The organization's mission is to give young people a seat at the table of democracy through year-round civic media, civic education, and civic engagement programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $380K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$616K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$753K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$195K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$616K
FY2022▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$566K
FY2022$616K
FY2023$345K
Expenses
$753K
FY2022▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$975K
FY2021$611K
FY2022$753K
FY2023$350K
Net assets
$195K
FY2022▼ -34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$349K
FY2021$295K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$191K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jul 2016.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $378K Management & general 47% · $355K Fundraising 3% · $21K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ian Bridgeforth———$83,172
Jordan Johnson$80,000$80,000$67,500—

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

Programs and updates

Empowers youth through civic media, education, and engagement programs.

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3 programs · $339K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Gotv

Performing civic education with the purpose of increasing youth voter turnout.

$188Kprogram expense
02

Breaking Barriers

Regularly scheduled livestream content, video + audio production.

$88Kprogram expense
03

The Georgia Civic Campus Network (gccn)

The first statewide campus network in georgia, facilitating first-class civic engagement in partnerhsip with faculty and the administrations of colleges and universities.

$63Kprogram 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 · FY2024
JustfundusFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$380K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$616K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$616K
Money outPt IX
$753K
Ln 25
Programscol B$378K
Managementcol C$355K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$195K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$237K
Total assetsLn 16$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$616K
Total revenueLn 12$616K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$237K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$237K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$195K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 63
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K$237K
Total assetsLn 16$370K$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$295K$195K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$58K$18K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$203K$146K$47K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$75K$34K$38K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$17K$5K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$212K$72K$140K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$92$5K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$13K$13K$303
Information technologyLn 14$18K$6K$11K$654
OccupancyLn 16$32K$13K$18K$1K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$1K$34
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$7K$2K$277
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$1K$320
Total functional expensesLn 25$753K$378K$355K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $345K$350K−$5K$191K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $616K$753K−$137K$195K 990 PDF
FY2021 $566K$611K−$45K$295K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$975K$319K$349K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $616,008 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $566,138$616,008
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 $566,138$616,008
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 $394,653$381,331
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $216,806$371,962
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $611,459$753,293
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$45,321−$137,285
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $616,008 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$616,008
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$616,008
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$616,008
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $753,293 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,588 · Management $18,444 · Fundraising $3,968$80,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $145,981 · Management $46,753 · Fundraising $10,059$202,793
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,290 · Management $38,371 · Fundraising $2,402$75,063
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,867 · Management $5,415 · Fundraising $1,193$23,475
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,032$5,032
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,628$49,628
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $71,627 · Management $140,007$211,634
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $92 · Management $5,017$5,109
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,994 · Management $13,135 · Fundraising $303$26,432
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,323 · Management $10,936 · Fundraising $654$17,913
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,233 · Management $17,504 · Fundraising $1,413$32,150
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,090 · Management $1,312 · Fundraising $34$10,436
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,640 · Management $2,153 · Fundraising $277$9,070
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,926 · Management $1,312 · Fundraising $320$4,558
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $377,651 · Management $355,019 · Fundraising $20,623$753,293
Part X · Balance sheet $239,046 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $167,735$236,763
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $150,716$2,283
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $370,428$239,046
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,599$43,609
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,106$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,205$43,609
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $295,223$195,437
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $370,428$239,046
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $195,437 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$616,008
XI-2 Total expenses$753,293
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$137,285
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$295,223
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$37,499
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$195,437

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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