Fight Back Fund: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-5289211)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$2.4M
FY2021	$501K
FY2022	$5.3M
FY2023	$510K
FY2024	$2.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.8M
FY2021	$2.6M
FY2022	$6.0M
FY2023	$1.3M
FY2024	$2.6M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.8M
FY2021	$1.7M
FY2022	$1.0M
FY2023	$199K
FY2024	$228K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2016.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 99% · $2.6M Management & general 1% · $39K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

James Sweeney

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Kresge

Rec Correspond Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Fagan

Financial Secretaray

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Horne

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marshall Douglas

Tresurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stan Simrayh

Business Representative

$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports research and public relations to fight anti-union policies and promote infrastructure spending.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Fight back fund supports research and public relations to combat anti-union initiatives, including so-called right-to-work policies, "paycheck protection" laws aimed at restricting union involvement in politics, attempts to water down or repeal prevailing wage statutes, and efforts to ban project labor agreements.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5289211) · Dispute this line

$2.6Mprogram 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

Laborers District Council Management Cooperative FundFY2024$200K

Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now INCFY2024$100K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$300K

Grants paid · 7 grants · $825K · 2020–2023

Illinois Economic Policy InstituteIL · FY2023$65,000

Fight Back for a Better Tomorrowfight Back for a Better TomorrowFY2022$254,200

Illinois Economic Policy InstituteIL · FY2022$97,500

Stenhouse StrategiesFY2022$40,000

Illinois Economic Policy InstituteIL · FY2021$150,000

Stenhouse StrategiesFY2021$68,500

Illinois Economic Policy InstituteIL · FY2020$150,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.7M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M

Money outPt IX

$2.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.6M

Managementcol C$39K

Owns and owesPt X

$228K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K

Total assetsLn 16$228K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M

Total revenueLn 12$2.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$226K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$226K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K

Total assetsLn 16$228K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$228K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$347K	$226K
Total assetsLn 16	$349K	$228K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$150K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$199K	$228K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$25K	$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$9K	$8K	$896
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$219K	$197K	$22K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$5K	$546
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.4M	$2.4M	$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.6M	$2.6M	$39K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 23, 2025	$2.7M	$2.6M	$38K	$228K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024	$510K	$1.3M	−$814K	$199K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 31, 2023	$5.3M	$6.0M	−$686K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022	$501K	$2.6M	−$2.1M	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2021	$2.4M	$1.8M	$570K	$3.8M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,675,214 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $509,987$2,675,214

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 $509,987$2,675,214

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $98,900$25,000

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 $1,224,763$2,612,455

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,323,663$2,637,455

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$813,676$37,759

Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members0

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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,675,214 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,675,214

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,675,214

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,675,214

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,637,455 across 5 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,000$25,000

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,068 · Management $896$8,964

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $197,374 · Management $21,930$219,304

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,912 · Management $546$5,458

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,363,002 · Management $15,727$2,378,729

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,598,356 · Management $39,099 · Fundraising $0$2,637,455

Part X · Balance sheet $228,054 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $346,573$225,558

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,422$2,496

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $348,995$228,054

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $149,700$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $149,700$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $199,295$228,054

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $199,295$228,054

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $348,995$228,054

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $228,054 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,675,214

XI-2 Total expenses$2,637,455

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,759

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$199,295

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$9,000

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$228,054

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Fight Back Fund

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Fight Back Fund

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

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