MoveOnorg Civic Action

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
061553389
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Beaverton, OR, USA
Phone
2023866333
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,752,432
Expenses
$17,476,999
Assets
$4,535,484
Liabilities
$3,051,510

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Rahna Epting (Executive Director (until 7/25))
  • Katie Bethell (Executive Director (from 7/25))

Highest reported compensation

  • Rahna Epting (Executive Director (until 7/25)): $212,627 total reported compensation
  • Saskia Pilorge (Volunteer Network Director): $125,739 total reported compensation
  • Liz Cattaneo (Comm. Dir. - Media & Messaging): $123,767 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

MoveOn.org Civic Action is a people-powered force for progress. MoveOn wields independent grassroots power by bringing millions together to take action to create a country with a place of honor and dignity for everyone. For more than a generation, (SEE SCHEDULE O) MoveOn has channeled millions of voices to protect and strengthen democracy, end endless wars, and advance progressive change.

What it reported doing in 2025

Education & Advocacy - Digital Organizing: MoveOn.org Civic Action leverages digital technology to drive rapid-response issue campaigns at scale during high-impact moments, while building sustainable campaigns that resonate and grow over time. Millions of MoveOn members take action through a plethora of tactics: organizing or attending in-person mobilizations, hosting community events, signing petitions, calling their elected officials, and more. Tens of thousands of grassroots leaders have also participated in MoveOn virtual and in-person trainings designed to strengthen their skills to organize in their communities. MoveOn's model allows it to mobilize millions to take action to protect and strengthen democracy, advance progressive foreign policy, and (SEE SCHEDULE O) fight for economic justice, climate justice, health care for all, and so much more. Leading into 2025, MoveOn witnessed the rapid evolution of digital organizing and mobilization tactics. With increased reliance on digital platforms for engagement, in 2025 MoveOn worked to modernize how we engage in digital organizing in order to continue to drive impact on a host of issues our members care deeply about.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.9%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 66.6%; rating input score 67
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.6%; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -10.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.67; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.7%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.5% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.9% of revenue deployed · 66.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $11.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $213K · 13 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $4M reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 52/100.