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FRAC Action Council

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $0 · expenses $67K · assets $101K

EIN
26-2010517
Address
1200 18TH STREET NW 400, Washington, DC 20036
NTEE code
-
Subsection
-
Ruling year
-
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Mission

EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE PUBLIC POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT PREVENT HUNGER, IMPROVE NUTRITION, REDUCE POVERTY, AND PROTECT HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Luis Guardia PRESIDENT (THROUGH 4/5/2024)2020-2024 $180,432$1,482,960 3
Crystal Fitzsimons INTERIM PRESIDENT2024 $197,737$197,737 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Marya E Alvarez CHAIR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ellen Buchman DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Kofi Essel DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Sherry Brennan (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Judith H Whittlesey (former) Treasurer2015-2022 1 $0 reported 2
Matthew E Melmed (former) Secretary2015-2022 1 $0 reported 2
Judy Whittlesey (former) TREASURER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
James D Weill (former) PRESIDENT2015-2017 0 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $378K · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CRYSTAL FITZSIMONS INTERIM PRESIDENT5 $0$180,429$17,308 $197,7372
LUIS GUARDIA PRESIDENT (THROUGH 4/5/2024)5 $0$132,492$47,940 $180,4323
MARYA E ALVAREZ CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
ELLEN BUCHMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
KOFI ESSEL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $345K · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LUIS GUARDIA PRESIDENT5 $0$293,016$52,398 $345,4143
MARYA E ALVAREZ CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
ELLEN BUCHMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
KOFI ESSEL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
SHERRY BRENNAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $342K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Luis Guardia CHAIR5 $0$280,256$61,530 $341,7863
Judith H Whittlesey Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $02
Matthew E Melmed Secretary1 $0$0$0 $02
Sherry Brennan Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Ellen Buchman Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Kofi Essel Director1 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $355K · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LUIS GUARDIA CHAIR5 $0$300,262$54,442 $354,7043
JUDY WHITTLESEY TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW MELMED SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $02
KOFI ESSEL MEMBER AT LARGE1 $0$0$0 $02
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $261K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LUIS GUARDIA PRESIDENT/CHAIR5 $0$243,189$17,435 $260,6243
JUDY WHITTLESEY TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW MELMED SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $02
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES D WEILL PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
MATTHEW MELMED BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $02
JUDITH WHITTLESEY BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $02
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES D WEILL PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
MATTHEW MELMED BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $02
JUDITH WHITTLESEY BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $02
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES D WEILL PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
MATTHEW MELMED BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $02
JUDITH WHITTLESEY BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $800K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $15K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$67,184 $101,435-$146,529 $0$0 $003
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$925,537 $202,146-$79,345 $0$0 $004
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$213,682 $1,156,252$846,192 $0$0 $005
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$625,000$99,158 $1,063,554$1,059,874 $625,000$0 $003
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$200,000$685 $534,032$534,032 $200,000$0 $002
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$1,108 $344,585$344,585 -- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$1,178 $346,693$345,693 -- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$1,735 $346,871$346,871 $0- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $825,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FOOD RESEARCH & ACTION CENTER INC Public charity Exact 2020-2021 2$825,000 2021$625,000
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Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
AIDS ACTION COUNCILDCNot reported $346,787$351,287 DEPUTY DIRECTOR$148,113 Similar name, same state
UNITED ACTION COUNCILMAB01 $0$0 Director$0 Similar name
TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCILTNP40 $138,921$122,279 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 3 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$31,3503 12018–2024 TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL
THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$4,5501 12022–2022 TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$5001 12022–2022 TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation$3234 12020–2023 TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $67,184 spent · pay $58,031 · grants $0 · events $69
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $52,105$52,105-- 77.6%
Payroll taxes $4,240$4,240-- 6.3%
Fees: other services $3,169$3,169$0$0 4.7%
Occupancy $2,339$2,339-- 3.5%
Information technology $1,291$1,291-- 1.9%
Other employee benefits $1,185$1,185-- 1.8%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $781$781-- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $570$570-- 0.8%
Pension plan contributions $501$501-- 0.7%
Fees: legal $407$407-- 0.6%
Insurance $225$225-- 0.3%
Office expenses $217$217-- 0.3%
Travel $85$85-- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $69$69-- 0.1%
Total$67,184100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $925,537 spent · pay $114,121 · grants $800,000 · events $438
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $800,000$800,000-- 86.4%
Other salaries and wages $102,291$102,291-- 11.1%
Payroll taxes $7,445$7,445-- 0.8%
Fees: other services $4,359$4,359$0$0 0.5%
Other employee benefits $3,289$3,289-- 0.4%
Occupancy $2,682$2,682-- 0.3%
Information technology $1,168$1,168-- 0.1%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,101$1,101-- 0.1%
Pension plan contributions $1,096$1,096-- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $513$513-- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $438$438-- 0.0%
Fees: legal $340$340-- 0.0%
Insurance $309$309-- 0.0%
Travel $267$267-- 0.0%
Office expenses $239$239-- 0.0%
Total$925,537100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $213,682 spent · pay $175,123 · grants $15,000 · events $3,359
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $144,776$144,776-- 67.8%
Other employee benefits $18,213$18,213-- 8.5%
Grants to US organizations and governments $15,000$15,000-- 7.0%
Payroll taxes $10,632$10,632-- 5.0%
Fees: other services $5,626$5,626-- 2.6%
Occupancy $5,189$5,189-- 2.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,359$3,359-- 1.6%
Information technology $2,946$2,946-- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $2,561$2,561-- 1.2%
Pension plan contributions $1,502$1,502-- 0.7%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,107$1,107-- 0.5%
Fees: legal $1,065$1,065-- 0.5%
Office expenses $596$596-- 0.3%
Travel $515$515-- 0.2%
Insurance $430$430-- 0.2%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $165$165-- 0.1%
Total$213,682100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $99,158 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $51
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)ALLOCATED WAGES/BENEFITS $83,674$83,674-- 84.4%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $4,617$4,617-- 4.7%
Fees: other services $3,281$3,281-- 3.3%
Fees: accounting $2,309$2,309-- 2.3%
Information technology $1,519$1,519-- 1.5%
Office expenses $1,345$1,345-- 1.4%
Occupancy $1,156$1,156-- 1.2%
Fees: legal $843$843-- 0.9%
Insurance $151$151-- 0.2%
Other (as described)DUES & PUBLICATIONS $103$103-- 0.1%
Interest $80$80-- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $51$51-- 0.1%
Travel $29$29-- 0.0%
Total$99,158100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $685 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Office expenses $685$685-- 100.0%
Total$685100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $1,108 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $925 83.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $183 16.5%
Total$1,108100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $1,178 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $1,000 84.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $178 15.1%
Total$1,178100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $1,735 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $1,350 77.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $385 22.2%
Total$1,735100%

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