Feel Good Action FY2021 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 86-2882732Revenue $498K in FY2021

On file with the IRSfeelgoodaction.org117 E Louisa St 376, 98102-3203 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Jan 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Using the power of social networks and digital media, Feel Good Action motivates individual and collective Action to advance resilient communities, just societies, and a healthy planet.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 $260K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 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
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$498K
Spent
$198K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$300K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$498K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$498K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$198K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$198K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$300K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$300K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2021 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 Jan 2022.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $139K Management & general 14% · $28K Fundraising 16% · $31K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

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

Andrew Forrest’s $36K as Executive Dir. is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Andrew Forrest$35,730$64,200
Arlene Fairfield$8,750—

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

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3 programs · $127K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Elections

The organization studied the data from its registrations campaigns and get out the vote campaigns resulting from the previous election cycle. It also created new software voter activation tools and did a randomized control trial research project in a smaller municipality.

$89Kprogram expense
02

Communication and Education

The organization continued to post on social media to build awareness around social justice issues like climate action, gender equality, and racial action. The organization also used its digital tools to recruit physicians and other healthcare workers to attend best-in-practice seminars on opioid addiction recovery.

$22Kprogram expense
03

Advertising and Promotions

The organization used very localized peer-to-peer contacts to raise money from a small set of high-net worth donors. The organization is not yet a strong consumer-facing brand and consequently does not yet do wide-spread promotion of its brand or services.

$17Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$498K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$465K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$91
Money outPt IX
$198K
Ln 25
Programscol B$139K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$300K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$465K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Other incomeLn 4–11$91
Total revenueLn 12$498K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$221K
SavingsLn 2$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$300K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$0$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$9K
Net assetsLn 32$0$300K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$25K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$3K$654$327
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$916$458
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$99K$99K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$17K$1K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$198K$139K$28K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.0M$2.3M$697K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.2M−$138K$343K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.0M$182K$505K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $498K$198K$300K$300K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $497,631 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$465,463
I-9 Program service revenue$32,069
I-10 Investment income$8
I-11 Other revenue$91
I-12 Total revenue$497,631
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$12,450
I-17 Other expenses$185,514
I-18 Total expenses$197,964
I-19 Revenue less expenses$299,667
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $497,631 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$465,463
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$465,463
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,069$32,069
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $91$91
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,069 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $99$497,631
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $197,964 across 7 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $25,082$25,082
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,887 · Management $654 · Fundraising $327$3,868
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,717 · Management $916 · Fundraising $458$5,091
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $12,450$12,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $99,498$99,498
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,013$15,013
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,471 · Management $1,457 · Fundraising $18,034$36,962
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $138,586 · Management $28,109 · Fundraising $31,269$197,964
Part X · Balance sheet $308,832 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$221,236
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$22,119
X-4 Accounts receivable$65,477
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$308,832
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$9,165
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$9,165
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$299,667
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$299,667
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$308,832
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $299,667 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$497,631
XI-2 Total expenses$197,964
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$299,667
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$299,667

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

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