Grove Action Fund FY2020 filing

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Los Altos, CA501(c)(4)Since 2018Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 82-4373804Revenue $733K in FY2020

On file with the IRSPo Box 645, 94023-0645 · Los Altos, CATax-exempt since Oct 2018

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To promote social welfare and effect positive changes in policies related to women's reproductive healthcare, immigrant rights, social safety net services and civic engagement of marginalized communities.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$924K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5.2M a year · 332% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$924K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
55 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 55.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$120K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$733K
Spent
$6.4M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$42.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$733K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$733K
FY2021$383K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$443K
FY2024$310K
FY2025$7.0M
Expenses
$6.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$5.7M
Net assets
$42.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42.5M
FY2021$35.9M
FY2022$27.2M
FY2023$20.9M
FY2024$15.1M
FY2025$16.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2018.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $5.3M Management & general 18% · $1.1M

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

8 people listed on the 990; $924K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Director
$224,879Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$207,005Pt VII · Sec A
Manager, Rh Program
$130,751Pt VII · Sec A
Manager, Safety Net Program
$127,445Pt VII · Sec A
Manager, Operations
$125,010Pt VII · Sec A
Manager, Immigrant Program
$108,730Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (thru 4/6/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Dorosin’s $286K as Managing Director is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leslie Dorosin$286,236$291,762$246,310$246,310$228,572$207,005
Rebekah S Butler—$116,124$257,577$257,577$251,589$224,879
Jose Santos$154,660$173,967$165,638$165,638$143,588$127,445
Alicia Harris$162,863$171,540$168,136$168,136$143,312$130,751
Chen Zhang$132,002$159,167—$151,291——
Helen Zhang——$151,291—$129,776$125,010
Blanch Vance$135,883$148,034$126,928$126,928——
Sara Campos$127,297$147,616$135,362$135,362$120,126$108,730

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

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1 program · $5.3M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Grove action fund conducted grantmaking in the following areas: civic engagement, climate change, environmental justice, reproductive health and reproductive justice, immigrant rights, safety net and discretional.

$5.3Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 260 grants · $26.8M · 2019–2024
America VotesDC · FY2024$525,000
Center for Civic ActionNM · FY2024$400,000
Tides AdvocacyCA · FY2024$265,000
Semilla ActionNM · FY2024$210,000
Sheriff Accountability ActionNC · FY2024$175,000
Center for Governance and Infrastructure Action INC (mass Liberation ArizonFY2024$150,000
Progressnow New MexicoNM · FY2024$125,000
Our Voice Our Vote ArizonaAZ · FY2024$125,000
Instituto PowerAZ · FY2024$125,000
The Organizing AllianceNV · FY2024$110,000
Progressnow AZAZ · FY2024$110,000
New Left AcceleratorCA · FY2024$100,000
Fuerte Arts MovementAZ · FY2024$100,000
EducateusDC · FY2024$100,000
Battle Born ProgressNV · FY2024$100,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$733K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$733K
Money outPt IX
$6.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.3M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$42.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29.4M
Total assetsLn 16$42.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$733K
Gains on assetsLn 7$34K
Total revenueLn 12$733K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$625K
SavingsLn 2$28.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.4M
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$42.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
Net assetsLn 32$42.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37.5M$29.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.1M$12.4M
Total assetsLn 16$47.9M$42.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K$120K
Net assetsLn 32$47.7M$42.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.1M$4.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$587K$269K$318K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$730K$358K$372K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$61K$30K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$138K$59K$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$41K$43K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$34K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$111K$63K$48K
Office expensesLn 13$48K$29K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$22K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$257K$154K$103K
TravelLn 17$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$60K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$609$406
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.4M$5.3M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.0M$5.7M$1.3M$16.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $310K$6.6M−$6.3M$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $443K$7.0M−$6.6M$20.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $474K$7.9M−$7.4M$27.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $383K$6.7M−$6.3M$35.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $733K$6.4M−$5.6M$42.5M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $733,411 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,321,141$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $588,361$733,411
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $41,909,502$733,411
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,746,000$4,142,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,353,402$1,598,757
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $623,772$627,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,723,174$6,368,740
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $37,186,328−$5,635,329
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $733,411 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $699,007$699,007
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $34,404$34,404
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $733,411$733,411
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,368,740 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,142,000$4,142,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $269,057 · Management $317,974$587,031
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $357,704 · Management $371,810$729,514
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $29,576 · Management $31,021$60,597
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $58,853 · Management $79,268$138,121
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,695 · Management $42,799$83,494
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,259 · Management $9,259$18,518
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,850$7,850
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $34,395$34,395
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,544 · Management $48,221$110,765
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,809 · Management $19,206$48,015
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,973 · Management $14,648$36,621
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $153,979 · Management $102,653$256,632
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,855$18,855
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,145$5,145
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,000 · Management $30,172$90,172
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $609 · Management $406$1,015
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,253,913 · Management $1,114,827 · Fundraising $0$6,368,740
Part X · Balance sheet $42,614,168 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $800,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $335,934$624,675
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $37,121,769$28,791,119
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,149,799$12,387,402
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,972$10,972
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $47,918,474$42,614,168
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $94,394$119,650
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $100,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $194,394$119,650
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $47,724,080$42,494,518
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $47,918,474$42,614,168
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,494,518 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$733,411
XI-2 Total expenses$6,368,740
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,635,329
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$47,724,080
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$405,767
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$42,494,518

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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