Movement Generation EIN 85-4168043

Movement Generation FY2021 filing

EIN  85-4168043 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Berkeley, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Inspires transformative action to heal and restore land, labor, and culture.
Leadership
Nwamaka Agbo · Director
Money in and out
$988K revenue, $30K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency

Inspires transformative action to heal and restore land, labor, and culture. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $988K in revenue, $30K in expenses, and $958K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$988K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$30K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$958K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $958K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
237.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+97%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$988K
FY2021
Expenses
$30K
FY2021
Total assets
$988K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$30K
FY2021
Total revenue
$988K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$30K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$958K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$958K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$988K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $27K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Movement generation justice & ecology project inspires and engages in transformative action towards the liberation and restoration of land, labor, and culture. We are rooted in vibrant social movements led by low- income communities and communities of color committed to a just transition away from profit and pollution and towards…

$27Kprogram expense
02

The climate justice alliance (cja) is a collaborative of over 50 community-based and movement support organizations uniting frontline communities to forge a scalable, and socio-economically just transition away from an extractive economy towards local living economies to address the root causes of climate change.

Pt IX · col B
03

Part of movement generation's goals is to advance our ecological justice analysis and strategy frames to uplift and energize a grassroots movement towards the liberation and restoration of land, labor, and culture. One way we do that is to publish our analysis and strategy frames in print and online.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMovement Generation
EINHdr · item D85-4168043
Principal addressHdr · item CBerkeley, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jmovementgeneration.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Co
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Crosby’s $124K as Staff is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $1–10M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Melissa Crosby$124,190$111,943
Tr Vasquez$122,051$111,293
Dana Viloria Poblete$120,059$111,270
Angela Aguilar$116,733$108,418
Deseree Fontenot$114,024$114,024$79,856$36,881
Abbas Khalid$112,701$111,105
Mateo Nube$95,983$104,824$74,274$32,284
Margi Clarke$9,782$10,000$5,500$500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$963K · 97%
Program service revenue$25K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$963K
Program service revenue3%$25K
Total revenueLn 12$988K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.03
Program services89%$27K
Management & general8%$2K
Fundraising3%$766
Total functional expensesLn 25$30K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$591K
Total assetsLn 16$988K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$30K
Total net assetsLn 32$958K
Months of cash on handcomputed237.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $591K · Operating expenses/yr $30K
237.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $27K · Total expenses $30K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $2K · Total expenses $30K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $766 · Total expenses $30K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $766 · Solicited contributions $963K
$0.00 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $963K · Total revenue $988K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $988K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25K · Total revenue $988K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $988K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25K · Total expenses $30K
85%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $988K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $958K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $988K · Expenses $30K
+97%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $988K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $958K · Total assets $988K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $988K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nwamaka Agbo · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $30K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $6K · Total expenses $30K
19%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $239K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,225
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$58,279
Civic Productions LLCFY2023$16,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,527
Unitemized GrantFY2021$102,915
Unitemized GrantFY2021$23,150

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$2.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$9.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$988K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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