Plus Action Fund

San Francisco, CAUnknown exempt organization EIN 81-1205696Revenue $268K in FY2021Latest filing we have: 2021. Newer ones may not be in our data yet. Filed since? Tell us.

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Advocacy for Paid Family Leave for workers in the US

93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$544 paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.4M a year · 342% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
93% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$544
to officers and key staff · 0.02% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 0.02% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.3 mo
of spending, in cash
0.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $180K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
55% of total assets
Liabilities are 55% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
5 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$268K
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$30K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$268K
FY2021▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$577K
FY2021$268K
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +83%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.4M
Net assets
$30K
FY2021▼ -99%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$30K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing we have: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $2.3M Management & general 3% · $73K Fundraising 4% · $85K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $544 paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$544Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Kathryn Bethell$544$9,062
Apolinar Gonzales—$6,812
Molly Day—$6,400
Christine Blitz—$6,058
Sarah Layton—$2,897

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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 paid family leave to support US workers.

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4 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Education & OutreachBuilding awareness of paid family and medical leave and highlighting the stories of impacted people through original reports, research, and paid and earned media that identify the complexity and broad impact of this issue.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Public Sector EngagementEducating and engaging policy makers and other key decision makers on paid family and medical leave, and advocating that they support high quaility public policy to provide paid leave and address the caregiving crises in the US.

$819Kprogram expense
03

Political EngagementEducating electoral candidates on the importance of paid family and medical leave public policy, and endorsing issue champions.

$165Kprogram expense
04

Public Sector EngagementEducating and engaging policy makers and other key decision makers on paid family and medical leave, and advocating that they support high quaility public policy to provide paid leave and address the caregiving crises in the US.

$22Kprogram 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 2 funders$180K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$268K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$30K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Total revenueLn 12$268K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$30K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 28, 2022 $268K$2.4M−$2.1M$30K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $577K$1.3M−$746K$2.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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