Center For American Progress Action Fund

Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since Jan. 2004
EIN: 30-0192708

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(4) Civic leagues, social welfare organizations and local associations of employees, created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes.

Category: Public, Society Benefit — Multipurpose and Other / Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Revenue

$9.42M (2023)

Expenses

$10.6M (2023)

Total Assets

$6.34M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$3.76M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2010 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$9,423,724

Expenses

$10,569,439

Net Income

-$1,145,715

Net Assets

$2,581,739

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$9,317,702	98.9%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$104,202	1.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,820	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$399,919	3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,055,351	38.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,343,066
Total Liabilities	$3,761,327
Net Assets	$2,581,739

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Navin Nayak (President & Executive Director)	$212,656	$0	$38,557
Laura Rodriguez (Vp, Government Affairs)	$141,114	$0	$7,419
Alex Wall Thru 92123 (Svp, Digital Communications)	$119,416	$0	$10,917
Ellie Langford (Sr. Dir.,Strategic Prtnrshps.)	$103,611	$0	$28,703
Joel Maysonet (Director, Vid., Digital Advoc.)	$101,268	$0	$13,650
Patrick Gaspard (Ceo And Director)	$32,910	$0	$4,934
Deanna Nesburg As Of 323 (Cfo & Treasurer)	$31,020	$0	$3,771
Rozina Kiflom As Of 92623 (Deputy Gc & Secretary)	$25,615	$0	$2,725
Gypsy Moore323 Th Ru 92623 (Svp, Gen. Counsel & Secretary)	$23,584	$0	$5,429
Kevin Toruno Thru 2102023 (Cfo And Treasurer)	$17,862	$0	$855
Wendy Abrams Thru 112923 (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Phil Angelides (Director)	$0	$0	$0
George Hanley (Director (As Of 12/22/23))	$0	$0	$0
Christie Hefner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dan Pfeiffer (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 11, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$9,212,661

Expenses

$10,830,961

Net Income

-$1,618,300

Net Assets

$3,727,454

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$9,174,956	99.6%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$29,280	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$8,425	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$402,449	3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,058,107	37.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,505,040
Total Liabilities	$777,586
Net Assets	$3,727,454

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Navin Nayak (President & Executive Director)	$245,210	$0	$19,591
Laura Rodriguez (Vp, Government Affairs)	$160,826	$0	$9,631
Alex Wall (Vp, Digital Communications)	$135,781	$0	$8,317
Will Ragland (Senior Director, Research)	$126,352	$0	$25,945
Lauren Santa Cruz (Sr. Director, Digital Creative)	$121,349	$0	$18,496
Peter Gordon (Director Of Federal Affairs)	$114,237	$0	$22,209
Patrick Gaspard (Ceo And Director)	$33,808	$0	$3,043
Kevin Toruno (Cfo And Treasurer)	$30,968	$0	$2,323
Rozina Kiflom As Of 81222 (Deputy Gc, Corporate Sec)	$21,164	$0	$1,048
Alex Demots Thru 8422 (Svp, Gen. Counsel & Secretary)	$17,642	$0	$1,540
Wendy Abrams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Phil Angelides (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Edelman Thru 12522 (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Judith Feder Thru 2522 (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Christie Hefner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dan Pfeiffer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Podesta Thru 9222 (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Rosen Thru 62122 (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Rosenbaum Thru 12522 (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$12,854,526

Expenses

$13,604,256

Net Income

-$749,730

Net Assets

$5,345,754

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$12,848,683	100.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$442	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$5,401	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$415,337	3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,447,854	32.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,490,835
Total Liabilities	$145,081
Net Assets	$5,345,754

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Navin Nayak (President & Executive Director)	$240,946	$0	$39,183
Laura Rodriguez (Vp, Government Affairs)	$159,997	$0	$8,417
Alex Wall (Vp, Digital Communications)	$156,224	$0	$14,676
Shayna Cherry (Dir., State & Local Govt. Affa)	$127,545	$0	$26,251
Jesse Lee (Senior Advisor)	$124,515	$0	$21,924
Lauren Santa Cruz (Sr. Director, Digital Creative)	$116,195	$0	$18,545
Gordon Gray (Treasurer & Dir. (Thru 10/21))	$55,991	$0	$4,880
Alex Demots (Svp, Gen. Counsel & Secretary)	$29,551	$0	$5,169
Deborah Holston (Interim Cfo Thru 10/21 & Vp Fi)	$26,591	$0	$3,308
Kevin Toruno (Cfo And Treasurer)	$8,414	$0	$559
Patrick Gaspard (Ceo And Director)	$715	$0	$28
Neera Tanden (Ceo And Director (Thru 5/21))	$0	$0	$0
Scott Nathan (Director & Chair (Thru 8/21))	$0	$0	$0
Wendy Abrams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Phil Angelides (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Edelman (Dir. & Audit Committee Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Judith Feder (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Christie Hefner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Orin Kramer (Director (Thru 3/21))	$0	$0	$0
Dan Pfeiffer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Podesta (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Raymar (Director (Thru 12/21))	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Rosen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Rosenbaum (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 24, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$27,270,734

