For Our Future Action Fund FY2020 filing

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organizationSince 2016EIN 81-2638345Revenue $15.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRSforourfuturefund.orgPo Box 15845 · Washington, DC

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98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$407K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $725K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$407K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $14.0M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.3M
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.1M
Spent
$15.5M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$173K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$15.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.1M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$17.9M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$19.3M
Expenses
$15.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.5M
FY2021$11.3M
FY2022$16.5M
FY2023$10.2M
FY2024$11.2M
Net assets
$173K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021−$3.6M
FY2022−$2.1M
FY2023−$3.9M
FY2024$4.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $15.1M Management & general 2% · $244K Fundraising 1% · $128K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $407K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$91,402Pt VII · Sec A
Natl Managing Dir
$67,412Pt VII · Sec A
PA State Director
$60,788Pt VII · Sec A
NV State Dir
$54,418Pt VII · Sec A
Natl Data Dir
$53,934Pt VII · Sec A
Natl Comm Dir
$53,527Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Chair
$26,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director Resigned Jan 2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erin McCann$143,181$183,986$167,048$97,378—
John Cartier—$170,698———
Peter Drummond——$141,463$68,056—
Jennifer Whitcomb$108,980$136,082$137,153——
Gariety Pruitt$117,680$136,822$130,555—$54,418
Michael Morales$110,535$133,043———
Sherrod Dunwoody—$129,929$126,622——
Katherine Iliff$107,020————

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 policies and candidates beneficial to workers and families through voter contact and political contributions.

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2 programs · $15.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Engage in advocacy on progressive causes, direct public engagement at the grassroots level, educate the public through issue advertisements, promote progressive public policies, advocate for and against legislation and ballot measures, organize public events, and amplify and invest in local organizations in order to achieve all of the…

$11.7Mprogram expense
02

Engage in direct voter contact programs through mail, digital, canvassing, and phones in order to achieve electoral outcomes for progressive candidates. Contributions and grants were made to organizations sharing the same progressive agenda.

$3.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 34 grants · $5.7M · 2020–2024
For Our FutureFY2024$2,010,048
Forward JusticeFY2022$810,000
For Our Future Action Fund PCFL · FY2020$634,641
Equal Ground Action Fund INCFL · FY2020$205,860
Working AmericaDC · FY2020$145,000
Mi Familia VotaAZ · FY2020$125,369
United for ProgressFY2020$112,500
Michigan ActionFY2020$110,000
RuralvoteorgFY2020$100,000
Votar Es Poder PacFY2020$75,000
One Apia NevadaNV · FY2020$70,000
Tides FoundationCA · FY2020$65,000
Pennsylvania UnitedPA · FY2020$65,000
Clean Water ActionMI · FY2020$65,000
Action for LiberationMI · FY2020$65,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$38
Money outPt IX
$15.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.1M
Managementcol C$244K
Fundraisingcol D$128K
Owns and owesPt X
$173K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$38
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$15.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.9M
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$162K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$173K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5671
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$960K$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$893K$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$509K$173K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.9M$2.9M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$136K$136K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.0M$5.8M$163K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$122K$117K$4K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$1.1M$26K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$585K$566K$18K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$219K$212K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$226K$222K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.7M$2.6M$5K$97K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$705K$689K$16K$200
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$407K$407K
TravelLn 17$200K$196K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$114K$114K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$889$889
InsuranceLn 23$68K$67K$896$196
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$250$250
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.5M$15.1M$244K$128K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $19.3M$11.2M$8.1M$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.4M$10.2M−$1.8M−$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $17.9M$16.5M$1.5M−$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.6M$11.3M−$3.7M−$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $15.1M$15.5M−$336K$173K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,128,092 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,318,191$15,065,244
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $56$38
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $42,294$62,810
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,360,541$15,128,092
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $347,500$2,851,503
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,932,780$7,978,899
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,229,096$4,634,043
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,509,376$15,464,445
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$148,835−$336,353
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 $15,128,092 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,065,244
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,065,244
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38$38
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $62,810$62,810
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,810 · Excluded from tax $38$15,128,092
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,464,445 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,851,503$2,851,503
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $135,714 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$135,714
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,829,122 · Management $163,206 · Fundraising $21,777$6,014,105
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $116,585 · Management $4,366 · Fundraising $1,082$122,033
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,092,706 · Management $25,773 · Fundraising $3,462$1,121,941
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $566,130 · Management $17,597 · Fundraising $1,379$585,106
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $212,320 · Management $6,627$218,947
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $222,218 · Management $4,271$226,489
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,591,923 · Management $5,184 · Fundraising $96,801$2,693,908
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $689,308 · Management $15,669 · Fundraising $200$705,177
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $407,210$407,210
IX-17 TravelPrograms $196,337 · Fundraising $3,528$199,865
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $113,708$113,708
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $889$889
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $66,508 · Management $896 · Fundraising $196$67,600
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $250$250
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,092,431 · Management $243,589 · Fundraising $128,425$15,464,445
Part X · Balance sheet $3,430,381 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $947,793$2,901,428
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,324$15,409
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $250,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $45,987$245,002
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,816$104,009
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,365$2,476
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 $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $96,159$162,057
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,402,444$3,430,381
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $196,156$106,486
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$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 $697,140$3,151,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $893,296$3,257,586
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $230,486$172,795
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $278,662$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $509,148$172,795
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,402,444$3,430,381
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $172,795 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,128,092
XI-2 Total expenses$15,464,445
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$336,353
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$509,148
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$172,795

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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