Onward Together EIN 82-1291110 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowering people to organize, get involved, and run for office to advance progressive values. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $2.1M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, and $2.2M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
New York, NY
Website
www.onwardtogether.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$2.1MFY2023
Expenses
$2.1M
Net assets
$2.2M
People
6
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  82-1291110 Membership association New York, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering people to organize, get involved, and run for office to advance progressive values.
Leadership
Dennis Cheng · Director/Finance Director · $150K
Money in and out
$2.1M revenue, $2.1M expenses
Bottom line
+3% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2023
Total revenue
$2.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $69K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.36
Operating surplus
+3%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
22%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2023▼ -19%
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2023▼ -30%
Total assets
$2.2M
FY2023▼ -8%
Total liabilities
$58K
FY2023▼ -69%
Total revenue
$2.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$69K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B48%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $977K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Encouraging people to organize, get involved, and run for office in order to advance progressive values and work to build a brighter future for generations to come.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COnward Together
EINHdr · item D82-1291110
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.onwardtogether.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R11)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director/Finance Director
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dennis Cheng’s $93K as Dir/Finance Resigned Nov23 is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1036 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dennis Cheng$93,333$150,000$120,000
Jessica Wen$65,000$120,000$120,000$75,000
Dennis W Cheng$120,000$120,000
Huma M Abedin$67,500$90,000$90,000$118,500$75,750
Kelly J Mehlenbacher$56,667

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 & grants$1.6M · 77%
Other revenue$438K · 21%
Investment income$46K · 2%
Contributions & grants77%$1.6M
Other revenue21%$438K
Investment income2%$46K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.48 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.36
Program services48%$977K
Management & general16%$333K
Fundraising36%$745K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$386K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$58K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.1M · Operating expenses/yr $2.1M
12.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $977K · Total expenses $2.1M
48%
Management & General
Management & general $333K · Total expenses $2.1M
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $745K · Total expenses $2.1M
36%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $1.1M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.7M
$0.64 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.6M · Total revenue $2.1M
77%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.1M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $46K · Total revenue $2.1M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $2.1M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.1M · Prior year $2.6M
-19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.1M · Expenses $2.1M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.2M · Total assets $2.2M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.7M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.2M
76%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dennis Cheng · Reported title DIRECTOR/FINANCE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $150K · Total expenses $2.1M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $452K · Total expenses $2.1M
22%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $38K · Gross raised $1.6M
2%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 48%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 45%
Revenue growth -19%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.9%
Accounting fee ratio 8%
Fundraising fee ratio 2%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K
Grants paid · 76 grants · $3.7M · 2019–2024
WnetNY · FY2024$50,000
Onward Together FoundationNY · FY2024$42,689
Arkansas Values INCAR · FY2024$30,000
Global Fairness InitiativeDC · FY2024$25,000
Sixteen Thirty FundDC · FY2024$20,000
Together SfCA · FY2023$250,000
The Representation ProjectCA · FY2023$50,000
Human Rights Watch INCNY · FY2023$50,000
Onward Together FoundationNY · FY2023$47,272
The Climate CenterCA · FY2023$25,000
Arkansas Values INCAR · FY2023$25,000
Climate Emergency FundCA · FY2022$200,000
The Representation ProjectCA · FY2022$50,000
Human Rights Watch INCNY · FY2022$50,000
Onward Together FoundationNY · FY2022$26,419
Nextgen Climate America INCCA · FY2022$25,000
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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)$682K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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