Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
49 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
14 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Joshua Graham Lynn’s $266K as CEO is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Graham Lynn | $265,812 | $241,824 | $192,708 | $157,343 | — |
| Heather Gresham | $228,671 | $210,997 | $182,213 | — | — |
| Michael Dolence | $217,840 | $209,075 | $168,431 | — | — |
| Janice Periquet | — | — | — | — | $213,145 |
| Joshua M Silver | — | — | — | — | $186,939 |
| Eleanor Collinson | — | — | — | $181,516 | — |
| Jose Carbonell | $179,025 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Silver | — | — | — | $177,991 | — |
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.
See Represent US Education Fund executive salaries →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
Strengthens American democracy to ensure its survival for future generations.
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Research and Planning
Represent.Us Education Fund conducts in-depth research related to campaign-finance and electoral-systems reform. Ongoing research aims to measure, track, and evaluate the impact of public policy on state and local communities.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-3088283) · Dispute this lineEducation and Communications
Represent.Us Education Fund elevates the national dialogue on democratic reform by taking complex ideas and presenting them in a way that resonates with diverse audiences. The Organization works through various mediums to communicate with democracy reform groups, academics, activists, and influencers from across the political spectrum.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-3088283) · Dispute this lineGrantmaking
RepresentUs Education Fund made grants to Represent.Us to support public education, research, and cross-partisan outreach activities. Grant funds were used to develop multi-channel public-education campaigns to inform voters about the challenges faced by our democracy and on viable policy solutions.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-3088283) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.9M | $2.6M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $202K | $222K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.2M | $5.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.1M | $2.3M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.1M | $2.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $716K | $716K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $524K | $226K | $216K | $83K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $4.3M | $2.0M | $1.6M | $727K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $69K | $29K | $31K | $9K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $374K | $161K | $162K | $51K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $331K | $167K | $112K | $52K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $64K | $64K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $109K | $109K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.4M | $725K | $631K | $22K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $107K | $88K | $18K | $549 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $423K | $62K | $348K | $13K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $10K | $5K | $4K | $782 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $248K | $96K | $127K | $26K |
| TravelLn 17 | $67K | $19K | $35K | $13K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $302K | $301K | $1K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $33K | $1K | $31K | $547 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $93K | $9K | $80K | $4K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $286K | $56K | $211K | $19K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $9.5M | $4.6M | $3.8M | $1.0M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 15, 2025 | $3.8M | $7.8M | −$3.9M | −$2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 20, 2024 | $5.5M | $7.8M | −$2.3M | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 1, 2023 | $9.9M | $9.0M | $913K | $3.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 | $9.1M | $9.5M | −$317K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2021 | $6.6M | $5.7M | $956K | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $9,149,766 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,149,766 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,466,834 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,093,695 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,761,995 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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