Expenses

$27,269,946

Net Income

$788

Net Assets

$6,095,484

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$27,225,741	99.8%
Program Services	$8,782	0.0%
Investment Income	$6,861	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$29,350	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$342,049	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$5,533,360	20.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,643,102
Total Liabilities	$547,618
Net Assets	$6,095,484

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Navin Nayak (Executive Director)	$236,885	$0	$37,007
Alex Wall (Vice President)	$153,223	$0	$15,070
Jesse Lee (Senior Advisor)	$142,247	$0	$7,013
William Ragland (Senior Director)	$125,011	$0	$26,151
Brent Woolfork (Director)	$122,642	$0	$26,197
Lia Parada (Director, Government Affairs)	$117,611	$0	$22,884
Shane Bateman Svp Finance (And Admin; Cfo Until 12/2020)	$41,212	$0	$5,033
Neera Tanden (Director, Chief Executive Officer)	$13,359	$0	$1,849
Alex Demots (Svp, General Counsel And Secretary)	$5,565	$0	$984
Gordon Gray (Treasurer)	$142	$0	$13
Scott Nathan (Director And Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Wendy Abrams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Phil Angelides (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Edelman (Director And Audit Committee Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Judith Feder (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Christie Hefner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harold Ickes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ron Klain (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Orin Kramer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dan Pfeiffer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Podesta (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Raymar (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Rosen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Rosenbaum (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Sept. 17, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$16,612,721

Expenses

$12,183,575

Net Income

$4,429,146

Net Assets

$6,095,484

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$16,136,911	97.1%
Program Services	$41,595	0.3%
Investment Income	$4,523	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$100	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$429,592	2.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$495,757	4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$6,000	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$5,148,671	42.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,252,006
Total Liabilities	$156,522
Net Assets	$6,095,484

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Navin Nayak (Executive Director)	$191,946	$0	$27,576
Miguel Rodriguez (Svp, Government Affairs)	$173,936	$0	$16,913
Jodi Enda (Senior Fellow)	$138,462	$0	$16,470
Joseph Romm (Senior Fellow)	$130,537	$0	$12,427
Max A Bergmann (Sr Strategic Adv & Rapid Resp Dir)	$126,036	$0	$21,433
Brent Woolfork (Director)	$119,099	$0	$9,093
Lee Jesse (Sr Advisor)	$115,123	$0	$19,814
Shane Bateman (Svp, Finance And Admin; Cfo)	$36,324	$0	$4,250
Neera Tanden (Director, Chief Executive Officer)	$28,446	$0	$3,930
Alex Demots (Svp, General Counsel And Secretary)	$9,519	$0	$1,666
Gordon Gray (Treasurer)	$1,149	$0	$101
Scott Nathan (Director And Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Wendy Abrams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Edelman (Director And Audit Committee Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Judith Feder (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Christie Hefner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harold Ickes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ron Klain (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Orin Kramer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dan Pfeiffer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Podesta (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Raymar (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Rosen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Rosenbaum (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 9, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$9,138,674

Expenses

$11,361,133

Net Income

-$2,222,459

Net Assets

$1,694,760

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$8,186,904	89.6%
Program Services	$250,000	2.7%
Investment Income	$8,595	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$106	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$2,550	0.0%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$690,519	7.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$536,773	4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$24,000	0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$6,140,035	54.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,561,867
Total Liabilities	$2,867,107
Net Assets	$1,694,760

