Return America INC

Not tax-deductible

Wallburg, NC501(c)(4)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 20-5150283Revenue $178K in FY2025Latest return filed Feb 16, 2026

On file with the IRSreturnamerica.orgPo Box 380, 27373-0380 · Wallburg, NCTax-exempt since Jul 2007

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To promote judeo-christian values in America

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 62% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
149 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 149.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$178K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$70K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$865K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$178K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$121K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$159K
FY2025$178K
Expenses
$70K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$57K
FY2023$46K
FY2024$55K
FY2025$70K
Net assets
$865K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$494K
FY2022$555K
FY2023$652K
FY2024$756K
FY2025$865K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $59K Management & general 15% · $11K Fundraising 0% · $227

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

5 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ronnie Baity’s $3K as President is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Ronnie Baity$3,000$3,000$3,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program · $59K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization held rallies and issued newsletters to educate, motivate, and mobilize citizens to promote judeo-christian values, including educating and influencing them to preserve those principles upon which our state and country were founded

$59Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$178K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$70K
Ln 25
Programscol B$59K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$227
Owns and owesPt X
$865K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$865K
Total assetsLn 16$865K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Total revenueLn 12$178K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$194K
SavingsLn 2$671K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$865K
Total assetsLn 16$865K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$865K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$756K$865K
Total assetsLn 16$756K$865K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$756K$865K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$836$836
Information technologyLn 14$730$730
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$3$3
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$35K$503
All other expensesLn 24e$623$396$227
Total functional expensesLn 25$70K$59K$11K$227

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 16, 2026 $178K$70K$109K$865K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 13, 2024 $159K$55K$104K$756K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $142K$46K$97K$652K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2022 $117K$57K$61K$555K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 5, 2021 $121K$494K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $178,465 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $147,017$159,668
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,908$18,797
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $158,925$178,465
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,000$4,100
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,250$16,500
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $43,755$48,933
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $55,005$69,533
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,920$108,932
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $178,465 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$159,668
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$159,668
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,797$18,797
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,797$178,465
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $69,533 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,100$4,100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $5,750$5,750
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,750$7,750
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,360$1,360
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,789$1,789
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $836$836
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $730$730
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,095$3,095
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,007$5,007
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3$3
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,987 · Management $503$35,490
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $396 · Fundraising $227$623
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $58,693 · Management $10,613 · Fundraising $227$69,533
Part X · Balance sheet $864,609 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $303,769$193,904
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $451,908$670,705
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $755,677$864,609
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $755,677$864,609
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $755,677$864,609
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $755,677$864,609
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $864,609 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$178,465
XI-2 Total expenses$69,533
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$108,932
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$755,677
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$864,609

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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