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← TOBACCO FREE KIDS ACTION FUND

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TOBACCO FREE KIDS ACTION FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$47,392,777
Total expenses
$44,602,523
Contributions and grants received
$46,039,161
Grants paid
$9,105,578
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,353,616
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$71,307,114
Total liabilities, end of year
$52,173,413
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$19,133,701
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$42,327,876
Management and general expenses
$2,115,792
Fundraising expenses
$158,855
Program service expenses (Part III)
$42,327,876

Program services were 94.9% 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

    $46,039,161

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,352,148 · excluded $1,352,148

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,228,100

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,226,632

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,468

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,468 · excluded $1,468

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $625,091 · program services $625,091

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $8,480,487 · program services $8,480,487

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,123,717 · program services $896,670 · management and general $185,757 · fundraising $41,290

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,283,504 · program services $5,182,514 · management and general $1,044,205 · fundraising $56,785

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $513,575 · program services $415,421 · management and general $93,717 · fundraising $4,437

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,085,490 · program services $913,357 · management and general $166,144 · fundraising $5,989

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $397,706 · program services $318,503 · management and general $75,980 · fundraising $3,223

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $127,201 · program services $83,296 · management and general $43,905

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,608 · management and general $31,608

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $4,566,943 · program services $4,566,848 · management and general $95

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $11,396 · management and general $11,396

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,417,480 · program services $7,261,769 · management and general $155,711

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $98,149 · program services $79,340 · management and general $16,295 · fundraising $2,514

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $204,368 · program services $167,968 · management and general $33,208 · fundraising $3,192

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $519,414 · program services $385,855 · management and general $111,299 · fundraising $22,260

  • 17 · Travel

    total $445,112 · program services $443,239 · management and general $1,873

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $591,882 · program services $524,881 · management and general $67,001

  • 20 · Interest

    total $820 · program services $634 · management and general $155 · fundraising $31

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $212,790 · program services $142,557 · management and general $52,458 · fundraising $17,775

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,219 · program services $27,507 · management and general $6,427 · fundraising $1,285

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLIC RELATIONS/MEDIA

    total $11,636,022 · program services $11,636,022

  • 24b · Other expenses: RESEARCH

    total $106,238 · program services $106,238

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $88,311 · program services $69,679 · management and general $18,558 · fundraising $74

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $63,289,964 · end of year $63,019,472

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $170,158 · end of year $77,895

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,110,363 · end of year $2,107,292

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $9,570

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $8,314

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,828 · end of year $1,256

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,961,367 · end of year $6,101,199

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,745,842 · end of year $893,768

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $49,468,242 · end of year $50,332,963

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,035,092 · end of year $946,682

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,286,504 · end of year $19,133,701

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE PASSIONATELY CHAMPION & ADVOCATE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED POLICIES THAT PROTECT CHILDREN, IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAVE THE MOST LIVES.

  • U.S. PROGRAMS: IN THE UNITED STATES, THE ACTION FUND HAS WORKED AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVEL TO PASS TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES THAT REDUCE TOBACCO CONSUMPTION. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE ACTION FUND HAS SOUGHT TO LAUNCH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND POLICY ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKER AWARENESS OF THE HARMS OF TOBACCO AND NICOTINE CONSUMPTION. THESE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL, BUT TOBACCO REMAINS THE LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WE ADVOCATED FOR FUNDING FOR TOBACCO PREVENTION AND TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAMS AS WELL AS EXPANDED INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CESSATION SERVICES; CONTINUED TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S AUTHORITY OVER TOBACCO PRODUCTS. CONT'D IN SCH OAT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, WE PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED STATE-WIDE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO PASS POLICIES THAT REDUCE TOBACCO USE. CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE TAXES ON THESE PRODUCTS TO REDUCE YOUTH USE HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE. A PARTICULAR FOCUS IN THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN OUR WORK TO BAN FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES WHICH ARE AGGRESSIVELY MARKETED TO KIDS BY THE E-CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO INDUSTRIES. OUR WORK HAS SOUGHT TO ADVOCATE FOR THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO USE ITS FULL REGULATORY AUTHORITY TO BAN HARMFUL PRODUCTS AND TO KEEP THEM OFF THE MARKET AND ACCESSIBLE TO KIDS. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE TRACKED THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE FDA, CDC, AND OTHER AGENCIES HAVE THE FUNDING THEY NEED TO IMPLEMENT LIFESAVING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO STOP KIDS FROM SMOKING AND TO HELP ADULT SMOKERS QUIT. THROUGH OUR SPECIAL INITIATIVE, THE GLOBAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INCUBATOR, WE ALSO WORK TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC IN THE UNITED STATES.

