Zioness Movement INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 82-4360952

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To provide a political home for american jews who are both progressive and zionist

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 6 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)(3)
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$526K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
18
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$884K
77% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 77% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
57%
Net assets
$261K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +47%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$776K
FY2021$997K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
Net assets
$261K
FY2024▼ -42%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$728K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$453K
FY2024$261K

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 Feb 2019.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $1.2M Management & general 40% · $816K Fundraising 3% · $61K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $526K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder and Executive Director
$244,777Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$144,600Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Organizing
$137,021Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Berman’s $245K as Founder and Executive Director is at the 88th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amanda Berman$244,777$243,960$215,858$223,963$190,000
Josh Steinberg$144,600————
Nicholas Canfield$137,021————

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

Advocates for progressive American Jews who support Zionism.

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3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Community Programming

At the core of the zioness mission is the goal of members engaging across lines of difference on issues they are passionate about. The organizations work in this regard includes building chapters in communities across the country, training local leaders, building relationships with partners, and taking action to help support progressive…

$648Kprogram expense
02

Online Education

As a grassroots organization with a distributed membership model, online education remains a cornerstone of zioness programmatic strategy. In addition to leveraging their website, learning management system, and platforms like zoom, zioness has expanded its focus to include robust training series designed to equip members with the skills…

$305Kprogram expense
03

Rapid Response

Rapid response programmatic efforts are focused on addressing unfolding civic issues in real time. This includes issues impacting the jewish community directly, such as acts of antisemitism. It also includes issues impacting other communities directly, such as acts of anti-black racism.

$128Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$816K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$261K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$517K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$884K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$480K
SavingsLn 2$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$517K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$350K
Other assetsLn 15$34K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$884K
Net assetsLn 32$261K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 625
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$286K$517K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$380K$350K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$564K$884K
Net assetsLn 32$453K$261K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$145$145
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$245K$171K$24K$49K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$435K$315K$120K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$52K$37K$11K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$43K$13K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$543K$0$543K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$0$64K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$116K$106K$10K$722
Advertising and promotionLn 12$60K$59K$0$498
Office expensesLn 13$22K$14K$8K$61
Information technologyLn 14$17K$15K$2K$0
TravelLn 17$166K$165K$967$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$10K$3K$983
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$263K$251K$13K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$1K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.2M$816K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.9M$2.1M−$192K$261K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.9M−$586K$453K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.3M−$100K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$997K$411K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$776K$320K$728K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,871,975 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,781,374
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,781,374
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$66,244
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21,156$21,156
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,201$3,201
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,244 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,357$1,871,975
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,064,026 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $145$145
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $171,344 · Management $24,478 · Fundraising $48,955$244,777
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $314,912 · Management $119,908 · Fundraising $0$434,820
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,241 · Management $11,058 · Fundraising $3,750$52,049
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,403 · Management $12,887 · Fundraising $4,370$60,660
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $543,074 · Fundraising $0$543,074
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $63,643 · Fundraising $0$63,643
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $106,014 · Management $9,526 · Fundraising $722$116,262
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $59,122 · Management $0 · Fundraising $498$59,620
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,714 · Management $8,431 · Fundraising $61$22,206
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,711 · Management $2,171 · Fundraising $0$16,882
IX-17 TravelPrograms $164,658 · Management $967 · Fundraising $0$165,625
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,765 · Management $2,900 · Fundraising $983$13,648
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $250,532 · Management $12,548 · Fundraising $0$263,080
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,030 · Management $4,427 · Fundraising $2,078$7,535
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,186,591 · Management $816,018 · Fundraising $61,417$2,064,026
Part X · Balance sheet $1,145,187 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $247,925$480,445
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $37,666$36,871
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $302,015$232,805
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,808$4,396
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,631$4,356
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $380,296$349,747
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,150$2,150
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $34,417$34,417
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,016,908$1,145,187
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $563,582$883,912
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $563,582$883,912
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $140,807$55,292
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $312,519$205,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $453,326$261,275
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,016,908$1,145,187
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $261,275 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,871,975
XI-2 Total expenses$2,064,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$192,051
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$453,326
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$261,275

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

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