Pro Forum

Seattle, WAUnknown exempt organization EIN 52-1216557Revenue $22K in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 1, 2025

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Pro Forum conducts research and communications on public policy. The two projects of Pro Forum are the national superintendents roundtable and the policy research program.www.superintendentsforum.orgwww.professionallicensingreport.orgwww.socialjusticefilmfestival.ort

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1216557) · Dispute this line
Run by 5 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
0% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
None of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$22K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$88
To programs
0%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$22K
FY2024▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$416K
FY2021$282K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$42K
FY2024$22K
Expenses
$88
FY2024▼ -100%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$388K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$147K
FY2023$39K
FY2024$88
Net assets
$0
FY2024▲ +100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$56K
FY2022−$25K
FY2023−$22K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $88

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President / Sec-Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Harvey——$45,000$76,250
Anne Paxton$31,000$30,000$25,000$24,960

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Conducts research and communications on public policy.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Policy research program provides research and editorial services on state regulation and health care issues. (WWW.PROFESSIONALLICENSINGREPORT.ORG)

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1216557) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 · FY2020
ArtsfundFY2020$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$22K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K
Money outPt IX
$88
Ln 25
Managementcol C$88
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K
Total revenueLn 12$22K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$4K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$0
Net assetsLn 32−$22K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$88$88
Total functional expensesLn 25$88$0$88$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 1, 2025 $22K$88$22K$0 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2024 $42K$39K$3K−$22K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 5, 2023 $66K$147K−$81K−$25K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $282K$408K−$126K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $416K$388K$28K$156K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $22,176 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,386$22,176
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,640$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $42,026$22,176
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 $31,000$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,045$88
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $39,045$88
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,981$22,088
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $22,176 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,176
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$22,176
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$22,176
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $88 across 1 line filed
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $88$88
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $88 · Fundraising $0$88
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,912$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,912$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $26,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,000$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$22,088$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$22,088$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,912$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$22,176
XI-2 Total expenses$88
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,088
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$22,088
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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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