    Expenses $23,007,435 · Grants $625,091

  • INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS: THE ACTION FUND WORKS TO SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE. THE ACTION FUND PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN CAMPAIGN DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION, MEDIA ADVOCACY, AND PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKER EDUCATION ABOUT THE HARMS OF TOBACCO AND THE NEED FOR STRONG POLICIES TO DISCOURAGE USE. THESE POLICIES, OUTLINED IN THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL, REPRESENT GLOBAL CONSENSUS ABOUT THE MOST EFFECTIVE POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE TOBACCO CONSUMPTION. THE ACTION FUND PROVIDES EXTENSIVE SUPPORT IN TEN PRIORITY COUNTRIES: BANGLADESH, BRAZIL, CHINA, INDIA, INDONESIA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, CONT'D IN SCH OTURKEY AND UKRAINE WHERE THE LARGEST NUMBERS OF THE WORLD'S SMOKERS RESIDE. SUPPORT INCLUDES STRATEGIC PLANNING, CAMPAIGN IMPLEMENTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA OUTREACH, AND POLICY RESEARCH AND LEGAL DRAFTING ANALYSIS. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH IN-COUNTRY PARTNERS TO BUILD PUBLIC DEMAND AND SUPPORT FOR POLICIES AND TO COUNTER TOBACCO INDUSTRY EFFORTS. THROUGH OUR SPECIAL INITIATIVE, THE GLOBAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INCUBATOR, WE ALSO WORK WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON FOOD AND NUTRITION, ROAD SAFETY, DROWNING PREVENTION, AND A RANGE OF HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING EFFORTS. ONE OF THE LARGER PROGRAMS THIS YEAR WAS OUR WORK TO PROVIDE BUDGET ADVOCACY SUPPORT TO INCREASE COUNTRY LEVEL INVESTMENTS IN VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS TO REACH GLOBAL TARGETS FOR VACCINE COVERAGE FOR KIDS. IN ITS WORK, THE INCUBATOR PROVIDES SIMILAR FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL PARTNERS IN MORE THAN 25 COUNTRIES WHERE THE HEALTH BURDEN FROM THESE ISSUES HAVE LED TO PREVENTABLE DEATHS AND DISEASE.

    Expenses $19,320,441 · Grants $8,480,487

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Matthew Myers

    PRESIDENT (THRU 12/31/2023)

    Total calculated
    $290,174
    From this org
    $105,670
    From related orgs
    $133,985
    Other
    $50,519
    Hours/week
    18 + 22 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $102,727 + $130,253 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,943 + $3,732 related
    Deferred
    $9,464 + $11,999 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,403 + $16,996 related
    Filer's total
    $128,537 + $162,980 related
  • Yolonda Richardson

    PRESIDENT & CEO, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $441,941
    From this org
    $84,861
    From related orgs
    $288,902
    Other
    $68,178
    Hours/week
    9 + 31 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $84,232 + $286,759 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $629 + $2,143 related
    Deferred
    $6,743 + $22,957 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,046 + $30,797 related
    Filer's total
    $100,650 + $342,656 related
  • William D Novelli

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Christopher Conley

    FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Beverly May

    DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Eileen Howard Boone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dr Bechara Choucair MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Michael Moore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Patrice A Harris MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Lisa A Lacasse

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Agamroop Kaur

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Nancy Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Tim Riester

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Melissa Schulman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jonah Shacknai

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Doug Ulman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dj Yearwood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jacqueline Bolt

    VP, FINANCE & ADMIN., TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $306,283
    From this org
    $116,748
    From related orgs
    $149,370
    Other
    $40,165
    Hours/week
    18 + 22 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,227 + $148,704 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $521 + $666 related
    Deferred
    $10,672 + $13,654 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,571 + $10,963 related
    Filer's total
    $135,991 + $173,987 related
  • Vincent Willmore

