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← PROGRESS GEORGIA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PROGRESS GEORGIA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,193,035
Total expenses
$1,871,973
Contributions and grants received
$1,922,024
Grants paid
$160,000
Program service revenue
$6,000
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$265,011
Total assets, end of year
$962,111
Total liabilities, end of year
$198,832
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$763,279
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,335,028
Management and general expenses
$536,945
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,335,028

Program services were 71.3% 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

    $1,922,024

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $135,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Revenue

    total $6,000 · related or exempt $6,000

  • 11a · Other revenue: Funder Reimbursed Expen

    total $673 · related or exempt $673

  • 11b · Other revenue: Shared Service Reimburs

    total $264,216 · related or exempt $264,216

  • 11c · Other revenue: Credit Card Rewards

    total $122 · unrelated business $122

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $265,011

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $160,000 · program services $160,000

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $16,384 · program services $11,469 · management and general $4,915

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,425 · management and general $33,425

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $169,168 · program services $118,418 · management and general $50,750

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $125,487 · program services $87,841 · management and general $37,646

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,353 · program services $10,047 · management and general $4,306

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $117,712 · program services $82,399 · management and general $35,313

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,631 · program services $14,442 · management and general $6,189

  • 17 · Travel

    total $44,691 · program services $31,283 · management and general $13,408

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $941 · program services $659 · management and general $282

  • 20 · Interest

    total $111 · program services $78 · management and general $33

  • 24a · Other expenses: Leased Employees

    total $1,036,948 · program services $725,864 · management and general $311,084

  • 24b · Other expenses: Digital Products

    total $1,197 · program services $838 · management and general $359

  • 24c · Other expenses: Research and Polling

    total $24,349 · program services $24,349

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $45,180 · program services $31,626 · management and general $13,554

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $61,396 · program services $35,715 · management and general $25,681

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $377,937 · end of year $279,826

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $195,000 · end of year $537,225

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

    $6,608

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

    $6,608

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $28,700 · end of year $145,060

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $65,502 · end of year $159,993

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,417 · end of year $38,839

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $528,718 · end of year $763,279

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Progress Georgia partners with grassroots activists, advocates, and community organizers by using innovative media strategy and digital tools to uplift the voices of people and communities across Georgia to support them in the fight for a better Georgia.

  • Progress Georgia recognized the value of tracking disinformation across various platforms to ensure trusted messages were uplifted when false narratives may have been heightened. Additionally, accountability programs communicated to the general public leaders directly tied to passage of certain policies and implementation of laws. The Peach Pit is a storytelling center that highlights often overlooked stories in areas across the state.

    Expenses $333,757

  • Progress Georgia begins all messaging development by first starting with research (either polling or message testing). To best communicate around public education campaigns, Progress Georgia completes research projects or tests a variety of messages to ensure message saliency and impact.

    Expenses $333,757 · Grants $160,000

  • Progress Georgia wanted to ensure that voters were well-educated about what legislative activities occurred during Georgias 2023 legislative session. The organization did this by communicating via various communications means, such as social media and newsletters. Progress Georgia also endeavored to better understand the states media landscape through a project called The Georgia Truth Project.

    Expenses $333,757

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Krista Brewer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kristal High Taylor

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Irving Zavaleta

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christine White

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tatenda Musapatike

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leslie Small

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ashley Robinson

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501969349302940

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