Working Hero Action FY2020 filing

Not tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 83-3324271

Promote policies and advocate for legislation that increases financial stability among low-income families

73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$460K
Spent
$452K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$12K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$460K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$460K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$9.7M
FY2023$10K
Expenses
$452K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$452K
FY2021$267K
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023Not on file
Net assets
$12K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$29K
FY2022−$70K
FY2023−$65K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jul 2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $331K Management & general 27% · $120K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Treasurer
$88,269Pt VII · Sec A
Founder/CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sandra Lowe’s $80K as Secretary/Treasurer is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 240 <$100K civil rights & advocacy 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Sandra Lowe$79,827$84,500$88,269

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

Programs and updates

Advocates for policies and legislation to boost financial stability for low-income families.

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1 program service account for $331K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Ran a nationwide campaign to promote and advocation for the earned income tax credit which would provide tax credits to low income earning households.

$331Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $75K · 2021–2022
California Democratic PartyFY2022$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$460K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$460K
Money outPt IX
$452K
Ln 25
Programscol B$331K
Managementcol C$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$12K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$460K
Total revenueLn 12$460K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$12K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$4K$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$4K$12K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$88K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$988$988
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$900$900
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$12K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K$538
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$300K$300K$22
Total functional expensesLn 25$452K$331K$120K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $10K−$65K 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.7M$9.8M−$99K−$70K 990 PDF
FY2021 $284K$267K$17K$29K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $460K$452K$8K$12K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $459,622 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$459,622
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$459,622
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$459,622
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $451,745 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $88,269$88,269
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $988$988
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,032$7,032
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,699$4,699
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $900$900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,500 · Management $16,249$28,749
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,900 · Management $538$19,438
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,648$1,648
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $300,000 · Management $22$300,022
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $331,400 · Management $120,345 · Fundraising $0$451,745
Part X · Balance sheet $11,671 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,794$11,671
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,794$11,671
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,794$11,671
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,794$11,671
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,671 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$459,622
XI-2 Total expenses$451,745
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,877
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,794
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,671

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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