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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BACKBONE CAMPAIGN.

Totals

Total revenue
$411,808
Total expenses
$380,065
Contributions and grants received
$384,162
Grants paid
$353
Program service revenue
$29,363
Investment income
-$3,295
Other revenue
$1,578
Total assets, end of year
$448,660
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,672
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$439,988
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$325,023
Management and general expenses
$43,053
Fundraising expenses
$11,989
Program service expenses (Part III)
$325,023

Program services were 85.5% 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

    $384,162

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Artful Activism

    total $25,145 · related or exempt $25,145

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Solutionary Rail

    total $160 · related or exempt $160

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Fiscal Sponsorship

    total $4,058 · related or exempt $4,058

  • 3 · Investment income

    total -$3,295 · excluded -$3,295

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,344 · excluded $1,344

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Settlement

    total $234 · unrelated business $234

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $234

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $353 · program services $353

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $65,549 · program services $62,271 · management and general $1,639 · fundraising $1,639

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $86,954 · program services $77,599 · management and general $4,823 · fundraising $4,532

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,575 · program services $220 · management and general $4,355

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,887 · program services $12,583 · management and general $1,749 · fundraising $555

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $17,097 · program services $15,082 · management and general $1,324 · fundraising $691

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $482 · management and general $482

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,870 · management and general $3,870

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,180 · program services $850 · management and general $270 · fundraising $60

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $20 · fundraising $20

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,203 · program services $1,907 · management and general $2,788 · fundraising $508

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,479 · program services $133 · management and general $4,346

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,058 · program services $300 · management and general $2,758

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,394 · program services $8,226 · management and general $51 · fundraising $117

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $411 · program services $347 · management and general $64

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,224 · management and general $6,224

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,677 · program services $832 · management and general $3,845

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Expenses

    total $140,411 · program services $140,411

  • 24b · Other expenses: Licenses, Taxes & Fees

    total $7,684 · program services $1,928 · management and general $1,936 · fundraising $3,820

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $3,961 · program services $1,447 · management and general $2,514

  • 24d · Other expenses: Misc Expense

    total $596 · program services $534 · management and general $15 · fundraising $47

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $54,251 · end of year $63,778

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,905 · end of year $11,988

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,018 · end of year $4,018

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $225,591

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $21,966

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $207,674 · end of year $203,625

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $111,903 · end of year $165,251

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,526 · end of year $8,672

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $375,225 · end of year $439,988

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Backbone Campaign amplifies the aspirations of "We the People" with creative strategies & artful activism to manifest a world where life, community, nature, and our obligations (continued on Schedule O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

Backbone Campaign amplifies the aspirations of We the People with creative strategies and artful activism

  • Solutionary Rail advanced our work to put rail in the public interest. We hosted a first of its kind listening session between rail labor and EJ communities, to explore the intersections in rail in the public interest and opportunities for solidarity. We developed a SE WA Rail Renaissance Plan for meeting farmers' needs for shipping wheat that is not dependent on Snake River barge operations. We continued our research advocacy for development of passenger rail service in the region, as well as mode shift of freight from trucks to rail.

    Expenses $123,915 · Revenue $160

  • Artful Activism: Backbone Campaign aupported its network of creative activists across the U.S. using light projection, bannering and props to amplify progressive values. We hosted workshops in our warehouse to teach people how to get their message out using these creative tools. We supported flotillas calling for Snake River restoration and protection of wild salmon and Southern Resident orcas.

    Expenses $93,609 · Revenue $25,145

  • Vashon Resilience - Locally, we produced film screenings for community education With several other island organizations, we created and distributed a "Land of the Swiftwater People" yard People" yard sign in collaboration with a Puyallup artist. Other work included supporting visits by the Puyallup Tribe to Vashon Island, including for canoe journey practice and local food gathering. We created local art supporting community values of protecting salmon and and orca, using several different mediums.

    Expenses $5,708

  • Education and Training

    Expenses $103

  • Expenses $101,688 · Revenue $4,058

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

Listed in Part VII

  • William Moyer

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $67,726
    From this org
    $65,549
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,177
    Hours/week
    40

  • Amy Morrison

    Deputy Director

    Total calculated
    $67,726
    From this org
    $65,549
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,177
    Hours/week
    40

  • Daniel Lee

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anthony Rogers-Wright

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Snyder

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Blake Kremer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rivera Sun

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David McLanahan

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Yvette Arellano

    CoChair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Lou Finley

    CoChair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423179349302247

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