Battle Born Collective FY2022 filing

Washington DC, DCUnknown exempt organization EIN 85-4112749Revenue $530K in FY2022

On file with the IRSbattleborncollective.com1090 Vermont Avenue Nw 750 · Washington DC, DC

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Battle Born Collective is a cutting-edge war room built to maximize progressives' effectiveness. We marry an aggressive insider approach with hard-edged messaging to develop smart legislative and communications strategies on behalf of a range of progressive interests, fight hard battles and win.

70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$203K 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
Download 990
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $231 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$203K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $140K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$530K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$690K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$28K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$530K
FY2022▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$845K
FY2022$530K
FY2023$0
Expenses
$690K
FY2022▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$856K
FY2022$690K
FY2023$28K
Net assets
$28K
FY2022▼ -85%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$188K
FY2022$28K
FY2023$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $485K Management & general 20% · $135K Fundraising 10% · $71K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $203K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$202,778Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Adam Jentleson$202,778$173,439

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops smart legislative and communications strategies to advance progressive causes and win tough battles.

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1 program · $485K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Battle born collective is a cutting-edge war room built to maximize progressives' effectiveness. We marry an aggressive insider approach with hard-edged messaging to develop smart legislative and communications strategies on behalf of a range of progressive interests, fight hard battles and win.

$485Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$140K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$530K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$530K
Money outPt IX
$690K
Ln 25
Programscol B$485K
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$28K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$530K
Total revenueLn 12$530K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$28K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 64
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$188K$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$188K$28K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$203K$71K$61K$71K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$104K$104K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$249K$189K$60K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$691$691
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$64K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$690K$485K$135K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $0$28K−$28K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $530K$690K−$160K$28K 990 PDF
FY2021 $845K$856K−$11K$188K 990 PDF
FY2020 $200K$0$200K$200K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $530,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $845,161$530,000
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 $845,161$530,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$1,700
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $497,550$359,631
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $357,578$328,836
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $856,128$690,167
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,967−$160,167
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $530,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$530,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$530,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$530,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $690,167 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,700$1,700
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,973 · Management $60,832 · Fundraising $70,973$202,778
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $103,558$103,558
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,698$31,698
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,597$21,597
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,303$1,303
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,566$2,566
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $188,900 · Management $60,000$248,900
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,872$5,872
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,380$1,380
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,327$1,327
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $691$691
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,097 · Management $2,700$66,797
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $484,541 · Management $134,653 · Fundraising $70,973$690,167
Part X · Balance sheet $27,942 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $188,109$27,942
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $188,109$27,942
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $188,109$27,942
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $188,109$27,942
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $188,109$27,942
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $27,942 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$530,000
XI-2 Total expenses$690,167
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$160,167
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$188,109
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$27,942

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