Advancement Project Action Fund

Not tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 85-3230954

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Promotes social welfare by inspiring and supporting national and local movements towards a just democracy.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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 $134K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $350K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$250K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$576K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$668K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$250K
FY2024▼ -38%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$750K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$250K
Expenses
$576K
FY2024▲ +244%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$576K
Net assets
$668K
FY2024▼ -33%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$733K
FY2022$761K
FY2023$994K
FY2024$668K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2023.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $576K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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, Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Communications
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$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

Inspires and supports movements for a just democracy.

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1 program service account for $576K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization was established in oct 2020 for the purposes of promoting social welfare by inspiring and supporting national and local movements towards a just democracy. In 2024, we supported our grassroots partners in voter protection and government efforts with a focus on the issues that are of particular interest to communities of…

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$350K
Grants paid · 16 grants · $410K · 2020–2024
Florida Rising INCFL · FY2024$50,000
Education Justice ActionNC · FY2024$20,000
Florida Rising INCFL · FY2023$15,000
Tides CenterCA · FY2022$50,000
New Virginia MajorityVA · FY2021$100,000
Fresh CommunitiesFY2021$10,000
Vote Yes 4 MinneapolisMN · FY2021$10,000
New Florida Vision PacFY2020$25,000
MijenteAZ · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Money outPt IX
$576K
Ln 25
Programscol B$576K
Owns and owesPt X
$668K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$618K
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$618K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$618K
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$668K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$843K$618K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$994K$668K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$130K$130K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$92K$92K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$187K$187K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$576K$576K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $250K$576K−$326K$668K 990 PDF
FY2023 $400K$167K$233K$994K 990 PDF
FY2022 $250K$222K$28K$761K 990 PDF
FY2021 $750K$177K$573K$733K 990 PDF
FY2020 $250K$90K$160K$160K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$250,000
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 $575,873 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $130,000$130,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,457$93,457
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,589$2,589
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,480$22,480
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,652$9,652
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,308$3,308
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $92,230$92,230
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,306$1,306
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,282$2,282
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,434$12,434
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,907$7,907
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $187,478$187,478
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,609$3,609
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,566$5,566
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,575$1,575
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $575,873 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$575,873
Part X · Balance sheet $720,811 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $842,836$617,566
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $200,000$100,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,906$3,245
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,047,742$720,811
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$52,868
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,926$52,868
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $711,253$567,943
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $282,563$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $993,816$667,943
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,047,742$720,811
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $667,943 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,000
XI-2 Total expenses$575,873
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$325,873
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$993,816
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$667,943

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

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