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Take Back Our Republic INC

IRS exemption revoked

Auburn, ALUnknown exempt organizationEIN 47-1818323Revenue $933K in FY2020

On file with the IRStakeback.org165 E Magnolia Ave Suite 203 · Auburn, AL

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Take Back Our Republic (tbor) is a non-profit educating the public on conservative solutions for political reform. We are a non-partisan organization that advocates to ensure power and influence is returned to "we the people" instead of outside special interests groups. We use a grassroots approach for messaging that resonates with every ideological spectrum, especially conservatives, to fix the broken electoral system and restore american democracy.

78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$407K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$407K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $5K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$196K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$933K
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$128K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2024

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $833K Management & general 11% · $117K Fundraising 11% · $121K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $407K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
John Pudner
Executive Director
$249,490Pt VII · Sec A
Justin Hill
Deputy Director
$76,216Pt VII · Sec A
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Anna Carter
Treasurer
$6,250Pt VII · Sec A
Richard Painter
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark McKinnon
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Schaaf
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chad Peace
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Educates the public on conservative solutions for political reform and advocates for returning power to the people.

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1 program · $833K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Research, analysis and educational activities intended to inform, enrich, and broaden the national discourse regarding campaign finance.

$833Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Steiner King FoundationFY2022$5K
Koehr Family FoundationFY2022$200
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$933K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$933K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$833K
Managementcol C$117K
Fundraisingcol D$121K
Owns and owesPt X
$128K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$933K
Total revenueLn 12$933K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$280K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$280K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$22K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
Net assetsLn 32$128K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$345K$280K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$434K$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K$196K
Net assetsLn 32$266K$128K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$157K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$366K$224K$76K$66K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$37K$6K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$20K$2K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$24K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$50K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$117K$117K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$60K$60K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$13K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$37K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$25K$4K
TravelLn 17$79K$49K$11K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$620
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$14K$18K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$479
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$833K$117K$121K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $933K$1.1M−$139K$128K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $932,855 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $975,093$932,855
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,065$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $974,028$932,855
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 $673,519$602,315
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $462,923$469,070
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,136,442$1,071,385
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$162,414−$138,530
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $932,855 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$932,855
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$932,855
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$932,855
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,071,385 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $157,466$157,466
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $223,798 · Management $76,241 · Fundraising $66,031$366,070
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,213 · Management $6,138 · Fundraising $10,516$53,867
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,220 · Management $1,729 · Fundraising $2,963$24,912
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $23,782 · Fundraising $4,197$27,979
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $50,482 · Fundraising $8,909$59,391
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $117,220$117,220
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,601$59,601
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,440 · Fundraising $2,372$15,812
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $36,763$36,763
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,547 · Management $4,332$28,879
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,291 · Management $11,095 · Fundraising $19,010$79,396
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,511 · Fundraising $620$4,131
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,839 · Management $17,941 · Fundraising $6,203$37,983
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,436 · Fundraising $479$1,915
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $832,609 · Management $117,476 · Fundraising $121,300$1,071,385
Part X · Balance sheet $323,913 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $13,428; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $344,991$279,606
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,010$8,879
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $72,000$22,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $433,579$323,913
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $167,216$196,080
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $167,216$196,080
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $196,363$107,833
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,000$20,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $266,363$127,833
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $433,579$323,913
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $127,833 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$932,855
XI-2 Total expenses$1,071,385
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$138,530
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$266,363
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$127,833

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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