Walkaway Foundation FY2023 filing

Alexandria, VA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public & Societal Benefit

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$664K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$885K
To programs
20%
Net assets
$456K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$664K
FY2023▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$467K
FY2022$607K
FY2023$664K
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$885K
FY2023▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$608K
FY2022$739K
FY2023$885K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$456K
FY2023▼ -33%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$951K
FY2021$809K
FY2022$677K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$445K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWalkaway Foundation
EINHdr · item D83-2820906
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2019
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CAlexandria, VA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W01)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwalkawayfoundation.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.20 Management & general $0.69 Fundraising $0.11
Program services20%$176K
Management & general69%$609K
Fundraising11%$100K
Total functional expensesLn 25$885K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
20%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-33%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$461K
FY2023▼ -33%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$963K
FY2021$814K
FY2022$692K
FY2023$461K
FY2024$454K
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2023▼ -67%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$6K
FY2022$15K
FY2023$5K
FY2024$8K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$221K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$461K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B20%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$460K
Total assetsLn 16$461K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$456K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$651K · 98%
Other revenue$14K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$651K
Other revenue2%$14K
Total revenueLn 12$664K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $460K · Operating expenses/yr $885K
6.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $176K · Total expenses $885K
20%
Management & General
Management & general $609K · Total expenses $885K
69%
Fundraising
Fundraising $100K · Total expenses $885K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $59K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $570K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $651K · Total revenue $664K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $664K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $664K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $664K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $885K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $664K · Prior year $607K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $456K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $664K · Expenses $885K
-33%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $461K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $456K · Total assets $461K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $461K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Brandon Straka · Reported title CHAIR/PRES/TREAS · Highest reported compensation $120K · Total expenses $885K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $312K · Total expenses $885K
35%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 20%——
Overhead ratio 69%——
Fundraising cost ratio 15%——
Revenue growth 9%——
Legal fee ratio 3%——
Accounting fee ratio 4%——
Fundraising fee ratio 2%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chair/Pres/Treas
$120,000Pt 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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Educates people with honest, fact-based information to improve the country.

Provided by the organization

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $176K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

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

$176Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $20K · 2022–2022
E614 CorporationCA · FY2022$9,806

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $1.0M$1.1M+57% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $664K$885K+9% 990 PDF
FY2022 $607K$739K+30% 990 PDF
FY2021 $467K$608K-77% 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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