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Walkaway Foundation FY2021 filing

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Educates people with honest, fact-based information to improve the country. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $467K in revenue, $608K in expenses, and $809K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public & Societal Benefit
Location
Alexandria, VA
Website
walkawayfoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$467KFY2021
Expenses
$608K
Net assets
$809K
People
4
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  83-2820906 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Alexandria, VA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Educates people with honest, fact-based information to improve the country.
Leadership
Brandon Straka · Chair/Pres/T · $121K
Money in and out
$467K revenue, $608K expenses
Bottom line
11% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$467K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$608K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$809K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$141K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.11 Management & general $0.83 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
11%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
16.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-30%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$467K
FY2021▼ -77%
Expenses
$608K
FY2021▼ -53%
Total assets
$814K
FY2021▼ -15%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2021▼ -54%
Total revenue
$467K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$608K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$809K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$141K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$814K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B11%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWalkaway Foundation
EINHdr · item D83-2820906
Principal addressHdr · item CAlexandria, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwalkawayfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chair/Pres/T
$121,385Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$67,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $65K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The walkaway foundation provides education to the masses. We provide fact based education through media, live events, speaking engagements, and college campus tours.

$65Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$463K · 99%
Other revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$463K
Other revenue1%$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$12K
Total revenueLn 12$467K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.11 Management & general $0.83 Fundraising $0.06
Program services11%$65K
Management & general83%$506K
Fundraising6%$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$608K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$814K
Total assetsLn 16$814K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$809K
Months of cash on handcomputed16.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $814K · Operating expenses/yr $608K
16.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $65K · Total expenses $608K
11%
Management & General
Management & general $506K · Total expenses $608K
83%
Fundraising
Fundraising $37K · Total expenses $608K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $57K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.05 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $463K · Total revenue $467K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $12K · Total revenue $467K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $467K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $467K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $608K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $467K · Prior year $2.0M
-77%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $809K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $467K · Expenses $608K
-30%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $814K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $809K · Total assets $814K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $814K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Brandon Straka · Reported title CHAIR/PRES/T · Highest reported compensation $121K · Total expenses $608K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $335K · Total expenses $608K
55%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 11%
Overhead ratio 83%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth -77%
Legal fee ratio 11%
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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $20K · 2022–2022
E614 CorporationCA · FY2022$9,806

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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)$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$664K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$607K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$467K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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