Zioness Movement INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 82-4360952)

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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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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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 programs · $471K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Online Education

As a grassroots organization with a distributed membership model, online education is a significant part of the organization's programmatic strategy. They leverage online tools and resources to engage, educate and train their members.

$210Kprogram expense

02

Community Organizing

At the core of the zioness mission is the goal of members engaging across lines of difference on issues they are passionate about. The organization's 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…

$164Kprogram 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.

$97Kprogram expense

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

Zioness Action FundFY2024$462K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$150K

The Diane and Guilford Glazer FoundationFY2024$140K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$127K

Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJFY2024$61K

The Cooper Family Foundation I INCFY2024$50K

Lisa and Michael Leffell FoundationFY2024$40K

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & SonomaFY2024$36K

Total grants receivedfrom 18 funders$1.1M

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.1M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Other incomeLn 4–11$40K

Money outPt IX

$776K

Ln 25

Programscol B$518K

Managementcol C$189K

Fundraisingcol D$69K

Owns and owesPt X

$728K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$610K

Total assetsLn 16$813K

LiabilitiesLn 26$85K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$29K

Other incomeLn 4–11$40K

Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$610K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$610K

Total assetsLn 16$813K

LiabilitiesLn 26$85K

Net assetsLn 32$728K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 56

VolunteersI 625

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$358K	$610K
Total assetsLn 16	$444K	$813K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$36K	$85K
Net assetsLn 32	$408K	$728K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$190K	$133K	$19K	$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$124K	$94K	$19K	$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$25K	$16K	$6K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$22K	$16K	$2K	$3K
Legal feesLn 11b	$71K		$71K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$54K		$54K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$3K		$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$14K	$11K	$871	$3K
TravelLn 17	$15K	$8K	$907	$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$7K	$7K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$240K	$230K	$6K	$4K
All other expensesLn 24e	$9K	$4K	$5K	$336
Total functional expensesLn 25	$776K	$518K	$189K	$69K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$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 Viewing	$1.1M	$776K	$320K	$728K	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,096,351 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $821,324$1,056,036

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $70,884$40,315

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $892,208$1,096,351

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $264,910$361,130

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $243,967$415,144

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $508,877$776,274

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $383,331$320,077

Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,096,351 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$29,230

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,026,806

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,056,036

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $39,650 · Excluded from tax $665$40,315

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,650 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $665$1,096,351

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $776,274 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $133,000 · Management $19,000 · Fundraising $38,000$190,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $93,816 · Management $19,171 · Fundraising $11,173$124,160

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,272 · Management $5,553 · Fundraising $3,528$25,353

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,782 · Management $2,413 · Fundraising $3,422$21,617

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $71,112$71,112

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $54,143$54,143

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,609$2,609

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,758 · Management $871 · Fundraising $2,563$14,192

IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,948 · Management $907 · Fundraising $5,706$14,561

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,597$6,597

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,990$2,990

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $229,521 · Management $5,972 · Fundraising $4,012$239,505

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,463 · Management $4,636 · Fundraising $336$9,435

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $518,157 · Management $189,377 · Fundraising $68,740$776,274

Part X · Balance sheet $813,375 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $357,736$609,580

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $67,500$180,877

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,024$2,365

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $14,650$20,553

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $443,910$813,375

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,230$74,657

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,481$10,442

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,711$85,099

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $231,938$714,524

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $176,261$13,752

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $408,199$728,276

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $443,910$813,375

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $728,276 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,096,351

XI-2 Total expenses$776,274

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$320,077

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$408,199

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$728,276

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