True the Vote INC

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)Since 2010Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 27-2860095

True the vote (ttv) empowers organizations and individuals across the nation to actively protect the rights of legitimate voters, regardless of their political party affiliation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,550 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
5 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$180K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$380K
106% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 106% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.0M
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$5.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
−$21K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2024▲ +45%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$436K
FY2019$767K
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$6.0M
Expenses
$5.2M
FY2024▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$425K
FY2019$457K
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.2M
Net assets
−$21K
FY2024▲ +98%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$65K
FY2019$279K
FY2020$868K
FY2021−$289K
FY2022−$115K
FY2023−$853K
FY2024−$21K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2013.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $4.1M Management & general 16% · $843K Fundraising 5% · $237K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $180K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$180,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Engelbrecht’s $180K as President is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Catherine Engelbrecht$180,000$180,000$195,000$180,000$197,000$145,000

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Empowering citizens to protect legitimate voter rights nationwide.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $4.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Providing program support through voter education, research, and outreach as well as building grassroots, action-oriented, election integrity movements in key areas of the united states.

$4.1Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$703K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$5.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$843K
Fundraisingcol D$237K
Owns and owesPt X
−$21K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$336K
Total assetsLn 16$358K
LiabilitiesLn 26$380K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$140K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$703K
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$336K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$336K
Other assetsLn 15$23K
Total assetsLn 16$358K
LiabilitiesLn 26$380K
Net assetsLn 32−$21K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62,550
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K$336K
Total assetsLn 16$971K$358K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$380K
Net assetsLn 32−$853K−$21K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$149K$23K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$176K$169K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$880K$694K$43K$143K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$35K$35K
Office expensesLn 13$203K$163K$24K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$1.2M$1.2M$14K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$69K$56K$8K$6K
TravelLn 17$161K$129K$19K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.2M$1.6M$662K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.2M$4.1M$843K$237K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.0M$5.2M$825K−$21K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$5.0M−$863K−$853K 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.8M$4.6M$174K−$115K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$2.9M−$1.2M−$289K 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.0M$4.4M$679K$868K 990 PDF
FY2019 $767K$457K$311K$279K 990 PDF
FY2018 $436K$425K$11K$65K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,028,743 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,323,983
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$139,846
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,323,983
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,715$1,715
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $703,045$703,045
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $704,760$6,028,743
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,203,698 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $148,639 · Management $23,168 · Fundraising $8,193$180,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $168,750 · Fundraising $7,252$176,002
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $48,645$48,645
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $694,340 · Management $43,319 · Fundraising $142,559$880,218
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $34,673$34,673
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $162,585 · Management $24,388 · Fundraising $16,258$203,231
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,203,881 · Management $14,238 · Fundraising $9,492$1,227,611
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,526 · Management $8,329 · Fundraising $5,553$69,408
IX-17 TravelPrograms $128,675 · Management $19,301 · Fundraising $12,868$160,844
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,561,240 · Management $661,826$2,223,066
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,123,636 · Management $843,214 · Fundraising $236,848$5,203,698
Part X · Balance sheet $358,480 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,134$335,758
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $573,042$22,722
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $970,540$358,480
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,150,812$329,635
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,823,854$379,635
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$853,314−$21,155
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$853,314−$21,155
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $970,540$358,480
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$21,155 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,028,743
XI-2 Total expenses$5,203,698
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$825,045
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$853,314
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,114
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$21,155

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

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