Fightback Foundation INC FY2021 filing

Atlanta, GAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 85-2488813Revenue $3.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRSPo Box 550883 · Atlanta, GA

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To promote social welfare through advocacy for and just treatment of people and organizations with respect to their civil and constitutional rights.

32¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
32%
of spending
Concern: 32% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$214K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.2M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
32%
Net assets
$814K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2021▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$672K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$715K
FY2025$439K
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2021▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$811K
FY2025$390K
Net assets
$814K
FY2021▲ +90%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$429K
FY2021$814K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$17K
FY2025$66K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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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

32 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 32% · $912K Management & general 44% · $1.2M Fundraising 24% · $673K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 treatment and civil rights for all people and organizations.

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1 program · $912K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The organization had the following accomplishments during the year:1) Lin Wood Legal Defense against the State Bar of Georgia2) Elevate Films LLC Consulting for January 6th video3) CWL Consulting Helped fundraise over $1.5M to fight election fraud and the State Bar of Georgia

$912Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $174K · 2020–2021
Bikers for TrumpFY2021$50,000
James Dyal Funeral HomeFY2021$10,000
Walkaway FoundationVA · FY2020$100,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$912K
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$673K
Owns and owesPt X
$814K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$214K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$214K
Net assetsLn 32$814K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$746K$79K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$756K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$328K$214K
Net assetsLn 32$429K$814K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$60K$60K
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$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$604K$604K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$448K$448K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$181K$142K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$232K$219K$13K
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$29K$1.1M$104K
All other expensesLn 24e$46K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$912K$1.2M$673K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $439K$390K$49K$66K 990 PDF
FY2024 $715K$811K−$95K$17K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.1M−$11K$113K 990 PDF
FY2022 $672K$1.4M−$690K$123K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.2M$2.8M$385K$814K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$3.6M$429K$429K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,215,855 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,009,638$2,162,047
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $759$2,166
I-11 Other revenue$1,051,642
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,010,397$3,215,855
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $114,069$60,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $109,034$448,063
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,358,546$2,322,932
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,581,649$2,830,995
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $428,748$384,860
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $3,215,855 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $126,642 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,162,047
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,162,047
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,166$2,166
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $925,000$925,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,051,642 · Excluded from tax $2,166$3,215,855
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,830,995 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $60,000$60,000
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 staff$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 $603,812$603,812
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,750$12,750
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $448,063$448,063
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $141,943 · Fundraising $39,143$181,086
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $35,845$35,845
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $219,035 · Management $13,281$232,316
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 amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,184 · Management $1,077,585 · Fundraising $103,963$1,210,732
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $46,391$46,391
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $912,031 · Management $1,245,559 · Fundraising $673,405$2,830,995
Part X · Balance sheet $1,027,735 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $746,484$78,735
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$925,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,000$24,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
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 $756,484$1,027,735
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $177,736$214,127
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $327,736$214,127
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $428,748$813,608
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $428,748$813,608
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $756,484$1,027,735
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $813,608 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,215,855
XI-2 Total expenses$2,830,995
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$384,860
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$428,748
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$813,608

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