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Acronym

IRS exemption revoked

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organizationSince 2017 EIN 82-1630469Revenue $18.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRSanotheracronym.org1200 G Street Nw No 800 · Washington, DC

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97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$187K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $615K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$18.4M
Spent
$14.2M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$6.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending April 2020) · see the original

990 PDF Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on September 15, 2023

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $13.7M Management & general 3% · $368K Fundraising 1% · $121K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $187K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$187,000Pt VII · Sec A
Tara McGowan
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Naomi Aberly
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Acronym is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, formed in 2017.

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1 program · $13.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Acronym ran a number of nonpartisan voter registration and get-out-the-vote programs. Acronym also conducted paid advertising, mobilization trainings on digital media, communications and organizing for progressive organizations.

$13.7Mprogram 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
Hopewell FundFY2021$615K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$615K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$14.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.7M
Managementcol C$368K
Fundraisingcol D$121K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$18.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$200K
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$591K$6.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$200K$200K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$6.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$136K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$251K$251K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$826K$803K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$1K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$273K$273K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$11K$10K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$42K$42K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12.6M$12.5M$2K$96K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.2M$13.7M$368K$121K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $18.4M$14.2M$4.2M$6.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $18,426,491 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,450,170$18,417,644
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,598$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $678$8,847
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,452,446$18,426,491
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $775,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$193,618
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,489,478$14,014,319
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,264,478$14,207,937
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,187,968$4,218,554
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $18,426,491 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,417,644
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,417,644
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,847$8,847
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,847$18,426,491
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,207,937 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $136,000 · Management $16,667$152,667
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $34,375$34,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $2,054$2,054
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,522$4,522
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $250,612$250,612
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,900$5,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $802,518 · Fundraising $23,625$826,143
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,337 · Management $4,725$6,062
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $273,228$273,228
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,641$5,641
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,530 · Fundraising $1,429$10,959
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $41,882$41,882
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,495,677 · Management $1,999 · Fundraising $96,216$12,593,892
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,718,290 · Management $368,377 · Fundraising $121,270$14,207,937
Part X · Balance sheet $6,411,505 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $591,238$6,211,505
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $200,000$200,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,191,238$6,411,505
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,446$8,159
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,446$8,159
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,184,792$6,403,346
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,184,792$6,403,346
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,191,238$6,411,505
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,403,346 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,426,491
XI-2 Total expenses$14,207,937
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,218,554
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,184,792
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,403,346

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

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