Blue Wave Postcard Movement: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & 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

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $3.3M Management & general 0% · $10K

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

President

$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 · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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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.

$3.3Mprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.4M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K

Money outPt IX

$3.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$3.3M

Managementcol C$10K

Owns and owesPt X

$190K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K

Total assetsLn 16$266K

LiabilitiesLn 26$76K

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$134K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M

Total revenueLn 12$3.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$209K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$209K

Other assetsLn 15$200

Total assetsLn 16$266K

LiabilitiesLn 26$76K

Net assetsLn 32$190K

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 FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$108K	$209K
Total assetsLn 16	$150K	$266K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$71K	$76K
Net assetsLn 32	$79K	$190K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$250K	$250K
Legal feesLn 11b	$455		$455
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$32K	$32K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$3.0M	$3.0M	$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.3M	$3.3M	$10K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$261K	$262K	−$693	$189K	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$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

See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $3,448,130 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,979$133,619

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $349,129$3,314,511

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $362,108$3,448,130

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$250,000

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $346,350$3,077,647

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $346,350$3,327,647

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,758$120,483

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 $3,448,130 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$133,619

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$133,619

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,314,511$3,314,511

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,314,511$3,448,130

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,327,647 across 5 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $250,000$250,000

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $455$455

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,935$31,935

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,628$4,628

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,031,106 · Management $9,523$3,040,629

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,317,669 · Management $9,978 · Fundraising $0$3,327,647

Part X · Balance sheet $265,750 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $108,144$209,102

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,824$56,448

X-15 Other assets$200

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $150,106$265,750

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,850$6,949

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,850$75,949

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $79,256$189,801

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $79,256$189,801

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $150,106$265,750

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $189,801 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,448,130

XI-2 Total expenses$3,327,647

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$120,483

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$79,256

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$9,938

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$189,801

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

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