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Navin Nayak (Executive Director)	$189,097	$0	$34,239
Miguel Rodriguez (Svp, Government Affairs)	$183,641	$0	$17,471
Judd Legum (Svp, Editor In Chief)	$162,995	$0	$27,286
Diana Pilipenko (Senior Fellow)	$142,751	$0	$14,651
Samuel Fulwood (Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser)	$138,033	$0	$19,509
Max A Bergmann (Sr Strategic Adv & Rapid Resp Dir)	$127,743	$0	$21,826
Joseph Romm (Senior Fellow)	$127,444	$0	$14,909
Shane Bateman (Svp, Finance And Administration; Cfo)	$46,799	$0	$5,971
Alex Demots (Svp, General Counsel And Secretary)	$38,426	$0	$7,299
Neera Tanden (Director, Chief Executive Officer)	$9,609	$0	$1,779
Gordon Gray (Treasurer)	$2,245	$0	$197
Wendy Abrams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Burger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Edelman (Director And Audit Committee Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Judith Feder (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Christie Hefner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harold Ickes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ron Klain (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Orin Kramer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dan Pfeiffer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Raymar (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Rosen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Rosenbaum (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Sept. 20, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$9,035,473

Expenses

$9,302,420

Net Income

-$266,947

Net Assets

$3,920,608

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$7,639,471	84.5%
Program Services	$250,000	2.8%
Investment Income	$1,490	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$110	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$52,541
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,196,943	13.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$125,753	1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$5,589,449	60.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,318,716
Total Liabilities	$1,398,108
Net Assets	$3,920,608

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Judd Legum (Svp, Editor In Chief)	$177,748	$0	$25,112
Joseph Romm (Senior Fellow)	$152,527	$0	$14,985
David Madland (Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser)	$150,268	$0	$21,333
Adam Jentleson (Sr Strategic Adv & Rapid Resp Dir)	$118,870	$0	$16,089
Michael Sozan (Svp, Government Affairs)	$115,279	$0	$12,964
Shane Bateman (Svp, Finance And Administration; Cfo)	$37,792	$0	$4,473
Jennifer M Palmieri (President)	$34,644	$0	$61
Alex Demots (Svp, General Counsel And Secretary)	$34,326	$0	$4,420
Neera Tanden (Director, Chief Executive Officer)	$8,471	$0	$1,147
Gordon Gray (Coo, Treasurer As Of 09/2017)	$408	$0	$11
Wendy Abrams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Burger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Edelman (Director And Audit Committee Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Judith Feder (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Christie Hefner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harold Ickes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ron Klain (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Orin Kramer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dan Pfeiffer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Raymar (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Rosen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Rosenbaum (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 21, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$7,751,090

Expenses

$8,240,074

Net Income

-$488,984

Net Assets

$4,225,946

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$6,489,280	83.7%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$71	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$215	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$52,259
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,313,783	16.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$100,234	1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$211	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,760,645	57.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,490,859
Total Liabilities	$1,264,913
Net Assets	$4,225,946

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Judd Legum (Svp, Editor In Chief)	$177,623	$0	$23,578
Michael Sozan (Svp, Government Affairs)	$166,356	$0	$19,886
Joseph Romm (Senior Fellow)	$157,926	$0	$14,698
David Madland (Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser)	$117,874	$0	$15,494
Pat Collier (Director, Government Affairs)	$103,797	$0	$11,747
Alex Demots (General Counsel And Secretary)	$23,570	$0	$3,883
Neera Tanden (Director/President)	$22,479	$0	$2,992
Shane Bateman (Svp, Cfo As Of 05/2016)	$15,962	$0	$2,680
Carmel Martin (Evp And Treasurer)	$14,457	$0	$2,025
Torey Carter Conneen (Svp, Cfo Until 05/2016)	$11,023	$0	$1,163
Wendy Abrams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Burger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Edelman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Judith Feder (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Christie Hefner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harold Ickes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ron Klain (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Molly Mcusic (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Rosen (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 3, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$8,526,740

Expenses

$7,693,829

Net Income

$832,911

Net Assets

$4,735,508

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$7,263,740	85.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$72	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$63,384
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,326,312	15.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$176,715	2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$37,000	0.5%
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,258,817	55.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,659,651
Total Liabilities	$2,924,143
Net Assets	$4,735,508

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Judd Legum (Vp, Communications & Editor In Chief)	$176,334	$0	$23,339
Joseph Romm (Senior Fellow)	$163,905	$0	$11,044
Michael Sozan (Svp, Government Affairs)	$146,974	$0	$12,774
David Madland (Director, American Worker Project)	$107,480	$0	$13,790
Pat Collier (Associate Director, Gov't Affairs)	$105,236	$0	$11,416
Torey Carter Conneen (Svp, Chief Financial Officer)	$30,606	$0	$3,246
Ted Strickland (President Until 02/2015)	$27,743	$0	$2,563
Neera Tanden (Director/President)	$27,435	$0	$2,985
Deborah Holston (Acting Svp, Finance Until 02/2015)	$27,302	$0	$2,257
Alex Demots (General Counsel And Secretary)	$27,129	$0	$3,648
Deborah L Fine (Svp, General Counsel & Sec.)	$12,179	$0	$1,319
Carmel Martin (Treasurer)	$7,317	$0	$990
Wendy Abrams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Burger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Edelman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Judith Feder (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Christie Hefner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harold Ickes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ron Klain (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Molly Mcusic (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Rosen (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 12, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$6,455,380

