Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,384,707
- Total expenses
- $727,293
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,187,072
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $146,797
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $50,838
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,813,540
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,947
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,802,593
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $664,325
- Management and general expenses
- $50,375
- Fundraising expenses
- $12,593
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $664,325
Program services were 91.3% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$1,187,072
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $146,797 · related or exempt $146,797
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $50,838 · related or exempt $50,838
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11e · Other revenue, total
$50,838
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $86,642 · program services $77,978 · management and general $6,931 · fundraising $1,733
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $342,719 · program services $308,447 · management and general $27,418 · fundraising $6,854
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $39,620 · program services $35,657 · management and general $3,170 · fundraising $793
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $34,349 · program services $30,914 · management and general $2,748 · fundraising $687
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $11,850 · program services $10,666 · management and general $948 · fundraising $236
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $5,979 · program services $5,381 · management and general $478 · fundraising $120
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $34,457 · program services $31,011 · management and general $2,757 · fundraising $689
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $6 · program services $4 · management and general $2
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23 · Insurance
total $1,845 · program services $1,660 · management and general $148 · fundraising $37
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24a · Other expenses: RESEARCH EXPENSE
total $97,632 · program services $97,632
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24b · Other expenses: TECHNOLOGY
total $41,500 · program services $37,350 · management and general $3,320 · fundraising $830
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24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
total $20,002 · program services $18,002 · management and general $1,600 · fundraising $400
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24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $4,467 · program services $4,021 · management and general $357 · fundraising $89
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24e · All other expenses
total $6,225 · program services $5,602 · management and general $498 · fundraising $125
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,169,741 · end of year $1,244,248
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $120,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $1,000
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$13,141
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$13,141
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $6 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $448,292
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $27,068 · end of year $10,947
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,145,179 · end of year $1,802,593
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT BRING TRANSPARENCY TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR KEY RELATIONSHIP.
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TECH: PAI MAINTAINS LITTLESIS.ORG, AN OPEN, PUBLIC DATABASE AND RESEARCH PLATFORM THAT BRINGS TRANSPARENCY TO INFLUENTIAL NETWORKS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. THE DATABASE AGGREGATES PUBLIC INFORMATION ON OVER 407,000 INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS, RANGING FROM PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO LARGE CORPORATIONS, AND NEARLY 1,700,000 RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THEM, RANGING FROM EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. VOLUNTEER EDITORS CONTRIBUTE WELL-COURSE DATA TO LITTLESIS AND BUILD MAPS OF POWER NETWORKS USING OUR DATA VISUALIZATION TOOLS. IN 2022-2023, LITTLESIS' USER BASE GREW BY 2,000 NEW USERS WHO MAPPED OUT OVER 69,000 NEW RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ENTITIES ON THE SITE. LITTLESIS TECH IS CITED REGULARLY BY ACTIVISTS, RESEARCHERS, JOURNALISTS, AND PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS. THIS TECH SUPPORTS GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIONS AND HIGH-IMPACT GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS.
Expenses $664,325
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RESEARCH: PAI'S RESEARCH PROGRAM INVESTIGATES ISSUES OF CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANILITY AND BRINGS TRANSPARENCY TO THE ROLE OF POWERFUL PUBLIC SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR INSTITUTIONS IN SHAPING PUBLIC POLICY. PAI RELEASES RESEARCH IN THE FORM OF REPORTS, ARTICLES, INFOGRAPHICS, AND DATASETS. PAI'S RESEARCH HAS GARNERED SIGNIFICANT MEDIA COVERAGE, PROMPTED ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS,AND INFORMED GROUNDBREAKING CAMPAIGNS. PAI'S PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE THE FINANCE INDUSTRY AND THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY, AND CORPORATE POWER ON THE REGIONAL AND STATE LEVEL. IN 2022-2023, OUR RESEARCH TOUCHED ON ISSUES INCLUDING INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES, FOSSIL FUEL FINANCE, WALL STREET SPECULATION, THE REVOLVING DOOR BETWEEN BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE SUBSIDIES, AND MONEY IN POLITICS. OUR RESEARCH EARNS MAJOR MEDIA COVERAGE AND HELPS DRIVE COMPAIGN STRATEGY AND WINS.
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TRAINING: PAI TRAINS JOURNALISTS, ASTIVISTS, AND RESEACHERS IN HOW TO CONDUCT POWER RESEARCH USING LITTLESIS.ORG AND OTHER TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES. THE GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO CULTIVATE MORE MOVEMENT CAPACITY TO RESEARCH AND CHALLENGE INFLUTIAL NETWORKS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR. WE CONDUCT TRAININGS IN PERSON AND ONLINE VIA WEBINAR, AND OFFER THEM INDEPENDENTLY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER PUBLIC INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2022-2023, WE CONDCUTED A NUMBER OF TRAININGS ON LITTLESIS TECH TOOLS INCLUDING HOW TO EDIT THE RESEARCH DATABASE, HOW TO RESEARCH PUBLICLY-HELD CORPORATIONS, RESEARCH TECHNIQUES FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES AND NON-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND HOW TO RESEARCH POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Gin ArmstrongGIN ARMSTRONG
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $86,642
- From this org
- $86,642
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Maya RagsdaleMAYA RAGSDALE
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Anthony ArmstrongANTHONY ARMSTRONG
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ellen David FriedmanELLEN DAVID FRIEDMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Zac ChapmanZAC CHAPMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 23 January 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202610239349300911
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