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Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.42M (2022)

Expenses
$2.53M (2022)

Total Assets
$2.8M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$1.14M (2022)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,424,946
Expenses
$2,532,707
Net Income
-$107,761
Net Assets
$1,665,033
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,990,364
82.1%
Program Services $225,156
9.3%
Investment Income $2,271
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,839
0.1%
Rental Property Income $189,289
7.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $492
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,535
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $84,762
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $669,102
26.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,802,579
Total Liabilities $1,137,546
Net Assets $1,665,033
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joel Bleifuss (Editor & Pub) $84,762 $0 $11,728
Rick Perlstein (President) $0 $0 $0
David Taber (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Dan Dineen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Weaver (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
M Nieves Bolanos (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tobita Chow (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Creighan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Harkin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kraig (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Keisa Reynolds (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steven Saltzman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alex Han (2023 Exec Di) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,770,410
Expenses
$2,745,437
Net Income
$24,973
Net Assets
$1,783,785
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,230,266
80.5%
Program Services $325,678
11.8%
Investment Income $3,651
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,435
0.1%
Rental Property Income $176,797
6.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,693
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $28,890
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $97,860
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $670,477
24.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,903,141
Total Liabilities $1,119,356
Net Assets $1,783,785
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joel Bleifuss (Editor & Pub) $97,860 $0 $42,183
Rick Perlstein (President) $0 $0 $0
David Taber (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Dan Dineen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Weaver (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
M Nieves Bolanos (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tobita Chow (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Creighan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Harkin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anand Jahi (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kraig (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Olsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Keisa Reynolds (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steven Saltzman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stacy Sutton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,719,611
Expenses
$2,443,792
Net Income
$275,819
Net Assets
$1,795,754
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,203,342
81.0%
Program Services $307,429
11.3%
Investment Income $2,351
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $5,171
0.2%
Rental Property Income $173,850
6.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,486
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $25,982
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $97,130
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $669,620
27.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,787,289
Total Liabilities $991,535
Net Assets $1,795,754
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joel Bleifuss (Editor & Pub) $97,130 $0 $31,774
Rick Perlstein (President) $0 $0 $0
David Taber (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Dan Dineen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Weaver (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
M Nieves Bolanos (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tobita Chow (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Creighan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Harkin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anand Jahi (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kraig (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Olsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steven Saltzman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stacy Sutton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,302,835
Expenses
$2,152,100
Net Income
$150,735
Net Assets
$1,587,632
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,915,260
83.2%
Program Services $279,615
12.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $107,960
4.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $629,302
29.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,315,634
Total Liabilities $728,002
Net Assets $1,587,632
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joel Bleifuss (Editor & Pub) $90,805 $0 $27,790
Margaret Rung (President) $0 $0 $0
Rick Perlstein (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
William Weaver (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dan Dineen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
M Nieves Bolanos (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tobita Chow (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Creighan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Harkin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kraig (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
A Paul Olsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Saltzman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David Taber (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Thindwa (Board Memebe) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,043,404
Expenses
$2,220,110
Net Income
-$176,706
Net Assets
$1,593,149
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,691,636
82.8%
Program Services $331,870
16.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,898
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $790,986
35.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,416,753
Total Liabilities $823,604
Net Assets $1,593,149
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Margaret Rung (President) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Myers (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jenny Tomkins (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
James Harkin (Teasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nieves Bolanos (Bod) $0 $0 $0
Dan Dineen (Bod) $0 $0 $0
Brian Johnson (Bod) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kraig (Bod) $0 $0 $0
Paul Olsen (Bod) $0 $0 $0
Steven Saltzman (Bod) $0 $0 $0
David Taber (Bod) $0 $0 $0
James Thindwa (Bod) $0 $0 $0
Joel Bliefuss (Editor And Publisher) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,964,430
Expenses
$2,358,541
Net Income
$605,889
Net Assets
$2,393,530
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,507,260
84.6%
Program Services $441,415
14.9%
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,754
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $85,689
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $431,444
18.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,083,485
Total Liabilities $689,955
Net Assets $2,393,530

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,886,514
Expenses
$1,891,387
Net Income
-$4,873
Net Assets
$1,787,641
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,449,414
76.8%
Program Services $416,653
22.1%
Investment Income $98
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $20,349
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $83,193
4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $430,536
22.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,018,279
Total Liabilities $230,638
Net Assets $1,787,641

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,267,230
Expenses
$1,472,825
Net Income
$1,794,405
Net Assets
$1,774,708
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,999,912
91.8%
Program Services $226,984
6.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $40,334
1.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $722,469
49.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,112,400
Total Liabilities $337,692
Net Assets $1,774,708
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joel Bleifuss (Editor & Pub) $76,065 $0 $0
Alex Lubben (Associate Pu) $32,010 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,509,646
Expenses
$1,394,293
Net Income
$115,353
Net Assets
-$19,697
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,216,108
80.6%
Program Services $254,270
16.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $39,268
2.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $541,625
38.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $278,135
Total Liabilities $297,832
Net Assets -$19,697
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joel Bleifuss (Editor & Pub) $76,133 $0 $0
Rachel Dooley (Art Director) $43,923 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,309,034
Expenses
$1,304,691
Net Income
$4,343
Net Assets
-$135,050
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $896,699
68.5%
Program Services $355,556
27.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $11,534
0.9%
Rental Property Income $45,245
3.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $149,072
11.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $357,166
27.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $136,514
Total Liabilities $271,564
Net Assets -$135,050

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,117,974
Expenses
$1,093,111
Net Income
$24,863
Net Assets
-$139,393
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $796,659
71.3%
Program Services $274,661
24.6%
Investment Income $557
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $11,192
1.0%
Rental Property Income $34,905
3.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $379,715
34.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $190,453
Total Liabilities $329,846
Net Assets -$139,393

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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