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Pacific Atlantic Action Coalition

Not tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(4)Social ScienceEIN 83-0618466Revenue $18K in FY2025

On file with the IRS191 N Wacker Dr Ste 2050, 60606-1615 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 2019

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Educate the public regarding public policy issues and promote advances in public policy

98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $510K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$606
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18K
-98% vs prior year
Spent
$882K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$193K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$18K
FY2025▼ -98%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$35K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$200K
FY2023$524K
FY2024$812K
FY2025$18K
Expenses
$882K
FY2025▲ ×11
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$36K
FY2021$798K
FY2022$18K
FY2023$722K
FY2024$83K
FY2025$882K
Net assets
$193K
FY2025▼ -82%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$12K
FY2021$345K
FY2022$527K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$193K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $861K Management & general 2% · $21K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Matt Cohler
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Van Loben Sels
Secretary/Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Keller
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Educates the public on policy issues and promotes policy advancements.

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1 program · $861K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization promotes public policy change through education, advocacy, grantmaking and other activities, as well as the general welfare of individuals and their communities through public education and by advocating for beneficial changes in public policy.

$861Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Pacific Environmental CoalitionFY2020$510K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$510K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $2.3M · 2020–2024
Unite America INCCO · FY2024$500,000
Senate Majority PacFY2024$250,000
House Majority PacFY2024$100,000
Unite America INCCO · FY2022$300,000
Future Forward USA PacFY2022$200,000
Republican Accountability PacFY2022$100,000
Future Forward USA ActionDC · FY2022$100,000
California YimbyCA · FY2020$500,000
Govern for CaliforniaCA · FY2020$250,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$882K
Ln 25
Programscol B$861K
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$193K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$606
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$18K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$194K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$606
Net assetsLn 32$193K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$194K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$606
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$193K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$850K$850K
Legal feesLn 11b$270$270
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$11K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$45$45
Total functional expensesLn 25$882K$861K$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $18K$882K−$864K$193K 990 PDF
FY2024 $812K$83K$728K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $524K$722K−$198K$329K 990 PDF
FY2022 $200K$18K$182K$527K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$798K$357K$345K 990 PDF
FY2020 $35K$36K−$2K−$12K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,804 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $691,200$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120,727$17,804
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $811,927$17,804
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$850,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,469$32,102
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $83,469$882,102
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $728,458−$864,298
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $17,804 across 2 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,804$17,804
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,804$17,804
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $882,102 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $850,000$850,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $270$270
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,695 · Management $21,092$31,787
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $45$45
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $860,695 · Management $21,407 · Fundraising $0$882,102
Part X · Balance sheet $193,534 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,060,926$193,534
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,060,926$193,534
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,700$606
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,700$606
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,057,226$192,928
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,060,926$193,534
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $192,928 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,804
XI-2 Total expenses$882,102
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$864,298
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,057,226
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$192,928

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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