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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by YIMBY ACTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,377,797
Total expenses
$1,094,902
Contributions and grants received
$1,377,594
Grants paid
$55,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$203
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$832,914
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,311
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$828,603
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$582,834
Management and general expenses
$264,401
Fundraising expenses
$247,667
Program service expenses (Part III)
$582,834

Program services were 53.2% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $28,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,349,594

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $203 · excluded $203

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $55,000 · program services $55,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $671,741 · program services $335,871 · management and general $167,935 · fundraising $167,935

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,396 · program services $4,198 · management and general $2,099 · fundraising $2,099

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $72,109 · program services $36,055 · management and general $18,027 · fundraising $18,027

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,407 · program services $4,703 · management and general $2,352 · fundraising $2,352

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,133 · management and general $16,133

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $32,500 · program services $32,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $99,881 · program services $49,941 · management and general $24,970 · fundraising $24,970

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,668 · program services $11,334 · management and general $5,667 · fundraising $5,667

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,515 · program services $2,458 · management and general $1,829 · fundraising $1,228

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $60,840 · program services $30,420 · management and general $15,210 · fundraising $15,210

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,908 · program services $3,954 · management and general $1,977 · fundraising $1,977

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $418 · program services $208 · management and general $105 · fundraising $105

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,005 · program services $6,503 · management and general $3,251 · fundraising $3,251

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $6,816 · program services $3,408 · management and general $1,704 · fundraising $1,704

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION

    total $4,136 · program services $2,068 · management and general $1,034 · fundraising $1,034

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES

    total $3,755 · program services $1,877 · management and general $939 · fundraising $939

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTION

    total $2,935 · program services $1,467 · management and general $734 · fundraising $734

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,739 · program services $869 · management and general $435 · fundraising $435

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $94,460 · end of year $238,948

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $376,464 · end of year $459,678

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $7,164

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $88,174 · end of year $127,124

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,390 · end of year $4,311

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $545,708 · end of year $828,603

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

YIMBY ACTION IS A NON-PROFIT POLICY ADVOCATE ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY EDUCATING ABOUT AND ADVOCATING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING AND EMPOWERING OTHERS IN THE FORMATION OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION:YIMBY ACTION PREPARES AND DISTRIBUTES INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE LACK OF HOUSING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PROPOSED LEGISLATION SOLUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, AND THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS AROUND HOUSING POLICY. IT DISTRIBUTES ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS/COMMUNICATIONS AND PODCASTS TO SUPPORTERS, HAS SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SUPPOTERS ON HOUSING ISSUES, AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS TO THE CURRENT HOUSING SHORTAGE. IT ALSO RESPONDS TO PRESS CALLS, DRAFTS AND PLANS PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATIONS PIECES, AND ENGAGES THE PUBLIC THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

    Expenses $131,579 · Grants $55,000

  • DIRECT AND GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY TO INFLUENCE POLICYMAKING AND GOVERNMENTAL DECISIONS: YIMBY ACTION LOBBIES STATE AND LOCAL APPOINTED AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ON HOUSING ISSUES, INCLUDING PROPOSED HOUSING LEGISLATION AND THE APPROVAL OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN AT THE PUBLIC MEETINGS OF LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS.YIMBY ACTION ALSO ORGANIZES VOLUNTEER HOUSING ADVOCATES TO ATTEND SUCH PUBLIC MEETINGS TO LOBBY LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS ON HOUSING ISSUES, CONDUCTS RELATED LETTER/EMAIL-WRITING CAMPAIGNS, SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS,AND OTHERWISE ATTEMPTS TO BRING ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO THE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING NEAR JOBS THROUGH A CHANGE IN THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE AROUND HOUSING.

    Expenses $370,884

  • COALITION BUILDING:IN ORDER TO FACILITATE ITS PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GRASSROOTS AND DIRECT LOBBYING EFFORTS, YIMBY ACTION CONNECTS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RECRUITS HOUSING ADVOCATES, AND ORGANIZES COALITIONS OF HOUSING ACTIVISTS TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS. IT ALSO WORKS WITH OTHERS IN THE FORMATION OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. YIMBY ACTION COORDINATES NUMEROUS COLLABORATIVE EVENTS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO BUILD A STRONG COALITION TO FURTHER ITS MISSION.

    Expenses $80,371

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • ERNEST BROWN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30 + 20 related

  • JANE NATOLI

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • VINCENT WOO

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

  • ANDREA CERVONE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ANTHONY DEDOUSIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JEFF FONG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • LAURA FOOTE

    CEO/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $99,459
    From this org
    $99,459
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30 + 10 related

  • NICK PINKSTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • PARAG GUPTA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • RUDY ESPINOZA MURRAY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SASHA AICKIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SONJA TRAUSS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $89,368
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $89,368
    Hours/week
    0

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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
3 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313089349300326

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