Backbone Campaign EIN 93-1271427

Backbone Campaign

EIN  93-1271427 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Vashon, WA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Amplifies people's aspirations using creative strategies and artful activism.
Leadership
William Moyer · Executive Director · $70K
Money in and out
$762K revenue, $425K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Amplifies people's aspirations using creative strategies and artful activism. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $762K in revenue, $425K in expenses, and $799K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$762K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$425K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$799K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $338K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +126% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+44%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +475% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$762K
FY2024▲ +85%
Expenses
$425K
FY2024▲ +12%
Total assets
$812K
FY2024▲ +81%
Total liabilities
$13K
FY2024▲ +47%
Total revenue
$762K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$425K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$799K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$338K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$812K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $252K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Solutionary Rail

Education and advocacy for putting US rail in the public interest. We launched the Reconnect America podcast and blog, to present a creative yet common sense vision for U.S. railroads. The podcast and blog weave together the genius of community and technical experts, workers and policymakers, advocates and scholars.

$188Kprogram expense
02

Artful Activism. Our artful activism work builds and deploys creative props to animate community values. We teach community groups how to use creative tools and we support nonviolent actions that are media- genic and foster meaning and joy while protecting the people, places and beings cherished in a community.

$63Kprogram expense
03

Two small programs supporting eduation and local resistance.

$1Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBackbone Campaign
EINHdr · item D93-1271427
Principal addressHdr · item CVashon, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.backbonecampaign.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P62)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2001

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$70,411Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$62,553Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Moyer’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Moyer$70,411$65,549$61,835$65,000
Amy Morrison$62,553$65,549$60,539$61,650$62,500
Bill Moyer$60,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$734K · 96%
Program service revenue$18K · 2%
Investment income$10K · 1%
Contributions & grants96%$734K
Program service revenue2%$18K
Investment income1%$10K
Other revenue$538
Total revenueLn 12$762K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.02
Program services84%$356K
Management & general14%$59K
Fundraising2%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$425K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$61K
Total assetsLn 16$812K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$13K
Total net assetsLn 32$799K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $608K · Operating expenses/yr $425K
17.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $356K · Total expenses $425K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $59K · Total expenses $425K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $425K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $12K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $441K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $734K · Total revenue $762K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $762K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $18K · Total revenue $762K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $762K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $18K · Total expenses $425K
4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $762K · Prior year $412K
+85%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $370K · FY2024 $762K
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $799K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $762K · Expenses $425K
+44%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $812K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $799K · Total assets $812K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $547K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $812K
67%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual William Moyer · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $425K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $195K · Total expenses $425K
46%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 85%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$762K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$412K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$306K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$458K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$370K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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