ACTION NOW INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
ACTION NOW INC (EIN 45-4083809)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-05-11
IRS object ID
202111319349201336
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-05-11T11:42:46-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN911194016PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLARK NUBER PSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110900 NE 4TH ST STE 1400AddressLine1Txt
CityBELLEVUECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454083809EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACTION NOW INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlACTIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7135541349PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11717 WEST LOOP SOUTH NO 1800AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELIZABETH BANKSPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7135541936PhoneNum
Signature2021-05-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstELIZABETHPersonFirstNm
Person LastBANKSPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER BECKER HARRISPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00183358PTIN
Phone4254544919PhoneNum
Preparation2021-05-06PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting OtherMODIFIED CASHMethodOfAccountingOtherDesc
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$188GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Investment Income$188InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$188TotalRevenueAmt
Other Expenses Total$8,693OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$8,693TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$8,505ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$68,488NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$59,983NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,488BOYAmt
EOY$59,983EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,488BOYAmt
EOY$59,983EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,488BOYAmt
EOY$59,983EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeACTION NOW, INC. IS A PHILANTHROPY DEDICATED TO TACKLING SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE INVEST IN SUSTAINABLE CHANGE, BUILDING IT FROM THE GROUND UP BASED ON RESEARCH, DEEP THINKING, AND A STRONG FOUNDATION OF EVIDENCE. WE DRIVE PUBLIC CONVERSATION, CRAFT POLICY, AND INSPIRE ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomACTION NOW, INC. IS A PHILANTHROPY DEDICATED TO TACKLING SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE INVEST IN SUSTAINABLE CHANGE, BUILDING IT FROM THE GROUND UP BASED ON RESEARCH, DEEP THINKING, AND A STRONG FOUNDATION OF EVIDENCE. WE DRIVE PUBLIC CONVERSATION, CRAFT POLICY, AND INSPIRE ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$0ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JOHN ARNOLD
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
LAURA ARNOLD
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
KELLI RHEE
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT & CEO1.00$0$0$0
ROXANNE ALMARAZ
SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0
ELIZABETH BANKS
TREASURER/DIRECTOR EFF. 12/8/201.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptYes (1)ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELIZABETH BANKSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11717 WEST LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1800AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7135541349PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: DIVIDENDS. AMOUNT: 188.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTING FEES. AMOUNT: 8,355. DESCRIPTION: CONSULTING FEES. AMOUNT: 338. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 8,693.
FORM 990-EZ, HEADER ITEM GPRIOR TO 2019, THE ORGANIZATION USED THE CASH METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR ITS RECORDS. IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION ADJUSTED ITS RECORDS TO THE MODIFIED CASH METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. THE CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING METHOD DID NOT CREATE A CODE SEC. 481 ADJUSTMENT OR OTHERWISE AFFECT PRIOR YEAR NET INCOME.
FORM 990-EZ, PART V, LINE 34THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS WERE AMENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1) CHANGE IN DISSOLUTION PROCESS 2) CHANGE IN COMPOSITION OF BOARD MEMBERS

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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