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Americans for Fairness FY2020 filing

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Countryside, IL501(c)(4)EmploymentEIN 47-5657733Revenue $409K in FY2020

On file with the IRS6170 Joliet Rd Ste 200, 60525-4066 · Countryside, ILTax-exempt since Feb 2016

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Americans for Fairness 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. Supporting such causes benefits all workers and their families. Americans for Fairness encourages infrastructure spending, including the need to build and repair roads, bridges, and ports. Promotion of such spending will benefit all taxpayers and infrastructure users by providing value, efficiency, and safety. Americans for Fairness will develop and execute marketing and public relation campaigns designed to educate the public with regard to labor and infrastructure issues. Its operations will occur in the international union of operating engineers north central states region.

100¢ 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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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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
946 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 945.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$409K
Spent
$13K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$409K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$400K
Expenses
$13K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$764K
FY2022$833K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$15K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$793K
FY2022$381K
FY2023$594K
FY2024$978K

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 ruling in Feb 2016.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
James Sweeney
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terrance E McGowan
Executive Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Ridge
Executive Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian E Hickey
Executive Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Monsour
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Rettig
Executive Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Linderer
Executive Board
$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

Advocates for workers' rights and fair labor practices by opposing anti-union laws and promoting infrastructure investment.

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1 program · $13K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Develop and execute comprehensive public relation campaigns on target policies projects, and industries for the mission described in part iii, line 1 of organization's mission.

$13Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$409K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$409K
Money outPt IX
$13K
Ln 25
Programscol B$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$409K
Total revenueLn 12$409K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$645K$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$771K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$914$0
Net assetsLn 32$770K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$164$164
Total functional expensesLn 25$13K$13K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $400K$15K$384K$978K 990 PDF
FY2023 $430K$217K$212K$594K 990 PDF
FY2022 $420K$833K−$412K$381K 990 PDF
FY2021 $390K$764K−$373K$793K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $409K$13K$396K$1.2M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $409,385 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $404,261$409,385
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 $404,261$409,385
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 $12,556$12,966
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,556$12,966
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $391,705$396,419
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $409,385 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$409,385
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$409,385
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$409,385
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,966 across 3 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,171$9,171
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,631$3,631
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $164$164
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,966 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,966
Part X · Balance sheet $1,166,899 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $645,232$1,021,713
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $124,649$142,855
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,513$2,331
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $771,394$1,166,899
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $914$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $770,480$1,166,899
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $770,480$1,166,899
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $771,394$1,166,899
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,166,899 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$409,385
XI-2 Total expenses$12,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$396,419
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$770,480
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,166,899

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

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