Race Forward Action INC

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New York, NY501(c)(4)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 92-0898880Revenue $408K in FY2024

On file with the IRS145 E 57th Street 4th Floor, 10022-2198 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Jul 2024

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Race Forward Action will defend and advance a just, multiracial democracy by cultivating the advocacy and electoral power of people of color to catalyze a movement for racial justice.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $111K a year · 24% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$97K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$408K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$619K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$223K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$408K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$506K
FY2024$408K
Expenses
$619K
FY2024▲ +750%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$73K
FY2024$619K
Net assets
$223K
FY2024▼ -49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$434K
FY2024$223K

From the FY2024 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 Jul 2024.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $475K Management & general 18% · $112K Fundraising 5% · $33K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

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

Cultivates advocacy and electoral power for people of color to advance racial justice.

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1 program · $475K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Race forward action (rfa) envisions a nation that continually strives to create, realize, and refine a just multiracial democracy in which people of color thrive with power and purpose. Race forward action will defend and advance a just, multiracial democracy by cultivating the advocacy and electoral power of people of color to catalyze…

$475Kprogram 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 AdvocacyFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $60K · 2024–2024
Down Home North Carolina INCNC · FY2024$30,000
Education Justice ActionNC · FY2024$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$408K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$308K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Money outPt IX
$619K
Ln 25
Programscol B$475K
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$223K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$319K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$308K
Total revenueLn 12$408K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$319K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$319K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K
Net assetsLn 32$223K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$507K$319K
Total assetsLn 16$507K$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$97K
Net assetsLn 32$434K$223K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$60K$60K
Legal feesLn 11b$24K$20K$3K$871
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$137K$114K$18K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$45K$2K$13
Information technologyLn 14$39K$33K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$9K$7K$2K$650
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$303K$198K$81K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$619K$475K$112K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $408K$619K−$211K$223K 990 PDF
FY2023 $506K$73K$433K$434K 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
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Part I · Summary $408,044 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $505,000$100,044
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,000$308,000
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $506,000$408,044
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$60,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $72,832$559,187
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $72,832$619,187
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $433,168−$211,143
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $408,044 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$100,044
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$100,044
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $308,000$308,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $308,000$408,044
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $619,187 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $19,525 · Management $3,129 · Fundraising $871$23,525
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $113,645 · Management $18,210 · Fundraising $5,072$136,927
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,611 · Management $2,134 · Fundraising $13$46,758
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,556 · Management $5,216 · Fundraising $1,453$39,225
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,695 · Management $2,141 · Fundraising $650$9,486
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $197,702 · Management $80,994 · Fundraising $24,570$303,266
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $474,734 · Management $111,824 · Fundraising $32,629$619,187
Part X · Balance sheet $320,181 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $506,631$319,206
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$975
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $506,631$320,181
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $72,463$97,156
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,463$97,156
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,631$186,893
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $427,537$36,132
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $434,168$223,025
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $506,631$320,181
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $223,025 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$408,044
XI-2 Total expenses$619,187
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$211,143
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$434,168
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$223,025

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

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