Advancement Project is a next generation, multi-racial civil rights organization. Rooted in the great human rights struggles for equality and justice, we exist to fulfill america's promise of a caring, inclusive and just democracy. We use innovative tools and strategies to strengthen social movements and achieve high impact policy change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $105K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.5M
Spent
$15.1M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$29.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$24.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24.5M
FY2021$13.7M
FY2022$16.3M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$13.3M
Expenses
$15.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.1M
FY2021$15.8M
FY2022$14.3M
FY2023$11.2M
FY2024$11.2M
Net assets
$29.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29.1M
FY2021$27.5M
FY2022$11.2M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$8.6M

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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

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $13.0M Management & general 5% · $711K Fundraising 10% · $1.5M

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

24 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director DC
$298,944Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel DC
$221,152Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Ca
$212,871Pt VII · Sec A
$187,952Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Litigation
$168,451Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir. of Organizat
$159,874Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Policy and Programs
$150,815Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$150,185Pt VII · Sec A

John Kim’s $335K as President/CEO is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 232 $10–100M public & societal benefit 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Kim$334,881$238,772$227,859$222,993$212,871
Judith Browne Dianis———$318,233$298,944
Edward a Hailes———$241,167$221,152
Wendelyn Killian$240,091$184,352$182,199$171,125$159,874
Judith a Browne Dianis——$216,618——
Giovanni Cozzarelli———$206,654$187,952
Jorge Jimenez$196,648$174,479$166,568——
John Dobard$169,665$153,593$141,095——

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Strengthens multi-racial social movements and advocates for policy reforms to build a more inclusive, participatory, and racially just democracy.

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3 programs · $6.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Educational equitythe educational equity program expands educational opportunities and ensures appropriate school facilities for low income and disadvantaged children from birth through high school graduation.

$2.8Mprogram expense
02

Voter protectionthe goals of our voter protection program include defeating federal and local policies that make it harder to vote, holding local and state election officials accountable in va, az, ga, FL, and oh, and building-up the next generation voting rights MOVEMENT.IN missouri, we achieved a major victory in our longstanding voter…

$2.5Mprogram expense
03

Equity in community investmentswhen our research found that affluent neighborhoods were getting two to three times more funding for parks per capita as disadvantaged ones, our equity in community investments program successfully advocated with our partners and over 300 la county residents for a $95 million per year park funding plan…

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$105K
Grants paid · 92 grants · $5.9M · 2020–2024
Tides AdvocacyCA · FY2024$115,000
Power CaliforniaCA · FY2024$115,000
Khmer Girls in ActionCA · FY2024$115,000
The Translatin CoalitionCA · FY2024$12,000
Inland Empire Midwifery and LactationFY2024$8,000
Changing Worlds LLCFY2024$7,500
Innercity StruggleCA · FY2024$7,000
California Calls Education FundCA · FY2023$1,329,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$978K
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Money outPt IX
$15.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.0M
Managementcol C$711K
Fundraisingcol D$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$29.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.6M
Total assetsLn 16$30.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$145K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$978K
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Total revenueLn 12$24.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17.0M
SavingsLn 2$4.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$238K
Other assetsLn 15$146K
Total assetsLn 16$30.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$29.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5113
VolunteersI 613
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.4M$21.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$289K$238K
Total assetsLn 16$20.8M$30.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$19.5M$29.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.2M$1.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$931K$556K$324K$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.4M$6.4M$257K$804K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$130K$115K$827$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$975K$57K$122K
Payroll taxesLn 10$633K$564K$2K$67K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$825K$745K$3K$77K
Office expensesLn 13$680K$508K$3K$170K
Information technologyLn 14$127K$114K$195$13K
OccupancyLn 16$853K$781K$2K$70K
TravelLn 17$165K$157K$1K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$93K$64K$28K
InterestLn 20$6$6
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$125K$112K$246$13K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$23K$65$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$721K$699K$155$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.1M$13.0M$711K$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $13.3M$11.2M$2.1M$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.4M$11.2M−$4.7M$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $16.3M$14.3M$2.0M$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.7M$15.8M−$2.1M$27.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $24.5M$15.1M$9.4M$29.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $24,548,157 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,172,503$23,545,824
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,421,825$978,281
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,718$70,619
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $147,069−$46,567
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,807,115$24,548,157
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $654,632$1,191,700
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,802,767$10,273,286
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,590,156$3,680,322
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,047,555$15,145,308
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,759,560$9,402,849
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $24,548,157 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$144,533
VIII-1e Government grants$1,466,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,934,891
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,545,824
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $978,281$978,281
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $70,619$70,619
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$46,567−$46,567
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $978,281 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,052$24,548,157
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,145,308 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,191,700$1,191,700
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $555,901 · Management $323,650 · Fundraising $51,412$930,963
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,364,226 · Management $256,790 · Fundraising $803,914$7,424,930
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $114,945 · Management $827 · Fundraising $14,206$129,978
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $975,402 · Management $57,389 · Fundraising $122,047$1,154,838
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $564,292 · Management $1,613 · Fundraising $66,672$632,577
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $16,895$16,895
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,526$43,526
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $744,814 · Management $3,160 · Fundraising $76,583$824,557
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $507,674 · Management $2,555 · Fundraising $170,202$680,431
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $114,046 · Management $195 · Fundraising $12,595$126,836
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $781,216 · Management $2,288 · Fundraising $69,568$853,072
IX-17 TravelPrograms $157,047 · Management $1,192 · Fundraising $6,360$164,599
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $64,411 · Fundraising $28,139$92,550
IX-20 InterestManagement $6$6
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $112,231 · Management $246 · Fundraising $12,727$125,204
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,372 · Management $65 · Fundraising $1,582$25,019
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $698,715 · Management $155 · Fundraising $22,075$720,945
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,682$6,682
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,976,674 · Management $710,552 · Fundraising $1,458,082$15,145,308
Part X · Balance sheet $30,300,325 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,226,771$16,952,792
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,212,543$4,617,995
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,129,495$5,777,345
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,525$135,077
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $188,625$180,992
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $288,970$237,612
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,715,660$2,252,684
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$145,828
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,809,589$30,300,325
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $770,409$836,431
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $174,055$16,403
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $364,033$314,651
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,308,497$1,167,485
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,841,252$16,887,690
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,659,840$12,245,150
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,501,092$29,132,840
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,809,589$30,300,325
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,132,840 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,548,157
XI-2 Total expenses$15,145,308
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,402,849
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,501,092
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$228,899
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,132,840

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