La Voice action's mission is to build multi-racial, interfaith power to win policies that transform los angeles into a county that reflects the human dignity of all people, with racial equity and abundance for all.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 35 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)(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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
32 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 32.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $38K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$82K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$210K
+324% vs prior year
Spent
$184K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$409K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$210K
FY2024▲ +324%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$210K
Expenses
$184K
FY2024▲ +59%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$116K
FY2024$184K
Net assets
$409K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$235K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$409K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $110K Management & general 40% · $74K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Levitus’s $660 as Secretary is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1032 $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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds multi-racial, interfaith power to win policies for racial equity and abundance in Los Angeles.

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1 program · $110K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Civic and Voter Engagement

La voice action engaged paid and volunteer teams around three key ballot measures. Our focus was on educating voters around measure a in the county of los angeles, proposition 5 and proposition 36 in california.

$110Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$38K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $119K · 2020–2023
La ForwardCA · FY2023$34,428
KiwaCA · FY2021$7,500
SajeCA · FY2021$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$210K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$184K
Ln 25
Programscol B$110K
Managementcol C$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$409K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$491K
Total assetsLn 16$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Total revenueLn 12$210K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$491K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$491K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
Net assetsLn 32$409K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 650
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$444K$491K
Total assetsLn 16$455K$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$82K
Net assetsLn 32$383K$409K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$500$500
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$238$238
Other employee benefitsLn 9$955$955
Payroll taxesLn 10$702$634$68
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$28$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$103K$94K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11$11
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$547
Information technologyLn 14$360$360
OccupancyLn 16$250$250
TravelLn 17$221$215$6
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$184K$110K$74K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $210K$184K$26K$409K 990 PDF
FY2023 $50K$116K−$66K$383K 990 PDF
FY2022 $247K$142K$106K$341K 990 PDF
FY2021 $243K$241K$2K$235K 990 PDF
FY2020 $270K$172K$98K$233K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $209,987 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $49,567$59,694
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$124,343
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$25,950
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $49,567$209,987
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,428$500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,882$10,074
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,213$173,617
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $115,523$184,191
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$65,956$25,796
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $209,987 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,694
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$59,694
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $124,343$124,343
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $25,950$25,950
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $124,343 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,950$209,987
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $184,191 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $500$500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,179$8,179
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $238$238
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $955$955
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $634 · Management $68$702
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,989$2,989
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $28 · Management $49,086$49,114
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $94,053 · Management $9,430$103,483
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11$11
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,942 · Management $547$4,489
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $360$360
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $250$250
IX-17 TravelPrograms $215 · Management $6$221
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,211$1,211
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,489$10,489
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,000$1,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $110,216 · Management $73,975 · Fundraising $0$184,191
Part X · Balance sheet $490,857 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $444,128$490,857
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,255$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $48$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $455,431$490,857
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,879$3,300
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $57,569$78,778
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,448$82,078
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $382,983$408,779
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $382,983$408,779
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $455,431$490,857
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $408,779 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$209,987
XI-2 Total expenses$184,191
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,796
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$382,983
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$408,779

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

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