Unlock Aid Coalition FY2022 filing

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A coalition of organizations driving changes to make the U.S. approach to solving global challenges more results oriented, transparent, sustainable, and pro-innovation.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$180K 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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FY2022 · 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$180K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$847K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$551K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$854K
Expenses
$847K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$847K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$551K
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$551K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$234K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2025.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $776K Management & general 6% · $50K Fundraising 3% · $21K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $180K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$179,952Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Walter Kerr’s $201K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Walter Kerr$200,954$195,377$179,952
Amanda Arch$200,655$177,534—

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

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

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1 program · $776K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Expanded our coalition to include more than 50+ partners, including leading social innovators, philanthropies, and multinational partners.--- Created multiple opportunities for social innovators to meet with policymakers, including by hosting an April Capitol Hill week, testifying before Congress, hosting sector events with Congress, and…

$776Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$847K
Ln 25
Programscol B$776K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$551K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$474K
Total assetsLn 16$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$474K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$474K
Accounts receivableLn 4$79K
Total assetsLn 16$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$551K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 69
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$130K$474K
Total assetsLn 16$130K$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$130K$551K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$194K$165K$19K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$114K$114K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$16K$1K$546
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$102$50
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$75K$5K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$76K$69K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$100K$100K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$20K$1K$710
Advertising and promotionLn 12$80K$72K$5K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$326$163
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K$533$267
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$423$211
TravelLn 17$124K$124K
Total functional expensesLn 25$847K$776K$50K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $854K$1.0M−$152K$234K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $1.2M$1.4M−$165K$386K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $1.3M$847K$421K$551K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,267,975 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,267,975
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $180,490$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $180,490$1,267,975
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$409,737
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$2,250
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,027$435,148
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $50,027$847,135
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $130,463$420,840
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,267,975 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$184,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,083,375
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,267,975
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,267,975
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $847,135 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $165,259 · Management $19,442 · Fundraising $9,721$194,422
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $113,893$113,893
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,686 · Management $1,093 · Fundraising $546$17,325
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,444 · Management $102 · Fundraising $50$1,596
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $74,697 · Management $5,203 · Fundraising $2,601$82,501
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $69,220 · Management $4,821 · Fundraising $2,410$76,451
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,847$7,847
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,528$3,528
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $100,326$100,326
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,250$2,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,394 · Management $1,420 · Fundraising $710$22,524
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $72,400 · Management $5,042 · Fundraising $2,521$79,963
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,688 · Management $326 · Fundraising $163$5,177
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,658 · Management $533 · Fundraising $267$8,458
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,073 · Management $423 · Fundraising $211$6,707
IX-17 TravelPrograms $124,167$124,167
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $775,905 · Management $49,780 · Fundraising $21,450$847,135
Part X · Balance sheet $552,665 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $130,463$473,665
X-4 Accounts receivable$79,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $130,463$552,665
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,362
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,362
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $130,463$551,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $130,463$551,303
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $130,463$552,665
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $551,303 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,267,975
XI-2 Total expenses$847,135
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$420,840
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$130,463
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$551,303

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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