Movement Action Fund FY2024 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(4)Since 2024Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 99-1974259Revenue $25.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSPo Box 1268, 10150-1268 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Sep 2024

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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.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
250 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 250.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$75K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$25.8M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$24.7M
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$25.8M
FY2024
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$25.8M
FY2025$28.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$24.7M
FY2024
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$24.7M
FY2025$49.9M

From the FY2024 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

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $954K Management & general 20% · $232K

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; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$33,296Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Treasurer
$18,669Pt 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

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $954K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, maf advanced its mission of building a more democratic, inclusive, and sustainable society through strategic grantmaking totaling $450,000 to support community and worker organizing initiatives across the country.

$954Kprogram 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 · 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$25.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$792K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$954K
Managementcol C$232K
Owns and owesPt X
$24.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.8M
Total assetsLn 16$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$792K
Total revenueLn 12$25.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$24.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24.8M
Total assetsLn 16$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$24.7M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.8M
Total assetsLn 16$0$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$75K
Net assetsLn 32$0$24.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$450K$450K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$258K$178K$79K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$46K$30K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$23K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$5K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$4K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$24K$14K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$30K$24K
TravelLn 17$40K$40K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$39K$39K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$16K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$954K$232K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $28.3M$3.2M$25.1M$49.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $25.8M$1.2M$24.6M$24.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $25,791,526 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$25,000,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$791,526
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$25,791,526
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$450,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$415,791
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$320,979
I-18 Total expenses$1,186,770
I-19 Revenue less expenses$24,604,756
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $25,791,526 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,000,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,000,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $791,526$791,526
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $791,526$25,791,526
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,186,770 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $450,000$450,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $62,314$62,314
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $178,143 · Management $79,393$257,536
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,355 · Management $15,536$45,891
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,390 · Management $14,389$37,779
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,291 · Management $6,980$12,271
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $60,270$60,270
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,310$29,310
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,831 · Management $6,683$10,514
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,528 · Management $10,202$23,730
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,513 · Management $23,706$53,219
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,543$39,543
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $38,671$38,671
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,877 · Management $11,973$27,850
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,637 · Management $1,235$2,872
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,000$35,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $954,359 · Management $232,411 · Fundraising $0$1,186,770
Part X · Balance sheet $24,761,953 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$35,860
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$24,723,747
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,346
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$24,761,953
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$74,976
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$74,976
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$24,686,977
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$24,686,977
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$24,761,953
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,686,977 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25,791,526
XI-2 Total expenses$1,186,770
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,604,756
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$82,221
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,686,977

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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