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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FUTURE FORWARD USA ACTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$65,724,763
Total expenses
$61,524,630
Contributions and grants received
$60,911,875
Grants paid
$16,523,836
Program service revenue
$4,812,888
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$7,498,475
Total liabilities, end of year
$30,800
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,467,675
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$57,918,960
Management and general expenses
$3,354,436
Fundraising expenses
$251,234
Program service expenses (Part III)
$57,918,960

Program services were 94.1% 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

    $60,911,875

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Polling & Analytics

    total $4,812,888 · related or exempt $712,806 · unrelated business $4,100,082

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $16,523,836 · program services $16,523,836

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $698,852 · program services $544,616 · management and general $131,665 · fundraising $22,571

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,332,143 · program services $3,376,046 · management and general $816,183 · fundraising $139,914

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $134,362 · program services $103,018 · management and general $26,995 · fundraising $4,349

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $367,920 · program services $288,128 · management and general $67,985 · fundraising $11,807

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $842,613 · management and general $842,613

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $84,853 · management and general $84,853

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $39,762 · fundraising $39,762

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,680,526 · program services $10,552,185 · management and general $96,841 · fundraising $31,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,451,207 · program services $26,451,207

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $47,492 · program services $2,000 · management and general $45,492

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,096,018 · program services $49,443 · management and general $1,046,575

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $16,186 · management and general $16,186

  • 17 · Travel

    total $104,714 · management and general $104,474 · fundraising $240

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $22,608 · program services $6,654 · management and general $15,954

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,963 · management and general $35,963

  • 24a · Other expenses: Taxes & Fees

    total $17,811 · management and general $17,811

  • 24b · Other expenses: List Rentals

    total $16,677 · program services $16,677

  • 24c · Other expenses: Banking & Merchant Fees

    total $11,087 · program services $5,150 · management and general $4,846 · fundraising $1,091

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,267,253 · end of year $7,498,186

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $289 · end of year $289

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $30,799

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $1

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,267,542 · end of year $7,467,675

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Future Forward USA Action has the mission to create a stronger American democracy and advocate for common sense solutions.

  • Conducted quantitative and qualitative research on issues of national importance then ran media campaigns informed by that research.

    Expenses $57,918,960 · Grants $16,323,836 · Revenue $712,806

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chauncey McLean

    President

    Total calculated
    $239,434
    From this org
    $233,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,972
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,462
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,972
    Filer's total
    $239,434

  • Jon Fromowitz

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $235,323
    From this org
    $229,645
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,678
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,645
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,678
    Filer's total
    $235,323

  • Gaurav Shirole

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $224,095
    From this org
    $219,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,004
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,091
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,004
    Filer's total
    $224,095

  • David Shor

    Data Engineer

    Total calculated
    $218,294
    From this org
    $213,523
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,771
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,523
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,771
    Filer's total
    $218,294

  • Jesse Stinebring

    Data Engineer

    Total calculated
    $218,012
    From this org
    $213,118
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,894
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,118
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,894
    Filer's total
    $218,012

  • Paul Welle

    Data Engineer

    Total calculated
    $212,028
    From this org
    $207,727
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,301
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,727
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,301
    Filer's total
    $212,028

  • George Berry

    Data Engineer

    Total calculated
    $193,731
    From this org
    $188,610
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,121
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,610
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,121
    Filer's total
    $193,731

  • Todd Harris

    Data Engineer

    Total calculated
    $193,661
    From this org
    $187,367
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,294
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,367
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,294
    Filer's total
    $193,661

  • Brandon Liu

    Lead Data Engineer

    Total calculated
    $190,893
    From this org
    $186,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,655
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,238
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,655
    Filer's total
    $190,893

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

  • FF PAC

    527 · Political Committee · DC · controlled entity

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313199349328831

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