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La Voice Action FY2020 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(4)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 82-4819191Revenue $270K in FY2020

On file with the IRSlavoiceaction.org3660 Wilshire Blvd Ste 602, 90010-2763 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Mar 2019

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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.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1K
to officers and key staff · 0.8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.0 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
$153K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$270K
Spent
$172K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$233K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$270K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$210K
Expenses
$172K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$116K
FY2024$184K
Net assets
$233K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$235K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$409K

From the FY2020 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

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $138K Management & general 12% · $21K Fundraising 8% · $13K

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; $1K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
David Levitus
Secretary
$660Pt VII · Sec A
David Levitus
Secretary
$660Pt VII · Sec A
Zachary Hoover
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matty Wilder
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Maria Cabildo
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matty Wilder
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zachary Hoover
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Maria Cabildo
Treasurer
$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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4 programs · $276K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Civic and Voter Engagement

La voice action engaged volunteer and paid teams to contact voters to support key ballot measures. Our focus was on supporting proposition 15 - schools and communities first. Schools and communities first focused on reclaiming over $12 billion per year for schools by closing commercial property tax loopholes and investing in education…

$85Kprogram expense
02

Civic and Voter Engagement

La voice action engaged volunteer and paid teams to contact voters to support key ballot measures. Our focus was on supporting proposition 15 - schools and communities first. Schools and communities first focused on reclaiming over $12 billion per year for schools by closing commercial property tax loopholes and investing in education…

$85Kprogram expense
03

Civic and Voter Engagement

La forward action, a project fiscally sponsored by la voice action, engaged volunteer and paid teams to contact voters to support measure j - reimagine L.A. County. Voters passed measure j in the november 2020 election.

$53Kprogram expense
04

Civic and Voter Engagement

La forward action, a project fiscally sponsored by la voice action, engaged volunteer and paid teams to contact voters to support measure j - reimagine L.A. County. Voters passed measure j in the november 2020 election.

$53Kprogram 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
Faith in Action FundFY2024$25K
California Calls Action FundFY2024$13K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$38K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $119K · 2020–2023
La ForwardCA · FY2023$34,428
Right to the City Alliance INCNY · FY2021$12,500
Ltsc Community Development CorporationCA · FY2021$7,500
KiwaCA · FY2021$7,500
SajeCA · FY2021$7,500
Community Coalition Action FundCA · FY2020$25,000
Community Coalition Action FundCA · FY2020$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$270K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$224K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Money outPt IX
$172K
Ln 25
Programscol B$138K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$233K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$372K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$224K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Total revenueLn 12$270K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$372K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K
Net assetsLn 32$233K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $270K$172K$98K$233K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

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

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