Fair Lines Action INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 85-2003122)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$82K
FY2021	$250K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$12K
FY2021	$306

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2022). Last full Form 990: 2021.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

86%

14%

Program services 86% · $224K Management & general 0% · $556 Fundraising 14% · $36K

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; $28K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Adam Kincaid

President & Executive Director

$17,000Pt VII · Sec A

Margaret Boyd

Secretary and Treasurer

$11,000Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Marston

CFO

$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

Advocates for fair redistricting nationwide through public engagement and legal action.

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1 program · $224K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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Promoting fair and proper redistricting through advocacy, grassroots engagement, and education.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-2003122) · Dispute this line

$224Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2020

New York Apartment Association INCFY2020$15K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$250K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K

Money outPt IX

$261K

Ln 25

Programscol B$224K

Managementcol C$556

Fundraisingcol D$36K

Owns and owesPt X

$306

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K

Total assetsLn 16$12K

LiabilitiesLn 26$11K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Total revenueLn 12$250K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$12K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K

Total assetsLn 16$12K

LiabilitiesLn 26$11K

Net assetsLn 32$306

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$12K	$12K
Total assetsLn 16	$12K	$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$11K
Net assetsLn 32	$12K	$306

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
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 officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$0
Payroll taxesLn 10	$0
Management feesLn 11a	$0
Legal feesLn 11b	$72K	$72K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K	$2K	$278	$278
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$36K			$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$148K	$148K
Information technologyLn 14	$332	$266	$33	$33
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2K	$2K	$245	$245
Total functional expensesLn 25	$261K	$224K	$556	$36K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2021 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022	$250K	$261K	−$11K	$306	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021	$82K			$12K	990 PDF

Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2022). Last full Form 990: 2021. The 990-N has no money details, and postcard years before 2022 are not published by the IRS.

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $250,000 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $82,500$250,000

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 $82,500$250,000

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$35,700

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$225,575

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$261,275

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,500−$11,275

Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-13 Written whistleblower 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

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,000 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$250,000

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$250,000

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$250,000

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,275 across 17 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 officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$0

IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0

IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0

IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0

IX-9 Other employee benefits$0

IX-10 Payroll taxes$0

IX-11a Management fees$0

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $72,000$72,000

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,231 · Management $278 · Fundraising $278$2,787

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $35,700$35,700

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $148,000$148,000

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $266 · Management $33 · Fundraising $33$332

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,966 · Management $245 · Fundraising $245$2,456

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $224,463 · Management $556 · Fundraising $36,256$261,275

Part X · Balance sheet $11,596 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,581$11,596

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,581$11,596

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$11,290

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$11,290

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,581$306

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

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,581$306

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,581$11,596

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $306 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$250,000

XI-2 Total expenses$261,275

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,275

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,581

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$306

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

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