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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GEORGIA SHIFT.

Totals

Total revenue
$345,419
Total expenses
$350,147
Contributions and grants received
$345,419
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$218,362
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,653
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$190,709
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$143,394
Management and general expenses
$187,359
Fundraising expenses
$19,394
Program service expenses (Part III)
$143,394

Program services were 41.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $345,419

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $79,140 · program services $67,478 · management and general $3,878 · fundraising $7,784

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $68,182 · program services $61,130 · fundraising $7,052

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $36,990 · program services $3,209 · management and general $33,399 · fundraising $382

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,581 · program services $10,632 · management and general $787 · fundraising $1,162

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,020 · management and general $3,020

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,439 · management and general $31,439

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $46,034 · management and general $46,034

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,473 · program services $150 · management and general $2,323

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,811 · management and general $13,811

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14,342 · program services $420 · management and general $13,922

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $33,473 · program services $375 · management and general $33,056 · fundraising $42

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,642 · management and general $670 · fundraising $2,972

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,144 · management and general $1,144

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,876 · management and general $3,876

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $236,763 · end of year $218,362

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,283 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $43,609 · end of year $23,837

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,816

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $195,437 · end of year $190,709

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AT GEORGIA SHIFT, OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER, AMPLIFY, AND MOBILIZE YOUNG VOTERS IN UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES ACROSS GEORGIA BY FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, PROMOTING SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND DRIVING MEANINGFUL CHANGE. WE BELIEVE IN CREATING AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY VOICE IS HEARD AND VALUED, AND WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, WE STRIVE TO BUILD A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY FOR ALL.

  • DEMOCRACY ON DEMAND WE'RE ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE AND IN PERSON THROUGH CIVIC EDUCATION, COMPASSIONATE STORYTELLING, AND CRITICAL CALLS TO ACTION TO CREATE AN ACCESSIBLE DEMOCRACY FOR ALL.THIS BEGINS WITH THE CONTINUATION OF OUR WEEKLY LIVESTREAM, "LUNCH LIVE", AND EXPANDING MORE VERTICALS, DEDICATED TO BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS OF ENTRY TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE STATE.WE'LL ADDRESS IMPORTANT ELECTORAL QUESTIONS, TIMELY ISSUES, AND SHARE THE COMPELLING STORIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE, MAKING SURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE A POLITICAL HOME TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED AT ALL TIMES.IN 2023, WE: CONTINUED WEEKLY LIVESTREAM PAVING A PATH TO POWER FOR YOUNG GEORGIANS THROUGH CLEAR CALLS TO ACTION AND CIVIC EDUCATION, MAKING SURE EACH VIEWER KNOWS HOW THEY CAN GET INVOLVED IN THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.CONTINUED AND STRENGTHENED ONLINE STORYTELLING PROGRAM SERIES. THIS SERIES UTILIZES STORYTELLING THROUGH VIDEO TO LOWER THE BARRIER TO ENTRY OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN GEORGIA.CONTINUED THE "A SEAT AT THE TABLE PODCAST:, TO ENGAGE YOUNG VOTERS OF COLOR ON THE MAJOR ISSUES IMPACTING OUR COLLECTIVE COMMUNITIES. HOSTED QUARTERLY CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT EVENTS THAT INTEGRATE THE POWER OF ARTISTS, MUSIC, AND CULTURE TO ADVANCE OUR ELECTORAL AND POLICY GOALS.CONTINUED TO HOST MONTHLY TEACH-INS AND WORKSHOPSLAUNCHED ISSUE FOCUSED COMMUNITY LISTENING TOURS IN SAVANNAH, MACON AND ALBANY, GEORGIA.

    Expenses $132,464

  • IN 2021, THE GEORGIA CIVIC CAMPUS NETWORK, THE FIRST STATEWIDE CAMPUS NETWORK IN GEORGIA, FACILITATED FIRST-CLASS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIONS OF COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE STATE. WE SURPASSED ALL GOALS FOR 2021, REACHING OVER 200,000+ STUDENTS. IN 2022, WE EXPANDED OUR COLLEGE OUTREACH EFFORTS TO INCLUDE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE STATE AND WERE SUCCESSFUL IN SURPASSING OUR 2022 HBCU INITIATIVE GOALS. IN 2023, WE: EXPANDED OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM ON THE FOLLOWING HBCU CAMPUSES: PAINE COLLEGE, FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY, AND ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY HOSTED 2ND ANNUAL HBCU SUMMIT/PITCH COMPETITION WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE AND ENCOURAGE ORGANIZING AROUND ISSUES MOST PREVALENT TO STUDENTS ON HBCU CAMPUSES.EXPANDED TEACH-IN PLATFORMS TO TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SUCH AS AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, AND OTHERS. SUPPORTED FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS, THE STUDENT VOTING SUMMIT.

    Expenses $10,930

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kristie Johnson

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Lynthia Ross

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Antwan Lang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • John Hayes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Jordan Johnson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $80,000
    From this org
    $80,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • GS ACTION INC

    501(C)(4) · NON-PROFIT; ENCOURAGING DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT · GA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540569349301409

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