Forward Justice Action Network EIN 84-2032850 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Forward Justice Action Network FY2020 filing

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Promotes racial, social, and economic justice through education and advocacy for public policies. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $215K in revenue, $272K in expenses, and $677K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Human Services
Location
Durham, NC
Website
www.fjactionnetwork.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$215KFY2020
Expenses
$272K
Net assets
$677K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  84-2032850 Membership association Durham, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes racial, social, and economic justice through education and advocacy for public policies.
Leadership
Norris Henderson · Chairman
Money in and out
$215K revenue, $272K expenses
Bottom line
-26% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2020
Total revenue
$215K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$272K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$677K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$57K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.03
Operating surplus
-26%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
30%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$215K
FY2020
Expenses
$272K
FY2020
Total assets
$971K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$294K
FY2020
Total revenue
$215K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$272K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$677K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$57K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$971K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $224K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Forward Justice Action Network provided policy support for the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival with the aim to build a broad and deep national moral movement that is rooted in the leadership of poor people and that reflects the great moral teachings of faith traditions in order to unite our country from the…

$139Kprogram expense
02

Forward Justice Action Network developed and coordinated a network of independent attorneys barred in their respective states to ensure ongoing legal and policy support for The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival voter protection program.

$85Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CForward Justice Action Network
EINHdr · item D84-2032850
Principal addressHdr · item CDurham, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.fjactionnetwork.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daryl Atkinson’s $50K as Co-Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Daryl Atkinson$50,137$77,136$12,500
Caitlin Swain$50,050$77,060$12,500
Ashley Marshall$50,054$77,054$12,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$215K
Total revenueLn 12$215K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.03
Program services82%$224K
Management & general15%$40K
Fundraising3%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$272K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$969K
Total assetsLn 16$971K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$294K
Total net assetsLn 32$677K
Months of cash on handcomputed42.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $969K · Operating expenses/yr $272K
42.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $224K · Total expenses $272K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $40K · Total expenses $272K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $272K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $8K · Solicited contributions $215K
$0.04 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $215K · Total revenue $215K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $215K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $215K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $215K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $272K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $215K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $677K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $215K · Expenses $272K
-26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $971K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $677K · Total assets $971K
70%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $971K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Norris Henderson · Reported title Chairman · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $272K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $81K · Total expenses $272K
30%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 3%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Tides FoundationFY2024$100K
Tides AdvocacyFY2024$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$345K
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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)$440K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$857K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$215K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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