Expenses

$7,678,925

Net Income

-$1,223,545

Net Assets

$3,902,597

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$5,598,583	86.7%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$73	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$24,895
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$881,619	13.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$356,700	4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$11,000	0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,270,128	55.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,252,523
Total Liabilities	$1,349,926
Net Assets	$3,902,597

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Judd Legum (Vp, Communications & Editor In Chief)	$164,731	$0	$21,776
Joseph Romm (Senior Fellow)	$154,708	$0	$9,047
Ted Strickland (President (As Of 04/2014))	$142,580	$0	$13,623
Tom Perriello (President & Chief Executive Officer)	$43,611	$0	$4,482
Deborah L Fine (Svp, General Counsel & Secretary)	$36,250	$0	$3,988
Joseph W Smolskis (Cfo & Treasurer (Until 08/2014))	$29,199	$0	$2,627
Deborah Holston (Acting Svp, Finance)	$27,913	$0	$2,342
Neera Tanden (Director/Counselor)	$22,784	$0	$2,943
Arkadi Gerney (Svp, Campaigns & Strategies)	$17,342	$0	$2,770
Carmel Martin (Treasurer)	$3,738	$0	$507
John Podesta (Chair & Director (Until 01/2014))	$0	$0	$0
Wendy Abrams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Burger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Edelman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Judith Feder (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Christie Hefner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harold Ickes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Broderick Johnson (Director (Until 02/2014))	$0	$0	$0
Ron Klain (Director (Until 10/2014))	$0	$0	$0
Molly Mcusic (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Rosen (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 11, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$6,880,760

Expenses

$6,872,566

Net Income

$8,194

Net Assets

$5,601,300

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$6,824,087	99.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$87	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$21,323
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$77,909	1.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$266,183	3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,931,460	57.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$8,224,674
Total Liabilities	$2,623,374
Net Assets	$5,601,300

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Judd Legum (Vp, Communications & Editor In Chief)	$155,000	$0	$16,499
Joseph Romm (Senior Fellow)	$150,320	$0	$8,797
Tom Perriello (President)	$135,730	$0	$15,416
Tamara Fucile (Vp, Government Affairs)	$109,588	$0	$14,790
David Madland (Managing Director, Economic Policy)	$103,562	$0	$12,448
Joseph W Smolskis (Cfo & Treasurer)	$44,191	$0	$3,963
Deborah Fine (Secretary & General Counsel)	$34,344	$0	$3,720
John Podesta (Chair & Director)	$28,218	$0	$601
Wendy Abrams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Burger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Edelman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Judith Feder (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Christie Hefner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harold Ickes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Broderick Johnson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ron Klain (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Molly Mcusic (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Rosen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Daniel Zingale (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 5, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$6,468,781

Expenses

$6,763,488

Net Income

-$294,707

Net Assets

$5,593,106

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$6,176,307	95.5%
Program Services	$123,050	1.9%
Investment Income	$260	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$32,573
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$201,737	3.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$360,494	5.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,484,553	51.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,518,990
Total Liabilities	$925,884
Net Assets	$5,593,106

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$6,872,955

Expenses

$6,478,924

Net Income

$394,031

Net Assets

$5,887,813

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$6,795,019	98.9%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$317	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$32,790
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$110,409	1.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$395,138	6.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$39,250	0.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,464,326	53.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,052,655
Total Liabilities	$164,842
Net Assets	$5,887,813

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Revenue

$9,490,903

Expenses

$7,999,512

Net Income

$1,491,391

Net Assets

$5,493,782

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$9,358,653	98.6%
Program Services	$93,282	1.0%
Investment Income	$677	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$69,398
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$107,689	1.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$276,159	3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$295,604	3.7%
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,374,744	42.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,683,067
Total Liabilities	$189,285
Net Assets	$5,493,782

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

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Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $9.42M (2023)

Expenses $10.6M (2023)

Total Assets $6.34M (2023)

Total Liabilities $3.76M (2023)

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$9.42M (2023)

Expenses

$10.6M (2023)

Total Assets

$6.34M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$3.76M (2023)

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