Fdd Action EIN 83-2602916

Fdd Action FY2021 filing

EIN  83-2602916 Membership association Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Advocates for effective policies to promote U.S. national security and defend free nations.
Leadership
Maseh Zarif · Director of Congressional Relations · $111K
Money in and out
$980K revenue, $528K expenses
Bottom line
+46% operating surplus

Advocates for effective policies to promote U.S. national security and defend free nations. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $980K in revenue, $528K in expenses, and $420K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2021
Total revenue
$980K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$528K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$420K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $452K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.01
Operating surplus
+46%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
78%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$980K
FY2021▲ +110%
Expenses
$528K
FY2021▲ +4%
Total assets
$447K
FY2021▲ +833%
Total liabilities
$26K
FY2021▼ -67%
Total revenue
$980K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$528K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$420K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$452K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$447K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $509K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Provide policy analysis and advocacy to promote effective policies to strengthen U.S. National Security and defend free nations.

$509Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFdd Action
EINHdr · item D83-2602916
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.fddaction.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Congressional Relations
$111,173Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Congressional Relations
$110,173Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$2,450Pt VII · Sec A
President
$163Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Toby Dershowitz’s $572K as SVP / Managing Dir (q4) is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Toby Dershowitz$572,480$154,276$36,000$36,000
Matthew Zweig$227,900$220,915
Nicholas Stewart$205,048
Tyler Stapleton$149,348$124,870$116,244$110,173
Connor Pfeiffer$130,932
Maseh Zarif$118,765$111,173
Tyler Stapleton$108,745
Toby Dershowitz$36,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$980K
Investment income$104
Other revenue$1
Total revenueLn 12$980K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.01
Program services96%$509K
Management & general3%$14K
Fundraising1%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$528K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$428K
Total assetsLn 16$447K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$26K
Total net assetsLn 32$420K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $428K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $528K · Less non-cash grants $25K · Cash operating expenses/yr $503K
10.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $509K · Total expenses $528K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $14K · Total expenses $528K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $528K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $723K
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $980K · Total revenue $980K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $980K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $980K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $104 · Total revenue $980K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $528K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $980K · Prior year $467K
+110%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $420K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $980K · Expenses $528K
+46%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $447K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $420K · Total assets $447K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $447K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Maseh Zarif · Reported title Director of Congressional Relations · Highest reported compensation $111K · Total expenses $528K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $413K · Total expenses $528K
78%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%
Overhead ratio 3%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 110%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Leon Rachel CorpFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1.5M
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$746K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$980K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$467K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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