Be a Hero Action Fund

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New York, NY501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 84-3091866

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To engage and educate the public on the issues that are fundamental to Americas broken healthcare system.

67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 123 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $311K a year · 24% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 95% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $470K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$132K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+152% vs prior year
Spent
$497K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +152%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.8M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$408K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$497K
FY2024▲ +114%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$788K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$497K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +239%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$463K
FY2021$533K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$376K
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2022.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $333K Management & general 25% · $122K Fundraising 8% · $41K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$47,313Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$30,565Pt VII · Sec A
Creative Content Director
$24,281Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamila Headley’s $47K as Executive Director is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jamila Headley$47,313$12,809$207,500—
Ady Barkan—$11,296$195,846—
Leah Boudreaux$30,565———
May Ayad$24,281———
Julia Barnes———$20,000
Samuel Drzymala———$19,600
Elizabeth Jaff———$5,000

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

Educates the public about problems in America's healthcare system.

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1 program · $333K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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All program expenses, consultants advertising were for the education and promotion to better our healthcare system in us.

$333Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Action Now INCFY2024$220K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$470K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$497K
Ln 25
Programscol B$333K
Managementcol C$122K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$181K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$181K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$181K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6123
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$467K$181K
Total assetsLn 16$901K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$525K$132K
Net assetsLn 32$376K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$37K$11K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$164K$119K$36K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$6K$2K$524
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$29K$8K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$12K$3K$978
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$3K$1K$867
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$6K$2K$468
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$108K$60K$27K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$308$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$26K$26K$321
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$31K$7K$687
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$497K$333K$122K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$497K$899K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $555K$232K$323K$376K 990 PDF
FY2022 $408K$788K−$380K$54K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.4M$404K$463K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,395,462 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,395,462
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,395,462
VIII-12 Total revenue$1,395,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $496,604 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,585 · Management $10,916 · Fundraising $2,805$50,306
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $119,077 · Management $35,645 · Fundraising $9,082$163,804
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,338 · Management $1,793 · Fundraising $524$8,655
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,874 · Management $8,170 · Fundraising $2,387$39,431
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,826 · Management $3,346 · Fundraising $978$16,150
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,504 · Management $1,106 · Fundraising $867$4,477
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,139 · Management $1,838 · Fundraising $468$8,445
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $60,295 · Management $26,624 · Fundraising $20,862$107,781
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,207 · Management $308 · Fundraising $2,615$7,130
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,101 · Management $321$26,422
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $25,308$25,308
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,235 · Management $6,773 · Fundraising $687$38,695
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $333,181 · Management $122,148 · Fundraising $41,275$496,604
Part X · Balance sheet $1,406,802 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $467,008$180,842
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $420,441$1,225,960
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $901,428$1,406,802
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $525,068$131,584
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $525,068$131,584
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $376,360$1,275,218
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $376,360$1,275,218
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $901,428$1,406,802
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,275,218 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,395,462
XI-2 Total expenses$496,604
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$898,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$376,360
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,275,218

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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