Rise Action Fund

Not tax-deductible

Sherman Oaks, CA501(c)(4)Since 2017EducationEIN 82-1876815

Ensuring the cost of higher education never prevents students from pursuing their dreams.

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$258K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $262K a year · 9% 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$258K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $5.2M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$115
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.3M
+142% vs prior year
Spent
$5.0M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.3M
FY2024▲ +142%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$6.3M
Expenses
$5.0M
FY2024▲ +85%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$5.0M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ ×13
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$58K
FY2021$20K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 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 Sep 2018.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $4.4M Management & general 8% · $401K Fundraising 4% · $181K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $258K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$136,973Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/CFO/COO
$120,543Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru 9/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marypatricia Hector’s $137K as CEO is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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
Marypatricia Hector$136,973$104,902———
Elizabeth Conn$120,543$116,536$72,752——
Maxwell Lubin—$41,667$104,667$82,498$75,571
Mary-Pat Hector—$81,934———
Emelia Martinez—$20,000$61,099——

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Helps students afford college so they can achieve their dreams.

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2 program services account for $4.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Student Civic Participation

Rise scaled its civic engagement training program, rise university, a training program and pathway for college students to embrace their power and lead transformational change on their campuses and in their communities, training 4,000+ students.

$3.7Mprogram expense
02

Free College Advocacy

Rise's student organizers strengthened the organization's free college advocacy efforts across georgia, michigan, pennsylvania, and wisconsin, as well as expanded rise's advocacy footprint to north carolina, arizona and nevada.

$718Kprogram expense

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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
Nevada AllianceFY2024$50K
Climate PowerFY2024$30K
Civic NationFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$5.2M
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $32K · 2024–2024
Progressive Victory ActionVA · FY2024$14,136
Equity for All INCGA · FY2024$6,420
Arizona Students AssociationFY2024$5,028

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.3M
Money outPt IX
$5.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$401K
Fundraisingcol D$181K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$115
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.3M
Total revenueLn 12$6.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$115
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K$55K
Total assetsLn 16$113K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$115
Net assetsLn 32$107K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$73K$73K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$277K$238K$28K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.6M$191K$77K
Payroll taxesLn 10$350K$301K$35K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$70K$70K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$73K$73K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$1.3M$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$238K$214K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$41K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$69K$64K$1K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$592
TravelLn 17$108K$98K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$18K$2K$831
InsuranceLn 23$36K$31K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$385K$383K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.0M$4.4M$401K$181K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.3M$5.0M$1.3M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.7M−$90K$107K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$3.5M$184K$197K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.3M−$38K$20K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.3M−$82K$58K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,289,111 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$4,447,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,841,611
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,289,111
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,289,111
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,954,738 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $73,131$73,131
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $237,888 · Management $27,661 · Fundraising $11,065$276,614
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,646,549 · Management $191,460 · Fundraising $76,583$1,914,592
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $301,001 · Management $35,000 · Fundraising $14,000$350,001
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $70,127$70,127
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,008$13,008
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $73,000$73,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,255,941 · Management $12,686$1,268,627
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $214,093 · Management $23,788$237,881
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,949 · Management $2,596 · Fundraising $1,954$45,499
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $63,972 · Management $1,242 · Fundraising $3,600$68,814
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,333 · Management $592$5,925
IX-17 TravelPrograms $97,528 · Management $10,837$108,365
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,875 · Management $2,079 · Fundraising $831$20,785
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,459 · Management $4,183$35,642
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $383,120 · Management $1,407$384,527
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,100 · Management $4,100$8,200
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,372,939 · Management $400,766 · Fundraising $181,033$4,954,738
Part X · Balance sheet $1,441,261 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,695; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,906$1,384,558
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,489$55,008
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $113,090$1,441,261
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,317$115
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,317$115
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $106,773$1,441,146
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $106,773$1,441,146
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $113,090$1,441,261
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,441,146 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,289,111
XI-2 Total expenses$4,954,738
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,334,373
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$106,773
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,441,146

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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