Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$4,057,441

Total expenses

$5,311,961

Contributions and grants received

$3,567,674

Grants paid

$1,168,500

Program service revenue

$345,362

Investment income

$139,441

Other revenue

$4,964

Total assets, end of year

$6,178,577

Total liabilities, end of year

$397,177

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$5,781,400

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,842,651

Management and general expenses

$317,238

Fundraising expenses

$152,072

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,842,651

Program services were 91.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• INDEPENDENT BUSINESS - THE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS INITIATIVE COLLABORATES WITH PARTNERS AND ALLIES TO BRING ABOUT AN ECONOMY THAT EMBODIES DEMOCRATIC VALUES, WHERE BUSINESSES AND DECISION-MAKERS ARE ROOTED LOCALLY AND ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, AND PROSPERITY IS BROADLY SHARED.

  Expenses $1,094,951 · Revenue $3,993

• COMMUNICATIONS - ILSR'S COMMUNICATIONS OUTREACH PROGRAM BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH REPORTERS, MEDIA OUTLETS, AND OTHER ALLIES TO GAIN WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF OUR REPORTS, ACTIVITIES, AND PERSPECTIVES ON CRITICAL POLICY ISSUES. OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR WEB SITE, SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS AND DELIVERING CONTENT VIA ILSR'S VARIOUS NEWSLETTERS AND PODCASTS, INCLUDING OUR FLAGSHIP CHANNEL, BUILDING LOCAL POWER, WHICH CONTINUES TO LIFT UP SUCCESSFUL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS AND POPULARIZE UNDERSTANDING OF ANTI-MONOPOLY STRATEGY AND POLICY ACROSS A RANGE OF ECONOMIC SECTORS. OUR COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM ALSO HOLDS PASS- THROUGH GRANT FUNDS FROM A NUMBER OF FOUNDATIONS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED TO A NETWORK OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE ATHENA COALITION.

  Expenses $947,940 · Grants $554,000

• COMMUNITY BROADBAND NETWORKS - THE COMMUNITY BROADBAND NETWORKS INITIATIVE DOCUMENTS AND PROMOTES LOCALLY OWNED, DEMOCRATICALLY ACCOUNTABLE NETWORKS OFFERING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO FAST, AFFORDABLE, AND RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTIONS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE EVERYONE'S ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE.

  Expenses $1,049,819 · Grants $160,000 · Revenue $181,250

• ENERGY DEMOCRACY - THE ENERGY DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE PROVIDES POLICY AND ACTION TOOLS FOR PEOPLE IN CITIES AND RURAL COMMUNITIES TO OPPOSE ENERGY MONOPOLIES AND BUILD LOCAL POWER TO DEVELOP AND OWN RENEWABLE ENERGY. WASTE TO WEALTH - THE WASTE TO WEALTH INITIATIVE PROVIDES HANDS-ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS VITAL RESEARCH, TO HELP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND PRIVATE BUSINESSES CONVERT DISCARDED MATERIALS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC LIABILITIES INTO VALUABLE RESOURCES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY WHILE ENHANCING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE PUBLIC GOOD - THIS INITIATIVE WORKS TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE THAT CURRENTLY VIEWS THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS SACRED AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR AS INHERENTLY HARMFUL. THE PROGRAM IDENTIFIES RESEARCH THAT CHALLENGES THIS NARRATIVE AND EDUCATES THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF PUBLIC GOODS AND THE RISKS ATTENDENT TO A CULTURE PROVIDING IMMENSE SUBSIDIES TO PRIVATIZATION IN ALL SECTORS. COMPOSTING FOR COMMUNITY - THE COMPOSTING FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAM ADVANCES LOCALLY BASED COMPOSTING IN CONTRAST TO CENTRALIZED WASTE COLLECTION IN ORDER TO CREATE JOBS, ENHANCE SOILS, PROTECT THE CLIMATE, AND REDUCE WASTE.

  Expenses $1,749,941 · Grants $454,500 · Revenue $160,119

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

Listed in Part VII

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

• SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS

  $200,000

  OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE

• SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENUER

  $162,000

  OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE

• TIDES CENTER

  $160,000

• NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

  $150,000

• MISSOURI WORKERS CENTER

  $122,000

• WAREHOUSE WORKERS FOR JUSTICE

  $100,000

• COMMUNITY POWER

  $97,500

  OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE

• ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE

  $60,000

  OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE

• MAIN STREET ALLIANCE

  $60,000

• CENTER FOR MEDIA JUSTICE

  $20,000

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

30 April 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202401349349300605

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