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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GOVERN FOR AMERICA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,735,917
Total expenses
$2,118,762
Contributions and grants received
$1,691,617
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$44,300
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$689,775
Total liabilities, end of year
$186,127
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$503,648
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,346,773
Management and general expenses
$453,979
Fundraising expenses
$318,010
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,346,773

Program services were 63.6% 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

    $1,691,617

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $35,603

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $44,300 · related or exempt $44,300

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $450,981 · program services $186,201 · management and general $162,497 · fundraising $102,283

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $697,900 · program services $592,200 · management and general $15,151 · fundraising $90,549

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $95,264 · program services $70,187 · management and general $6,531 · fundraising $18,546

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $94,327 · program services $64,337 · management and general $13,964 · fundraising $16,026

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,300 · management and general $42,300

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $362,348 · program services $161,868 · management and general $113,820 · fundraising $86,660

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $25,376 · program services $25,376

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $52,840 · program services $39 · management and general $52,801

  • 17 · Travel

    total $204,514 · program services $186,317 · management and general $18,197

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,211 · management and general $2,211

  • 24a · Other expenses: FELLOW COSTS REIMBURSEM

    total $51,095 · program services $51,095

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF REIMBURSEMENT

    total $19,610 · management and general $19,610

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $13,690 · program services $6,793 · management and general $6,897

  • 24d · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $3,946 · fundraising $3,946

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,360 · program services $2,360

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $383,701 · end of year $575,089

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $602,500 · end of year $111,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $22,920

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,833 · end of year $3,686

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $143,461 · end of year $154,519

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $31,608

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,467 · end of year -$78,684

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $868,026 · end of year $582,332

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF PUBLIC SERVANTS TO CREATE A MORE RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT THAT BETTER REFLECTS AND SERVES COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

GOVERN FOR AMERICA'S MISSION IS TO BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF PUBLIC SERVANTS TO CREATE A MORE RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT THAT BETTER REFLECTS AND SERVES COMMUNITIES.

  • GFA'S PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024 INCLUDE RECRUITING RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES FOR ITS FLAGSHIP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, DEVELOPING LEADERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE, AND COMPLETING A STUDY OF ITS EFFORTS TO MOBILIZE PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERS VIA THE FELLOWSHIP.RECRUITING PUBLIC SERVICE TALENT:GFA REVIEWED 421 APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024 COHORT OF ITS FLAGSHIP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. A POOL OF EIGHTY FINALISTS WAS DEVELOPED THAT RESULTED IN A FINAL COHORT OF 18 FELLOWS, ONE OF THE LARGEST COHORTS IN GFA HISTORY. THE 2024 COHORT IS A DIVERSE GROUP OF EMERGING PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERS, OF WHICH 61% IDENTIFY AS BIPOC INDIVIDUALS, 50% ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATES, 33% IDENTIFY WITH THE LBGTQ+ COMMUNITY, AND 89% IDENTIFY AS NON-CISGENDER MALES. THE 2024 FELLOWS SERVE IN STATE-LEVEL PUBLIC SERVICE ROLES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING ARIZONA, COLORADO, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, AND PENNSYLVANIA. FELLOWS WORK IN A VARIETY OF ISSUE AREAS THAT INCLUDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE, EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. DEVELOPING PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERS:GFA DEVELOPS PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL WITH TRAINING ON EFFECTIVE, INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO GOVERNMENT SERVICE TO EQUIP FELLOWS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO ADD VALUE IN GOVERNMENT, ENGAGE WITH SYSTEMIC EQUITY ISSUES IN PUBLIC SYSTEMS, AND TACKLE OUR TOUGHEST PUBLIC CHALLENGES. A SURVEY OF THE DEPARTING COHORT OF FELLOWS REVEALED THAT 83% AGREED THAT THE FELLOWSHIP PROVIDED SUPPORT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR PUBLIC SERVICE ROLE AND 100% WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO A PEER. DATA ALSO SHOWED THAT GFA FELLOWS ARE 163% MORE LIKELY THAN FINALISTS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC SECTOR JOB IN THE POST-FELLOWSHIP PERIOD. THE 2024 SUMMER INSTITUTE IN DENVER PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE INCOMING COHORT AND FOR CURRENT COHORTS. APPROXIMATELY 92% OF FELLOWS SAID THE SESSIONS AT SUMMER INSTITUTE WERE APPLICABLE TO THEIR ROLES AND 100% SAID THAT IT FOSTERED A SENSE OF CONNECTION.MOBILIZATION STUDY:GFA COMMITTED TO MOBILIZING 1,000 PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERS BY 2025. TO MEASURE THIS GOAL, GFA REFINED ITS DEFINITION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MOBILIZED AND CONDUCTED A STUDY OF ITS MOBILIZATION EFFORTS. THE STUDY BROUGHT TOGETHER GFA EMPLOYEES, FELLOWS, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS IN THREE FOCUS GROUPS TO DISCUSS THE CONCEPT OF MOBILIZATION. THE STUDY FOUND THAT 31 GFA FELLOWS, AS OF FEBRUARY 2024, HAD MOBILIZED MORE THAN 500 PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERS AND HAD OVER 1900 MOBILIZATION TOUCHPOINTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $1,346,773 · Revenue $44,300

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Octavia Abell

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER &

    Total calculated
    $135,472
    From this org
    $134,225
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,247
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sophanite Gedion

    CHEIF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $129,669
    From this org
    $120,828
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,841
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jorge Luis Paniagua Valle

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $136,222
    From this org
    $123,788
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,434
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kyra Barry

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Scott Warren

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.75

  • Jeffrey Nordhaus

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Beni Chhun

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Sagar Desai

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Jeni Dhodary

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kyleigh Russ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tre' Scott

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Yasmin Yacoby

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433199349304318

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