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Support people who have been denied power to build IT, so they can change unjust systems and create a more democratic, inclusive, and sustainable society.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24.9M a year · 92% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
187 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 187.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$196K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$28.3M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$49.9M
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$28.3M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$25.8M
FY2025$28.3M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +171%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$49.9M
FY2025▲ +102%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$24.7M
FY2025$49.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.6M Management & general 19% · $612K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$72,637Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Treasurer
$31,497Pt VII · Sec A
Director (as of 5/19/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (as of 5/19/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deepak Bhargava’s $73K as President is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $10–100M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Deepak Bhargava$72,637$33,296
Daniel Altschuler$31,497$18,669

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers marginalized people to build power and change unjust systems for a better society.

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3 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Community and Worker Organizing

This program area is dedicated to strengthening democratic participation and civic infrastructure by supporting community and worker organizing efforts across the country. These efforts are rooted in the belief that a vibrant democracy depends on the active and informed engagement of all its people.

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Sector Support

This program area is dedicated to protecting and strengthening the nonprofit and philanthropic sector as vital parts of civil society. Maf works to ensure that the broader philanthropic infrastructure, upon which grantees, communities, and democratic institutions depend, remains resilient, independent, and capable of serving the public…

$387Kprogram expense
03

Knowledge Sharing (research and Convenings)

This program area is dedicated to fostering connections, sharing insights, and bridging the traditional silos separating organizers, philanthropic funders, and academic researchers. In 2025, maf deepened its capacity to support cross-sector convenings that bring together organizers, funders, and researchers to share strategies, evaluate…

$156Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 8 grants · $1.9M · 2024–2025
Unite Here Action FundNY · FY2025$1,100,000
Indivisible ProjectDC · FY2025$200,000
Stand Up for ScienceFY2025$100,000
Worker PowerFY2024$250,000
Progressive Era ProjectFY2024$50,000
Unite Here Action FundNY · FY2024$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$28.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$994K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$612K
Owns and owesPt X
$49.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50.1M
Total assetsLn 16$50.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$994K
Total revenueLn 12$28.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$48.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$50.1M
Total assetsLn 16$50.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
Net assetsLn 32$49.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.8M$50.1M
Total assetsLn 16$24.8M$50.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$196K
Net assetsLn 32$24.7M$49.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.4M$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$119K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$697K$474K$223K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$75K$49K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$101K$63K$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$22K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$56K$48K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$171K$170K$925
Office expensesLn 13$44K$13K$31K
Information technologyLn 14$65K$38K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$125K$71K$54K
TravelLn 17$55K$55K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$57K$57K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$21K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$7K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$110K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.6M$612K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $28.3M$3.2M$25.1M$49.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $25.8M$1.2M$24.6M$24.7M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $28,346,663 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,000,000$27,353,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $791,526$993,663
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,791,526$28,346,663
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $450,000$1,400,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $415,791$1,039,866
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $320,979$771,247
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,186,770$3,211,113
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,604,756$25,135,550
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $28,346,663 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,353,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,353,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $993,663$993,663
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $993,663$28,346,663
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,211,113 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,400,000$1,400,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $118,546$118,546
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $474,484 · Management $222,801$697,285
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $49,027 · Management $26,101$75,128
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $62,747 · Management $38,727$101,474
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,232 · Management $25,201$47,433
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $48,118 · Management $7,451$55,569
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,275$40,275
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $170,279 · Management $925$171,204
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,196 · Management $31,135$44,331
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,137 · Management $27,036$65,173
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,450 · Management $53,921$125,371
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,540$54,540
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $57,156$57,156
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,006 · Management $14,892$35,898
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,864 · Management $4,866$11,730
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,000$110,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,599,236 · Management $611,877 · Fundraising $0$3,211,113
Part X · Balance sheet $50,121,232 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,860$1,544,536
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $24,723,747$48,569,825
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,346$6,871
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,761,953$50,121,232
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $74,976$196,290
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $74,976$196,290
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,686,977$29,164,290
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$20,760,652
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,686,977$49,924,942
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,761,953$50,121,232
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $49,924,942 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$28,346,663
XI-2 Total expenses$3,211,113
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,135,550
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,686,977
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$102,415
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$49,924,942

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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