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Civic Nation Action

Not tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 86-1995353Revenue $920K in FY2024

On file with the IRScivicnation.org1025 Vermont Ave Nw Ste 1120, 20005-3516 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Nov 2021

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The organization will organize and educate supporters, partners, and the general public regarding democracy reform, civic engagement, voter participation, social justice, public health crises, gender equity, and other related purposes.

86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,193 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $781K a year · 45% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
65 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 65.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $750K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$920K
×24 vs prior year
Spent
$537K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$920K
FY2024▲ ×24
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$450K
FY2023$39K
FY2024$920K
Expenses
$537K
FY2024▼ -41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$518K
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$907K
FY2024$537K
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.1M

From the FY2024 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 Nov 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $461K Management & general 14% · $76K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Nelson
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Todd Park
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kyle Leirman
Chief Executive Officer
$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

Educates and mobilizes people for democracy reform, civic engagement, and social justice.

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1 program · $461K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Civic Nation Action is dedicated to educating the public and advocating for democracy and civic engagement to strengthen civic culture, civic power and civic participation. This is achieved through various channels, including email communications, social media posts, and public letters of support from celebrities.

$461Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Bright Future FundFY2024$450K
Sixteen Thirty FundFY2024$200K
National Education Association of the United StatesFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$750K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$920K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$850K
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Money outPt IX
$537K
Ln 25
Programscol B$461K
Managementcol C$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$850K
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Total revenueLn 12$920K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$207K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61,193
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$564K$207K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$166$149$17
Information technologyLn 14$105K$95K$11K
TravelLn 17$458$411$47
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$357K$320K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$50K$45K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$155$139$16
Total functional expensesLn 25$537K$461K$76K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $920K$537K$384K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $39K$907K−$869K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $450K$1.8M−$1.4M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.5M$518K$5.0M$5.0M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $920,476 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$850,010
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38,678$70,466
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $38,678$920,476
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $907,355$536,542
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $907,355$536,542
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$868,677$383,934
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 $920,476 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$850,010
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$850,010
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $70,466$70,466
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $70,466$920,476
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $536,542 across 8 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,624$1,624
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $21,721$21,721
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $149 · Management $17$166
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $94,556 · Management $10,815$105,371
IX-17 TravelPrograms $411 · Management $47$458
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $319,956 · Management $36,596$356,552
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $45,312 · Management $5,183$50,495
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $139 · Management $16$155
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $460,523 · Management $76,019 · Fundraising $0$536,542
Part X · Balance sheet $3,133,430 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,734$8,298
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,164,716$2,903,182
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$15,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $563,502$206,950
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,756,952$3,133,430
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,199$7,626
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,227$2,344
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,426$9,970
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,679,474$3,063,408
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,052$60,052
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,739,526$3,123,460
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,756,952$3,133,430
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,123,460 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$920,476
XI-2 Total expenses$536,542
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$383,934
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,739,526
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,123,460

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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