Togethersf Action FY2021 filing

San Francisco, CAUnknown exempt organization EIN 84-4638740Revenue $3.9M in FY2021

On file with the IRStsfaction.org2505 Mariposa St · San Francisco, CA

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The Organizations mission is to make San Francisco a more inclusive city through effective, transparent, and accountable governance as well as community organizing and representation.

72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$515K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $685K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$515K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$110K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2021▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2021▲ +275%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$780K
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2021▲ +36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $2.1M Management & general 28% · $807K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $515K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO [former]
$151,123Pt VII · Sec A
$132,050Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Product
$122,384Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Com. Eng.
$109,525Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Griffin Gaffney$151,123$171,388
Kanishka Cheng—$150,319
Kanishka Karunaratne Cheng$132,050—
Joel Aguero$122,384—
Margaux Kelly$109,525—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Promotes inclusive San Francisco governance and community organizing.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

In 2021, the Organization had several program activities that included:Developing and planning to launch Here/Say Media, a local news digital publication.Building and growing the brand of TogetherSF, a citywide volunteer network that organized and deployed volunteers to support various communities in San Francisco.

$2.1Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$327K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$807K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$321K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$327K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$321K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$321K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$321K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$110K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$3.7M
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$297K$91K$207K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$928K$168K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$57K
Payroll taxesLn 10$100K$77K$23K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$7K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$927K$753K$174K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$54K$54K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$8K$38K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$7K$12K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$224K$175K$50K
TravelLn 17$23K$12K$11K
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$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$6K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.1M$807K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.6M$2.5M$95K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.7M−$208K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.4M$376K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.9M$2.9M$973K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$780K$2.2M$2.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,899,256 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,969,623$2,003,745
I-9 Program service revenue$327,244
I-10 Investment income$1,568,267
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,969,623$3,899,256
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $633,557$1,549,742
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $146,583$1,376,350
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $780,140$2,926,092
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,189,483$973,164
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,899,256 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,003,745
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,003,745
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $327,244$327,244
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,384$2,384
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,565,883$1,565,883
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $327,244 · Excluded from tax $1,568,267$3,899,256
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,926,092 across 31 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 $90,601 · Management $206,758$297,359
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $927,637 · Management $167,965$1,095,602
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $56,833$56,833
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $76,960 · Management $22,988$99,948
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,284 · Management $21,852$29,136
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,758$27,758
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $752,533 · Management $174,250$926,783
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $53,711$53,711
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,599 · Management $37,586$45,185
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,762 · Management $11,702$18,464
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $174,555 · Management $49,712$224,267
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,701 · Management $10,985$22,686
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 amortizationManagement $13,110$13,110
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,999 · Management $3,663$7,662
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,668 · Management $1,920$7,588
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,119,010 · Management $807,082 · Fundraising $0$2,926,092
Part X · Balance sheet $3,796,054 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,158,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,193,674$321,412
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$69,504
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,499$31,585
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,489,744$2,215,553
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 $2,714,917$3,796,054
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,067$110,040
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,067$110,040
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,712,850$3,686,014
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,712,850$3,686,014
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,714,917$3,796,054
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,686,014 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,899,256
XI-2 Total expenses$2,926,092
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$973,164
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,712,850
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,686,014

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