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Economic Security Project Action INC FY2020 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(4)Public & Societal Benefit EIN 83-2050594Revenue $865K in FY2020

On file with the IRSeconomicsecurity.us228 Park Ave S Pmb 32482, 10003-0103 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Oct 2025

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501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$473K 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
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 $267K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$473K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $850K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$166K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
$865K
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$865K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$865K
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$4.6M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$3.6M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.7M

From the FY2020 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 Oct 2025.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $2.0M Management & general 12% · $276K Fundraising 1% · $25K

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; $473K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Adam Ruben
Campaigns Director
$216,600Pt VII · Sec A
Pedro Morillas
States Campaign Director
$114,858Pt VII · Sec A
Teresa Olle
California Campaign Director
$111,690Pt VII · Sec A
Taylor Jo Isenberg
Executive Director
$18,688Pt VII · Sec A
$6,900Pt VII · Sec A
$3,834Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adam Ruben Vice President’s $164K as Campaigns & Political Strategy is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Adam Ruben——$106,999$216,600
Adam Ruben Vice President$164,135$116,275——
Pedro Morillas——$94,179$114,858
Teresa Olle$107,602$59,753$91,398$111,690
Anna C Aurilio$79,641$73,843——
Taylor Jo Isenberg$45,259$19,846$18,246$18,688
Christine Blitz VP of$40,491———
Natalie Foster See Sched O——$36,999$3,834

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

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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

Advocates for policies that provide a guaranteed income to all Americans, building public support and developing strategic plans for its implementation.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Economic security project action believes we need to build an economy that works for everyone. We are working to end poverty and rebuild the middle class, chiefly through our campaign for a cost-of-living refund, as well as other work around cash for those struggling in this economy.

$2.0Mprogram expense

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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
Children's Equity FundFY2024$800K
Sixteen Thirty FundFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$850K
Grants paid · 65 grants · $4.2M · 2020–2024
Economic Security Project INCNY · FY2024$482,279
New York Immigration Coalition INCNY · FY2024$90,000
P Street ProjectDC · FY2024$80,000
Freedom Virginia INCVA · FY2024$70,000
Mecep ActionME · FY2024$65,000
The Washington State Budget and Policy CenterWA · FY2024$50,000
Pennsylvania Policy CenterPA · FY2024$45,000
Momsrising TogetherWA · FY2024$25,000
Cash Campaign of Maryland INCMD · FY2024$25,000
New Jersey Policy Perspective INCNJ · FY2024$25,000
Oregon Center for Public PolicyOR · FY2024$15,000
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center INCMA · FY2024$7,700
Tech Oversight ProjectDC · FY2023$50,000
Nyic ActionNY · FY2023$30,000
P Street ProjectDC · FY2023$27,500
Empire State Voices INCNY · FY2023$25,000
DC Fiscal Policy Institute INCFY2023$25,000
US PirgCO · FY2023$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$865K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$825K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$276K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$166K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$825K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$217K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Gains on assetsLn 7$34K
Total revenueLn 12$865K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
SavingsLn 2$251K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$166K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K$166K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$932K$932K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$266K$255K$9K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$242K$242K$112
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K$7
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$33K$15
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$2K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$122K$15K$107K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$481K$359K$104K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$55K$55K$31
Office expensesLn 13$19K$14K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$475$3K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$767$767
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$24K$29K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$299$299
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.0M$276K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.6M$3.6M$991K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$1.7M$789K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.4M$452K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.5M$3.9M$527K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $865K$2.3M−$1.4M$1.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $864,954 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,728,184$824,556
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,301$40,398
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,761,485$864,954
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $247,000$931,528
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $345,503$555,629
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $764,394$803,269
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,356,897$2,290,426
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,404,588−$1,425,472
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $864,954 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$824,556
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$216,553
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$824,556
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,057$6,057
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $34,341$34,341
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $40,398$864,954
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,290,426 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $931,528$931,528
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $254,511 · Management $8,948 · Fundraising $2,056$265,515
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $242,126 · Management $112$242,238
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,208 · Management $7$15,215
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,646 · Management $15$32,661
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,955 · Management $13,622$15,577
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,343 · Management $106,882$122,225
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $359,403 · Management $104,313 · Fundraising $17,145$480,861
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $55,172 · Management $31$55,203
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,689 · Management $5,366$19,055
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $475 · Fundraising $2,832$3,307
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,623$5,623
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,934$2,934
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $767$767
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,030$1,030
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,470 · Management $29,091 · Fundraising $2,827$56,388
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $299$299
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,989,752 · Management $275,814 · Fundraising $24,860$2,290,426
Part X · Balance sheet $2,074,173 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,639,177$1,816,773
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,597,075$251,012
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $190,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,074$6,388
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,009$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,432,335$2,074,173
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $99,100$166,410
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $99,100$166,410
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,393,235$315,763
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,940,000$1,592,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,333,235$1,907,763
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,432,335$2,074,173
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,907,763 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$864,954
XI-2 Total expenses$2,290,426
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,425,472
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,333,235
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,907,763

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

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