Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2008.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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.
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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
Connects online citizens to advance justice, equality, and community in national politics.
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New Media Mentors
Launched in january 2011, new media mentors is an intensive learning and capacity-building opportunity to help progressive non-profits use social media and online organizing tools more effectively.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2019 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY19 | End FY19 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $230K | $366K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $230K | $366K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $230K | $366K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal feesLn 11b | $1K | $1K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $325 | $325 | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $233K | $159K | $40K | $35K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $9K | $60 | $9K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $124 | $124 | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $635 | $635 | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $6K | $3K | $4K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $402K | $402K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $6K | $180 | $5K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $20K | $15K | $5K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $678K | $578K | $64K | $35K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $648K | $550K | $98K | $304K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $603K | $488K | $115K | $245K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $435K | $362K | $73K | $125K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $404K | $480K | −$75K | $40K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $134K | $156K | −$22K | $115K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $389K | $618K | −$229K | $137K | 990 PDF |
| FY2019 Viewing | $813K | $678K | $135K | $366K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2019 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $813,153 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $813,153 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $677,774 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $365,831 assets, 5 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $365,831 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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