ACCELERATE ACTION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ACCELERATE ACTION INC (EIN 82-3399959)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-15
IRS object ID
202621359349313037
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-15T15:40:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1MERCADIEN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 7648AddressLine1Txt
CityPRINCETONCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP085437648ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN823399959EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ACCELERATE ACTION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlACCEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172924805PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1294 WASHINGTON STREET 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEMILY RUSCHPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD TREASURER, SECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone6177474401PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonTYLER M MARCOCCI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02191297PTIN
Phone6096899700PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerEMILY RUSCHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1294 WASHINGTON STREET 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$21,025,515GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressHTTPS://ACCELERATEACTION.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2017FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionEDUCATING THE PUBLIC, AND ESPECIALLY MINORITY AND UNDERPRIVILEGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ON A RANGE OF PUBLIC INTEREST ISSUES INCLUDING ECONOMIC EQUALITY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HEALTHCARE, THE ENVIRONMENT, IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, AND DEMOCRACY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body3VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent3VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee114TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers3TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,988,383PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$20,101,616CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$171,905PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$187,865CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,027,712PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$724,327CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$42PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$11,707CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,188,042PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$21,025,515CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,144,226PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,819,983CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,074,092PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,403,901CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$375CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$100,255CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,536,046PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,244,163CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,754,364PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$17,468,422CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,433,678PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,557,093CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$19,232,207TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$23,595,998TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,635,705TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$796,293TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$17,596,502NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$22,799,705NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO DEVELOP AND TEST NEW MODELS FOR CITIZEN ORGANIZING, PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, THAT ARE SCALABLE, FINANCIALLY SELF-SUSTAINING, AND BUILD DEEP, TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS THAT CAN MOVE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$16,721,534ExpenseAmt
Grant$5,819,983GrantAmt
Revenue$199,572RevenueAmt
DescTHE ACCELERATE ACTION PROGRAM HELPS SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS BUILD THE PEOPLE POWER AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO MAKE THE LASTING, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES NEEDED FOR ALL COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE. IT HELPS ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ENGAGE THEIR MEMBERS USING LEAN STARTUP METHODOLOGIES AND OTHER STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON SOLVING REAL PROBLEMS AND ENHANCING THE LIVES OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS. ACCELERATE ACTION ALSO HELPS FUNDERS TEST NEW MODELS FOR LARGE SCALE, FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE CITIZEN ORGANIZING BY IDENTIFYING SCALABLE CIVIC VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES, HELPING GRANTEES TEST NEW MODELS FOR BUILDING MEMBERSHIP, AND BUILDING EARNED REVENUE STRATEGIES INTO GRANTMAKING.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$16,721,534TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee114EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldDEStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHE ORGANIZATIONPersonNm
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Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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FAYE PARK
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EMILY RUSCH
SECRETARY/TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK KELLY-FISCHER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER MURRAY
PRESIDENT18.00Yes (X)$216,935$0$5,915
LEA MADRY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR18.00Yes (X)$198,960$0$465
SHIRLEY ALFARO
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER6.00Yes (X)$139,421$0$0
TAURA LIVINGSTON
VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE AND OPERATIONS6.00Yes (X)$111,892$0$835
PATTY BUSBY
VICE PRESIDENT OF PEOPLE6.00$144,840$0$0Yes (X)
KIMBERLY HOHMAN
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER6.00$183,004$0$353Yes (X)
JENNIFER JOHNSON
VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY6.00$156,964$0$4,033Yes (X)
HA NA PARK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PLUS MAS MEDIA)6.00$146,790$0$2,547Yes (X)
CATHERINE SCHULER
HEAD OF BRAND/CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT (NOWMEDIA)0.00$210,444$0$32Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K26IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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NOWTHIS MEDIA GROUP LLC
122 WEST 26TH STREET 4TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10001L$5,600,000
GET VOCAL PBC
223 BEDFORD AVE STE A PMB 1021BROOKLYNNY11211TO PROVIDE CAMPAIGN SERVICES.$806,000
STAND UP AMERICA
228 PARK AVENUE SOUTH PMB 39030 FLONEW YORKNY10003TO PROVIDE PAID MEDIA BOOST.$300,000
WARP MEDIA LLC
