Voting rights and election defense programs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990-EZ Part III · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: IRS e-file

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FY2024 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-EZ
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $84K a year · 11% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
990-EZ Pt I · Ln 18 · 2 filings
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Revenue
$135K
+61% vs prior year
Net assets
$395
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$135K
FY2024▲ +61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$901K
FY2021$596K
FY2022$12K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$135K
Expenses
—
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$736K
FY2021$593K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$395
FY2024▲ +103%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$195K
FY2022$3K
FY2023−$13K
FY2024$395

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2008.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990-EZ.

990-EZ Part IV · reportable compensation
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Director
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Director
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV

Victoria Linden-Collier’s $5K as Treasurer is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1032 $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 · 3 named individuals · 990-EZ Part IV

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ben Zion Ptashnik—$5,292$80,000$169,000
Victoria Linden———$78,000
Victoria Linden-Collier$5,360$46,700$52,000—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-EZ Part IV column (c) / 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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Programs and updates

Defends voting rights and protects election integrity through various programs.

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1 program · $572K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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In 2021 our work scope and legislative agenda included expanding our elections mission to include voter rights and voting protection. Our work scope was expanded to included climate crisis mitigation and social justice, as approved by a unanimous decision of the Board of Psephos Inc.

$572Kprogram expense

Funders

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$20K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2021–2021

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$135K
Other income$135K
Owns and owes
$395
net assets
People
7
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$135K
Total revenue$135K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$395
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers5
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 28, 2025 $135K$395 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $84K−$13K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 19, 2023 $12K$3K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 $596K$593K$3K$195K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $901K$736K$165K$191K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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