Video Action INC FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 52-1678194Revenue $550K in FY2020

On file with the IRSvideoaction.org3034 Q St Nw, 20007-3080 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Mar 1990Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization produces informational and educational videos for public charities, other non-profit organizations and community outreach projects to use in public awareness campaigns, membership drives and participant training programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$109K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $42K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$94K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$550K
Spent
$642K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$432K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$550K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$550K
FY2021$515K
FY2022$589K
FY2023$692K
FY2024$660K
Expenses
$642K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$642K
FY2021$592K
FY2022$680K
FY2023$635K
FY2024$667K
Net assets
$432K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$355K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$313K

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 Mar 1990.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $615K Management & general 4% · $26K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$108,922Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Emerit
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robin Smith’s $105K as President is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robin Smith$104,741$81,120$108,160$108,576$108,922

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Creates videos for charities to raise awareness and train participants.

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1 program · $615K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Production and Education Services

The organization produces informational and educational videos for public charities, government agencies, other non-profit organizations and community outreach projects to use in public awareness campaigns, membership drives and participant training programs.

$615Kprogram expense

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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$550K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$545K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$642K
Ln 25
Programscol B$615K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$432K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$456K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$545K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$550K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
SavingsLn 2$415K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$456K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
Net assetsLn 32$432K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$545K$456K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$702K$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$178K$94K
Net assetsLn 32$524K$432K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$104K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$48K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$10K$551
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$12K$645
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$159K$159K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$29K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$11K$601
OccupancyLn 16$31K$29K$2K
TravelLn 17$28K$26K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$165K$165K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$642K$615K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $660K$667K−$7K$313K 990 PDF
FY2023 $692K$635K$57K$320K 990 PDF
FY2022 $589K$680K−$92K$263K 990 PDF
FY2021 $515K$592K−$77K$355K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $550K$642K−$92K$432K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $549,615 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,021$3,800
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $380,078$544,673
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,104$1,142
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $418,203$549,615
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $182,007$182,950
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $343,894$458,638
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $525,901$641,588
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$107,698−$91,973
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $549,615 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,800
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,800
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $544,673$544,673
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,142$1,142
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $544,673 · Excluded from tax $1,142$549,615
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $641,588 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,542 · Management $5,450$108,992
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,530 · Management $2,502$50,032
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,474 · Management $551$11,025
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,256 · Management $645$12,901
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,100$8,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $158,564$158,564
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,360 · Management $1,545$30,905
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,427 · Management $601$12,028
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,157 · Management $1,535$30,692
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,331 · Management $1,386$27,717
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,445$2,445
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,177$4,177
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $165,187$165,187
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,823$18,823
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $615,096 · Management $26,492 · Fundraising $0$641,588
Part X · Balance sheet $525,956 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $82,408$41,787
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $463,065$414,546
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $136,583$55,541
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,412$9,721
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,361$4,361
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $702,253$525,956
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,659$74,241
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $94,509$19,345
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $177,910$93,586
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $495,732$432,370
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $524,343$432,370
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $702,253$525,956
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $432,370 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$549,615
XI-2 Total expenses$641,588
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$91,973
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$524,343
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$432,370

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

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