CASE Action Fund

CASE Action Fund (also named CASE Action) is a left-of-center voter engagement and policy advocacy organization founded in 2016 and located in Arizona. 1 It is associated with 501(c)(3) Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy (CASE). It engages in legislative advocacy, grassroots lobbying, door-to-door voter engagement, and political candidate support. 2 Focus areas include support of Democratic-backed federal election legislation, increased benefits to Arizonans, and immigrant advocacy.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(4)
Website: www.caseactionaz.com
Founded:

2016

Executive Director:

Brendan Walsh

Location: Phoenix, AZ View on map
Tax ID: 45-4874128
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $5,109,506 Revenue: $9,917,825 Expenses: $9,447,747

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    Campaigns

    “Your Social Security Number!” is a campaign sponsored by CASE Action Fund urging voters to contact Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) to fight against the 2021 Arizona state law that allows voter information to be shared with a third party designated by the legislature and to the Attorney General’s Election Integrity Unit to validate voter eligibility. 3

    The 2021 For the People Act campaign supported progressive voting policies that make voting easier with decreased oversight. 4 In June 2021, CASE Action Fund and Unite Here Local 11 participated in a Freedom Ride from Phoenix, Arizona to Washington D.C. in support of the For the People Act, which was organized by Black Voters Matter. 5

    CASE Action Fund joined with Unite Here Local 11 to make calls and go door-to-door campaigning for the 2020 general elections in an effort to elect Democrat Joe Biden for President, Democrat Mark Kelly to the U.S. Senate, and to flip the state of Arizona to a Democratic majority. 6

    CASE Action Fund campaigned to push then-Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) to increase the benefits provided through Democratic-backed COVID-19 relief programs to Arizonans and helped people apply for increased unemployment insurance. 7

    Memberships and Partnerships

    Case Action is a member of the left-leaning “anti-oppression” coalition Declaration for American Democracy (DFAD). The DFAD is made up of over 250 left-leaning activist groups including United to Protect Democracy, Government Accountability Project, Rock the Vote, Common Cause, Progressive Democrats of America, Center for American Progress, and People for the American Way. 8 The Campaign Committee which directs the DFAD includes leaders from progressive organizations William J. Brennan Center for Justice, Black Voters Matter Fund, Democracy 21, and Service Employees International Union (SEIU). 9

    CASE Action Fund and Unite Here Local 11 partnered to create Worker Power, a grassroots organization that canvassed Latinos, immigrants, and young people to encourage them to vote for the Democratic Party in the 2022 elections. 10

    Funding

    In 2019, CASE Action Fund reported $433,000 in revenue and $538,029 in expenses on its tax return. 11 An obtained 2020 financial statement reported $4,009,188 in revenue and $2,194,541 in expenses. 12

    In the 2020 election cycle, CASE Action Fund contributed $6,681.47 in support of Democrat Joe Biden for President and $3,009.26 in support of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). CASE Action Fund contributed $53,802.55 in support of Kelly’s reelection to the Senate in the 2022 election cycle. 13 OpenSecrets reports that CASE Action spent $450,959 in support of Democrats in the 2022 election cycle. 14

    Donors

    CASE Action Fund contributions received in the third quarter of 2020 totaled $1,579,986. 15

    Contributors include Grove Action Fund, 16 a lobbying and advocacy organization that donates to left-leaning organizations including Sixteen Thirty Fund, 17 left-of-center lobbying, advocacy, and voter mobilization groups Arizona Wins, New American Majority Fund, One Arizona, Partnership for Working Families, and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 99. 18

    Leadership

    Brendan Walsh is executive director of CASE Action Fund. 19 Walsh is also executive director of Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy (CASE) and Worker Power. Previously, Walsh directed political and community programs for Unite Here, a hospitality workers union. 20

    David Waid is the president of CASE Action. 19 Waid is a founding partner of Javelina Consulting, a political campaign consulting company. Previously, Waid was executive director and chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party and sat on the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee. 21

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $5,109,506 $9,917,825 $9,447,747 View
    2023 $2,662,127 $3,864,324 $3,758,450 View
    2022 $3,469,267 $6,826,929 $5,811,120 View
    2021 $2,783,905 $3,175,489 $3,499,508 View
    2020 $1,996,435 $4,009,188 $2,194,541 View

    Prior year filings: 2018, 2017

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 844

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $3,860,153
    • Number of Grants: 16
    • Number of Funders: 10

