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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CSPI ACTION FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,456,146
Total expenses
$2,260,120
Contributions and grants received
$2,409,000
Grants paid
$852,756
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$47,146
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,791,217
Total liabilities, end of year
$378,391
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,412,826
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,204,386
Management and general expenses
$28,174
Fundraising expenses
$27,560
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,204,386

Program services were 97.5% 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

    $2,409,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $47,146 · excluded $47,146

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $852,756 · program services $852,756

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $559,466 · program services $532,634 · management and general $7,966 · fundraising $18,866

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,783 · program services $15,979 · management and general $239 · fundraising $565

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $50,355 · program services $47,940 · management and general $718 · fundraising $1,697

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $44,758 · program services $42,613 · management and general $637 · fundraising $1,508

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,163 · program services $3,609 · management and general $437 · fundraising $117

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,197 · program services $6,161 · management and general $818 · fundraising $218

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $309,655 · program services $309,057 · management and general $472 · fundraising $126

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $111,505 · program services $111,505

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $102,515 · program services $96,010 · management and general $5,119 · fundraising $1,386

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13 · management and general $13

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $53,958 · program services $46,138 · management and general $6,186 · fundraising $1,634

  • 17 · Travel

    total $28,858 · program services $28,916 · management and general -$64 · fundraising $6

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,620 · program services $9,184 · management and general $362 · fundraising $74

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,379 · program services $10,597 · management and general $1,407 · fundraising $375

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $96,139 · program services $91,287 · management and general $3,864 · fundraising $988

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,411,937 · end of year $1,786,082

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,285 · end of year $5,135

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $112,955 · end of year $14,885

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $87,467 · end of year $24,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $339,506

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,216,800 · end of year $1,412,826

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

IDENTIFYING AND PASSING POLICIES AIMED AT INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD, SUPPORTING HEALTHY FOOD AND BEVERAGE CHOICES, AND ENSURING A HEALTHY DIET FOR PEOPLE ACROSS DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADVOCATING FOR GOVERNMENT POLICIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY DIETS, PREVENT DECEPTIVE MARKETING PRACTICES, AND ENSURE THAT SCIENCE IS USED TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC GOOD.

  • CSPI ACTION FUND JOINTLY ADMINISTERS A GRANTMAKING PROGRAM WITH CSPI TO LEAD A NATIONAL ADVOCACY INITIATIVE TO SECURE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICIES THAT IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PROVIDE INNOVATIVE MODELS THAT CAN BE REPLICATED AND SCALED.

    Expenses $2,204,386 · Grants $852,756

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • PHYLLIS R LANTOS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.25 related

  • WILLIAM CORR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.25 related

  • SUZANNE HESS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.25 related

  • GIRIDHAR MALLYA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.25 related

  • MICHAEL A NUTTER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.25 related

  • JANE SCHMITZ

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.25 related

  • WILLIAM SCHULTZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.25 related

  • LYNN SILVER CHALFIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.25 related

  • ROBIN CAIOLA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.25 related

  • SUSHMA PALMER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.25 related

  • JAMES SULLIVAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.25 related

  • PETER LURIE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $291,719
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $282,165
    Other
    $9,554
    Hours/week
    2 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $282,165 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,430 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,124 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $291,719 related

  • MONICA WILSON

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $139,580
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $134,170
    Other
    $5,410
    Hours/week
    2 + 40 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

  • INTERFAITH PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK

    $330,620

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORK IN SUPPORT OF NUTRIENT WARNING LABEL AND FOOD MARKETING POLICY CAMPAIGNS IN NEW YORK

  • THE CENTER FOR BLACK HEALTH & EQUITY

    $150,000

    CAMPAIGN FOR PASSAGE OF A RESTAURANT MENU SODIUM DISCLOSURE POLICY IN CLEVELAND, OHIO

  • COMMUNITY FOOD ADVOCATES

    $90,000

    CAMPAIGNS FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL AND VALUES-ALIGNED FOOD PURCHASING IN NYS

  • BAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES

    $83,000

    DEVELOP THE POWER OF YOUTH ADVOCATES TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND MAKE POLICY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE FOOD RETAIL LANDSCAPE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA IN CALIFORNIA

  • PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE ASSOCIATES

    $42,750

    STOCKTON HEALTHY OPTIONS AT CHECKOUT

  • KEEP YOUR FAITH CORPORATION

    $40,000

    CAMPAIGN FOR A DEDICATED LINE ITEM OF $300,000 IN THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE BUDGET FOR THE SNAP STRETCH PROGRAM

  • RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE

    $31,500

    CAMPAIGN FOR PASSAGE OF A COMPREHENSIVE RESTAURANT KIDS' MEALS NUTRITION POLICY FOR THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

  • MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER

    $30,000

    INTRODUCE, AND LATER PASS, GOOD FOOD PROCUREMENT LEGISLATION IN ILLINOIS THAT APPLIES TO ALL FOOD-PURCHASING STATE AGENCIES

  • UNITED PARENTS AND STUDENTS

    $13,500

    CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING IN CITY AND COUNTY POLICY AND THE OPENING OF ADDITIONAL GROCERY STORE LOCATIONS TO SUPPORT INCREASED FOOD ACCESS IN LOS ANGELES COMMUNITIES

  • MISSION EDGE SAN DIEGO

    $11,925

    CHANGE THE PROCUREMENT PRACTICES, NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, MEAL SERVICE AND PREPARATION FOR THOSE WITHIN INCARCERATED SPACES AND THOSE RECENTLY RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION

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

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
23 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541139349302159

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