Future Forward USA Action

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Since 2018Public & Societal BenefitEIN 82-4170762Revenue $615.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSfutureforwardusa.org611 Pennsylvania Ave Se Num 143, 20003-4303 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Oct 2018

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Future Forward USA Action has the mission to create a stronger American democracy and advocate for common sense solutions.

99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.7M 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.4M a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.7M
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $214.8M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
0.06% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$615.3M
×10 vs prior year
Spent
$601.0M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$26.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$615.3M
FY2024▲ ×10
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$13.2M
FY2022$65.7M
FY2023$60.9M
FY2024$615.3M
Expenses
$601.0M
FY2024▲ ×10
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$16.8M
FY2022$61.5M
FY2023$58.0M
FY2024$601.0M
Net assets
$26.7M
FY2024▲ +157%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$10.4M
FY2024$26.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2018.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $593.0M Management & general 1% · $5.6M Fundraising 0% · $2.5M

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

10 people listed on the 990; $3.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$743,750Pt VII · Sec A
$425,000Pt VII · Sec A
$375,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$365,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Paid Media and Research
$365,000Pt VII · Sec A
Partnerships and Ie Director
$312,000Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advisor
$312,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$300,000Pt VII · Sec A

Chauncey McLean’s $744K as President is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 59 $100M+ public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Chauncey McLean$743,750$254,233$233,462$235,466
Gaurav Shirole$425,000$261,000$219,091—
Katie Melin$375,000$199,027——
Ishanee Parikh$365,000———
Tracy Del Bianco$365,000———
Rachel Irwin$312,000———
Aaron Strauss$312,000———
Jon Fromowitz$300,000$251,045$229,645$232,427

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Conducts national issue research and runs targeted advocacy campaigns to promote common-sense policy solutions and strengthen American democracy.

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1 program · $593.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Conducted quantitative and qualitative research on issues of national importance then ran multimodal programs informed by that research

$593.0Mprogram 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
Climate PowerFY2024$25.0M
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$214.8M
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Grants paid · 127 grants · $501.6M · 2021–2024
Ff PacFY2024$251,500,000
America VotesFY2024$34,190,000
Sixteen Thirty FundDC · FY2024$27,675,000
America Votes Education FundDC · FY2024$19,250,000
National Philanthropic TrustPA · FY2024$16,750,000
Working America Education FundDC · FY2024$15,320,000
Courier Newsroom INCFY2024$13,597,750
Rapid Resist ActionIL · FY2024$9,400,000
Workmoney INCWI · FY2024$5,850,000
Working America ActionDC · FY2024$5,000,000
Counteract FundDC · FY2024$4,800,000
Vote Rev Action FundFY2024$3,590,000
Turnout Action FundIL · FY2024$3,410,000
Voto Latino INCDC · FY2024$3,000,000
Act Now ProjectCA · FY2024$2,500,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$615.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$613.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$950K
Money outPt IX
$601.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$593.0M
Managementcol C$5.6M
Fundraisingcol D$2.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$26.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23.7M
Total assetsLn 16$26.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$613.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$950K
Gains on assetsLn 7$938K
Total revenueLn 12$615.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23.7M
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23.7M
Total assetsLn 16$26.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$26.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 60
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$10.4M$23.7M
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M$26.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$10.4M$26.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$469.3M$469.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$799K$636K$76K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$1.8M$1.4M$163K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$61K$37K$21K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$143K$90K$36K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$276K$178K$82K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.7M$1.7M
Accounting feesLn 11c$220K$220K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1.7M$1.7M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26.3M$26.0M$232K$83K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$93.0M$93.0M$11K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$22K$888
Information technologyLn 14$790K$641K$149K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$19K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$693K$85K$392K$217K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.1M$1.1M$8K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$70K$70K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$778K$16K$624K$137K
Total functional expensesLn 25$601.0M$593.0M$5.6M$2.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $615.3M$601.0M$14.2M$26.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $60.9M$58.0M$2.9M$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $65.7M$61.5M$4.2M$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.2M$16.8M−$3.6M$3.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $615,262,254 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $60,911,875$613,240,730
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,812,888$1,071,678
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$949,846
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $65,724,763$615,262,254
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,635,000$469,257,514
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,898,302$5,348,851
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $469,655$1,730,425
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,023,099$124,683,308
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $58,026,056$601,020,098
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,698,707$14,242,156
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $615,262,254 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$613,240,730
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,276,613
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$613,240,730
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $840,038 · Unrelated business $231,640$1,071,678
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,129$12,129
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $937,717$937,717
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $840,038 · Unrelated business $231,640 · Excluded from tax $949,846$615,262,254
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $601,020,098 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $469,257,514$469,257,514
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $798,501 · Management $636,222 · Fundraising $75,854$1,510,577
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,765,627 · Management $1,428,400 · Fundraising $163,199$3,357,226
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $37,257 · Management $20,686 · Fundraising $3,291$61,234
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $89,877 · Management $36,164 · Fundraising $17,319$143,360
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $178,010 · Management $82,436 · Fundraising $16,008$276,454
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,653,739$1,653,739
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $219,918$219,918
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,730,425$1,730,425
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,026,904 · Management $232,129 · Fundraising $83,281$26,342,314
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $93,002,914 · Management $10,717$93,013,631
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $22,406 · Fundraising $888$23,294
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $641,271 · Management $149,160$790,431
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,628 · Management $5,320 · Fundraising $1,604$25,552
IX-17 TravelPrograms $84,636 · Management $392,197 · Fundraising $216,534$693,367
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,058,896 · Management $8,410 · Fundraising $5,974$1,073,280
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $70,182$70,182
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,285 · Management $623,986 · Fundraising $137,329$777,600
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $592,976,320 · Management $5,592,072 · Fundraising $2,451,706$601,020,098
Part X · Balance sheet $26,668,352 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,000,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,346,274$23,667,312
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $68,153$1,040
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,414,427$26,668,352
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,572$15,341
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,572$15,341
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,466,436$26,653,011
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,894,419$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,360,855$26,653,011
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,414,427$26,668,352
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,653,011 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$615,262,254
XI-2 Total expenses$601,020,098
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,242,156
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,360,855
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,050,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,653,011

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

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