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← YIMBY ACTION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by YIMBY ACTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,162,308
Total expenses
$1,750,703
Contributions and grants received
$2,158,013
Grants paid
$50,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,295
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,468,960
Total liabilities, end of year
$28,585
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,440,375
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,507,713
Management and general expenses
$15,355
Fundraising expenses
$227,635
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,507,713

Program services were 86.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $278,260

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,084,492

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $795,261

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,295 · excluded $4,295

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $60,730

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $278,260

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $60,730

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $50,000 · program services $50,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $133,503 · program services $113,478 · management and general $1,335 · fundraising $18,690

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $994,576 · program services $845,389 · management and general $9,946 · fundraising $139,241

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $92,533 · program services $78,653 · management and general $925 · fundraising $12,955

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $132,023 · program services $112,220 · management and general $1,320 · fundraising $18,483

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,526 · program services $3,526

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,148 · program services $23,076 · management and general $271 · fundraising $3,801

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $59,505 · program services $59,483 · management and general $22

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $28,517 · program services $25,638 · management and general $192 · fundraising $2,687

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,695 · program services $4,841 · management and general $57 · fundraising $797

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $98,110 · program services $83,394 · management and general $981 · fundraising $13,735

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,630 · program services $33,630

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,182 · program services $11,182

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,776 · program services $15,109 · management and general $178 · fundraising $2,489

  • 24a · Other expenses: CHAPTER EXPENSES

    total $37,229 · program services $37,229

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES

    total $12,967 · fundraising $12,967

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES AND FEES

    total $5,562 · program services $4,727 · management and general $56 · fundraising $779

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $4,227 · program services $3,593 · management and general $42 · fundraising $592

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,994 · program services $2,545 · management and general $30 · fundraising $419

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $376,933 · end of year $592,917

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $319,913 · end of year $317,574

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,252 · end of year $21,742

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $340,226 · end of year $536,727

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $28,628 · end of year $28,585

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,022,696 · end of year $1,440,375

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

  • DIRECT AND GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY TO INFLUENCE POLICYMAKING AND GOVERMENTAL ISSUES: 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 GOVERMENTAL OFFICIALS. YIMBY ACTION 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 $879,245

  • 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 SUPPORTERS 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 $535,192 · Grants $50,000

  • COALITION BUILDING: IN ORDER TO FACILIATE 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 $93,276

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laura Foote

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $133,503
    From this org
    $127,363
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,140
    Hours/week
    30 + 10 related

  • Vincent Woo

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Jeff Fong

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anthony Dedousis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ernest Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Andrea Cervone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rudy Espinoza Murray

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Parag Gupta

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nick Pinkston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sonja Trauss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $113,895
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $107,485
    Other
    $6,410
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

  • Gillian Pressman

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $141,469
    From this org
    $141,427
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

  • Jane Natoli

    SF ORGANIZING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $136,796
    From this org
    $129,749
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,047
    Hours/week
    40

  • Leora Ross

    CALIFORNIA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $133,134
    From this org
    $126,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,596
    Hours/week
    40

  • Amy Klein

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $114,382
    From this org
    $107,824
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,558
    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.

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
2024
Filed
6 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202522809349300612

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