Sister District Action Network inspires and empowers legislators, organizations, volunteers, and voters through civic education, rigorous research, policy analysis, and strategic convenings to engage deeply in state legislative issues.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50,000 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
4 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 7% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$387K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$464K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$929K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$480K
FY2019$291K
FY2020$371K
FY2021$606K
FY2022$806K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +73%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$97K
FY2019$477K
FY2020$443K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$657K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$929K
FY2024▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$460K
FY2019$274K
FY2020$202K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$457K
FY2023$735K
FY2024$929K

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 Nov 2019.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $1.3M Management & general 17% · $304K Fundraising 12% · $215K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $387K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$148,104Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Organizing
$104,039Pt VII · Sec A
President
$71,282Pt VII · Sec A
$63,080Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gabrielle Goldstein End 122024’s $148K as Secretary is at the 55th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Gabrielle Goldstein End 122024$148,104—————
Gabrielle Goldstein—$125,739$84,371$78,567——
Susan Farrell$104,039—————
Lala Wu$71,282$88,230$36,412$30,492——
Elizabeth Schwegler—$70,932$19,218$32,375$2,385$549
Elizabeth Schwegler End 122024$63,080—————
Rita Bosworth————$41,452$35,496
Gaby Goldstein————$25,173$31,094

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates and empowers people to engage deeply in state legislative issues through research and civic action.

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3 programs · $613K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Research

Our award-winning research team conducts research and analysis to develop best practices for voter and volunteer engagement and contribute to non-profit organization which may at their discretion use their funds for political activities. This work ensures we are utilizing the highest impact tactics in our work.

$236Kprogram expense
02

State Bridges

Activates sister district volunteers across the country to fundraise for organizations leading year-round power-building work.

$214Kprogram expense
03

Research (non Primary Purpose)

Our award-winning research team conducts academic-quality experiments and analyses to develop and disseminate best practices in the areas of voter and volunteer engagement that specifically involves outreach to liberal voters. This work ensures we are utilizing the highest impact tactics in our work.

$163Kprogram expense

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
Tides FoundationFY2024$1.0M
Public Wise INCFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$1.3M
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $515K · 2020–2024
State FuturesFY2024$450,000
Pennsylvania Stands Up INCPA · FY2024$27,365
America VotesDC · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$304K
Fundraisingcol D$215K
Owns and owesPt X
$929K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$464K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$155
Other assetsLn 15$89K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$464K
Net assetsLn 32$929K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 650,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$717K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$155
Total assetsLn 16$736K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$464K
Net assetsLn 32$735K$929K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$535K$535K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$287K$162K$66K$59K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$536K$311K$113K$113K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$17K$6K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$66K$41K$14K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$106K$85K$18K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$1K$8K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$16K$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$40K$16K$21K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K$77K$29K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.3M$304K$215K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.8M−$270K$929K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.0M$271K$735K 990 PDF
FY2022 $806K$657K$149K$457K 990 PDF
FY2021 $606K$499K$106K$316K 990 PDF
FY2020 $371K$443K−$72K$202K 990 PDF
FY2019 $291K$477K−$186K$274K 990 PDF
FY2018 $480K$97K$383K$460K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,511,533 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,300,157$1,509,810
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50$4
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,719
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,300,207$1,511,533
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$534,730
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $812,716$917,401
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $211,872$329,055
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,029,588$1,781,186
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $270,619−$269,653
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,511,533 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,509,810
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,509,810
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4$4
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,719$1,719
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,723$1,511,533
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,781,186 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $534,730$534,730
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $162,017 · Management $66,432 · Fundraising $59,015$287,464
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $310,733 · Management $112,507 · Fundraising $112,507$535,747
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,329 · Management $5,870 · Fundraising $4,752$27,951
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,166 · Management $13,743 · Fundraising $11,330$66,239
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,703$15,703
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,120$4,120
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $85,245 · Management $17,962 · Fundraising $2,819$106,026
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,424 · Management $7,594 · Fundraising $10,212$19,230
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,704 · Management $6,337 · Fundraising $5,510$27,551
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,336 · Management $21,117 · Fundraising $2,391$39,844
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,105$4,105
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,094 · Management $28,583 · Fundraising $6,799$112,476
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,261,778 · Management $304,073 · Fundraising $215,335$1,781,186
Part X · Balance sheet $1,393,011 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $717,345$1,293,156
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$10,845
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$155
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,631$88,855
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $735,976$1,393,011
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,227$13,712
X-18 Grants payable$450,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,227$463,712
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$110,393
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $734,749$818,906
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $734,749$929,299
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $735,976$1,393,011
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $929,299 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,511,533
XI-2 Total expenses$1,781,186
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$269,653
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$734,749
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$464,203
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$929,299

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