Campaign for Americas Future

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521861766
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2022700300
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$251
Expenses
$7,536
Assets
$6,406
Liabilities
$2,000

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ROGER HICKEY (CO-DIRECTOR)
  • ROBERT BOROSAGE (CO-DIRECTOR)
  • LARRY COHEN (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote the common good and welfare of the general public by educating the public and by supoorting public efforts at reform of economic and social conditions.

What it reported doing in 2024

Economy project: no economic agenda can succeed unless we promote robust economic growth and good jobs. Our economy and jobs project has worked to promote discussion of four major messages: 1) austerity and massive tax cuts to the wealthy and corporations are not the way to generate economic growth; 2) successful efforts to increase the incomes and wealth of middle class and poor americans are a sure way stimulate economic demand and thus growth; 3) investment in creating and retaining manufacturing jobs and prevent job outsourcing) are essential; and 4) america needs massive investment to repair and rebuild infrastructure. Progressive majority action fund: since 2014 caf has worked with others to promote widespread public discussion of an economic agenda that will reverse growing economic inequality, address racial economic imbalances, and strengthen our social insurance system (including social security and health care). This agenda also addresses an agenda for womens economic equality. And it also lays out a plan for protecting the environment and stopping global warming through large scale investments in renewable energy. Caf has continued to find and carry out efforts to get a diverse group of leaders and grass-roots americans to discuss this agenda and find consensus for a strategy for change.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 31%; rating input score 31
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: -2,902.4%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.85; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -40.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -38.8% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -30.4% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 31% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.