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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 24,495,008 | 61,872,882 | 34,521,953 | 32,310,239 | 20,995,742 | 174,195,824 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 24,495,008 | 61,872,882 | 34,521,953 | 32,310,239 | 20,995,742 | 174,195,824 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 37,372,047 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 136,823,777 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 24,495,008 | 61,872,882 | 34,521,953 | 32,310,239 | 20,995,742 | 174,195,824 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 225,464 | 347,925 | 1,079,583 | 1,333,217 | 722,820 | 3,709,009 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 35,310 | 1,000 | 8,417 | 44,727 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 177,949,560 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | EVIDENCE ACTION'S VALUES ARE: - EVIDENCE FIRST. WE ARE LED BY THE FACTS. WE GO WHERE THE DATA TAKES US. ROBUST, RIGOROUS EVIDENCE INFORMS OUR CHOICES AND DECISIONS. - THINK BIG, ACT URGENTLY. WE ARE UNRELENTING IN OUR PURSUIT OF RESULTS AT SCALE. WE KNOW THAT POVERTY DOES NOT WAIT. WE ACT SO THAT THE BEST IDEAS DELIVER BENEFIT TO MILLIONS. - ITERATE, AGAIN. WE REFLECT CONSTANTLY AND ADAPT ACCORDINGLY. WE TEST, MEASURE, AND IMPROVE TO ENSURE IMPACT. IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING, WE CAN DO IT BETTER. - ECONOMIZE WITHOUT COMPROMISE. THE BIGGEST IMPACT AT THE LOWEST COST IS WHAT WE ARE AFTER. WE ENSURE VALUE FOR MONEY FOR ALL OUR STAKEHOLDERS, BUT KNOW THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR QUALITY. - CHALLENGE CONVENTION. WE ASK "WHY AND "WHY NOT" IN EQUAL MEASURE. WE ARE SINCERE IN OUR SKEPTICISM AND INCESSANT IN OUR SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS. - PASSION THROUGHOUT. WE ARE DRIVEN TO LESSEN INEQUALITY, TO IMPROVE LIVES. WE TAKE ACTION, CONVERTING IMPATIENCE INTO IMPACT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | IN APRIL OF 2020 THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED AND RESTATED ITS BYLAWS TO CLARIFY AND UPDATE ITS PROVISIONS. THE AMENDED BYLAWS CREATED A GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO PROPOSE A SLATE OF NOMINATION FOR DIRECTORS WHO ARE TO BE VOTED ON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, AND WILL ENDEAVOR TO STRENGTHEN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EACH BOARD MEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND CFO. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH BOARD MEETING, PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE OR SHE LEAVES THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FOR STAFF, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S GLOBAL CODE OF CONDUCT PACKET, WHICH IS SHARED WITH STAFF UPON COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARE OBTAINED FROM EACH NEW EMPLOYEE. SENIOR STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS OVERSEEN AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. COMPARABLE DATA IS USED AND THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE PLACE IN DECEMBER 2020. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTANTS: GENERAL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,449,398. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 104,380. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,556,778. CONSULTANTS: HR/OPERATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 305. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 51,248. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 51,553. CONSULTANTS: SURVEY/RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 449,992. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 449,992. CONSULTANTS: TECHNICAL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 51,275. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 35,061. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 11,931. TOTAL EXPENSES 98,267. GRAPHIC DESIGN AND MEDIA PRODUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,287. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,490. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,777. INTERN AND VOLUNTEER STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 109. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 109. ALLOCATED COSTS: CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 68,437. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES -119,175. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES -50,738. |
| FORM 990, PART X, LINE 24: | ON MAY 1, 2020, EVIDENCE ACTION RECEIVED LOAN PROCEEDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 UNDER THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM. THE PROMISSORY NOTE CALLS FOR MONTHLY PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS AMORTIZED OVER THE TERM OF THE PROMISSORY NOTE WITH A DEFERRAL OF PAYMENTS FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS. UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT), THE PROMISSORY NOTE MAY BE FORGIVEN BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN WHOLE OR IN PART. EVIDENCE ACTION USED THE PROCEEDS FOR PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM AND BELIEVES THAT ITS USE OF THE LOAN PROCEEDS WILL MEET THE CONDITIONS FOR FORGIVENESS OF THE LOAN. EVIDENCE ACTION APPLIED FOR FORGIVENESS AFTER COMPLETING THE 24-WEEK PERIOD. ON JUNE 29, 2021, EVIDENCE ACTION RECEIVED FULL FORGIVENESS OF THE ENTIRE LOAN PAYABLE. EVIDENCE ACTION WILL RECORD REVENUE FROM DEBT EXTINGUISHMENT DURING THE PERIOD THAT FORGIVENESS IS APPROVED. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | DEOBLIGATION OF GRANT FUNDS RECOGNIZED AS INCOME IN PRIOR YEARS -400,391. |
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