Backbone Campaign EIN 93-1271427

Backbone Campaign FY2022 filing

EIN  93-1271427 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Vashon, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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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 · $62K
Money in and out
$306K revenue, $301K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency

Amplifies people's aspirations using creative strategies and artful activism. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $306K in revenue, $301K in expenses, and $375K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$306K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$301K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$375K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $5K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$306K
FY2022▼ -33%
Expenses
$301K
FY2022▲ +4%
Total assets
$381K
FY2022▼ -9%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2022▲ +50%
Total revenue
$306K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$301K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$375K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$5K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$381K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
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 $204K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Backbone Campaign's Artful Activism developed and deployed innovative skills, tactics, and creativity to amplify progressive values to inform and inspire the public's mind, heart and imagination.

$105Kprogram expense
02

Our Solutionary Rail project champions rail in the public interest and researches and advocates for electrification, modeshift, and transmission of green energy along rail right of way. Solutionary Rail also, through its webinars and calls to action, helped to amplify the voices and demands of railroad workers as they prepared for a…

$90Kprogram expense
03

Backbone Campaign executed a number of creative actions advocating for the restoration of the Snake River through breaching the four dams on the lower part of the river. We took props - puppets and banners - to Washington DC several times, showed up across the region with compelling imagery, bannered on overpasses, created Human Orca…

$9Kprogram 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
$61,835Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$60,539Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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$204K · 67%
Program service revenue$93K · 30%
Investment income$6K · 2%
Other revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants67%$204K
Program service revenue30%$93K
Investment income2%$6K
Other revenue1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$306K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.05
Program services78%$235K
Management & general17%$52K
Fundraising5%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$301K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Total assetsLn 16$381K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$375K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $169K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $301K · Less non-cash grants $250 · Cash operating expenses/yr $301K
6.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $235K · Total expenses $301K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $52K · Total expenses $301K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14K · Total expenses $301K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $16K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $274K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $204K · Total revenue $306K
67%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $306K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $93K · Total revenue $306K
30%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $306K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $93K · Total expenses $301K
31%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $306K · Prior year $458K
-33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $375K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $306K · Expenses $301K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $381K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $375K · Total assets $381K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $112K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $381K
29%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual William Moyer · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $62K · Total expenses $301K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $176K · Total expenses $301K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth -33%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$412K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$306K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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