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Act Now Project FY2023 filing

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Covina, CA501(c)(4)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 92-2517254Revenue $1.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRStheactnowproject.org440 N Barranca Ave Ste 6683, 91723-1722 · Covina, CATax-exempt since Jul 2024

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The purpose of Act Now Project is to build innovative solutions that advance progressive outcomes and to operate as an organization described at 26 u.s.c. 501(c)(4) for tax purposes.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
49¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$166K 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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 48% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
49%
of spending
Concern: 49% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $3.5M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$387K
To programs
49%
Net assets
$938K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$4.5M
Expenses
$387K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$387K
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$938K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$938K
FY2024$2.8M

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

49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 49% · $188K Management & general 51% · $199K

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; $166K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,150Pt VII · Sec A
Brett Boval
Secretary
$56,867Pt VII · Sec A
$33,533Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Peuelas
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Will Vandenberg
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Lai’s $66K as CEO is at the 9th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Debbie Lai—$75,150
Deborah Lai$65,813—
Brett Boval$65,787$56,867
Thomas Macmullen—$33,533
Tom Macmullen$5,638—

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

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1 program · $188K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Conducted research on eligible us voters abroad

$188Kprogram 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
Future Forward USA ActionFY2024$2.5M
Evidence for ImpactFY2024$500K
Bright Future FundFY2024$400K
Aids UnitedFY2024$100K
Sixteen Thirty FundFY2024$46K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$3.5M
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$387K
Ln 25
Programscol B$188K
Managementcol C$199K
Owns and owesPt X
$938K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$954K
Total assetsLn 16$962K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
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$954K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$954K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$962K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$938K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$954K
Total assetsLn 16$0$962K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$24K
Net assetsLn 32$0$938K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$172K$172K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$86K$85K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$3K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$87$87
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$102K$100K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$387K$188K$199K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.5M$2.6M$1.9M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.3M$387K$938K$938K 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 $1,325,500 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,325,500
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,325,500
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$184,310
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$202,729
I-18 Total expenses$387,039
I-19 Revenue less expenses$938,461
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,325,500 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,325,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,325,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,325,500
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $387,039 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $172,492$172,492
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $11,818$11,818
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $85,056 · Management $1,146$86,202
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,675$4,675
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,407$2,407
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,326 · Management $4,201$7,527
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $87$87
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $99,953 · Management $1,878$101,831
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $188,335 · Management $198,704 · Fundraising $0$387,039
Part X · Balance sheet $962,159 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$954,077
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$8,082
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$962,159
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$23,698
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$23,698
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$938,461
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$938,461
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$962,159
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $938,461 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,325,500
XI-2 Total expenses$387,039
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$938,461
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$938,461

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

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