Produce debates for statewide elected offices in Utah

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
350% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 350% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$235K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$282K
To programs
78%
Net assets
−$14K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$235K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$115K
FY2020$180K
FY2024$235K
Expenses
$282K
FY2024▲ +75%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$115K
FY2020$161K
FY2024$282K
Net assets
−$14K
FY2024▼ -173%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$0
FY2020$19K
FY2024−$14K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Exemption reinstated (2020-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2021.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $220K Management & general 22% · $62K

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

28 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair & T
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nena Slighting’s $45K as Executive Direct is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1044 $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

NameFY2020FY2019
Nena Slighting$45,000$45,000

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

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Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$235K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Investment incomeLn 3$72
Money outPt IX
$282K
Ln 25
Programscol B$220K
Managementcol C$62K
Owns and owesPt X
−$14K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K
Total assetsLn 16$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Government grantsLn 1e$225K
Investment incomeLn 3$72
Total revenueLn 12$235K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6K
Total assetsLn 16$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32−$14K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 650
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$34K$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$19K
Net assetsLn 32$34K−$14K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$58K$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$220K$220K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$282K$220K$62K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $235K$282K−$47K−$14K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $180K$161K$19K$19K 990 PDF
FY2019 $115K$115K$0$0 990 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $235,072 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$235,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$72
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$235,072
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$57,648
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$224,783
I-18 Total expenses$282,431
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$47,359
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
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 $235,072 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$225,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$235,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $72$72
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $72$235,072
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $282,431 across 3 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $57,648$57,648
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $220,263$220,263
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,520$4,520
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $220,263 · Management $62,168 · Fundraising $0$282,431
Part X · Balance sheet $5,525 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,549$5,525
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,549$5,525
X-25 Other liabilities$19,335
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$19,335
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,549−$13,810
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,549−$13,810
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,549$5,525
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$13,810 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$235,072
XI-2 Total expenses$282,431
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$47,359
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,549
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$13,810

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