Progress Unity Fund has provided support for educational programs, seminars, and public forums on the causes and effects of conflicts around the world and exploration of peaceful alternatives to war and militarism.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $73K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
43 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 43.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $44K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$651K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$479K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$651K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$798K
FY2024$651K
Expenses
$479K
FY2024▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$473K
FY2024$479K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2001.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $451K Management & general 4% · $17K Fundraising 2% · $11K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

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

Supports education on global conflicts and peaceful alternatives to war.

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3 programs · $451K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Progress Unity Fund, in association with the ANSWER Coalition and other progressiveorganizations, played a vital role in mobilizing hundreds of thousands of people in a mass actions in Washington, D.C. and around the country, that promoted a permanent ceasefire to end the war that has taken tens of thousands of civilian lives in Gaza.

$268Kprogram expense
02

Progress Unity Fund engaged in educational programs and presentations aboutdevelopments in US policy towards the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin Americathrough its speakers bureau, online resources and support for progressiveorganizations with the same mission.

$92Kprogram expense
03

Progress Unity Fund supported conferences and meetings open to the public to discuss important issues related to our mission. These meetings were initiated and organized in coalition with other peace and justice organizations.

$92Kprogram expense

Funders

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
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $225K · 2020–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$35,000
Justice FirstDC · FY2024$12,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$45,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$15,600
Liberation Fund LaCA · FY2022$9,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$6,000
Alliance for Global JusticeAZ · FY2022$5,400
Justice FirstDC · FY2021$60,000
Liberation Fund LaCA · FY2021$8,850
Liberation Fund LaCA · FY2020$7,350

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$651K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$516K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Money outPt IX
$479K
Ln 25
Programscol B$451K
Managementcol C$17K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$516K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$651K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$203K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$760K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$721K$760K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$48K$48K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$40K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$3K$363$362
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$229$228
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K$17K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$509$509
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$350$350
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$187$187
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$316K$306K$5K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$11K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$479K$451K$17K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $651K$479K$172K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $798K$473K$325K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $146K$187K−$42K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $155K$215K−$60K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $126K$158K−$32K$2.0M 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 $650,576 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $711,242$516,340
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25,738$79,789
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,614$54,447
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $797,594$650,576
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $54,500$48,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $43,305$43,374
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $374,897$387,689
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $472,702$479,063
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $324,892$171,513
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $650,576 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$516,340
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$516,340
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $79,789$79,789
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,950 · Excluded from tax $42,497$54,447
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,950 · Excluded from tax $122,286$650,576
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $479,063 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $48,000$48,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,374$3,374
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,900 · Management $363 · Fundraising $362$3,625
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,828 · Management $229 · Fundraising $228$2,285
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,141 · Management $2,143 · Fundraising $2,142$21,426
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,070 · Management $509 · Fundraising $509$5,088
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,350$12,350
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,801 · Management $350 · Fundraising $350$3,501
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,496 · Management $187 · Fundraising $187$1,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $306,269 · Management $4,815 · Fundraising $4,813$315,897
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,200 · Management $8,488 · Fundraising $1,959$21,647
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $451,429 · Management $17,084 · Fundraising $10,550$479,063
Part X · Balance sheet $2,521,251 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $87,480$203,084
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,493,076$1,530,164
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,428$10,648
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,899$8,398
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $721,368$760,206
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,970$2,501
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,337,221$2,521,251
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,794$2,766
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $104,350$119,895
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $110,144$122,661
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,227,077$2,398,590
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,227,077$2,398,590
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,337,221$2,521,251
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,398,590 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$650,576
XI-2 Total expenses$479,063
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$171,513
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,227,077
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,398,590

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