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← FIGHT BACK FUND

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FIGHT BACK FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,337,945
Total expenses
$6,023,998
Contributions and grants received
$5,337,945
Grants paid
$396,674
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,012,970
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,012,970
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,019,037
Management and general expenses
$4,961
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,019,037

Program services were 99.9% 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

    $5,337,945

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $396,674 · program services $396,674

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,404 · program services $9,364 · management and general $1,040

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $13,153 · program services $11,837 · management and general $1,316

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,547 · program services $4,992 · management and general $555

  • 24a · Other expenses: POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION

    total $4,190,000 · program services $4,190,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: OPERATIONS

    total $1,287,920 · program services $1,287,920

  • 24c · Other expenses: OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVIC

    total $99,800 · program services $99,800

  • 24d · Other expenses: POLLING

    total $20,500 · program services $18,450 · management and general $2,050

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $686,513 · end of year $1,010,568

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,012,511 · end of year $2,402

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,699,024 · end of year $1,012,970

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FIGHT BACK FUND SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND PUBLIC RELATIONS TO COMBAT ANTI-UNION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING SO-CALLED RIGHT-TO-WORK POLICIES, "PAYCHECK PROTECTION" LAWS AIMED AT RESTRICTING UNION INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICS, ATTEMPTS TO WATER DOWN OR REPEAL PREVAILING WAGE STATUTES, AND EFFORTS TO BAN PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS. SUPPORTING SUCH CAUSES BENEFITS ALL WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE FIGHT BACK FUND ENCOURAGES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING, INCLUDING THE NEED TO BUILD AND REPAIR ROADS , BRIDGES, AND PORTS. THE FIGHT BACK FUND WILL DEVELOP AND EXECUTE MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATION CAMPAIGNS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO LABOR AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FIGHT BACK FUND SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND PUBLIC RELATIONS TO COMBAT ANTI-UNION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING SO-CALLED RIGHT-TO-WORK POLICIES, "PAYCHECK PROTECTION" LAWS AIMED AT RESTRICTING UNION INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICS, ATTEMPTS TO WATER DOWN OR REPEAL PREVAILING WAGE STATUTES, AND EFFORTS TO BAN PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS. SUPPORTING SUCH CAUSES BENEFITS ALL WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE FIGHT BACK FUND ENCOURAGES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING, INCLUDING THE NEED TO BUILD AND REPAIR ROADS, BRIDGES, AND PORTS. PROMOTION OF SUCH SPENDING WILL BENEFIT ALL TAXPAYERS AND INFRASTRUCTURE USERS BY PROVIDING VALUE, EFFICIENCY, AND SAFETY. THE FIGHT BACK FUND WILL DEVELOP AND EXECUTE MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATION CAMPAIGNS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO LABOR AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES.

  • FIGHT BACK FUND SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND PUBLIC RELATIONS TO COMBAT ANTI-UNION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING SO-CALLED RIGHT-TO-WORK POLICIES, "PAYCHECK PROTECTION" LAWS AIMED AT RESTRICTING UNION INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICS, ATTEMPTS TO WATER DOWN OR REPEAL PREVAILING WAGE STATUTES, AND EFFORTS TO BAN PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS. SUPPORTING SUCH CAUSES BENEFITS ALL WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE FIGHT BACK FUND ENCOURAGES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING, INCLUDING THE NEED TO BUILD AND REPAIR ROADS , BRIDGES, AND PORTS. THE FIGHT BACK FUND WILL DEVELOP AND EXECUTE MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATION CAMPAIGNS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO LABOR AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES.

    Expenses $6,019,037 · Grants $396,674 · Revenue $5,337,945

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

Listed in Part VII

  • James Sweeney

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $544,843
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $415,198
    Other
    $129,645
    Hours/week
    1 + 60 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $406,690 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $8,508 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $87,410 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,235 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $544,843 related

  • Michael Kresge

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $408,907
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $279,262
    Other
    $129,645
    Hours/week
    1 + 60 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $273,528 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $5,734 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $87,410 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,235 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $408,907 related

  • David Fagan

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $444,636
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $314,991
    Other
    $129,645
    Hours/week
    1 + 60 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $308,528 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $6,463 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $87,410 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,235 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $444,636 related

  • Jeffrey Horne

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $309,765
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $180,120
    Other
    $129,645
    Hours/week
    1 + 60 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $176,424 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $3,696 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $87,410 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,235 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $309,765 related

  • Marshall Douglas

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $399,719
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $270,074
    Other
    $129,645
    Hours/week
    1 + 60 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $264,528 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $5,546 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $87,410 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,235 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $399,719 related

  • Stan Simrayh

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $337,032
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $214,107
    Other
    $122,925
    Hours/week
    1 + 60 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $209,703 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $4,404 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $80,690 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,235 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $337,032 related

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

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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

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

  • FIGHT BACK FOR A BETTER TOMORROWFIGHT BACK FOR A BETTER TOMORROW

    $254,200

    LABOR ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTION

  • ILLINOIS ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUE

    $97,500

    GENERAL EDUCATION

  • STENHOUSE STRATEGIES

    $40,000

    GENERAL EDUCATION

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
30 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323049349301997

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