Organizing a progressive political movement powerful enough to make sure our government stands on the side of working people, not the wealthy few.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$373K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$373K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$59K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$347K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2021▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$347K
FY2021▼ -72%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$347K
FY2022$751K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.2M Management & general 6% · $156K Fundraising 9% · $224K

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; $373K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$151,953Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Dir
$123,626Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Oper & Secretary
$97,631Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Geevarghese’s $176K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Geevarghese$175,531$171,130$164,191$151,953$166,719
Francisco Fabian$152,369—$144,744$123,626$148,857
Jonathan Nelson$126,266—$102,039——
Michael Oles——$100,768—$107,177
Marisa Mormile———$97,631$107,177
Michael L Oles——$100,768——
Amanda Nichols$100,238————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Mobilizes a movement to ensure government serves working people over the wealthy.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Elect Progressive Champions

Our Revolution researched and endorsed over 100 candidates running for elected office up and down the ballot. Our Revolution organized to support these candidates through Get Out The Vote campaigns, which include volunteer recruitment and training, phone and text banking, door-to-door canvasing, emails, social media and press.

$652Kprogram expense
02

Organize State and Local Progressive Powerhouses

Our Revolution provided grassroots organizing and capacity-building support for over 250 local groups and 30 statewide organizations.

$652Kprogram expense
03

Fight for Progressive Policies

Our Revolution educated and mobilized millions of Americans to fight for Medicare for All, Green New Deal, Criminal Justice Reform, and other progressive priorities at every level of government.

$435Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$156K
Fundraisingcol D$224K
Owns and owesPt X
$347K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
SavingsLn 2$234K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
Net assetsLn 32$347K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 63,000
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$388K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K$59K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$347K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$142K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$685K$612K$36K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$104K$82K$21K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$89K$72K$12K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$58K$10K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$7K$1K$441
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$32K$6K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$368$271
Office expensesLn 13$30K$24K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$245K$198K$34K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$15K$3K$926
InsuranceLn 23$28K$22K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$905K$17K$135K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$431$154
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.2M$156K$224K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.8M$1.9M$852K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$2.1M−$368K$383K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.4M$403K$751K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.7M$2.6M−$851K$347K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$2.5M$240K$1.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,702,649 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,747,314$1,700,453
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,017$2,196
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,754,331$1,702,649
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $839,379$1,107,824
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$14,658
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,749,567$1,431,048
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,588,946$2,553,530
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $165,385−$850,881
Part VI · Governance 11 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,702,649 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,700,453
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,700,453
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,196$2,196
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,196$1,702,649
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,553,530 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $141,723 · Management $7,874 · Fundraising $7,873$157,470
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $611,868 · Management $35,804 · Fundraising $37,636$685,308
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $82,123 · Management $20,516 · Fundraising $1,619$104,258
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $72,147 · Management $12,469 · Fundraising $4,453$89,069
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $58,093 · Management $10,040 · Fundraising $3,586$71,719
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,140 · Management $1,234 · Fundraising $441$8,815
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $31,844 · Management $5,504 · Fundraising $1,966$39,314
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $14,658$14,658
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,129 · Management $368 · Fundraising $271$2,768
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,022 · Management $4,153 · Fundraising $1,484$29,659
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $198,467 · Management $34,303 · Fundraising $12,251$245,021
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,001 · Management $2,593 · Fundraising $926$18,520
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,428 · Management $3,876 · Fundraising $1,384$27,688
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $904,715 · Management $16,611 · Fundraising $134,858$1,056,184
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,494 · Management $431 · Fundraising $154$3,079
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,174,194 · Management $155,776 · Fundraising $223,560$2,553,530
Part X · Balance sheet $406,824 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $387,324$154,601
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $851,312$233,508
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,195$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,662$18,715
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,271,493$406,824
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,134$59,346
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $73,134$59,346
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,198,359$347,478
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,198,359$347,478
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,271,493$406,824
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $347,478 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,702,649
XI-2 Total expenses$2,553,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$850,881
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,198,359
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$347,478

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