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $1,425,0002023 Open Society Action Fundto support the grantee's social welfare activities
    $560,0002021 Sixteen Thirty FundCAPACITY BUILDING
    $500,0002021 Open Society Action Fundto support policy advocacy on federal voting rights and democracy legislation
    $475,0002024 Open Society Action FundTO SUPPORT THE GRANTEE'S SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES
    $150,0002020 Powerpac Org2020 Voter Engagement
    $146,4242020 Living United for Change in ArizonaVoters Registration Campaign
    $121,0002020 State Engagement FundPROVIDE ADDITIONAL STAFFING CAPACITY AND GENERAL SUPPORT
    $80,0002023 Grove Action FundGENERAL SUPPORT
    $80,0002021 State Engagement FundPROVIDE ADDITIONAL STAFFING CAPACITY AND GENERAL SUPPORT
    $80,0002020 Grove Action FundGENERAL SUPPORT
    $60,0002022 Tides AdvocacyCRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
    $50,0002024 The New World FoundationIN SUPPORT OF THE WORKER POWER CAMPAIGN SCHOOL
    $50,0002022 The New World FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $50,0002020 Green Advocacy ProjectTO EDUCATE VOTERS AND OTHERS
    $25,0002021 Green Advocacy ProjectTO EDUCATE VOTERS AND OTHERS ON BENEFITS OF A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY
    $7,7292023 Worker Power InstituteGENERAL SUPPORT

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $496,650
    • Number of Grants: 4
    • Number of Recipients: 4

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $400,0002020 Forward Action FundREGRANT TO SOMOS VOTANTES
    $5,0002024 LOS ANGELES ALLIANCE FOR A NEW ECONOMYGENERAL PURPOSE

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    References

    1. LinkedIn – CASE Action Fund. Accessed February 3, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/company/case-action/about/
    2. Charity Navigator – CASE Action Fund. Accessed February 3, 2023. https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/454874128
    3. “Your Social Security Number!” CASE Action Fund – Campaigns. Accessed February 4, 2023. https://www.caseactionaz.com/
    4. “CASE Action Campaigns.” CASE Action Fund – Campaigns. Accessed February 4, 2023. https://www.caseactionaz.com/campaign
    5. “Civil Rights Fight of our Lifetime: Hundreds of UNITE HERE Local 11 Members & Community Allies Launch Freedom Ride From Phoenix, AZ.” CASE Action Fund – News. Accessed February 4, 2023. https://www.caseactionaz.com/news/press-advisory-freedom-ride
    6. “2020 General Elections.” CASE Action Fund – Campaigns. Accessed February 4, 2023. https://www.caseactionaz.com/campaign
    7. [1] “COVID-19 Relief Programs.” CASE Action Fund – Campaigns. Accessed February 4, 2023. https://www.caseactionaz.com/campaign
    8. “Our Members.” Declaration for American Democracy. Accessed February 3, 2023. https://dfadcoalition.org/
    9. “Our Team.” Declaration for American Democracy. Accessed February 3, 2023. https://dfadcoalition.org/team/
    10. “View from the Grassroots: Worker Power.” The Forge. December 1, 2022. Accessed February 4, 2023. https://forgeorganizing.org/article/view-grassroots-worker-power
    11. CASE Action Fund. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990 – Part I). 2019.
    12. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer – CASE Action Fund extracted financial data for 2020. Accessed February 4, 2023. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/454874128
    13. Federal Election Committee – CASE Action Fund. Accessed February 3, 2023. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C90016627/?cycle=2022
    14. Open Secrets – CASE Action Fund. Accessed February 3, 2023. https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/case-action-fund/summary?id=D000071262
    15. Federal Election Commission – CASE Action Fund. FEC Form 5. Report of Independent Expenditures Made and Contributions Received. Accessed February 4, 2023. https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C90016627/1673615/
    16. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer – CASE Action Fund. Accessed February 4, 2023. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/full_text_search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=CASE+Action+Fund
    17. Grove Action Fund. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990 Schedule C – Part IV.) 2018.
    18. Federal Election Commission – CASE Action Fund. Schedule 5-A. October Quarterly 2020.
    19. CASE Action Fund. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990 – Part VII). 2019.
    20. “About Us.” CASE. Accessed February 4, 2023. http://case-az.org/about-us/
    21. “David Waid.” Javelina – Our Story. Accessed February 4, 2023. https://javelina.co/david-waid-javelina-partner/