Blue Wave Postcard Movement: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 84-4615793)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$857K
FY2021	$181K
FY2022	$69K
FY2023	$362K
FY2024	$3.4M
FY2025	$261K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$857K
FY2021	Not on file
FY2022	Not on file
FY2023	$346K
FY2024	$3.3M
FY2025	$262K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$485
FY2021	−$4K
FY2022	$63K
FY2023	$79K
FY2024	$190K
FY2025	$189K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 99% · $258K Management & general 1% · $4K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ning Mosberger-Tang

Executive Di

$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
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Educates and mobilizes voters on social and environmental issues through postcard outreach.

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1 program · $258K · in their own filed words · FY2025

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Turn out millions of advocates, constituents, and voters in local and national elections, as well as bring awareness to social and environmental justice issues through peer-to-peer postcard outreach.

$258Kprogram 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 · FY2021

Western Conservation ActionFY2021$18K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $250K · 2024–2024

Clean and Prosperous AmericaWA · FY2024$250,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$261K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$255K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K

Money outPt IX

$262K

Ln 25

Programscol B$258K

Managementcol C$4K

Owns and owesPt X

$189K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$228K

Total assetsLn 16$275K

LiabilitiesLn 26$86K

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a1

IndependentVI 1b1

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$255K

Total revenueLn 12$261K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$228K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$228K

Total assetsLn 16$275K

LiabilitiesLn 26$86K

Net assetsLn 32$189K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 620

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$209K	$228K
Total assetsLn 16	$266K	$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$76K	$86K
Net assetsLn 32	$190K	$189K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K		$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$175		$175
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$258K	$258K	$108
Total functional expensesLn 25	$262K	$258K	$4K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$261K	$262K	−$693	$189K	990 PDF
FY2024	$3.4M	$3.3M	$120K	$190K	990 PDF
FY2023	$362K	$346K	$16K	$79K	990 PDF
FY2022	$69K			$63K	990 PDF
FY2021	$181K			−$4K	990 PDF
FY2020	$857K	$857K	$485	$485	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 $261,362 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $133,619$6,091

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,314,511$255,271

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,448,130$261,362

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $250,000$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,077,647$262,055

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,327,647$262,055

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $120,483−$693

Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1

VI-1b Independent voting members1

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $261,362 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,091

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,091

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $255,271$255,271

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $255,271$261,362

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $262,055 across 4 lines filed

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,262$1,262

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,200$2,200

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $175$175

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $258,310 · Management $108$258,418

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,310 · Management $3,745 · Fundraising $0$262,055

Part X · Balance sheet $275,108 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $209,102$228,484

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $56,448$46,624

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $265,750$275,108

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,949$17,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,949$86,000

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $189,801$189,108

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $189,801$189,108

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $265,750$275,108

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $189,108 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$261,362

XI-2 Total expenses$262,055

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$693

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$189,801

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$189,108

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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