See part III, line 1.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$365K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $648K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$365K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $63K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.3M
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$37.4M
×16 vs prior year
Spent
$33.5M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$37.4M
FY2024▲ ×16
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$49.1M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$19.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$37.4M
Expenses
$33.5M
FY2024▲ +660%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$47.2M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$18.5M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$33.5M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2024▲ +773%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$507K
FY2024$4.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $32.3M Management & general 2% · $563K Fundraising 2% · $710K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $365K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
VP of Administration
$122,335Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$98,550Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$97,482Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, (see Schedule O)
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance
$16,587Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karuna Koppula’s $122K as VP of Administration is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $10–100M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Page Gardner————$278,781
Marissa McBride————$130,000
Karuna Koppula$122,335————
Karuna Koppola——$106,544——
Lionel Dripps$98,550$83,136$79,088—$65,814
Thomas Lopach$97,482$90,838———
Tom Lopach——$78,282$63,879$80,498
Jessica Barba-Brown————$52,466

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates voters and encourages turnout through mail and digital advocacy, providing factual candidate information to underrepresented communities.

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1 program · $32.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Conducted advocacy and voter turnout programs using mail and digital methods for the purpose of voter education. Provided comprehensive and factual information about positions of candidates to under-reperesented communities including unmarried women, people of color, young people, and those who share the values of increasing the…

$32.3Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$63K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $11.9M · 2020–2024
Your Community Pac INCFY2024$4,900,000
Democracy Matters FoundationDC · FY2024$375,000
America VotesDC · FY2023$15,000
Natural Medicine ColoradoCO · FY2022$1,322,500
Campaign Legal Center INCDC · FY2022$6,250
Working AmericaDC · FY2020$700,000
Working AmericaDC · FY2020$700,000
Sixteen Thirty FundDC · FY2020$500,000
Sixteen Thirty FundDC · FY2020$500,000
Future Majority INCDC · FY2020$90,000
Future Majority INCDC · FY2020$90,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$37.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$143K
Money outPt IX
$33.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$32.3M
Managementcol C$563K
Fundraisingcol D$710K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$143K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$37.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.7M
SavingsLn 2$82
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$507K$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5.3M$5.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$256K$132K$95K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$843K$146K$166K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$23K$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$179K$127K$26K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$74K$16K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$205K$145K$61K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$389K$389K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$891K$853K$38K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$37K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$105K$61K$31K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$169K$95K$35K$39K
TravelLn 17$13K$9K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23.9M$23.9M$56K
All other expensesLn 24e$756K$701K$27K$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$33.5M$32.3M$563K$710K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $37.4M$33.5M$3.9M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$4.4M−$2.1M$507K 990 PDF
FY2022 $19.2M$18.5M$783K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$4.5M−$1.3M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $49.1M$47.2M$1.9M$6.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $37,443,456 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,317,110$37,300,265
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,153$143,191
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,321,263$37,443,456
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,000$5,275,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,342,608$1,723,348
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $40,375$388,625
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,007,604$26,138,535
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,410,587$33,525,508
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,089,324$3,917,948
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $37,443,456 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,300,265
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$49,909
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,300,265
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $140,916$140,916
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,275$2,275
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $143,191$37,443,456
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,525,508 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,275,000$5,275,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $132,303 · Management $95,133 · Fundraising $28,520$255,956
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $842,778 · Management $145,613 · Fundraising $165,782$1,154,173
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,549 · Management $3,547 · Fundraising $3,916$30,012
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $127,252 · Management $26,030 · Fundraising $25,562$178,844
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,881 · Management $15,784 · Fundraising $14,698$104,363
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $144,553 · Management $60,503$205,056
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,024$24,024
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $388,625$388,625
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $853,446 · Management $37,888$891,334
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $37,058 · Management $3,087 · Fundraising $2,210$42,355
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $61,038 · Management $31,465 · Fundraising $12,143$104,646
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $94,828 · Management $34,989 · Fundraising $38,902$168,719
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,172 · Management $1,960 · Fundraising $1,824$12,956
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,026$1,026
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,876,394 · Management $56,096$23,932,490
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $700,734 · Management $27,134 · Fundraising $28,061$755,929
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $32,252,012 · Management $563,253 · Fundraising $710,243$33,525,508
Part X · Balance sheet $7,765,944 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,601,573$7,737,146
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,726$82
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,182$28,716
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,698,342$7,765,944
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $49,904$75,821
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,141,817$3,265,494
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,191,721$3,341,315
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $506,621$4,174,629
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$250,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $506,621$4,424,629
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,698,342$7,765,944
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,424,629 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$37,443,456
XI-2 Total expenses$33,525,508
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,917,948
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$506,621
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$60
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,424,629

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