HSLDA Action is a 501c4 non-profit educational and lobbying organization established to promote homeschooling and other family freedoms.

86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $469K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$196K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$8.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$8.7M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$6.7M
FY2025$6.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $2.2M Management & general 3% · $65K Fundraising 11% · $297K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Secretary
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Assistant Treasurer Vice President of Finance Technology
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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

Advocates for homeschooling and family freedoms through education and lobbying.

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3 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Generation Joshua

With an emphasis on patriotism and America's Godly heritage Generation Joshua's Civics Education program educates young people in the original intent of our Founding Fathers and instills in them a desire to be good stewards of this great country.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Auxiliary Enterprises

HSLDA Action serves as the landlord for the Founders Hall building on campus.

$943Kprogram expense
03

Federal Relations

Our Federal Relations team serves as a "watchdog" on federal bills and lobbies for pro-homeschool and parent rights bills. In addition we work hard to defeat or modify those legislative bills that threaten home education or discriminate against homeschool families.

$120Kprogram 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$25K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$959K
Investment incomeLn 3$157K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$297K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$959K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$157K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$695K
SavingsLn 2$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.3M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6123
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.7M$5.3M
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M$8.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K$196K
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M$8.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$466K$466K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$830K$689K$25K$116K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K$24K$866$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$79K$65K$2K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$29K$1K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$4K$3K$124$565
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$3K$124$564
Lobbying feesLn 11d$4K$4K$129$588
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$20K$725$3K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$16K$573$3K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$14K$520$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$237K$197K$7K$33K
TravelLn 17$74K$61K$2K$10K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$488K$405K$15K$68K
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$232K$192K$7K$32K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$25K$912$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$16K$581$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$229$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.2M$65K$297K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$3.0M−$373K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$3.3M−$1.0M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$2.2M−$600K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$2.0M−$375K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.6M$2.6M$17K$8.7M 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
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Part I · Summary $2,613,272 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $143,611$959,399
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $253,617$30,783
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83,343$157,237
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $931,727$1,465,853
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,412,298$2,613,272
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$466,006
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $889,481$972,167
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,165,229$1,158,519
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,054,710$2,596,692
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$642,412$16,580
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,613,272 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$48,160
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$96,085
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$815,154
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$959,399
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,783 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$30,783
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $157,237$157,237
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,082,333$1,082,333
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $383,520$383,520
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,783 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,623,090$2,613,272
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,596,692 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $466,006$466,006
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $689,345 · Management $25,396 · Fundraising $115,692$830,433
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,506 · Management $866 · Fundraising $3,945$28,317
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $65,286 · Management $2,405 · Fundraising $10,957$78,648
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,862 · Management $1,063 · Fundraising $4,844$34,769
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $3,365 · Management $124 · Fundraising $565$4,054
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,362 · Management $124 · Fundraising $564$4,050
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $3,504 · Management $129 · Fundraising $588$4,221
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,687 · Management $725 · Fundraising $3,304$23,716
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,562 · Management $573 · Fundraising $2,612$18,747
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,125 · Management $520 · Fundraising $2,370$17,015
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $196,610 · Management $7,243 · Fundraising $32,997$236,850
IX-17 TravelPrograms $61,400 · Management $2,262 · Fundraising $10,305$73,967
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $405,055 · Management $14,922 · Fundraising $67,979$487,956
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $192,324 · Management $7,085 · Fundraising $32,277$231,686
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,757 · Management $912 · Fundraising $4,155$29,824
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,743 · Management $581 · Fundraising $2,643$18,967
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,198 · Management $229 · Fundraising $1,039$7,466
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,234,697 · Management $65,159 · Fundraising $296,836$2,596,692
Part X · Balance sheet $8,925,052 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $568,107$694,930
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,084,683$2,613,068
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,201$93,060
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,778$115,616
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,651,894$5,345,577
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $99,232$62,801
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,918,101$8,925,052
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $187,292$195,848
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $18,185$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $205,477$195,848
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,712,624$8,729,204
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,712,624$8,729,204
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,918,101$8,925,052
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,729,204 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,613,272
XI-2 Total expenses$2,596,692
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,580
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,712,624
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$14,600
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$14,600
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,729,204

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