Economic Security Project Action Inc
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What it says it does
ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT ACTION ADVOCATES FOR IDEAS THAT BUILD ECONOMIC POWER FOR ALL AMERICANS. WE AIM TO CHECK CORPORATE POWER, CAMPION GUARANTEED INCOME, AND ADVOCATE FOR CASH TAX CREDITS. TO ACHIEVE THIS, OUR TEAM DISBURSES GRANTS, RUNS ISSUE CAMPAIGNS, DEVELOPS CREATIVE INTERVENTIONS AND RESEARCH PRODUCTS, AND CONVENES THE FIELD TO ADVANCE OUR ISSUES AND TURN BOLD IDEAS INTO REALITY.
- Income
- $4.6 million
- Spending
- $3.6 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $321,771, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $1.8 million spent. A CAMPAIGNS - OUR ORGANIZATION WORKS TO WIN CASH TAX CREDITS AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TO DELIVER MORE MONEY TO PEOPLE. THIS PAST YEAR, WE HELPED SECURE NEW OR EXPANDED CHILD TAX CREDITS IN STATES, PUTTING MONEY BACK IN PEOPLE'S POCKETS. WE ALSO LAUNCHED AN AFFILIATE IN CALIFORNIA, ECONOMIC SECURITY CALIFORNIA ACTION (ESCAA) TO RESHAPE CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE BY CHAMPIONING CASH POLICIES AND CHALLENGING CORPORATE CONSOLIDATION. ESCAA LED THE LEADING PUBLIC CAMPAIGN AROUND AI LEGISLATION, CO-SPONSORING SB 1047, WHICH WOULD CREATE A PUBLIC OPTION FOR COMPUTING POWER AND PUT COMMON SENSE SAFETY GUARDRAILS IN PLACE.
- $656,663 spent. BUILD THE FIELD (BTF) SHAPING MARKETS - WE ADVANCE FAIR AND HEALTHY MARKETS BY CHAMPIONING COMPETITION AND PUBLIC OPTIONS TO BUILD ECONOMIC POWER BACK FOR FAMILIES.
- $8,829 spent. BUILD THE FIELD (BTF) CASH - WE DEVELOPED THE BLUEPRINT FOR A GUARANTEED INCOME, THE TEN-YEAR VISION TO WINNING A GUARANTEED INCOME, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GUARANTEED INCOME COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. THIS LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CASH COALITION AND STRATEGIC POLICY GOALS FOR ACHIEVING A GUARANTEED INCOME. BUILDING ON OUR RESEARCH AROUND CASH, WE DEVELOPED A STRATEGY TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE PERSUADABLE AUDIENCES AROUND CASH IDEAS.
- $590,425 spent. THIS WAS A YEAR OF BIG WINS AND BIG MOMENTUM, WITH HUGE WINS ON CASH POLICIES, EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR A GUARANTEED INCOME, AND ANTIMONOPOLY ACTION TO SHAPE MARKETS TO WORK FOR FAMILIES. OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR, OUR EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE HAVE CONVENED OVER 1,000 PEOPLE, ENGAGING FRONTLINE ADVOCATES, TOP OFFICIALS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, AND LONG-TIME COLLABORATORS. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR FOOTPRINT IN BOTH CALIFORNIA AND ILLINOIS, INVESTING IN THEM AS THE VANGUARD STATES IN ADVANCING BOLD ECONOMIC POLICIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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