We the Action Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 84-3593053)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.4M
FY2021	$1.6M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.2M
FY2021	$2.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$258K
FY2021	$0

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing we have: FY2020.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $2.1M Management & general 3% · $54K Fundraising 1% · $18K

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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Sarah Baker

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marshall Fitz

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Addisu Demissie

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacek Pruski

Managing Director & General Counsel

$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

We the Action Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Wtaf raised in excess of $1.5 million in donations from private organizations to support its MISSION.WTAF made restricted grants to a nonprofit organization that leverage technology to match volunteer lawyers with charitable and educational organizations and that recruit, promote, and manage pro bono service by lawyers.

$2.1Mprogram 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 · FY2022

Celanese FoundationFY2022$50

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50

Grants paid · 3 grants · $2.8M · 2019–2020

Civic NationDC · FY2020$1,371,502

WetheactionDC · FY2020$360,000

WetheactionDC · FY2019$1,021,415

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Money outPt IX

$2.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.1M

Managementcol C$54K

Fundraisingcol D$18K

Owns and owesPt X

$0

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$0

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 62

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$93K	$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c		$0
Total assetsLn 16	$288K	$0
LiabilitiesLn 26	$29K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$258K	$0

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$2.0M	$2.0M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$21K	$17K	$2K	$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$71K	$55K	$8K	$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$16	$12	$2	$2
Payroll taxesLn 10	$7K	$6K	$822	$788
Legal feesLn 11b	$374		$374
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K		$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$7K			$7K
Office expensesLn 13	$27		$27
InsuranceLn 23	$20		$20
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$38K		$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.1M	$2.1M	$54K	$18K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2021 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 12, 2022	$1.6M	$2.1M	−$545K	$0	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2021	$1.4M	$1.2M	$258K	$258K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,598,610 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,425,295$1,598,610

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,425,295$1,598,610

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,021,415$1,994,274

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,112$99,726

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,325$49,129

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,166,852$2,143,129

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $258,443−$544,519

Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,598,610 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,598,610

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,598,610

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,598,610

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,143,129 across 11 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,994,274$1,994,274

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $16,659 · Management $2,472 · Fundraising $2,367$21,498

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,060 · Management $8,166 · Fundraising $7,837$71,063

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12 · Management $2 · Fundraising $2$16

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,539 · Management $822 · Fundraising $788$7,149

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $374$374

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,358$4,358

IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $6,598$6,598

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $27$27

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $20$20

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $37,752$37,752

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,071,544 · Management $53,993 · Fundraising $17,592$2,143,129

Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 22 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,879$0

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $195,000$0

X-4 Accounts receivable$0

X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0

X-6 Loans to other insiders$0

X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0

X-11 Publicly traded securities$0

X-12 Other securities$0

X-13 Program-related investments$0

X-14 Intangible assets$0

X-15 Other assets$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $287,879$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,436$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,436$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $108,443$0

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $150,000$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $258,443$0

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $287,879$0

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,598,610

XI-2 Total expenses$2,143,129

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$544,519

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$258,443

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$286,076

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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We the Action Foundation

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for We the Action Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV