The Walkaway Foundation is a network of patriots striving to make our country a better place through honest, fact based education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $554K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$1.0M
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$445K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$467K
FY2022$607K
FY2023$664K
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$608K
FY2022$739K
FY2023$885K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$445K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$951K
FY2021$809K
FY2022$677K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$445K

From the FY2024 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 Aug 2019.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $791K Management & general 16% · $166K Fundraising 9% · $96K

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; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chair/Pres/Treas
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brandon Straka’s $120K as Chair/Pres/Treas is at the 33rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brandon Straka$120,000$120,000$120,000$121,385
Elizabeth Albert——$67,019$67,500

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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1 program · $791K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The #walkaway foundation provides education to the masses. We provide fact-based education through media, live events, speaking engagements, and college campus tours.

$791Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $20K · 2022–2022
E614 CorporationCA · FY2022$9,806

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$791K
Managementcol C$166K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$445K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$447K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$447K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$447K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$445K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 650
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$460K$447K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65$6K
Total assetsLn 16$461K$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$456K$445K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$84K$24K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$244K$171K$49K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$20K$6K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$146K$116K$16K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$176K$123K$35K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$6K$14K$0
Information technologyLn 14$44K$44K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$0$8K$0
TravelLn 17$186K$168K$0$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$67K$56K$7K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$599$0$599$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$3K$4K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$791K$166K$96K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.0M$1.1M−$11K$445K 990 PDF
FY2023 $664K$885K−$221K$456K 990 PDF
FY2022 $607K$739K−$132K$677K 990 PDF
FY2021 $467K$608K−$141K$809K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.3M$747K$951K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,041,968 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $650,531$1,025,012
I-9 Program service revenue$7,539
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,500$9,417
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $664,031$1,041,968
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $311,805$392,211
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $18,803$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $554,108$660,839
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $884,716$1,053,050
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$220,685−$11,082
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,041,968 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,025,012
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,025,012
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,539
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,417$9,417
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,539 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,417$1,041,968
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,053,050 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,000 · Management $24,000 · Fundraising $12,000$120,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $170,521 · Management $48,720 · Fundraising $24,360$243,601
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,027 · Management $5,722 · Fundraising $2,861$28,610
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $115,502 · Management $15,577 · Fundraising $14,565$145,644
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $123,255 · Management $35,216 · Fundraising $17,608$176,079
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,520 · Management $14,287 · Fundraising $0$19,807
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $44,174 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$44,174
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $8,360 · Fundraising $0$8,360
IX-17 TravelPrograms $168,424 · Management $0 · Fundraising $17,930$186,354
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $56,482 · Management $7,257 · Fundraising $3,628$67,367
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $599 · Fundraising $0$599
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,219 · Fundraising $0$2,219
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,071 · Management $3,787 · Fundraising $3,378$10,236
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $790,976 · Management $165,744 · Fundraising $96,330$1,053,050
Part X · Balance sheet $453,503 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $460,325$446,646
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $972$972
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $65$5,885
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $461,362$453,503
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,000$8,223
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,000$8,223
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $456,362$445,280
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $456,362$445,280
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $461,362$453,503
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $445,280 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,041,968
XI-2 Total expenses$1,053,050
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,082
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$456,362
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$445,280

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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