A non-partisan organization that actively supports Christian involvement in the civic arena.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$343K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$343K
to officers and key staff · 93% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 93% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$237K
Spent
$369K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$946K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2020. IRS ruling in Apr 2009.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $347K Management & general 6% · $21K Fundraising 0% · $649

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

7 people listed on the 990; $343K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$157,500Pt VII · Sec A
(former) CEO
$109,615Pt VII · Sec A
(former) CFO
$75,663Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Hagelin’s $158K as CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 239 <$100K 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.

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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

Encourages Christian participation in public life and government.

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1 program · $347K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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United in Purpose (UIP) provided resources and infrastructure for like-minded Christian organizations and ministries to educate and mobilize their constituencies for the common cause of bringing the biblical worldview to the forefront of American life.UIP educated and encouraged faith-oriented individuals and organizations to advocate…

$347Kprogram 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$10K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $265K · 2020–2020
Susan B Anthony List INCVA · FY2020$90,000
Freedomworks for AmericaFY2020$25,000
Students for Life in AmericaFY2020$25,000
Heritage Action for AmericaDC · FY2020$25,000
Minnesota Family CouncilMN · FY2020$15,000
Colorado Family ActionCO · FY2020$15,000
Judicial Action Group INCAL · FY2020$10,000
National Hispanic Christian Leadership ConferenceFY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$237K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$237K
Investment incomeLn 3$210
Other incomeLn 4–11$42
Money outPt IX
$369K
Ln 25
Programscol B$347K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$649
Owns and owesPt X
$946K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$951K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$237K
Investment incomeLn 3$210
Other incomeLn 4–11$42
Total revenueLn 12$237K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$951K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$946K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$951K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$946K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$265K$265K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K$10K$2K$512
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$305$247$46$12
TravelLn 17$686$556$103$27
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$369$98
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$69K$892
Total functional expensesLn 25$369K$347K$21K$649

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $237K$369K−$133K$946K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $236,786 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $312,713$236,534
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$210
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $171$42
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $312,892$236,786
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$265,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $49,149$12,798
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $37,777$91,614
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $86,926$369,412
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $225,966−$132,626
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $236,786 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$236,534
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$236,534
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $210$210
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $42$42
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $42 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $210$236,786
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $369,412 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $265,000$265,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,366 · Management $1,920 · Fundraising $512$12,798
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,376$5,376
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,313$10,313
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,252$2,252
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $247 · Management $46 · Fundraising $12$305
IX-17 TravelPrograms $556 · Management $103 · Fundraising $27$686
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,992 · Management $369 · Fundraising $98$2,459
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,331 · Management $892$70,223
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $347,492 · Management $21,271 · Fundraising $649$369,412
Part X · Balance sheet $951,094 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,464$13,593
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $49,384$5,966
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $946,360$931,535
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,080,208$951,094
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,238$4,750
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,238$4,750
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,078,970$946,344
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,078,970$946,344
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,080,208$951,094
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $946,344 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$236,786
XI-2 Total expenses$369,412
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$132,626
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,078,970
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$946,344

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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