NonprofitsPeoples Action Institute

Community Improvement

Peoples Action Institute

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$12.8M

Total expenses

$18.4M

Net assets

$22.3M

Grants received

$21.2M

112 grants

EIN

362755109

Tax year

2024

Mission

The mission of people's action institute is to advance a long-term agenda for racial, economic and gender justice by investing in powerful state and local organizations and campaigns that win real change in people's lives.

Programs

2 programs

See schedule ocampaignsthe care over cost campaign trains everyday people in organizing and empowers them to advocate for healthcare policies that prioritize people and their care over profits at big health insurance companies and in government policies. The campaign supports people to challenge claim denials and exposes the inhumane ways that insurance companies profit from people at their most vulnerable. Our work resulted in victories for individuals fighting care denials and is building toward systemic change.the people and planet first campaign focused on two key areas: utility justice and green and healthy schools. These campaigns addressed practical needs that affect families across the country high energy bills and deteriorating school facilities while also advancing climate resilience goals. Many families struggle to pay for basic needs like electricity and gas, and many public school districts face budget cuts that affect educational quality. Our campaigns offered practical solutions to reduce costs and pollution while increasing community health.our homes guarantee campaign supported member organizations in developing tenant associations, organizing against rent hikes, and advocating for housing policies that prioritize people over profits. We provided training, strategic support, and resources to help local organizations build tenant power and win concrete improvements in housing conditions and affordability. This campaign connects local housing struggles to national policy advocacy to ensure access to quality, safe and truly affordable housing for all.

Expenses: $7.2MGrants: $5.7M

See schedule ocenter for health, environment & justicethis project supports a nationwide network of more than 300 local community groups to achieve critical impacts at the local, regional, statewide and national levels on issues relating to toxic chemicals, polluting facilities, and other environmental dangers.

Expenses: $431KGrants: $100K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$12.0M
Program service revenue$336K
Investment income$436K
Other revenue
Total revenue$12.8M

Expenses

Grants paid$8.5M
Salaries & benefits$7.0M
Fundraising$526K
Other expenses$2.9M
Total expenses$18.4M
Total assets$24.9M
Net assets$22.3M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SULMA ARIAS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$156K

40 hrs/wk

ANDREA FRYE

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

Board

$135K

40 hrs/wk

WARREN CORPREW

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$130K

40 hrs/wk

MARY LASSEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL LIGHTY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JORDAN ESTEVAO

BOARD MEMBER & SECRETARY

Board

3 hrs/wk

LIZETH CHACON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DENISE PADIN COLLAZO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JESSE HOYT

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILL TANZMAN

BOARD MEMBER & TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

KEN GROSSINGER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALEJANDRA GOMEZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALYSSA AGUILERA

BOARD MEMBER & PRESIDENT

Board

3 hrs/wk

JOSIE MOONEY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LARRY STAFFORD

BOARD MEMBER & VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GEORGE KOHL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

