irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $230KCOMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS IN ORDER TO ADVANCE PROGRESSIVE VALUES AND WORK TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Direct Grants in Urgent Moments
Provides time-sensitive funding to organizations addressing critical issues such as voting rights, racial justice, and democratic integrity
Onward Together PAC
Political action committee that contributes to progressive candidates, particularly women and underrepresented groups, in federal, state, and local races
Partner Organization Support
Provides financial grants, strategic guidance, mentorship, and networking opportunities to progressive organizations such as Indivisible, Emerge, and Color of Change
Partners’ Collaborative Meetings
Annual convenings that bring together leaders of partner organizations to share strategies, build relationships, and strengthen collective impact
activities · 6 groups
What they do
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Civic Engagement and Voter Mobilization 3 activities
- Advancing voting rights and defending democracyConducts advocacy campaigns to protect voting rights, including defeating Senate Bill 9 in Texas and defending tens of thousands of Texas voters from illegal purges. Supports voter mobilization and defends voting rights through strategic organizing.
- Conducting electoral support campaignsRuns out-of-state calling campaigns and public mobilization efforts to support progressive candidates, including generating over 600,000 calls in Virginia in 2017 and helping 23 candidates win local, state, and federal offices.
- Supporting youth voter engagement and educationRegisters young voters and mobilizes youth turnout through festive, issue-based campaigns in partnership with youth-led organizations. Produces and distributes the American Voter Guide to educate millions of young voters on candidates and issues.
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Political Leadership Training for Underrepresented Groups 2 activities
- Convening and mobilizing progressive activists and candidatesHosts national gatherings such as the Arena Summit and The Black Political Power Summit to unite emerging progressive leaders, candidates, and activists across states to build relationships and align on shared goals. Brought together over 450 people from 32 states at the first summit, with more than 150 pledging to run for office.
- Training emerging progressive leaders and candidatesOperates training programs such as Arena Academy, The Black Campaign School, and state-based affiliates to equip emerging political talent—particularly women and Black candidates—with campaign and movement-building skills. Trained 86 women who won office in 2017 and supports Emerge alumnae running for office.
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LGBTQ+ Legal and Policy Advocacy 1 activity
- Advancing LGBTQ rights and social justicePlayed a key role in passing LGBTQ non-discrimination ordinances in conservative states and supported broader social justice efforts including ending solitary confinement in Texas prisons.
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Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
- Funding progressive candidates and organizationsProvides financial contributions to support progressive candidates and organizations advancing democratic values and social justice. Contributed over $6 million to partner organizations and grantees in the first five years, including nearly $1 million to support more than 225 progressive candidates since 2017.
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Refugee and Immigrant Resettlement Services 1 activity
- Reuniting families separated at the borderProvided direct services to reunite hundreds of families who were separated at the U.S. border.
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Uncategorized 3 activities
- Advocating for judicial accountabilityLaunched a movement urging Senate Democrats to oppose judicial nominees from Donald Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist following Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement.
- Producing and distributing grassroots organizing resourcesCreated and distributed the Indivisible Guide, downloaded over 2 million times, which catalyzed the formation of nearly 5,000 local groups nationwide. Supports public engagement through toolkits and resources for opposing policy rollbacks.
- Running digital and corporate accountability campaignsOrganizes public pressure campaigns targeting corporations and technology platforms to advance progressive goals, including removing payment processing from white supremacist groups, pressuring companies to disengage from Trump’s councils, and preventing Facebook from launching Instagram for Kids.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$682K
Contributions & grants$280K41%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$84K12%
Other revenue$317K
expenses
Total expenses$1.27M
Program expenses43%
Admin / overhead32%
Fundraising25%
Salaries & benefits$203K
Grants paid out$168K
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$1.66M
Cash$261K
Investments$1.18M
Liabilities$68K
Net assets$1.59M
Liquid reserves13.6 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -55.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 3
- CHARLES BAKER — DIRECTOR/TREASURER
- MINYON MOORE — DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
- RESHMA SAUJANI — DIRECTOR
relationships · 28
Who they work with
- ADAPT Partner — Collaborated with Indivisible to mobilize constituents for town hall meetings and calls to Congress.
- APIA Vote Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- Accountable Tech Partner — Onward Together supports Accountable Tech as a partner organization focused on reforming Big Tech.
- American Express Partner — Successfully pressured American Express to cut off payment processing to white supremacist groups.
- Arena Partner — Collaborates with Arena, which trains next-generation candidates and campaign staff.
- Arena Partner — Onward Together supports Arena as an initiative to develop progressive political talent.
- Black Voters Matter Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- Collective PAC Partner — Onward Together supports Collective PAC as a grantee partner focused on increasing representation of African Americans in elected office.
- Committees advancing progressive values Partner — Receives grant funding from Onward Together to support progressive causes.
- Common Defense Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- Demand Justice Partner — Collaborative partner organization focused on judicial advocacy and influencing Senate confirmation of federal judicial nominees
- Dolores Huerta Foundation Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- Dream Big Nevada Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- EMILY’s List Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- Emerge California Partner — State affiliate of Emerge America, founded in 2002 and used as the model for national expansion.
- Fox News Partner — Conducted advocacy campaigns targeting Fox News that led to the removal of Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly.
- Greater Wisconsin Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- National Redistricting Foundation Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- New Georgia Project Action Fund Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- Onward Together Network — TCRP is featured as an organization supported by Onward Together.
- PayPal Partner — Successfully pressured PayPal to cut off payment processing to white supremacist groups.
- Planned Parenthood Partner — Collaborated with Indivisible to mobilize constituents for town hall meetings and calls to Congress.
- Planned Parenthood Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- Sandra Bland Center for Racial Justice Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- Sister District Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- Victory Institute Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
- Vital Voices Partner — Grantee organization supported by Onward Together
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Community-Centered Power Building through Lawyering and Organizingmethodology: community-centered lawyeringBy combining community-centered lawyering with accountability campaigns that use media and technology, the organization advances racial and social justice, because legal strategies grounded in community needs amplify marginalized voices and create leverage against powerful institutions.
- Grassroots Political Engagement for Structural Reformmethodology: grassroots_political_engagementBy mobilizing voters, supporting progressive candidates, and organizing local groups to apply constituent pressure, the organization advances structural reforms and long-term democratic change, because sustained grassroots power shifts political incentives and enables systemic transformation.
- Progressive Judicial and Electoral Influence through Voter Mobilizationmethodology: judicial advocacy through voter mobilization and political influenceBy mobilizing progressive voters and leveraging political networks, the organization seeks to influence Senate confirmation processes and preserve fairness in the federal judiciary, because electoral pressure translates into political accountability and institutional balance.
- Tailored Capacity Support for Progressive Movementsmethodology: tailored support modelBy using a tailored support model to strengthen partner organizations and replicate effective training programs, the organization increases the capacity and reach of progressive movements, because context-specific investment produces greater impact than one-size-fits-all interventions.