Guarding Against Pandemics

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organization EIN 85-1947845Revenue $25 in FY2023

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Guarding Against Pandemics gap advocates for public investments to prevent the next pandemic. Continued on schedule o

89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$321K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.0M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$25
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$7.2M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$335K
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$25
FY2023▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$22.7M
FY2022$23.7M
FY2023$25
Expenses
$7.2M
FY2023▼ -74%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$11.4M
FY2022$27.9M
FY2023$7.2M
Net assets
$335K
FY2023▼ -96%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$11.7M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$335K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $6.4M Management & general 11% · $799K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $321K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Executive Director
$258,000Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Federal Affairs
$63,333Pt VII · Sec A
Former Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Varun Krovi$63,333$353,333
Keenan Lantz$258,000$160,500

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

Advocates for public investments to prevent future pandemics.

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1 program · $6.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Guarding against pandemics advocates for public investments to prevent the next pandemic.

$6.4Mprogram expense

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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
Fair DemocracyFY2022$1.0M
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.0M
Grants paid · 20 grants · $15.2M · 2021–2022
Planning for TomorrowDC · FY2022$7,550,000
Fwd US INCDC · FY2022$1,605,000
Votevets Action Fund INCDC · FY2022$1,000,000
Campaign Legal Center ActionDC · FY2022$750,000
Nevada AllianceNV · FY2022$150,000
Naral Pro Choice AmericaDC · FY2022$150,000
Next 50 ActionDC · FY2022$100,000
Emerging American MajoritiesDC · FY2022$50,000
314 ActionDC · FY2022$50,000
Prosperity Alliance INCVA · FY2022$37,500
Tides FoundationCA · FY2022$25,000
NewdealDC · FY2022$25,000
Planning for TomorrowDC · FY2021$2,000,000
Voto Latino INCDC · FY2021$1,000,000
Nakasec Action FundVA · FY2021$125,000
House Majority ForwardDC · FY2021$100,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$25
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25
Money outPt IX
$7.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.4M
Managementcol C$799K
Owns and owesPt X
$335K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$292K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25
Total revenueLn 12$25
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$292K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$292K
Other assetsLn 15$30K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32
Net assetsLn 32$335K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M$292K
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$32
Net assetsLn 32$7.6M$335K
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$337K$270K$67K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$192K$154K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$599
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$898$224
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$31K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2.8M$2.2M$554K
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$53K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$380K$304K$76K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$18K$14K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$147K$118K$29K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$31K$25K$6K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$352
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.2M$3.2M
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.2M$6.4M$799K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $25$7.2M−$7.2M$335K 990 PDF
FY2022 $23.7M$27.9M−$4.2M$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $22.7M$11.4M$11.4M$11.7M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $25 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $23,696,053$25
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,823$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,704,876$25
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,717,500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,584,786$571,748
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,558,290$6,661,206
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,860,576$7,232,954
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,155,700−$7,232,929
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $25 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25
VIII-12 Total revenue$25
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,232,954 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 $269,989 · Management $67,497$337,486
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $153,515 · Management $38,379$191,894
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,397 · Management $599$2,996
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $898 · Management $224$1,122
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,600 · Management $7,650$38,250
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,217,851 · Management $554,463$2,772,314
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $53,200 · Management $13,300$66,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $303,693 · Management $75,923$379,616
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,107 · Management $3,526$17,633
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $117,600 · Management $29,400$147,000
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,134 · Management $6,284$31,418
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,624 · Management $1,156$5,780
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,408 · Management $352$1,760
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,239,185$3,239,185
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,434,201 · Management $798,753 · Fundraising $0$7,232,954
Part X · Balance sheet $335,123 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,328,589$291,723
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$13,400
X-15 Other assets$30,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,569,524$335,123
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,504$32
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,504$32
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,568,020$335,091
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,568,020$335,091
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,569,524$335,123
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $335,091 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25
XI-2 Total expenses$7,232,954
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,232,929
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,568,020
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$335,091

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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