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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,817,803
Total expenses
$6,363,416
Contributions and grants received
$7,679,193
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$138,610
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$6,320,546
Total liabilities, end of year
$560,244
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,760,302
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,264,026
Management and general expenses
$359,124
Fundraising expenses
$1,740,266
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,264,026

Program services were 67.0% 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

    $7,679,193

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $171,524 · excluded $171,524

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,828,337

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,861,251

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$32,914

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$32,914 · related or exempt -$32,914

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $707,932 · program services $511,151 · management and general $153,117 · fundraising $43,664

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $538,363 · program services $397,951 · management and general $117,016 · fundraising $23,396

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,413 · program services $13,625 · management and general $3,684 · fundraising $104

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $43,740 · program services $36,294 · management and general $7,446

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $47,842 · program services $38,984 · management and general $8,858

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $32,110 · program services $32,110

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,896 · program services $2,765 · management and general $15,131

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $526,750 · program services $526,750

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $372,907 · fundraising $372,907

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $830,269 · program services $817,808 · management and general $12,461

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,658,333 · program services $1,770,450 · fundraising $887,883

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $473,018 · program services $28,863 · management and general $31,843 · fundraising $412,312

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,325 · program services $6,272 · management and general $1,053

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $41,703 · program services $35,708 · management and general $5,995

  • 17 · Travel

    total $45,501 · program services $43,314 · management and general $2,187

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,314 · program services $1,981 · management and general $333

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $3,774,823 · program services $2,514,032 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,260,791

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,401,677 · end of year $3,661,265

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,125 · end of year $47,299

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $887,631 · end of year $2,611,982

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $2,447 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $227,542 · end of year $98,528

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $857,613 · end of year $461,716

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,185,725 · end of year $5,760,302

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ACTION FUND IS A 501(C)(4) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROTECTING ALL CHILDREN FROM GUN VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND COMMUNITIES. ACTION FUND ADVANCES A HOLISTIC POLICY PLATFORM THAT PROMOTES GUN SAFETY, YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO PASS NONPARTISAN LEGISLATION THROUGH INCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIPS, DIVERSE GRASSROOTS EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION. IT IS PART OF SANDY HOOK PROMISE, FOUNDED AND LED BY SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS WHOSE LOVED ONES WERE KILLED IN THE TRAGIC MASS SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON DECEMBER 14, 2012.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND (ACTION FUND) WORKS IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION). WITH A SHARED MISSION TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER YOUTH AND ADULTS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN THEIR SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND COMMUNITIES, AS THE 501(C)(4) ARM OF SANDY HOOK PROMISE, ACTION FUND WORKS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO PASS NONPARTISAN LEGISLATION THROUGH INCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIPS, DIVERSE GRASSROOTS EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION.

  • ACTION FUND WORKS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT ADVANCES SCHOOL SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION THROUGH NONPARTISAN PARTNERSHIPS, DIVERSE GRASSROOTS EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION. THE ONLY NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION OF ITS KIND, ACTION FUND WRITES, INTRODUCES, AND INFLUENCES FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESEARCHING AND WRITING EFFECTIVE POLICY, EDUCATING LEGISLATORS AND CONSTITUENTS, AND LOBBYING FOR THE PASSAGE OF SENSIBLE LEGISLATION.

    Expenses $4,264,026

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nicole Hockley

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $267,164
    From this org
    $21,435
    From related orgs
    $215,788
    Other
    $29,941
    Hours/week
    4 + 36 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $21,435 + $215,788 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,705 + $27,236 related
    Filer's total
    $24,140 + $243,024 related
  • Mark Barden

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $243,005
    From this org
    $229,190
    From related orgs
    $5,494
    Other
    $8,321
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,190 + $5,494 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,126 + $195 related
    Filer's total
    $237,316 + $5,689 related
  • William Sherlach

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Matthew Bennett

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Joseph Cassidy

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Bradley Myles

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jackie Barden

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Michael Nutter

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Peter Willner

    BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Colleen Barry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jillian Peterson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Karen Freeman-Wilson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kenny Thompson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sonya Anderson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • David Conrad

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $220,649
    From this org
    $18,695
    From related orgs
    $160,234
    Other
    $41,720
    Hours/week
    4 + 36 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $18,695 + $160,234 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,359 + $37,361 related
    Filer's total
    $23,054 + $197,595 related
  • Dawn Lyons

    SR. VP OF MARKETING & PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $201,282
    From this org
    $26,595
    From related orgs
    $152,481
    Other
    $22,206
    Hours/week
    6 + 34 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $26,595 + $152,481 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,298 + $18,908 related
    Filer's total
    $29,893 + $171,389 related
  • Crystal Garrant

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $185,042
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $155,505
    Other
    $29,537
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $155,505 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $29,537 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $185,042 related
  • Lindsey Liese

    VP, PEOPLE & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $154,927
    From this org
    $10,077
    From related orgs
    $139,668
    Other
    $5,182
    Hours/week
    3 + 37 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $10,077 + $139,668 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $5,182 related
    Filer's total
    $10,077 + $144,850 related
  • Adam Lucas

    VP, TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $148,126
    From this org
    $6,143
    From related orgs
    $136,849
    Other
    $5,134
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related
  • Elizabeth Murphy

    VP, FEDERAL POLICY & PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $151,508
    From this org
    $136,953
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,555
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,953
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,555
    Filer's total
    $151,508
  • Mollie Collum

    VP, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $201,948
    From this org
    $8,508
    From related orgs
    $156,912
    Other
    $36,528
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $8,508 + $156,912 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,879 + $34,649 related
    Filer's total
    $10,387 + $191,561 related
  • Aurora Vasquez

    VP, STATE POLICY & ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $149,354
    From this org
    $134,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,329
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
MOLLIE COLLUM RECEIVED $6,647.

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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
18 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440229349301564

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