Just Strategies FY2020 filing

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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.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-5095846) · Dispute this line
501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4K 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
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
A surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
20.5 mo
of spending, in cash
20.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $272K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$82K
16% of total assets
Liabilities are 16% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
3 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$697K
Spent
$309K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$444K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$697K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$697K
FY2021$535K
FY2022$600K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$309K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$469K
FY2022$468K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$859K
Net assets
$444K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$444K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$768K
FY2024$993K

From the FY2020 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

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $264K Management & general 10% · $32K Fundraising 4% · $12K

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; $4K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President Board Member
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Board Member
$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 · $215K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

All Hands Brigade AHB, a collaboration of seasoned volunteer organizers and activists with a dual mission to expand and protect voter participation in swing states and to bolster the capacity and leadership of local organizations to better advance progressive activism after November.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-5095846) · Dispute this line
$84Kprogram expense
02

Communities for Our Colleges is a WA State campaign to reverse the trend of declining public funding for community colleges and the resulting poor student completion rate. The campaign did outreach and engaged 300 plus students through direct meetings and webinars.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-5095846) · Dispute this line
$77Kprogram expense
03

Native Vote Project focused on registering and engaging voters on the ground using canvassers, social media, influencers, and digital events. Through a combination of strong partnerships, virtual events two national Town Hall meetings, Zoom talent show and in-community, socially distanced events classic car parade on the Las Vegas Strip…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-5095846) · Dispute this line
$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
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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$697K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$697K
Investment incomeLn 3$123
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50
Money outPt IX
$309K
Ln 25
Programscol B$264K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$444K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$526K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$697K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50
Investment incomeLn 3$123
Total revenueLn 12$697K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5
SavingsLn 2$526K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$526K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
Net assetsLn 32$444K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$526K
Total assetsLn 16$67K$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$82K
Net assetsLn 32$64K$444K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$25K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$26K$23K$2K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K$91K$3K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$148
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$13K$437$729
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$11K$494$600
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K$391
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$307$373
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$257$311
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K$228$277
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$11K$4K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$118$143
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$40K$115
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$309K$264K$32K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $1.1M$859K$205K$993K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 29, 2024 $564K$361K$203K$768K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2023 $600K$468K$131K$559K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 30, 2022 $535K$469K$66K$428K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2021 $697K$309K$388K$444K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $696,714 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $104,950$696,541
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,475$50
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17$123
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $110,442$696,714
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,500$25,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,829$154,888
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,771$128,653
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $57,100$308,541
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,342$388,173
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $696,714 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$696,541
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$696,541
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50$50
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $123$123
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50 · Excluded from tax $123$696,714
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $308,541 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $22,921 · Management $2,226 · Fundraising $1,113$26,260
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,163 · Management $3,073 · Fundraising $5,097$99,333
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,802 · Fundraising $148$2,950
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,408 · Management $437 · Fundraising $729$14,574
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,677 · Management $494 · Fundraising $600$11,771
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $21,705$21,705
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,595$2,595
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,099 · Management $391$14,490
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,627 · Management $307 · Fundraising $373$7,307
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,540 · Management $257 · Fundraising $311$6,108
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,924 · Management $228 · Fundraising $277$5,429
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,066$2,066
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,803 · Fundraising $3,500$14,303
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,549 · Management $118 · Fundraising $143$2,810
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,725 · Management $115$39,840
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $264,304 · Management $31,946 · Fundraising $12,291$308,541
Part X · Balance sheet $525,879 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5$5
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $67,159$525,874
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $67,164$525,879
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,336$82,248
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,336$82,248
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,210$97,452
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,618$346,179
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $63,828$443,631
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $67,164$525,879
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $443,631 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$696,714
XI-2 Total expenses$308,541
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$388,173
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$63,828
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$8,370
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$443,631

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

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