Equal Ground Action Fund Inc

Overview

Mission

Equal ground education fund, inc. Is a community-centered organization engaging the rising american electorate through equal access to education about voting and empowerment. We work to fight for the issues we believe in, from equality, a living wage, healthcare, to fair elections, climate change and social justice. We focus our efforts on the rising american electorate with the goal of building and expanding current capacity in underserved communities. Actions include strategic planning, leadership development, petition collection, voter registration, and voter education and turnout.

What it reported doing in 2024

Florida advocacy - attended local, state and federal legislative sessions, engaged in social media and in-person information dissemenation campaigns, sent mass texts, emailed and mailed candidate information to electorate.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834432795
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Orlando, FL, USA
Phone
4076765295
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Voter Education, Registration

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1,198.6%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.71; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.5% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -52.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -31.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $137K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $11K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 annual filings from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JASMINE BURNEY (BOARD MEMBER): $11,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.