Feel Good Action FY2023 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 86-2882732

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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.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$31K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$343K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2023▼ -15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$498K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$198K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$343K
FY2023▼ -32%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$300K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2023 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.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $922K Management & general 6% · $67K Fundraising 15% · $168K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$64,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Mobilizes people online to build stronger communities, fairer societies, and a healthier planet.

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3 programs · $922K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Voter Registration (vr)

We continued to develop digital messaging, tools, and tactics for voter registration (VR). We used social and environmental justice messaging to motivate people to complete a voter registration application. We used a wide range of organic and paid channels to deliver content and we tracked the resulting action.

$307Kprogram expense
02

Get Out the Vote (gotv) Voter Mobilization

We continued to develop digital messaging, tools, and tactics for getting out the vote (GOTV). We used social and environmental justice messaging to motivate people to complete various calls to action that motivate voting and behaviors that lead to voting, such as applying for an absentee ballot.

$307Kprogram expense
03

Reproductive Rights

We advocated for reproductive rights throughout the digital landscape and in various geographic regions where we could make a significant difference. This includes our non-partisan VR and GOTV efforts across the country, with specific emphasis on WI and OH. Our work here overlaps with our work in VR, GOTV, and Advocacy.

$307Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$929K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$922K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$168K
Owns and owesPt X
$343K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K
Total assetsLn 16$373K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$929K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$6K
SavingsLn 2$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$130K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$373K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$343K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$510K$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$130K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$572K$373K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$505K$343K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$46K$8K$23K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$513K$427K$12K$74K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$82K$68K$1K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$39K$852$7K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$840$840
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$23K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$101K$91K$5K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$72K$71K$226$250
Office expensesLn 13$68K$56K$11K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$139K$125K$6K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$8K$253$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$199$592$6K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$922K$67K$168K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.0M$2.3M$697K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.0M$1.2M−$138K$343K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.0M$182K$505K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 FY2023 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,019,229 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,180,683$928,978
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,440$83,432
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $650$6,781
I-11 Other revenue$38
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,192,773$1,019,229
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $252,763$718,653
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $54,666$23,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $703,387$415,447
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,010,816$1,157,100
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $181,957−$137,871
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,019,229 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$928,978
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$70,083
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$928,978
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $83,432$83,432
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,781$6,781
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $38$38
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $83,432 · Excluded from tax $6,819$1,019,229
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,157,100 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,818 · Management $7,637 · Fundraising $22,909$76,364
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $426,711 · Management $12,099 · Fundraising $74,268$513,078
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $67,626 · Management $1,199 · Fundraising $13,549$82,374
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,510 · Management $852 · Fundraising $7,475$46,837
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $840$840
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,734$20,734
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $23,000$23,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $91,066 · Management $5,241 · Fundraising $4,462$100,769
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $71,453 · Management $226 · Fundraising $250$71,929
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $55,688 · Management $10,789 · Fundraising $1,104$67,581
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $125,166 · Management $6,142 · Fundraising $7,688$138,996
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $253 · Fundraising $7,287$7,540
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $199 · Management $592 · Fundraising $6,267$7,058
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $922,237 · Management $66,604 · Fundraising $168,259$1,157,100
Part X · Balance sheet $373,488 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,090−$6,463
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $490,937$118,297
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,935$68,666
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,688$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $37,044$63,013
X-11 Publicly traded securities$129,975
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $571,694$373,488
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $66,497$30,781
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $66,497$30,781
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $505,197$342,707
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $505,197$342,707
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $571,694$373,488
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $342,707 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,019,229
XI-2 Total expenses$1,157,100
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$137,871
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$505,197
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$24,619
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$342,707

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