Consumer Action Network EIN 61-1443121

Consumer Action Network FY2020 filing

EIN  61-1443121 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC Founded 2003
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers mental health and substance abuse consumers to promote recovery and self-advocacy.
Leadership
Effie Smith · Executive Director · $32K
Money in and out
$255K revenue, $215K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Empowers mental health and substance abuse consumers to promote recovery and self-advocacy. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $255K in revenue, $215K in expenses, and $527K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$255K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$215K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$527K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $40K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
28.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$255K
FY2020▼ -20%
Expenses
$215K
FY2020▼ -4%
Total assets
$527K
FY2020▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$255K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$215K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$527K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$40K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$527K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 32
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $189K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Consumer Action Network empowers mental health and substance abuse consumers by promoting recovery and self-advocacy.

$189Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CConsumer Action Network
EINHdr · item D61-1443121
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2003
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a2
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$32,128Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020FY2019
Simon Fuerstenberg$79,544$76,856$43,367
Deborah Gribbin$7,396$65,827
Effie Smith$32,128$50,200

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 & grants100%$254K
Investment income$154
— government grantsLn 1e$254K
Total revenueLn 12$255K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12
Program services88%$189K
Management & general12%$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$215K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$516K
Total assetsLn 16$527K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$527K
Months of cash on handcomputed28.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $516K · Operating expenses/yr $215K
28.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $189K · Total expenses $215K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $215K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $215K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $244
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $254K · Total revenue $255K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $254K · Total revenue $255K
100%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $255K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $154 · Total revenue $255K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $215K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $255K · Prior year $320K
-20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $527K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $255K · Expenses $215K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $527K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $527K · Total assets $527K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $527K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Effie Smith · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $32K · Total expenses $215K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $101K · Total expenses $215K
47%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -20%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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.

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$303K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$7K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$306K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$477K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$11K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$255K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$320K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2018$163K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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