Registration Project INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 27-0273101Revenue $975 in FY2021

On file with the IRStheregistrationproject.org1220 L St Nw Ste 100 Pmb 348, 20005-4033 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Mar 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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CONDUCT NON-PARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION and mobilization to under-REPRESENTED ETHNIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $19K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
58 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 58.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $32K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$975
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$67K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$328K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$975
FY2021▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$216K
FY2021$975
FY2022$382K
FY2023$16K
FY2024$141K
Expenses
$67K
FY2021▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$51K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$690K
FY2023$24K
FY2024$21K
Net assets
$328K
FY2021▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$328K
FY2022$20K
FY2023$11K
FY2024$132K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2011.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $51K Management & general 24% · $16K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/Treasurer
$4,480Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gary Gruver’s $3K as Director/Treasurer is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gary Gruver$3,400$3,200$4,880$4,480$4,480

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

Register and mobilize underrepresented ethnic and socio-economic groups to vote.

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1 program · $51K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Research, develop and implement innovative voter registration and mobilization programs.

$51Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$32K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$975
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$975
Money outPt IX
$67K
Ln 25
Programscol B$51K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$328K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$328K
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$975
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$975
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$328K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$328K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$328K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$395K$328K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$395K$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121$0
Net assetsLn 32$394K$328K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$51K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$67K$51K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $141K$21K$121K$132K 990 PDF
FY2023 $16K$24K−$8K$11K 990 PDF
FY2022 $382K$690K−$308K$20K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $975$67K−$66K$328K 990 PDF
FY2020 $216K$51K$165K$394K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $975 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $215,834$975
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $215,834$975
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,480$4,480
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,022$62,856
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $50,502$67,336
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $165,332−$66,361
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $975 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$975
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$975
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$975
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $67,336 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $4,480$4,480
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,621$10,621
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $51,200$51,200
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,035$1,035
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $51,200 · Management $16,136 · Fundraising $0$67,336
Part X · Balance sheet $328,088 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $394,570$328,088
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $394,570$328,088
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $121$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $121$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $394,449$328,088
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $394,449$328,088
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $394,570$328,088
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $328,088 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$975
XI-2 Total expenses$67,336
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,361
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$394,449
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$328,088

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