Advocate for and the adoption of progressive legislation and policies with the organizations mission to promote social, racial and economic justice

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K 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)(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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $223K a year · 8% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $3.0M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$323K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$483K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2023▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$4.2M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2023▲ +88%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$4.0M
Net assets
$483K
FY2023▼ -50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$961K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$670K

From the FY2023 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 Apr 2024.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $2.4M Management & general 12% · $336K Fundraising 1% · $24K

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; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$104,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Paik’s $157K as Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Jonathan Paik$143,359$104,000$75,000

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

Programs and updates

Promote social, racial, and economic justice through progressive legislation and policy advocacy.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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OC Action conducted research on voter representation, parterned with other organizations to build programs that promoted voter engagement and and engaged in nonpartisan GOTV programs to encourage voter turnout.

$2.4Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Tides FoundationFY2024$2.5M
Tides AdvocacyFY2024$90K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$3.0M
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $244K · 2022–2022
Asian Health ServicesCA · FY2022$66,047
Korean Resource Center INCCA · FY2022$51,773
OcapicaFY2022$49,033
Charitable Ventures of Orange CountFY2022$44,591
OcccoFY2022$23,742
OcvipFY2022$8,798

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$336K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$483K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$674K
Total assetsLn 16$806K
LiabilitiesLn 26$323K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$674K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$674K
Other assetsLn 15$102K
Total assetsLn 16$806K
LiabilitiesLn 26$323K
Net assetsLn 32$483K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 558
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$674K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$806K
LiabilitiesLn 26$307K$323K
Net assetsLn 32$961K$483K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$541K$541K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$82K$21K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$555K$436K$110K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$21K$5K$424
Other employee benefitsLn 9$76K$60K$14K$947
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$43K$12K$834
Management feesLn 11a$16K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$3K$64K$58
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$85K$68K$16K$83
OccupancyLn 16$38K$30K$8K$381
TravelLn 17$66K$60K$5K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$36K$34K$2K$201
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$72K$57K$14K$719
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$4K$24
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$978K$977K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.4M$336K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.2M$4.0M$187K$670K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.3M$2.8M−$477K$483K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$1.5M$961K$961K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,320,940 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,406,068$2,298,184
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,344$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,950$22,756
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,448,362$2,320,940
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $243,984$540,962
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $487,616$816,414
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $48,111$8,199
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,487,663$1,432,717
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,267,374$2,798,292
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $180,988−$477,352
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,320,940 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,298,184
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,298,184
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $22,756$22,756
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,756 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,320,940
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,798,292 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $540,962$540,962
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,784 · Management $20,606 · Fundraising $1,610$104,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $436,193 · Management $109,952 · Fundraising $8,779$554,924
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,021 · Management $5,239 · Fundraising $424$26,684
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,263 · Management $14,383 · Fundraising $947$75,593
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,783 · Management $11,596 · Fundraising $834$55,213
IX-11a Management feesManagement $16,456$16,456
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17,611$17,611
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,432 · Management $64,140 · Fundraising $58$67,630
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,199$8,199
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $22,767$22,767
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $68,309 · Management $16,298 · Fundraising $83$84,690
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,146 · Management $7,632 · Fundraising $381$38,159
IX-17 TravelPrograms $59,691 · Management $4,703 · Fundraising $1,326$65,720
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $33,750 · Management $1,758 · Fundraising $201$35,709
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,217$3,217
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $56,777 · Management $14,373 · Fundraising $719$71,869
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,878 · Management $3,533 · Fundraising $24$5,435
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $977,071 · Management $1,383$978,454
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,439,060 · Management $335,647 · Fundraising $23,585$2,798,292
Part X · Balance sheet $806,159 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,073,673$673,633
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,897$9,688
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,153$21,024
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $173,683$101,814
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,267,902$806,159
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $103,797$189,333
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $203,406$133,479
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $307,203$322,812
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $410,391$483,347
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $960,699$483,347
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,267,902$806,159
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $483,347 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,320,940
XI-2 Total expenses$2,798,292
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$477,352
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$960,699
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$483,347

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