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.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$371K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$443K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$202K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$371K
FY2020▲ +28%
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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
$443K
FY2020▼ -7%
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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
$202K
FY2020▼ -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 FY2020 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

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $416K Management & general 6% · $27K Fundraising 0% · $396

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

4 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$41,452Pt VII · Sec A
$25,173Pt VII · Sec A
$2,385Pt VII · Sec A
Asst.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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program · $416K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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SDANs flagship program is its voter and volunteer research program. We conduct academic-quality experiments and analyses to develop and disseminate best practices in the areas of voter and volunteer engagement.

$416Kprogram expense

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$371K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$365K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$443K
Ln 25
Programscol B$416K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$396
Owns and owesPt X
$202K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$365K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$79K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$371K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$202K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 650,000
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$274K$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$274K$202K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$69K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$172K$172K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$31K
Management feesLn 11a$23K$15K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$535$535
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9$9
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$40K$40K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$51K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$4K$5K$396
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K$416K$27K$396

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $371,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $285,935$364,782
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,949$6,323
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $290,884$371,105
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,554$271,388
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $317,186$161,679
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $510,740$443,067
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$219,856−$71,962
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $371,105 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$364,782
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$79,470
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$364,782
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $916$916
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,407$5,407
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $6,323$371,105
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $443,067 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,010$69,010
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $171,676$171,676
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,702$30,702
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $15,474 · Management $7,775$23,249
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $535$535
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9$9
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,119$7,119
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $40,426$40,426
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,570$4,570
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $8,687$8,687
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,745$1,745
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,354$1,354
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,599 · Management $13,627$64,226
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,296 · Management $5,067 · Fundraising $396$9,759
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $415,658 · Management $27,013 · Fundraising $396$443,067
Part X · Balance sheet $201,680 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $222,935$199,599
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $50,707$2,081
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $273,642$201,680
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $273,642$201,680
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $273,642$201,680
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $201,680 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$371,105
XI-2 Total expenses$443,067
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$71,962
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$273,642
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$201,680

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