FUTURE FORWARD USA ACTION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
FUTURE FORWARD USA ACTION (EIN 82-4170762)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202313199349328831
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (29 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
1Hood Power
460 Melwood Ave Ste 204PittsburghPA15232851461805501(c)(4)$55,000$0Primary Purpose
Asian American Advocacy Fund
5151 Brook Hollow Ste 250NorcrossGA30071831198242501(c)(4)$55,000$0Primary Purpose
Carolina Federation
PO Box 61113DurhamNC27715830936641501(c)(4)$55,000$0Primary Purpose
Casa In Action
8151 15th AveHyattsvilleMD20783272145405501(c)(4)$55,000$0Primary Purpose
Civic Nation Action
1156 15th St NW Ste 1000WashingtonDC20005861995353501(c)(4)$350,000$0Primary Purpose
Collective Impact Action
611 PA Ave SE Num 143WashingtonDC20003851274205501(c)(4)$80,000$0Primary Purpose
Community Change Action
1536 U St NWWashingtonDC20009270061100501(c)(4)$500,000$0Primary Purpose
FF PAC
611 PA Ave SE Num 143WashingtonDC20003830791921527$11,955,836$0Political
ForwardTN
413B 36th Ave NNashvilleTN37209501382300501(c)(3)$38,000$0Primary Purpose
Generator Collective
319 Lafayett St Unit 310New YorkNY10012843740933501(c)4$50,000$0Primary Purpose
Indivisible Project
200 Mass Ave NW Ste 700WashingtonDC20001814944067501(c)(4)$500,000$0Primary Purpose
Leaders Igniting Transform
PO Box 510500MilwaukeeWI53202823166802501(c)(4)$55,000$0Primary Purpose
Make the Road Action Fund
449 Troutman St Ste CBrooklynNY11216271408443501(c)(4)$55,000$0Primary Purpose
Move Texas Action Fund
14439 NW Military Hwy 108-415San AntonioTX78231463339204501(c)(4)$55,000$0Primary Purpose
National Conf on Citizenship
1920 L St NW Ste 450WashingtonDC20036520698385501(c)(3)$150,000$0Primary Purpose
One Pennsylvania
1414 Brighton RdPittsburghPA15212820714373501(c)(4)$55,000$0Primary Purpose
Our Voice Our Vote AZ
1241 E Washington St Ste 103PhoenixAZ85034823222019501(c)(4)$55,000$0Primary Purpose
Pensylvania Stands Up
15 N Lime StLancasterPA17602832880678501(c)(4)$55,000$0Primary Purpose
Players Philanthropy
1122 Kenilworth Dr Ste 201TowsonMD21204276601178501(c)(3)$75,000$0Primary Purpose
Progressive Turnout Project
121 W Wacker DriveChicagoIL60601474414152527$50,000$0Political
Reproductive Freedom For All
2966 Woodward AveDetroitMI48201874298762501(c)(4)$200,000$0Primary Purpose
Sister District ActionNetwork
340 Lemon Unit 8737WalnutCA91789822112161501(c)(4)$60,000$0Primary Purpose
Texas Freedom Network
PO Box 1624AustinTX78767742736849501(c)(4)$55,000$0Primary Purpose
UltraViolet Action
PO Box 92592WashingtonDC20090475180376501(c)(4)$250,000$0Primary Purpose
Vote Rev Action Fund
611 PA Ave SE Num 143WashingtonDC20003843996441501(c)(4)$10,000$0Primary Purpose
Voter Participation Center
1707 L St NWWashingtonDC20036550889748501(c)(3)$450,000$0Primary Purpose
Wake Up & Vote
2369 N Vermont AveLos AngelesCA90027853973008501(c)(4)$200,000$0Primary Purpose
Way to Win Action Fund
340 S Lemon Ave Unit 1940WalnutCA91789825528039501(c)(4)$500,000$0Primary Purpose
Working Families Power
81 Prospect StBrooklynNY11201204994004501(c)(4)$500,000$0Primary Purpose
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org25TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization maintains signed grant agreements confirming the amounts, grantees' eligibility and selection criteria for all grants.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Brandon Liu
Lead Data Engineer$186,238$4,655$190,893
Chauncey McLean
President$233,462$5,972$239,434
David Shor
Data Engineer$213,523$4,771$218,294
Gaurav Shirole
Treasurer$219,091$5,004$224,095
George Berry
Data Engineer$188,610$5,121$193,731
Jesse Stinebring
Data Engineer$213,118$4,894$218,012
Jon Fromowitz
Secretary$229,645$5,678$235,323
Paul Welle
Data Engineer$207,727$4,301$212,028
Todd Harris
Data Engineer$187,367$6,294$193,661

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
GCJ Research
35% owned by dir$180,775independent contractorfalse
GCJ Research
35% owned by dir$760,000subcontractorfalse
PFB Media
35% owned by dir$178,077independent contractorfalse

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Chauncey McLean and Jon Fromowitz are both minority owners of PFB Media.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bForm 990 is provided to the governing body and outside counsel for review prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cOfficers and Directors are aware of their duty to disclose any financial interests to the organization per our conflict of interest policy, and regularly inform fellow Board members of any transactions in which they have a financial interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aThe independent directors reviewed guidestar compensation survey data for similar positions in similarly sized organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bThe individual who serves as secretary was compensated as an employee of the organization. That compensation was approved after the independent directors reviewed guidestar compensation survey data for similar positions in similarly sized organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND EXEMPTION APPLICATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FF PACBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1611 Pennsylvania Ave SE Num 143AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN830791921EIN
Primary ActivitiesPolitical CommitteePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section527ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FF PAC
b$11,955,836Cash
FF PAC
n$457,590Time Allocation
FF PAC
o$184,732Time Allocation
FF PAC
q$318Cash Value

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