WE THE PEOPLE ACTION FUND

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $2.2M · expenses $1.7M · assets $4.6M

EIN
84-3528071
Address
440 BURROUGHS ST STE 174, DETROIT, MI 48202-3468
Website
wethepeoplemi.org
NTEE code
R40
Exempt type
501(c)(4): social welfare (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
No
Principal officer
Arturo Reyes III (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To promote racial and economic justice throughout Michigan by training and organizing community leaders across the state; Engaging community members in the development of thoughtful public policy solutions through nonpartisan educational means; Engaging in voter education.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 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
Arturo Reyes Executive Officer2021-2024 $67,163$341,603 2
Maria Ibarra - Frayre Co-Executive Director2024 $89,585$89,585 2
Megan Hess Co - Executive Director2024 $80,496$80,496 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Stephanie Arellano Board Chair2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Leah Boudreaux Secretary Treasurer2021-2024 5 $0 reported 2
Maurice BP Weeks 2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Branden Snyder (former) Board Member2021-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Stephaine Arellano (former) Board Chair2022-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Meghan Hess (former) Co-Executive Director2023 19 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $237K · 37 employees · 125 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Maria Ibarra-Frayre Co-Executive Director19 $42,553$47,032$0 $89,5852
Megan Hess Co - Executive Director19 $38,236$42,260$0 $80,4962
Arturo Reyes Executive Officer19 $31,902$35,261$0 $67,1632
Stephanie Arellano Board Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Leah Boudreaux Secretary Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $02
Maurice BP Weeks 5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $100K · 37 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Arturo Reyes Chief Executive Officer thru19 $100,000$0$0 $100,0002
Branden Snyder Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Maurice Bp-Weeks Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Stephaine Arellano Board Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Leah Boudreaux Secretary Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $02
Meghan Hess Co-Executive Director19 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $79K · 37 employees · 164 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Arturo Reyes Chief Excutive Officer19 $37,008$41,732$0 $78,7402
Branden Snyder Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Maurice Bp-Weeks Baord Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Stephaine Arellano Board Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Leah Boudreaux Secretary Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $96K · 37 employees · 164 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ARTURO REYES EXECUTIVE DI10 $76,526$0$19,174 $95,7002
STEPHANIE ARELLANO CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
LEAH BOUDREAUX SECRETARY TR5 $0$0$0 $02
BRANDEN SNYDER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
MAURICE BP-WEEKS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01

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.

2024 · 7 grants to organizations · $1.4M

Listed grants add up to $1,376,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $237,500. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 6 grants to organizations · $300K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $200K
2021 · 3 grants to organizations · $155K

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 ↗
$2,232,819$1,657,713 $4,583,971$3,684,597 $2,175,417$0 $112,69137125
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,110,424$787,365 $3,449,964$3,109,491 $2,110,424$0 $50,00037-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,074,750$1,858,697 $1,905,292$1,786,432 $2,074,750$0 $37,00837164
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,056,137$485,758 $1,647,369$1,570,379 $2,035,470$20,667 $14,54037164

