Progressive Multiplier Action Fund FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Since 2019Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 83-3190176Revenue $284K in FY2020

On file with the IRS1930 18th St Nw Ste B2 Pmb 1122, 20009-1797 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Sep 2020

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The corporation is organized for the promotion of social welfare.

73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $61K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$88K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% 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
$284K
Spent
$620K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$284K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$284K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$319K
FY2025$74K
Expenses
$620K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$620K
FY2021$282K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$190K
Net assets
$284K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$165K
FY2022$177K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$369K
FY2025$252K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2020.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $453K Management & general 11% · $68K Fundraising 16% · $99K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds revenue projects for progressive groups and shares fundraising knowledge.

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1 program · $453K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Financing revenue generation projects for progressive organizations and sharing fundraising knowledge gained with these organizations within the progressive movement.

$453Kprogram expense

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K
Grants paid · 30 grants · $579K · 2019–2024
Naya Action FundOR · FY2024$5,350
Oneamerica VotesWA · FY2024$5,350
Imagine BlackOR · FY2024$5,350
Latino Network Action FundOR · FY2024$5,350
New Progressive Network INCOR · FY2024$5,350
Imagine BlackOR · FY2022$11,025
Oneamerica VotesWA · FY2022$10,000
Naya Action FundOR · FY2022$7,875
United Oregan ActionOR · FY2022$6,300
Unite Oregon ActionOR · FY2021$20,000
RepowerMN · FY2020$25,000
Marked by CovidCA · FY2020$25,000
Accelerate Action INCMA · FY2019$100,000
Clean Water ActionMI · FY2019$77,870
Faith in Action NetworkCA · FY2019$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$284K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$620K
Ln 25
Programscol B$453K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$284K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$284K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K
Other assetsLn 15$312K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
Net assetsLn 32$284K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$688K$59K
Total assetsLn 16$689K$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$88K
Net assetsLn 32$619K$284K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$411K$411K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K$290$580$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$13K$7K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$821$253$138$430
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$862$472$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$1K$688$2K
Management feesLn 11a$12K$611$1K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$2K$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$6K$5K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$440$6K
Office expensesLn 13$975$602$323$50
OccupancyLn 16$2K$620$930$930
TravelLn 17$22K$3K$3K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$775
InsuranceLn 23$993$993
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$12K$19K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$64$64
Total functional expensesLn 25$620K$453K$68K$99K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $74K$190K−$117K$252K 990 PDF
FY2024 $319K$110K$209K$369K 990 PDF
FY2023 $260K$277K−$17K$159K 990 PDF
FY2022 $214K$202K$12K$177K 990 PDF
FY2021 $163K$282K−$119K$165K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $284K$620K−$336K$284K 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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Part I · Summary $284,465 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $900,000$240,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$40,590
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,634$3,875
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $904,634$284,465
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $91,000$410,950
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,178$56,330
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $19,757$19,189
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $140,638$133,510
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $285,573$619,979
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $619,061−$335,514
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $284,465 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$240,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$240,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $40,590$40,590
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,875$3,875
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,590 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,875$284,465
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $619,979 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $410,950$410,950
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $290 · Management $580 · Fundraising $4,932$5,802
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,188 · Management $7,218 · Fundraising $22,419$42,825
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $253 · Management $138 · Fundraising $430$821
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $862 · Management $472 · Fundraising $1,466$2,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,257 · Management $688 · Fundraising $2,137$4,082
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $611 · Management $1,222 · Fundraising $10,391$12,224
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,225 · Management $7,020 · Fundraising $6,687$15,932
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,364$14,364
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $19,189$19,189
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,069 · Management $5,271 · Fundraising $2,441$13,781
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $440 · Management $6,451$6,891
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $602 · Management $323 · Fundraising $50$975
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $620 · Management $930 · Fundraising $930$2,480
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,619 · Management $3,016 · Fundraising $16,641$22,276
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,455 · Fundraising $775$2,230
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $993$993
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,766 · Management $18,897 · Fundraising $10,637$41,300
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $64$64
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $453,207 · Management $67,647 · Fundraising $99,125$619,979
Part X · Balance sheet $371,924 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,440$36,515
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $674,638$22,545
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$526
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,027$312,338
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $689,105$371,924
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,218$37,774
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $45,826$50,603
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,044$88,377
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $166,061$235,182
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $453,000$48,365
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $619,061$283,547
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $689,105$371,924
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $283,547 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$284,465
XI-2 Total expenses$619,979
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$335,514
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$619,061
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$283,547

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