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National Security Action FY2022 filing

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Advocates for or against policy ideas impacting U.S. foreign and domestic affairs. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $0 in revenue, $661K in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Unknown exempt organization · Nonprofit
Location
Washington, DC
Website
nationalsecurityaction.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$0FY2022
Expenses
$661K
Net assets
$1.1M
People
4
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-2007387 Unknown exempt organization Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Advocates for or against policy ideas impacting U.S. foreign and domestic affairs.
Leadership
Caroline Tess · Exec. Director Treasurer · $120K
Money in and out
$0 revenue, $661K expenses
Bottom line
90% program spending
Reported financial activity · FY2022
Total revenue
$0
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$661K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$661K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.01
Program spending
90%
of expenses reach programs

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$0
FY2022▼ -100%
Expenses
$661K
FY2022▲ +71%
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2022▼ -39%
Total liabilities
$88
FY2022▼ -99%
Total revenue
$0
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$661K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$661K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNational Security Action
EINHdr · item D82-2007387
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jnationalsecurityaction.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFpending

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 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Exec. Director Treasurer
$119,954Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Caroline Tess$306,494$267,308$119,954
Jeffrey Prescott$12,322$233,367
Helen Brocato$172,863
Edward Price$154,286
Daniel Herman$129,322
Hannah Dobie$128,888$109,193
Nezar Jamal$112,368
David McGonigal$111,353

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $592K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Promoting and opposing policy ideas in the area of U.S. Foreign policy and domestic policy to advance american global leadership and oppose reckless policies that endanger our national security and undermine U.S. Strength in the world.

$592Kprogram expense

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Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.01
Program services90%$592K
Management & general10%$64K
Fundraising1%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$661K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$88
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed19.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $661K
19.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $592K · Total expenses $661K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $64K · Total expenses $661K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $661K
0.7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $11K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $920K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $0
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $0
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $0
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $0
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $661K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $0 · Prior year $1.5M
-100%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $0 · Expenses $661K
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.1M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Caroline Tess · Reported title EXEC. DIRECTOR TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $120K · Total expenses $661K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $201K · Total expenses $661K
30%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%
Overhead ratio 10%
Revenue growth -100%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.04%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2.5M

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$3.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$905K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$0 revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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