State Power Action Fund FY2022 filing

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The State Power Action Fund is dedicated to educating the general public on racial, economic, and social justice issues and developing strategies to reduce poverty, decrease disparities, and improve living conditions for low-income americans.

94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$17K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $379K a year · 22% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$373K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$835K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$757K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$835K
FY2022▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$835K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.3M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2022▲ ×25
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$62K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$812K
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$757K
FY2022▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$757K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2022.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.4M Management & general 6% · $97K

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; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$16,539Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristen Crowell’s $18K as Executive Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Nseabasi Ufot Thru 92023—$28,600—
Kristen Crowell$17,500——
Javier Morillo——$16,539
Javier Morillo Thru 22023—$3,846—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public on justice issues and develops strategies to reduce poverty and improve living conditions.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Collaborate with individuals and institutions to provide fiscal sponsorships and project hosting support that enables them to reach their philanthropic goals.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 39 grants · $1.3M · 2022–2024
Florida Rising INCFL · FY2024$70,000
Down Home North Carolina INCNC · FY2024$30,000
100 ActionFY2024$20,000
The Equity Alliance FundTN · FY2024$20,000
The Ohio Organizing CampaignOH · FY2024$20,000
Tides CenterCA · FY2024$20,000
Tirrc VotesTN · FY2024$20,000
Faith in MinnesotaMN · FY2024$20,000
Advance North Carolina INCNC · FY2024$15,000
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$835K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$835K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$97K
Owns and owesPt X
$757K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$373K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$835K
Total revenueLn 12$835K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$373K
Net assetsLn 32$757K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$449K$373K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$757K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$655K$655K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$85K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$2K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$706K$635K$71K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$42K$42K
Office expensesLn 13$282$254$28
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K$422
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$97K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.3M$3.0M$305K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$812K$454K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $835K$1.5M−$705K$757K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$62K$1.5M$1.5M 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 I · Summary $834,718 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,524,613$834,718
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 $1,524,613$834,718
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$655,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $30,316$113,033
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $31,891$771,967
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $62,207$1,540,000
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,462,406−$705,282
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $834,718 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$834,718
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$834,718
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$834,718
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,540,000 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $655,000$655,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $8,269 · Management $8,270$16,539
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,494 · Management $2,148$87,642
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,494 · Management $6,358$8,852
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,035$9,035
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $635,401 · Management $70,600$706,001
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $41,804$41,804
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $254 · Management $28$282
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,069$9,069
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,559$1,559
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,795 · Management $422$4,217
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,443,139 · Management $96,861 · Fundraising $0$1,540,000
Part X · Balance sheet $1,130,169 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,911,220$1,130,169
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,911,220$1,130,169
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$8,655
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $448,814$373,045
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $707,406$447,124
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $755,000$310,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,462,406$757,124
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,911,220$1,130,169
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $757,124 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$834,718
XI-2 Total expenses$1,540,000
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$705,282
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,462,406
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$757,124

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