4505 S SLAUSON AVE APT 323CULVER CITYCA90230TO PROVIDE NEWS AND ISSUE CONTENT REACHI$114,032
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$20,101,616AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$384,600NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$20,101,616TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE FEESDesc
Business541900BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$187,865TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Securities$49SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$49SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Exclusion$49ExclusionAmt

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DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,707OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Total Revenue Column$21,025,515TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$199,572RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$724,327ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$5,819,983TotalAmt
Program Services$5,819,983ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$248,521TotalAmt
Program Services$104,754ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,169ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$70,598FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$975,461TotalAmt
Program Services$816,008ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,453ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$16,354TotalAmt
Program Services$12,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,951ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$600FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$70,130TotalAmt
Program Services$58,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$93,435TotalAmt
Program Services$70,242ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,006ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,187FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$195,566TotalAmt
Management And General$195,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$37,800TotalAmt
Management And General$37,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Total$375TotalAmt
Fundraising$375FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$5,168,251TotalAmt
Program Services$5,153,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,319FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,496,462TotalAmt
Program Services$4,496,462ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$33,254TotalAmt
Program Services$7,662ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,237ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$355FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$259,999TotalAmt
Program Services$178,380ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,481FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$4,801TotalAmt
Program Services$3,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,179ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$340FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,025TotalAmt
Management And General$2,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,855TotalAmt
Management And General$32,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

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DescOTHER EXPENSESDesc
Total$13,150TotalAmt
Management And General$13,150ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$17,468,422TotalAmt
Program Services$16,721,534ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$646,633ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$100,255FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,359BOYAmt
EOY$359EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,343,231BOYAmt
EOY$11,606,327EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,228,471BOYAmt
EOY$9,956,299EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,306BOYAmt
EOY$18,398EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$13,417LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,602LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,840BOYAmt
EOY$4,815EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$550,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,999,800EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,000BOYAmt
EOY$10,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,232,207BOYAmt
EOY$23,595,998EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,635,705BOYAmt
EOY$796,293EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,635,705BOYAmt
EOY$796,293EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,596,502BOYAmt
EOY$21,838,271EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$961,434EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,596,502BOYAmt
EOY$22,799,705EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,232,207BOYAmt
EOY$23,595,998EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,557,093ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$19,893NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$1,626,217PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$244,719PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$244,719Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$244,719TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I-A, LINE 1:THE POLITICAL EXPENDITURES REPORTED HERE INCLUDE BEST AVAILABLE ESTIMATES OF DIRECT ACTIVITY BY THE ORGANIZATION, REFLECTING STAFF TIME SPENT ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AND THE COSTS OF ADVERTISING PURCHASED BY THE ORGANIZATION CLOSE IN TIME TO THE ELECTION THAT COMMENTED ON PARTICULAR OFFICEHOLDERS OR CANDIDATES. THE ORGANIZATION IS STILL GATHERING INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT, IF ANY, TO WHICH OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION OR THIRD PARTY GRANTS OR CONTRACTS (WHICH TYPICALLY DO NOT ALLOW POLITICAL CAMPAIGN INTERVENTION) MAY INCLUDE SOME AMOUNTS REPORTABLE AS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN INTERVENTION.
PART III-ATHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY MEMBERS OR DUES RECEIVED THEREFORE THIS SECTION HAS BEEN LEFT BLANK.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,417OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,602DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,815BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,815TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNETWORK INVESTMENTDesc
Book Value$1,999,800BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,999,800TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
WORKING AMERICAN ACTION
815 BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA NWWASHINGTONDC20006990949812501(C)(4)$247,833$0COMMON PROGRAMMATIC PURPOSES
PROJECT PULSO INC
2498 SW 34TH AVEMIAMIFL33145881101384501(C)(3)$50,000$0COMMON PROGRAMMATIC PURPOSES
PARENTSTOGETHER ACTION
1629 K ST NW SUITE 300WASHINGTONDC20006812699957501(C)(4)$1,400,000$0TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NOWTHIS MEDIA GROUP LLC
122 WEST 26TH STREET 4TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10001923317999LLC$1,600,000$0TO PROVIDE NEWS AND ISSUE CONTENT REACHING UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING YOUTH, LOW INCOME, AND BIPOC.
