Our Revolution FY2023 filing

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Chattanooga, TN501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 81-3260391Revenue $1.8M in FY2023

On file with the IRSourrevolution.org1100 Market Street, 37402-2893 · Chattanooga, TNTax-exempt since Jul 2019

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

79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$342K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$342K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 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
$19K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$1.8M
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$383K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2023▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2023▼ -10%
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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
$383K
FY2023▼ -49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$347K
FY2022$751K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2023 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

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.7M Management & general 2% · $44K Fundraising 20% · $427K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $342K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$171,130Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$171,130Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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4 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$504Kprogram 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.

$504Kprogram expense
03

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.

$499Kprogram expense
04

Organize State and Local Progressive Powerhouses

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

$499Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$427K
Owns and owesPt X
$383K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$380K
Total assetsLn 16$402K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$380K
Total assetsLn 16$402K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$383K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 63,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.8M$1.9M$852K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.8M$2.1M−$368K$383K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.4M$403K$751K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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