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.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$150K 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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FY2018 · 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
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
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
$2K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$436K
Spent
$425K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$65K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$436K
FY2018
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$436K
FY2019$767K
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$6.0M
Expenses
$425K
FY2018
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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
$65K
FY2018
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$65K
FY2019$279K
FY2020$868K
FY2021−$289K
FY2022−$115K
FY2023−$853K
FY2024−$21K

From the FY2018 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

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $403K Management & general 5% · $23K

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; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $403K · in their own filed words · FY2018
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In 2018, TTV provided training and support to citizen-led election integrity groups across the country, spoke at events nationwide, and worked to raise awareness about the myriad process problems associated with america's elections.

$403Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2018 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$436K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$436K
Money outPt IX
$425K
Ln 25
Programscol B$403K
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$65K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
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$436K
Total revenueLn 12$436K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$65K
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 FY18End FY18
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$61K$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$54K$65K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$135K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$16K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$58K$52K$6K
TravelLn 17$53K$53K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$129K$129K
Total functional expensesLn 25$425K$403K$23K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $436K$425K$11K$65K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2018 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $436,046 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $423,535$436,046
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 $423,535$436,046
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 $121,285$152,295
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $442,103$273,115
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $563,388$425,410
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$139,853$10,636
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $436,046 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$436,046
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$436,046
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$436,046
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $425,410 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $135,000 · Management $15,000$150,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,295$2,295
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,143$8,143
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,097$7,097
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,563 · Management $1,729$17,292
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $52,172 · Management $5,797$57,969
IX-17 TravelPrograms $53,363$53,363
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $129,251$129,251
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $402,884 · Management $22,526 · Fundraising $0$425,410
Part X · Balance sheet $66,650 assets, 6 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $61,896; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,125$4,754
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $60,732$66,650
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,625$1,907
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,625$1,907
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $54,107$64,743
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $60,732$66,650
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $64,743 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$436,046
XI-2 Total expenses$425,410
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,636
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$54,107
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$64,743

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