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Advancement Project Action Fund FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 85-3230954Revenue $250K in FY2020

On file with the IRS1220 L St Nw Ste 850, 20005-4095 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jan 2023

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

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
42 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 42.0 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
$155K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% 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
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Revenue
$250K
Spent
$90K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$160K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$250K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$750K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$250K
Expenses
$90K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$576K
Net assets
$160K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$733K
FY2022$761K
FY2023$994K
FY2024$668K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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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% · $90K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Unterman
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Giovanni Cozzarelli
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Losmin Jimenez
Immigrant Justice Project Director
$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 · $90K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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.

$90Kprogram expense

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
Group Health FoundationFY2024$250K
Open Society Policy Center INCFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$350K
Grants paid · 16 grants · $410K · 2020–2024
Florida Rising INCFL · FY2024$50,000
Workers Center for Racial Justice NfpIL · FY2024$25,000
Inner-City Muslim Action NetworkIL · FY2024$25,000
Education Justice ActionNC · FY2024$20,000
The Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda INCGA · FY2024$10,000
Community Movement Builders INCGA · FY2023$15,000
Florida Rising INCFL · FY2023$15,000
New Disabled South Rising INCGA · FY2023$10,000
Workers Center for Racial Justice NfpIL · FY2023$10,000
Tides CenterCA · FY2022$50,000
New Virginia MajorityVA · FY2021$100,000
Voters Organized to Educate-Vote Action FundLA · FY2021$25,000
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 FY2020 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
$90K
Ln 25
Programscol B$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$160K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K
Total assetsLn 16$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
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$315K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$315K
Total assetsLn 16$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
Net assetsLn 32$160K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K
Total assetsLn 16$0$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$155K
Net assetsLn 32$0$160K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$35K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$573$573
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$30$30
Total functional expensesLn 25$90K$90K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $250K$90K$160K$160K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $250,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$250,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$250,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$35,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$13,592
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$41,428
I-18 Total expenses$90,020
I-19 Revenue less expenses$159,980
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $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 $90,020 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35,000$35,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,892$11,892
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,127$1,127
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $573$573
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,012$40,012
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,386$1,386
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30$30
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $90,020 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$90,020
Part X · Balance sheet $314,808 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$314,808
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$314,808
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$154,828
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$154,828
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$159,980
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$159,980
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$314,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $159,980 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,000
XI-2 Total expenses$90,020
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$159,980
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$159,980

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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