Just Strategies

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Seattle, WA501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 82-5095846Revenue $1.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSjuststrategy.org3518 S Edmunds St, 98118-1727 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Dec 2018

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Just Strategy builds powerful issue campaigns that win. We educate organizers and movement leaders. We help develop effective strategies for racial and economic justice movements. We create innovative organizing projects where we see a need. We also partner with established organizations to build people's power.

91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,300 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $199K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $272K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$167K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+89% vs prior year
Spent
$859K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$993K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +89%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$697K
FY2021$535K
FY2022$600K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$859K
FY2024▲ +138%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$469K
FY2022$468K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$859K
Net assets
$993K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$444K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$768K
FY2024$993K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2018.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $784K Management & general 4% · $34K Fundraising 5% · $41K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

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

Leeann Hall’s $11K as Executive Director is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 798 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2021FY2020
William Daley—$11,000$4,000
Leeann Hall$10,961——

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

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

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3 programs · $784K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund

Supports tribes and Native communities to advocate for grassroots-driven social change rooted in Native traditional practices & values to advance sovereignty & the health & well-being of rural & urban Native communities & reservations.

$617Kprogram expense
02

Just Strategy Campaigns

1. Public transit is essential to communities, local economies, and the lives of millions of people across the country. Essential workers depend on and operate transit; businesses, both large and small depend on transit; historically marginalized communities depend on transit.

$167Kprogram expense
03

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Pt IX · col B

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
Tides AdvocacyFY2024$97K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$272K
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $250K · 2021–2024
Inter-Tribal Council of NevadaFY2024$147,000
Community PartnersCA · FY2022$10,000
Washington Progress AllianceWA · FY2022$10,000
Sustain Charlotte INCNC · FY2022$7,500
Community PartnersCA · FY2021$20,000
Riders Alliance Fund INCNY · FY2021$10,000
Sustain Charlotte INCNC · FY2021$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$859K
Ln 25
Programscol B$784K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$993K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$658K
SavingsLn 2$471K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K
Net assetsLn 32$993K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62,300
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$787K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$813K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$167K
Net assetsLn 32$768K$993K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$148K$148K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$10K$8K$1K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$64K$9K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$4K$584$876
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$808$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$438K$416K$9K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$20K$3K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$3K$357$536
TravelLn 17$28K$21K$3K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$11K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$82K$331$496
Total functional expensesLn 25$859K$784K$34K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$859K$205K$993K 990 PDF
FY2023 $564K$361K$203K$768K 990 PDF
FY2022 $600K$468K$131K$559K 990 PDF
FY2021 $535K$469K$66K$428K 990 PDF
FY2020 $697K$309K$388K$444K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,063,677 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $520,228$1,042,965
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $37,447$3,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,583$17,712
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $564,258$1,063,677
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$148,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,173$109,455
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $326,899$600,834
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $361,072$858,789
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $203,186$204,888
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,063,677 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,042,965
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,042,965
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,712$17,712
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,712$1,063,677
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $858,789 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $148,500$148,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,784 · Management $1,038 · Fundraising $1,557$10,379
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,865 · Management $8,515 · Fundraising $12,773$85,153
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,382 · Management $584 · Fundraising $876$5,842
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,061 · Management $808 · Fundraising $1,212$8,081
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,158$6,158
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $416,178 · Management $8,611 · Fundraising $12,916$437,705
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,039 · Management $2,843 · Fundraising $4,009$26,891
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,678 · Management $357 · Fundraising $536$3,571
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,263 · Management $2,835 · Fundraising $4,253$28,351
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,316 · Management $1,508 · Fundraising $2,263$15,087
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,244 · Management $331 · Fundraising $496$83,071
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $784,310 · Management $33,588 · Fundraising $40,891$858,789
Part X · Balance sheet $1,159,641 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $333,459$657,781
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $453,816$471,434
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $22,557$30,176
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,310$250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $813,142$1,159,641
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $45,641$43,045
X-25 Other liabilities$123,967
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,641$167,012
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $279,026$416,270
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $488,475$576,359
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $767,501$992,629
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $813,142$1,159,641
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $992,629 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,063,677
XI-2 Total expenses$858,789
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$204,888
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$767,501
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$20,240
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$992,629

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