Action in Montgomery INC

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Takoma Park, MD501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 52-2032072Revenue $797K in FY2024

On file with the IRSaim-iaf.org7710 Carroll Ave, 20912-7707 · Takoma Park, MDTax-exempt since Feb 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Developing local leadership and organized power to solve community and economic problems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 6 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $174K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$155K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $448K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$375K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$797K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$797K
FY2024▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$576K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$843K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$797K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +63%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$325K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$512K
FY2021$576K
FY2022$985K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 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 1998.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $836K Management & general 21% · $251K Fundraising 9% · $110K

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; $155K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$155,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Marshall’s $155K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cynthia Marshall$155,000$137,982$126,093$120,069

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

Empowering local leaders to build power and solve community problems.

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1 program · $836K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Leadership Development

Involves training for community leaders in montgomery county. With this training, leaders then engage in actions, organizing events, and issue ADVOCACY.EXCEL beyond the bell elementary - works to bring people together, to engage and train parent leaders in schools with high rates of free and reduced meals (a way of measuring poverty)…

$836Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$797K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$523K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$243K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$836K
Managementcol C$251K
Fundraisingcol D$110K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$375K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$523K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$243K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$749
Total revenueLn 12$797K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$546K
SavingsLn 2$918K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$200
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$375K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$1.5M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$375K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$285K$179K$70K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$284K$221K$49K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$55K$39K$12K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$432$183
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$31K$9K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$20K$7K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$214K$126K$54K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$3K$730
TravelLn 17$14K$10K$3K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$230K$192K$28K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$12K$12K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$836K$251K$110K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $797K$1.2M−$401K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$736K$546K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $843K$434K$409K$985K 990 PDF
FY2021 $443K$378K$65K$576K 990 PDF
FY2020 $576K$325K$250K$512K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $796,891 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $641,522$523,163
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $616,982$243,208
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,192$30,520
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $500$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,281,196$796,891
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 $490,851$669,960
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $244,797$527,541
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $735,648$1,197,501
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $545,548−$400,610
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $796,891 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$90,960
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$432,203
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$523,163
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $243,208$243,208
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,269$31,269
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$749−$749
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $242,459 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,269$796,891
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,197,501 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $178,750 · Management $70,000 · Fundraising $36,250$285,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $220,694 · Management $49,132 · Fundraising $14,078$283,904
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,947 · Management $11,616 · Fundraising $4,907$55,470
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,448 · Management $432 · Fundraising $183$2,063
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,557 · Management $9,114 · Fundraising $3,852$43,523
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,099$1,099
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,173 · Management $7,175 · Fundraising $3,784$31,132
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $125,599 · Management $53,828 · Fundraising $34,157$213,584
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,785 · Management $2,835 · Fundraising $730$9,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,868 · Management $2,942 · Fundraising $1,244$14,054
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,253$2,253
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,271$1,271
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $192,260 · Management $27,751 · Fundraising $9,696$229,707
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,932 · Management $11,656 · Fundraising $1,503$25,091
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $836,013 · Management $251,104 · Fundraising $110,384$1,197,501
Part X · Balance sheet $1,501,258 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,038,437$545,875
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $486,820$918,089
X-4 Accounts receivable$28,046
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,942$9,048
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $200$200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,530,399$1,501,258
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$46,846
X-19 Deferred revenue$326,658
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,131
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$374,635
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,530,399$1,126,623
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,530,399$1,126,623
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,530,399$1,501,258
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,126,623 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$796,891
XI-2 Total expenses$1,197,501
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$400,610
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,530,399
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,166
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,126,623

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