GET VOCAL PBC
223 BEDFORD AVE STE A PMB 1021BROOKLYNNY11211871333106PBC$400,000$0TO PROVIDE INFLUENCER MARKETING CAMPAIGN SERVICES.
GALVANIZE ACTION
1828 L STREET NW SUITE 300-BWASHINGTONDC20036264486735501(C)(4)$82,150$0TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
1200 G STREET NW SUITE 800WASHINGTONDC20005571176128501(C)(4)$490,000$0COMMON PROGRAMMATIC PURPOSES
FOCUS FOR DEMOCRACY ACTION
1543 WAZEE ST SUITE 400DENVERCO80202922097780501(C)(4)$1,550,000$0TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org6TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS OVERALL DUE DILIGENCE TO ENSURE THAT THE RECIPIENT'S PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES ALIGN WITH THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION EXECUTES GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH ALL RECIPIENTS. PROGRAMMATIC REPORTING FROM THE RECEIVING ORGANIZATIONS ARE REQUESTED WHEN REQUIRED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PETER MURRAY
PRESIDENT$216,935$0$0$0$0$0$1,023$0$4,892$0$222,850$0$0$0
CATHERINE SCHULER
HEAD OF BRAND/CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT ($210,444$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$32$0$210,476$0$0$0
LEA MADRY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$198,960$0$0$0$0$0$465$0$0$0$199,425$0$0$0
KIMBERLY HOHMAN
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER$183,004$0$0$0$0$0$206$0$147$0$183,357$0$0$0
JENNIFER JOHNSON
VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT AND TECHNO$156,964$0$0$0$0$0$26$0$4,007$0$160,997$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$384,600NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, 3,516 SHARES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ORGANIZATION FROM 6 CONTRIBUTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE ORGANIZATION HAS A SINGLE MEMBER, THE PROGRESSIVE FUTURE EDUCATION NETWORK, WHICH HAS POWER TO APPOINT THE DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE SOLE MEMBER HAS TYPICAL RIGHTS TO APPROVE MAJOR CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS MERGER, DISSOLUTION, AND DISPOSITIONS OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS, AS WELL AS CHANGES TO ITS CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND CERTAIN BYLAW PROVISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DRAFT 990 IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO THE RETURN BEING FINALIZED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTO MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE ORGANIZATION TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL STATEMENT DISCLOSING TO THE BOARD ANY BUSINESS, CONTRACTUAL, OR FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS THE PERSON HAS WITH OTHER CORPORATIONS. IN ADDITION, SAID PERSONS HAVE AN ONGOING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, THAT THE PERSON WOULD GAIN FROM ANY PARTICULAR TRANSACTION, CONTRACT, OR POLICY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD MUST ASSESS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. CONFLICTED PERSONS MUST ABSTAIN FROM THE DELIBERATION OF THE TRANSACTION, AND CORPORATE RECORDS BE MAINTAINED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL ESTABLISH ACCEPTABLE COMPENSATION PACKAGES AFTER REVIEWING AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED TAXEXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES 2) CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPILED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS 3) ACTUAL WRITTEN OFFERS FROM SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MAINTAINS CONTEMPORANEOUS WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC EXCEPT FOR THOSE THAT WERE INCLUDED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 1024 APPLICATION FOR EXEMPT STATUS, WHICH ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AS INDICATED IN LINE 18.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE ORGANIZATION ACTS AS COMMON PAYMASTER FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE AMOUNT REPORTED IS THE FULL PAY. THE AMOUNT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS PETER MURRAY SALARY $97,621 BENEFITS $2,662, LEA MADRY SALARY $89,532 BENEFITS $209.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING/CONTRACTOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,090,160. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,090,160. DUES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 63,250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,522. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,319. TOTAL EXPENSES 78,091.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11BACCELERATE ACTION, INC. ENTERED INTO A COURT-APPROVED SETTLEMENT WITH THE FTX DEBTORS RESOLVING DISPUTES RELATED TO A TRANSFER RECEIVED ON JULY 12, 2022. UNDER THE SETTLEMENT, ACCELERATE ACTION PAID $135,000 TO THE FTX DEBTORS IN FULL SATISFACTION OF THEIR CLAIMS, WITH NO ADMISSION OF LIABILITY BY ANY PARTY, AND THE PARTIES PROVIDED MUTUAL RELEASES UPON PAYMENT. THIS PAYMENT IS INCLUDED ON PART IX, LINE 11B.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
PROGRESSIVE FLORIDA INC
200 2ND AVE SOUTH SUITE 808ST PETERSBURGFL33701300599086SOCIAL WELFAREFL501(C)(4)PROGRESSIVE FUTURE NETWORK0
PROGRESSIVE USA INC
1543 WAZEE STREET SUITE 400DENVERCO80202273734147SOCIAL WELFARECO501(C)(4)PROGRESSIVE FUTURE NETWORK0
FAIR SHARE INC
600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE SUITE 400WASHINGTONDC20003261525298SOCIAL WELFARECO501(C)(4)PROGRESSIVE FUTURE NETWORK0

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PROGRESSIVE FUTURE NETWORK INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11543 WAZEE ST SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN475578877EIN
Primary ActivitiesSOCIAL WELFAREPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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