Liabilities / Assets
65th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 65% of similar nonprofits.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 20-4780406
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
65th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 65% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
99th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
1st percentile
Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
85th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
29th percentile
Faster asset growth than 29% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
1st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$163,318
Down $12,470 (-7.1%) from 2015
Net Assets
Down$160,995
Down $13,985 (-8.0%) from 2015
Liabilities
Up$2,323
Up $1,515 (+188%) from 2015
Revenue
Down$660
Down $24,793 (-97%) from 2015
Expenses
Down$14,645
Down $67,179 (-82%) from 2015
Net Income
Up-$13,985
Up $42,386 (+75%) from 2015
Consumer education & information
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SEE SCHEDULE O. | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTA TELLADO | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| JEAN ANN FOX MS MPA | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| HEATH GRAYSON | Secretary/Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| EILEEN HERSHENOV | Secretary/Director Thru 11/1/2015 | - | $0 | - | - |
| NORMAN I SILBER | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ERIC WAYNE | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| LEONORA WEINER | Sr VP / Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Program service accomplishment consumers union action fund, inc. (cuaf) is organized and operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare within the meaning of section 501(c)(4). Specifically, cuaf aims to protect consumers by advocating more consumer-favorable laws and regulatory reform. It works to inform and educate consumers and seeks to influence the marketplace. Cuaf's purposes are to educate the public regarding consumer safety issues and to advocate policies, legislation and regulation (including regulatory reform) that ensure a fair and safe marketplace for consumers. The range of issues cuaf addresses through its advocacy and lobbying activities include: universal access to quality health care, the right to safe, effective, and affordable prescription drugs, improving patient safety, with an emphasis on reducing hospital acquired infections and medical errors, safe food and products, communication quality choice and fairness, financial services and energy policy. Cuaf promoted improved food labels through the passage of state food labeling laws and supported the enforcement of new state food labels by contributing to the legal defense of laws already passed in states. Cuaf also raised funds in support of telecommunications policy reform including publicizing ways consumers could participate in the effort to defeat the comcast/time warner cable merger and efforts to reduce or block unwanted or fraudulent robocalls on all kinds of phones.”
“Description:BANK FEES Amount:1669”
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| IRS990EZ/OperateHospitalInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/Organization501cInd | 0 | X |
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| IRS990EZ/OrganizationHadUBIInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990EZ/SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 1 | AK |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 2 | AZ |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 3 | AR |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 4 | CA |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 5 | CO |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 6 | CT |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 7 | FL |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 8 | GA |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 9 | HI |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 10 | IL |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 11 | KS |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 12 | KY |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 13 | ME |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 14 | MD |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 15 | MA |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 16 | MN |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 17 | MS |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 18 | MO |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 19 | NH |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 20 | NJ |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 21 | NM |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 22 | NY |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 23 | NC |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 24 | ND |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 25 | OH |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 26 | OK |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 27 | OR |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 28 | PA |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 29 | RI |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 30 | SC |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 31 | TN |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 32 | UT |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 33 | VA |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 34 | WA |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 35 | WV |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 36 | WI |
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| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 2323 |
| IRS990EZ/TanningServicesProvidedInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990EZ/TotalRevenueAmt | 0 | 660 |
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| IRS990EZ/WebsiteAddressTxt | 0 | WWW.CUACTIONFUND.ORG |
| IRS990ScheduleC/AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990ScheduleC/OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd | 0 | true |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT CONSUMERS UNION ACTION FUND, INC. (CUAF) IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(4). SPECIFICALLY, CUAF AIMS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS BY ADVOCATING MORE CONSUMER-FAVORABLE LAWS AND REGULATORY REFORM. IT WORKS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE CONSUMERS AND SEEKS TO INFLUENCE THE MARKETPLACE. CUAF'S PURPOSES ARE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING CONSUMER SAFETY ISSUES AND TO ADVOCATE POLICIES, LEGISLATION AND REGULATION (INCLUDING REGULATORY REFORM) THAT ENSURE A FAIR AND SAFE MARKETPLACE FOR CONSUMERS. THE RANGE OF ISSUES CUAF ADDRESSES THROUGH ITS ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, THE RIGHT TO SAFE, EFFECTIVE, AND AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON REDUCING HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS AND MEDICAL ERRORS, SAFE FOOD AND PRODUCTS, COMMUNICATION QUALITY CHOICE AND FAIRNESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND ENERGY POLICY. CUAF PROMOTED IMPROVED FOOD LABELS THROUGH THE PASSAGE OF STATE FOOD LABELING LAWS AND SUPPORTED THE ENFORCEMENT OF NEW STATE FOOD LABELS BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE LEGAL DEFENSE OF LAWS ALREADY PASSED IN STATES. CUAF ALSO RAISED FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY REFORM INCLUDING PUBLICIZING WAYS CONSUMERS COULD PARTICIPATE IN THE EFFORT TO DEFEAT THE COMCAST/TIME WARNER CABLE MERGER AND EFFORTS TO REDUCE OR BLOCK UNWANTED OR FRAUDULENT ROBOCALLS ON ALL KINDS OF PHONES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Description:BANK FEES Amount:1669 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990EZ, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990EZ PART I LINE 16 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd | 0 | true |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | ERIC WAYNE |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | TREASURER |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 9143782000 |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2017-04-03 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | 0 | CONSUMERS UNION ACTION FUND INC |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | CONS |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN | 0 | 204780406 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/InCareOfNm | 0 | % MICHAEL MARTIN CPA |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum | 0 | 9143782000 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | 101 TRUMAN AVENUE |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | YONKERS |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | NY |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 107031044 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerFirmName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | 0 | KPMG LLP |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | 345 Park Avenue |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/CityNm | 0 | New York |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | NY |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 101540102 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 2127589700 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparationDt | 0 | 2017-04-03 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparerPersonNm | 0 | Mary-Evelyn Antonetti |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2017-04-06T09:12:26-05:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2015-06-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2016-05-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2015 |
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2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.