Just Foreign Policy EIN 56-2587092

Just Foreign Policy

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Advocates for diplomacy, law, and cooperation in U.S. foreign policy. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $315K in revenue, $476K in expenses, and $97K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International
Location
Washington, DC
Website
www.justforeignpolicy.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$315KFY2024
Expenses
$476K
Net assets
$97K
People
16
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  56-2587092 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for diplomacy, law, and cooperation in U.S. foreign policy.
Leadership
Erik Sperling · Executive Director · $98K
Money in and out
$315K revenue, $476K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$315K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$476K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$97K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$161K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -60% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-51%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -417% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$315K
FY2024▼ -21%
Expenses
$476K
FY2024▲ +9%
Total assets
$108K
FY2024▼ -60%
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2024▼ -26%
Total revenue
$315K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$476K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$97K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$161K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$108K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $363K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Public Information Campaigns

Through education, organization and mobilization of concerned citizens, just foreign policy provides the public with accurate and balanced information on foreign policy issues. The public information campaigns focus on promoting a more multilateral approach to foreign relations, one that relies less on raw U.S.

$363Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJust Foreign Policy
EINHdr · item D56-2587092
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.justforeignpolicy.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$98,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erik Sperling’s $98K as Executive Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Erik Sperling$98,000$94,167$69,516$68,006

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$305K · 97%
Investment income$10K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$305K
Investment income3%$10K
Total revenueLn 12$315K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.11
Program services76%$363K
Management & general13%$60K
Fundraising11%$53K
Total functional expensesLn 25$476K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$108K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$97K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $108K · Operating expenses/yr $476K
2.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $363K · Total expenses $476K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $60K · Total expenses $476K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $53K · Total expenses $476K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $40K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $346K
$0.11 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $305K · Total revenue $315K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $315K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $315K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $315K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $476K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $315K · Prior year $397K
-21%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $440K · FY2024 $315K
-8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $97K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $315K · Expenses $476K
-51%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $108K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $97K · Total assets $108K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $108K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Erik Sperling · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $98K · Total expenses $476K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $325K · Total expenses $476K
68%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $48K · Gross raised $90K
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 17%
Revenue growth -21%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 10%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$315K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$397K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$15K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$346K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$440K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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