VERONICA MILTON

CONTROLLER

Staff

$117K

40 hrs/wk

LILIAN BURKE

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Staff

$112K

40 hrs/wk

SONDRA YOUDELMAN

CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR

Staff

$108K

40 hrs/wk

LAUREL WALES

CHIEF OF ORGANIZING PROGRAMS

Staff

$105K

40 hrs/wk

ADAM KRUGGEL

TRAINING DIRECTOR

Staff

$102K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

RADISSON BLU MOA LLC

CONSULTING

$190K

WENDOLY MARTE

PROJECT MANAGER

$110K

Grants received

Showing 112 of 112

FromAmountPurposeYear
$360K
General operating support
2024
$305K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2024
$280K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$125K
PEOPLE'S ACTION EDUCATION FUND
2024
$125K
WE CHOOSE US CAMPAIGN W/ PRO-DEMOCRACY CENTER
2024
$100K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2024
$100K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2024
$75K
Program Grant
2024
$66K
Social,Economic & Environm Justice
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
COMMUNITY VIBRANCY
2024
$1.9M
General operating support and project support
2023
$1.4M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$379K
Community Development
2023
$200K
PROJECT SUPPORT - DEMOCRACY
2023
$160K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2023
$102K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$75K
Social,Economic & Environm Justice
2023
$35K
SUPPORT HEALTH ISSUES
2023
$30K
PROJECT FUND
2023
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$20K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$15K
Operating Support/Annual Fund
2023
$13K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$896K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$896K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$607K
Community Development
2022
$514K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$300K
PROJECT SUPPORT-DEMOCRACY
2022
$270K
SUPPORT HEALTH ISSUES
2022
$255K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2022
$171K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$100K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2022
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$100K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2022
$100K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2022
$100K
general support
2022
$75K
American Rescue Plan and Beyond
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$40K
Social,Economic & Environm Justice
2022
$30K
TO ADVANCE A LONG-TERM AGENDA FOR RACIAL, ECONOMIC, AND GENDER JUSTICE
2022
$20K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$524K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$524K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$322K
General operating support
2021
$101K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$25K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL PURPOSES.
2021
$23K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$20K
Operating Support/Annual Fund
2021
$10K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF CENTER FOR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT & JUSTICE (CHEJ)
2021
$10K
CONTRIBUTION FOR MEMBER ENGAGEMENT WORK-GNDN
2021
$2.4M
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
2020
$772K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2020
$750K
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
2020
$350K
Core support for movement infrastructure that coordinates federal advocacy towards a reimagined social contract in our economic recovery, in issues such as housing, jobs and climate justice
2020
$225K
Core support for the Economic Justice Program to improve the lives of working people by advancing community based worker organizing that leverages local power to raise work standards and builds new forms of collective bargaining
2020
$200K
NATIONAL INITIATIVE
2020
$200K
Core support to advance a housing agenda for greater federal investment in public and affordable housing and protections for low income renters
2020
$200K
NATIONAL INITIATIVE
2020
$190K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$190K
JUSTICE IS GLOBAL PROJECT
2020
$125K
Program Grant
2020
$100K
Project support for the campaign for a Homes Guarantee
2020
$75K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2020
$63K
small business organizing
2020
$50K
Core support for a learning cohort to advance equi ty, performance, and sustainability in BUILD grantee organizations through professional development opportunities in human resources and organizational culture facilitated by Fund the People
2020
$50K
General operating support
2020
$34K
Core Support for Main Street Alliance to develop and execute effective strategies to engage entrepreneurs and small business owners to create inclusive economies
2020
$30K
Education of public on various social issues
2020
$30K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2020
$30K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$20K
HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$20K
For core support for driving base building and digital capacity program as part of Data and Power Experimentation cohort
2020
$10K
DEMOCRACY
2020
$10K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2020
$10K
COVID-19 Response
2020
$8K
Social,Economic & Environm Justice
2020
$8K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2020
$5K
General operating support
2020
$5K
DEMOCRACY
2020
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$50
CIVIC & COMMUNITY
2020
$188K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$175K
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$40K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2019
$18K
SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DIGITAL PLANNED GIVING CAMPAIGN
2019
$12K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$8K
Operating Support/Annual Fund
2019
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2019
$339K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$90K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF PEOPLE'S ACTION INSTITUTE
2018
$20K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2018
$15K
College for All CA organizing
2018
$9K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2018
$5K
THIS GRANT IS FOR NATIVE ORGANIZERS ALLIANCE, GRANT BY DEFENDING THE DREAM, HYAMS
2018
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2018
$821K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$250K
improve future prospects for vulnerable children/youth in four states by advancing reforms that address parental and youth incarceration through a deep organizing approach that leads with racial equity analysis
2017
$250K
increase public awareness and educate the media, decision makers and other stakeholders about family and business-friendly reforms by engaging small business leaders with a specific focus on child care providers
2017
$58K
SOCIAL SERVICES/SOCIAL BENEFITS
2017
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY NETWORK/ SCHOOL PRIVATIZATION RESEARCH
2017
$25K
PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$21.2M from 52 funders · 112 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$4.5M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Ford Foundation

$4.1M · 8 grants · 2020

Tides Foundation

$3.0M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc

$2.9M · 9 grants · 2018–2024

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$986K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Rockefeller Family Fund Inc

$700K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

WK Kellogg Foundation

$500K · 2 grants · 2017

Faith In Action Network

$400K · 2 grants · 2020

Details

EIN362755109
NTEE codeS16Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1973-10
Formed1972
Employees71
Volunteers13
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