551,501$776,871
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,017$50,855
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,302$17,755
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $98,473$1,010,735
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,100$1,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,063,511$3,134,191
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,949$154,485
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $133,752$154,485
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,358,330$1,543,580
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,571,429$1,436,126
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,929,759$2,979,706
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,063,511$3,134,191
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,979,706 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,959,473
XI-2 Total expenses$1,909,526
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,947
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,929,759
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,979,706

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