La Voice Action FY2023 filing

Not tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 82-4819191Revenue $50K in FY2023

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.

67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
46 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 46.1 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
$72K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% 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
$50K
-80% vs prior year
Spent
$116K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$383K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$50K
FY2023▼ -80%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$210K
Expenses
$116K
FY2023▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$116K
FY2024$184K
Net assets
$383K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$235K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$409K

From the FY2023 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

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $78K Management & general 30% · $35K Fundraising 2% · $3K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (until 3/8/23)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary
$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

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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

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

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1 program · $78K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Civic and Voter Engagement

La voice action engaged members to understand what ballot measures and officials running for office would be on the 2024 california ballot. La voice action also fiscally sponsored la forward action, a 501(c)(4) orgainzation that spun off in the current year.

$78Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$50K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Money outPt IX
$116K
Ln 25
Programscol B$78K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$383K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$444K
Total assetsLn 16$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Total revenueLn 12$50K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$444K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$444K
Other assetsLn 15$48
Total assetsLn 16$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$383K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 650
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$644K$444K
Total assetsLn 16$658K$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$317K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$341K$383K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$34K$34K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$227$227
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$7K$1K$859
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$547$369
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$206$159$28$19
InsuranceLn 23$13K$10K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$335$226
Total functional expensesLn 25$116K$78K$35K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $210K$184K$26K$409K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $49,567 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $247,401$49,567
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $247,401$49,567
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$35,428
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$19,882
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,825$60,213
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $141,825$115,523
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $105,576−$65,956
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $49,567 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,567
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$49,567
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$49,567
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $115,523 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $34,428$34,428
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,206$15,206
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,676$4,676
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $227$227
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,812$30,812
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,270 · Management $1,276 · Fundraising $859$9,405
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,119 · Management $547 · Fundraising $369$4,035
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $159 · Management $28 · Fundraising $19$206
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,089 · Management $1,771 · Fundraising $1,192$13,052
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,915 · Management $335 · Fundraising $226$2,476
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $77,862 · Management $34,996 · Fundraising $2,665$115,523
Part X · Balance sheet $455,431 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $644,483$444,128
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$11,255
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$48
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $657,861$455,431
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$14,879
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $317,340$57,569
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $317,340$72,448
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $340,521$382,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $340,521$382,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $657,861$455,431
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $382,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$49,567
XI-2 Total expenses$115,523
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,956
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$340,521
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$108,418
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$382,983

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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