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Race Forward Action INC FY2023 filing

Not tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(4)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 92-0898880Revenue $506K in FY2023

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.
59¢ 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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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
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
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
84 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 83.5 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
$72K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$506K
Spent
$73K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$434K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$506K
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$506K
FY2024$408K
Expenses
$73K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$73K
FY2024$619K
Net assets
$434K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$434K
FY2024$223K

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 Jul 2024.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $43K Management & general 32% · $23K Fundraising 9% · $6K

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
Glenn Harris
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sulma Arias
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leeann Hall
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 · $43K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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…

$43Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$506K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$73K
Ln 25
Programscol B$43K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$434K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$507K
Total assetsLn 16$507K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Total revenueLn 12$506K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$507K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$507K
Total assetsLn 16$507K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$434K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K$507K
Total assetsLn 16$1K$507K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$72K
Net assetsLn 32$1K$434K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$840$233
Office expensesLn 13$369$369
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$42K$22K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$73K$43K$23K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $408K$619K−$211K$223K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 $506,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,000$505,000
I-9 Program service revenue$1,000
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,000$506,000
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$0
I-17 Other expenses$72,832
I-18 Total expenses$72,832
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,000$433,168
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $506,000 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$505,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$505,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,000$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,000$506,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $72,832 across 3 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,591 · Management $840 · Fundraising $233$2,664
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $369$369
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,693 · Management $21,988 · Fundraising $6,118$69,799
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $43,284 · Management $23,197 · Fundraising $6,351$72,832
Part X · Balance sheet $506,631 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,000$506,631
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,000$506,631
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$72,463
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$72,463
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,000$6,631
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$427,537
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,000$434,168
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,000$506,631
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $434,168 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$506,000
XI-2 Total expenses$72,832
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$433,168
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$434,168

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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