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

20 grantors reported grants to this organization, $6,766,593 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. 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
SIXTEEN THIRTY FUND Public charity Exact 2021-2024 4$2,295,000 2024$475,000
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PROGRESS MICHIGAN Public charity Exact 2021 1$840,243 2021$840,243
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OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$650,000 2024$325,000
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WOMEN DONORS NETWORK ACTION Public charity Exact 2021-2024 4$625,000 2024$200,000
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BEYOND IMPACT Public charity Exact 2021-2022, 2024 3$325,000 2024$125,000
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CLIMATE EQUITY ACTION FUND Public charity Exact 2024 2$300,000 2024$300,000
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INATAI FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$250,000 2024$250,000
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WAY TO WIN ACTION FUND INCORPORATED Public charity Exact 2022-2023 2$214,000 2023$52,000
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ORGANIZE ACTION INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$200,000 2024$200,000
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Our American Future Action Public charity Exact 2024 1$200,000 2024$200,000
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PRO-DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGN Public charity Exact 2024 1$200,000 2024$200,000
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MICHIGAN CIVIC ACTION FUND Public charity Exact 2022, 2024 2$175,000 2024$75,000
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WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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ALL HANDS ON DECK NETWORK INC Public charity Exact 2021-2022 3$94,350 2022$25,950
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NEO PHILANTHROPY ACTION FUND INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$75,000 2023$75,000
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STATE ENGAGEMENT FUND Public charity Exact 2021 1$72,000 2021$72,000
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OUR CHILDREN OUR FUTURE Public charity Exact 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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MILL VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$16,000 2024$16,000
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ALLIED MEDIA ACTION FUND Public charity Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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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 · $1,657,713 spent · pay $745,053 · grants $237,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $607,457$571,010$24,298$12,149 36.6%
Fees: other services $335,049$335,049-- 20.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $237,500$237,500-- 14.3%
Travel $134,520$134,520-- 8.1%
Other employee benefits $95,882$90,129$3,835$1,918 5.8%
Office expenses $53,834$51,836$1,332$666 3.2%
Payroll taxes $41,714$39,211$1,669$834 2.5%
Occupancy $40,435$38,009$1,617$809 2.4%
Fees: legal $35,336$35,336-- 2.1%
Information technology $32,094$30,168$1,284$642 1.9%
All other expenses $12,377$12,215$162- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $8,214-$8,214- 0.5%
Other (as described)Polling and Research $6,873$6,873-- 0.4%
Insurance $6,825-$6,825- 0.4%
Other (as described)Professional Development $3,877$3,644$155$78 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $2,121$2,121-- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $2,057$2,057-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Other costs $1,548$1,548-- 0.1%
Total$1,657,713100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $787,365 spent · pay $307,526 · grants $300,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $300,000$300,000-- 38.1%
Other employee benefits $132,161$124,232$5,286$2,643 16.8%
Other salaries and wages $105,072$98,768$4,203$2,101 13.3%
Fees: accounting $60,978-$60,978- 7.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $50,000$47,000$2,000$1,000 6.4%
Fees: other services $42,936$42,936-- 5.5%
Travel $28,765$28,765-- 3.7%
Payroll taxes $20,293$19,075$812$406 2.6%
Occupancy $19,376$18,213$775$388 2.5%
All other expenses $11,678$11,678-- 1.5%
Office expenses $5,224$5,040$123$61 0.7%
Information technology $4,442$4,175$178$89 0.6%
Insurance $2,749-$2,749- 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $2,121$2,121-- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $1,245$1,245-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Other costs $144$144-- 0.0%
Other (as described)Polling and Research $106$106-- 0.0%
Other (as described)Professional Development $75$70$3$2 0.0%
Total$787,365100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,858,697 spent · pay $1,238,916 · grants $200,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,053,189$989,997$42,128$21,064 56.7%
Fees: other services $212,673$203,600$9,073- 11.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $200,000$200,000-- 10.8%
Other employee benefits $159,801$150,213$6,392$3,196 8.6%
All other expenses $61,595$61,595-- 3.3%
Travel $49,616$49,616-- 2.7%
Payroll taxes $25,926$24,370$1,037$519 1.4%
Occupancy $25,759$24,214$1,030$515 1.4%
Office expenses $23,630$22,212$945$473 1.3%
Information technology $16,508$15,518$660$330 0.9%
Other (as described)Printing and Postage $8,680$8,680-- 0.5%
Insurance $6,345-$6,345- 0.3%
Other (as described)Professional Development $5,464$5,136$219$109 0.3%
Other (as described)Other costs $3,078$3,078-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Polling and Research $2,500$2,500-- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $2,269$2,269-- 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $1,664$1,564$67$33 0.1%
Total$1,858,697100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $485,758 spent · pay $216,784 · grants $155,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $169,263$153,749$13,635$1,879 34.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $155,000$155,000-- 31.9%
Fees: other services $72,814$14,563$58,251- 15.0%
Other employee benefits $19,292$16,977$1,736$579 4.0%
Information technology $18,808$16,551$1,693$564 3.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $14,540$7,997$2,908$3,635 3.0%
Payroll taxes $10,854$9,551$977$326 2.2%
Office expenses $5,230$4,683$410$137 1.1%
Occupancy $4,829$4,249$435$145 1.0%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT $3,770$3,318$339$113 0.8%
Travel $3,103$3,103-- 0.6%
Pension plan contributions $2,835$2,495$255$85 0.6%
Fees: legal $2,347-$2,347- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $1,863$1,863-- 0.4%
Insurance $787-$787- 0.2%
Other (as described)DUES AND FEES $254$254-- 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $169$149$15$5 0.0%
Total$485,758100%

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