    VP, COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $299,819
    From this org
    $107,214
    From related orgs
    $155,954
    Other
    $36,651
    Hours/week
    16 + 24 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $106,472 + $154,875 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $742 + $1,079 related
    Deferred
    $9,330 + $13,572 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,319 + $9,195 related
    Filer's total
    $122,863 + $178,721 related
  • Daniel McGoldrick

    VP - BI INCUBATOR/OBESITY

    Total calculated
    $323,654
    From this org
    $80,856
    From related orgs
    $188,766
    Other
    $54,032
    Hours/week
    12 + 28 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $79,256 + $185,032 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,600 + $3,734 related
    Deferred
    $7,295 + $17,031 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,360 + $21,851 related
    Filer's total
    $97,511 + $227,648 related
  • Anne Ford

    VP, FEDERAL RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $300,583
    From this org
    $111,739
    From related orgs
    $136,671
    Other
    $52,173
    Hours/week
    18 + 22 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $110,492 + $135,146 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,247 + $1,525 related
    Deferred
    $10,175 + $12,446 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,906 + $17,011 related
    Filer's total
    $135,820 + $166,128 related
  • Kimberly Amazeen

    VP, DEVEL. & STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

    Total calculated
    $274,367
    From this org
    $24,208
    From related orgs
    $200,963
    Other
    $49,196
    Hours/week
    4 + 36 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $24,104 + $200,101 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $104 + $862 related
    Deferred
    $2,095 + $17,395 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,342 + $27,731 related
    Filer's total
    $29,645 + $246,089 related
  • Annie Tegan

    VP, STATE ISSUES

    Total calculated
    $236,557
    From this org
    $88,531
    From related orgs
    $89,781
    Other
    $58,245
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $88,094 + $89,337 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $437 + $444 related
    Deferred
    $8,300 + $8,417 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,043 + $21,339 related
    Filer's total
    $117,874 + $119,537 related
  • John Bowman

    EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $281,280
    From this org
    $120,487
    From related orgs
    $125,684
    Other
    $35,109
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,186 + $124,328 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,301 + $1,356 related
    Deferred
    $10,863 + $11,331 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,899 + $8,238 related
    Filer's total
    $139,249 + $145,253 related
  • Patricia Sosa

    DIR, LATIN AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $278,787
    From this org
    $48,798
    From related orgs
    $183,679
    Other
    $46,310
    Hours/week
    9 + 31 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $48,216 + $181,489 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $582 + $2,190 related
    Deferred
    $4,454 + $16,765 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,787 + $21,787 related
    Filer's total
    $59,039 + $222,231 related
  • Pamela Coffey

    DIR, INTERNATIONAL GRANTS

    Total calculated
    $267,468
    From this org
    $156,381
    From related orgs
    $66,342
    Other
    $44,745
    Hours/week
    28 + 12 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,113 + $65,804 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,268 + $538 related
    Deferred
    $14,256 + $6,048 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,388 + $7,800 related
    Filer's total
    $189,025 + $80,190 related
  • Vandana Agarwal

    REGIONAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $280,492
    From this org
    $45,199
    From related orgs
    $190,039
    Other
    $45,254
    Hours/week
    8 + 32 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $45,013 + $189,259 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $186 + $780 related
    Deferred
    $4,109 + $17,272 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,850 + $20,388 related
    Filer's total
    $54,158 + $227,699 related
  • Stephanie Porter

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $254,049
    From this org
    $111,190
    From related orgs
    $119,515
    Other
    $23,344
    Hours/week
    19 + 21 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $110,988 + $119,297 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $202 + $218 related
    Deferred
    $10,036 + $10,788 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,872 + $2,013 related
    Filer's total
    $123,098 + $132,316 related
  • Dennis Henigan

    VP-LEGAL REG AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $281,357
    From this org
    $37,190
    From related orgs
    $182,769
    Other
    $61,398
    Hours/week
    7 + 33 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $35,728 + $175,579 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,462 + $7,190 related
    Deferred
    $3,359 + $16,511 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,409 + $36,416 related
    Filer's total
    $47,958 + $235,696 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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD WHO WORK AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND ARE FAMILIAR WITH COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS. THE BOARD EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT ANNUALLY AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON SALARY INCREASES BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND THE AVERAGE RATE OF INFLATION. COMPENSATION IS CONSIDERED AND APPROVED IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PERIODICALLY, HR REVIEWS COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND STAFF TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATIONS ARE IN LINE WITH SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

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

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
2023
Filed
13 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500489349300820

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