Advancement Project Action Fund: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 85-3230954)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$250K
FY2021	$750K
FY2022	$250K
FY2023	$400K
FY2024	$250K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$90K
FY2021	$177K
FY2022	$222K
FY2023	$167K
FY2024	$576K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$160K
FY2021	$733K
FY2022	$761K
FY2023	$994K
FY2024	$668K

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

95%

Program services 95% · $168K Management & general 5% · $8K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Judith Browne Dianis

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Unterman

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Arlene Holt Baker

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Giovanni Cozzarelli

Assistant Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edward a Hailes

General Counsel

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andi Ryder

Managing Dir. of Development

$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 · $168K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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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 2021, we supported our grassroots partners in voter protection and gotv efforts with a focus on the issues that are of particular interest to communities of color.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-3230954) · Dispute this line

$168Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$750K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$750K

Money outPt IX

$177K

Ln 25

Programscol B$168K

Managementcol C$8K

Owns and owesPt X

$733K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$335K

Total assetsLn 16$735K

LiabilitiesLn 26$1K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$750K

Total revenueLn 12$750K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$335K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$335K

Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$400K

Total assetsLn 16$735K

LiabilitiesLn 26$1K

Net assetsLn 32$733K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 62

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	$315K	$335K
Total assetsLn 16	$315K	$735K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$155K	$1K
Net assetsLn 32	$160K	$733K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$145K	$145K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$15K	$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1K	$1K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K		$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K		$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$29	$29
Office expensesLn 13	$324	$324
OccupancyLn 16	$2K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$295	$295
InsuranceLn 23	$55		$55
Total functional expensesLn 25	$177K	$168K	$8K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025	$250K	$576K	−$326K	$668K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 8, 2024	$400K	$167K	$233K	$994K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023	$250K	$222K	$28K	$761K	990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2022	$750K	$177K	$573K	$733K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2021	$250K	$90K	$160K	$160K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $750,000 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $250,000$750,000

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 $250,000$750,000

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,000$145,000

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,592$19,092

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,428$12,514

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $90,020$176,606

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $159,980$573,394

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

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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 $750,000 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$750,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$750,000

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$750,000

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $176,606 across 12 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $145,000$145,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,492$15,492

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,492$2,492

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,108$1,108

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,396$1,396

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,835$6,835

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29$29

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $324$324

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,547$1,547

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,033$2,033

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $295$295

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $55$55

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $168,320 · Management $8,286 · Fundraising $0$176,606

Part X · Balance sheet $734,835 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $314,808$334,835

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$400,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $314,808$734,835

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,461

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $154,828$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,828$1,461

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $159,980$333,374

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$400,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $159,980$733,374

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $314,808$734,835

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $733,374 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$750,000

XI-2 Total expenses$176,606

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$573,394

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$159,980

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$733,374

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

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Advancement Project Action Fund FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Advancement Project Action Fund

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV