Pacific Atlantic Action Coalition: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 83-0618466)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$35K
FY2021	$1.2M
FY2022	$200K
FY2023	$524K
FY2024	$812K
FY2025	$18K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$36K
FY2021	$798K
FY2022	$18K
FY2023	$722K
FY2024	$83K
FY2025	$882K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	−$12K
FY2021	$345K
FY2022	$527K
FY2023	$329K
FY2024	$1.1M
FY2025	$193K

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

94%

Program services 94% · $753K Management & general 6% · $45K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 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

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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 · $753K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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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.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-0618466) · Dispute this line

$753Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$35K

Money outPt IX

$798K

Ln 25

Programscol B$753K

Managementcol C$45K

Owns and owesPt X

$345K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$352K

Total assetsLn 16$352K

LiabilitiesLn 26$7K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$620K

Investment incomeLn 3$35K

Gains on assetsLn 7$35K

Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$352K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$352K

Total assetsLn 16$352K

LiabilitiesLn 26$7K

Net assetsLn 32$345K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 62

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$620K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1K	$352K
Total assetsLn 16	$5K	$352K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$17K	$7K
Net assetsLn 32	−$12K	$345K

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$750K	$750K
Legal feesLn 11b	$24K		$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$24K	$3K	$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$10		$10
Total functional expensesLn 25	$798K	$753K	$45K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025	$18K	$882K	−$864K	$193K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 12, 2024	$812K	$83K	$728K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2023	$524K	$722K	−$198K	$329K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022	$200K	$18K	$182K	$527K	990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021	$1.2M	$798K	$357K	$345K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021	$35K	$36K	−$2K	−$12K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,155,484 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $34,500$1,120,400

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$35,084

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,508$1,155,484

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$750,000

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 $36,344$48,275

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $36,344$798,275

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,836$357,209

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

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 $1,155,484 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,120,400

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$620,400

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,120,400

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20$20

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $35,064$35,064

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35,084$1,155,484

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $798,275 across 4 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $750,000$750,000

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $23,998$23,998

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,987 · Management $21,280$24,267

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $10$10

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $752,987 · Management $45,288 · Fundraising $0$798,275

Part X · Balance sheet $351,612 assets, 9 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,331$351,612

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,950$351,612

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,282$6,735

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,282$6,735

X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0

X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year −$12,332$344,877

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$12,332$344,877

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,950$351,612

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $344,877 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,155,484

XI-2 Total expenses$798,275

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$357,209

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$12,332

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$344,877

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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