Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by RUNNING START.

Totals

Total revenue: $1,075,932
Total expenses: $984,327
Contributions and grants received: $1,069,258
Grants paid: $24,450
Program service revenue: $28,685
Investment income: $0
Other revenue: -$22,011
Total assets, end of year: $137,833
Total liabilities, end of year: $40,207
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $97,626
Program services expenses (Part IX): $803,107
Management and general expenses: $98,470
Fundraising expenses: $82,750
Program service expenses (Part III): $803,107

Program services were 81.6% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$311,154
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$0
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$758,104
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$28,655
2a · Program service revenue: High School Program Fees

total $24,685 · related or exempt $24,685 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2b · Program service revenue: Elect Her Program Fees

total $4,000 · related or exempt $4,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
5 · Royalties

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

other assets $0
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

other assets $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
7d · Net gain or loss

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$311,154
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$22,011
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$22,011 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$22,011
9a · Gaming: gross income

$0
9b · Gaming: direct expenses

$0
9c · Net income from gaming

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$0
10b · Cost of goods sold

$0
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $7,500 · program services $7,500
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $16,950 · program services $16,950
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $0
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0 · program services $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $257,772 · program services $206,218 · management and general $25,777 · fundraising $25,777
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $362,211 · program services $289,769 · management and general $36,221 · fundraising $36,221
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $19,386 · program services $15,508 · management and general $1,939 · fundraising $1,939
9 · Other employee benefits

total $15,319 · program services $12,255 · management and general $1,532 · fundraising $1,532
10 · Payroll taxes

total $72,786 · program services $58,228 · management and general $7,279 · fundraising $7,279
11a · Fees: management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $15,720 · management and general $15,720
11c · Fees: accounting

total $11,701 · program services $9,361 · management and general $1,170 · fundraising $1,170
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11f · Fees: investment management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $0
13 · Office expenses

total $19,914 · program services $15,932 · management and general $1,991 · fundraising $1,991
14 · Information technology

total $17,921 · program services $14,337 · management and general $1,792 · fundraising $1,792
15 · Royalties

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
16 · Occupancy

total $39,681 · program services $31,745 · management and general $3,968 · fundraising $3,968
17 · Travel

total $42,133 · program services $42,133 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
20 · Interest

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $10,809 · program services $8,647 · management and general $1,081 · fundraising $1,081
24e · All other expenses

total $74,524 · program services $74,524 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $64,002 · end of year $28,478
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $35,523 · end of year $5,496
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $15,500 · end of year $97,500
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $18,075 · end of year $6,359
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $54,543 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $10,852 · end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $10,415 · end of year $5,207
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $7,500
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $97,200 · end of year $27,500
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $90,880 · end of year $97,626
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Running Start trains young women to run for political office - giving them the confidence, capabilities, and connections they need to run, win, and lead!

Activities or mission (Part I)

Running Start is a nonpartisan nonprofit that trains young women to run for political office.

High School Program - Running Start's High School Program was traditionally a weeklong in-person program in Washington, DC. During the pandemic, the program has been a month-long virtual program. In both formats, 50-80 participants learn leadership and campaign skills from 100+ speakers, trainers and Members of Congress while working with a team on a campaign simulation. 90% of High School Program alums said their training gave them confidence to believe that they would be qualified to run for office in the future. Notable High School Program alum Abrar Omeish (D) became the youngest-ever elected official in Virginia and one of the first Muslim women elected in Virginia. She serves on the Fairfax County School Board.

Expenses $172,898 · Revenue $90,187
Elect Her - Elect Her is a daylong training for college women on how to run for student government and beyond. It is held in person and virtually. 88% of Elect Her alums who ran for office reported that their training informed their campaign strategy. Each year, 50 Elect Her trainings are held around the country. Since 2009 500+ Elect Her trainings have been held, in 43 states and 9 countries, with 168+ partners, for 17,500+ participants. Notable Elect Her alum Allyson Carpenter (I) became the youngest-ever elected official in Washington, DC as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner. She was later elected student body president at Howard University.

Expenses $165,686 · Revenue $28,716
Congressional Fellowship - The Congressional Fellowship includes a semester-long internship with a woman in Congress, free fully furnished group housing on Capitol Hill, a living stipend, and travel to and from Washington, DC. Participants practice real-world campaign skills through a campaign simulation and get weekly training on how to run for office from mentors and alums. 85% of fellowship alums say their training helped them believe that they can speak about important issues on behalf of others. With Walmart's partnership, Running Start has trained 153 Congressional Fellows who have been placed in the offices of 85+ women in Congress. Notable Congressional Fellowship alum Avery Bourne (R) is the youngest-ever elected official in Illinois. She represents the 95th district in the state legislature and recently ran for Lieutenant Governor.

Expenses $238,359 · Grants $16,950 · Revenue $246,667
Alum / Mentor programming - Since 2007, Running Start has given 25,000+ young women the confidence, capabilities and connections they need to run and win. 90% of our participants who run for office win and 99% would recommend Running Start to a friend. Running Start alums are diverse - 47% are women of color, 28% are first generation college students, 28% identify as LGBTQIA+, 6.5% are persons with disabilities, 12% are low or low-medium income and receive a scholarship if they are attending a program with a fee (although most of the programs are free). Running Start stays connected with alums through a series of 20-30 events and trainings each year, most of which focus on mentorship and network building. Alums also stay connected via Slack and LinkedIn communities. In 2022, Running Start hosted its third-annual HBCU Women Leaders Summit in Washington, DC with partner organization Xceleader. More than 75 HBCU students from around the country attended and received training on how to run for office. Notable alum Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D) is the first woman, the first person of color, and the first millennial to represent Illinois's 14th District in Congress and the youngest Black woman to serve in Congress.

Expenses $226,164 · Grants $7,500 · Revenue $183,260

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

Susannah Wellford

CEO, Founder & Board Member

Total calculated

$150,745

From this org

$126,715

From related orgs

$0

Other

$24,030

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$139,374

Bonus

$1,000

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$10,372

Filer's total

$150,746
Melissa Richmond

Chief Strategy Officer

Total calculated

$107,027

From this org

$102,911

From related orgs

$0

Other

$4,116

Hours/week

40
Tasha Cole

Democractic CoChair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Sabrina Schaeffer

Republic Board CoChair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Angela Baker

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Alethia Jackson

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
LaKeitha Anderson

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Rosemary Becchi

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Nancy Bocskor

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Peter Brown

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Allyson Carpenter

Board Member & Alum

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Charlotte Clymer

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Laura Cox Kaplan

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lawrence Duncan

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Hagir Elawad

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Natalie Farr

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Isaac Fordjour

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Zoe Glas

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Karen Goldmeier Green

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jessica Grounds

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Sohini Gupta

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Nishita Henry

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jessica Hogle

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Poppy MacDonald

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
William Minor

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Pepper Natonski

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Alyse Nelson

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lucinda Robb

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Board Member & Former Member of Congress

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Laura Siegrist

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
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

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

Xceleader

$7,500

Running Start partnered with Xceleader on a day-long training for women at HBCUs on 11/11/2022. Running Start gave a grant to Xcelader, equal to half the sponsorship from BET for this event.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2022
Filed: 15 November 2023
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202343209349300634

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