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Increases civic engagement by encouraging voters and citizens to attend events that promote public policy issues. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $20.9M in revenue, $12.5M in expenses, and $13.6M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2017
Type
Membership association · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Chicago, IL
Website
rapidresist.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$20.9MFY2024
Expenses
$12.5M
Net assets
$13.6M
People
3
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  82-2476207 Membership association Chicago, IL Founded 2017
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Increases civic engagement by encouraging voters and citizens to attend events that promote public policy issues.
Leadership
David Slifka · President
Money in and out
$20.9M revenue, $12.5M expenses
Bottom line
+40% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$20.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$12.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $8.4M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Operating surplus
+40%
revenue over expenses▲ +347% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0.2%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
0%
of spending is salaries & benefits▼ -100% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$20.9M
FY2024▲ +16%
Expenses
$12.5M
FY2024▼ -24%
Total assets
$13.6M
FY2024▲ +161%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2024
Total revenue
$20.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$12.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$8.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$13.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRapid Resist Action
EINHdr · item D82-2476207
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jrapidresist.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yonatan Landau’s $161K as Treasurer is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 130 $10–100M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Yonatan Landau$161,000$161,000$120,000$110,000

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 $12.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organizations purpose is for social welfare, specifically to increase civic engagement by encouraging voters and citizens to attend events that promote public policy issues.

$12.3Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$20.3M · 97%
Investment income$494K · 2%
Contributions & grants97%$20.3M
Investment income2%$494K
Program service revenue$38K
Total revenueLn 12$20.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program services99%$12.3M
Management & general1%$181K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$12.9M
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$13.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed12.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $12.9M · Operating expenses/yr $12.5M
12.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $12.3M · Total expenses $12.5M
99%
Management & General
Management & general $181K · Total expenses $12.5M
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $12.5M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $13.4M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $20.3M · Total revenue $20.9M
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $20.9M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $38K · Total revenue $20.9M
0.2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $494K · Total revenue $20.9M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $38K · Total expenses $12.5M
0.3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $20.9M · Prior year $18.0M
+16%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $369K · FY2024 $20.9M
+174%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $13.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $20.9M · Expenses $12.5M
+40%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $13.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $13.6M · Total assets $13.6M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $13.6M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual David Slifka · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $12.5M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $12.5M
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 1%
Revenue growth 16%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$668K
Grants paid · 213 grants · $14.1M · 2023–2024
Voters of These 50 States of AmericaFY2024$6,000,000
Did They Vote PacFY2024$2,000,000
Building America PacFY2024$1,653,652
Contest Every Race PacFY2024$50,000
Ikon Global Consulting INCFY2024$25,000
Yavapai County Democratic PartyFY2024$400
Yankton County DemocratsFY2024$400
Williamson County Democratic PartyFY2024$400
Williamson County Democratic Central CommitteeFY2024$400
Wilkinson County Democratic CommitteeFY2024$400
White County Democratic CommitteeFY2024$400
Washington County Democratic Party of UtahFY2024$400
Washington County Democratic CommitteeFY2024$400
Warren County Democratic CommitteeFY2024$400
Walworth County Democratic PartyFY2024$400
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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$18.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$369K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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