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To restore the republic by limiting the federal government to its delegated, enumerated constitutional functions and returning American jurisprudence to its biblical common law foundations.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $208K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$322K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $560K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$117K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.9M
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$15.2M
To programs
58%
Net assets
$904K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$14.9M
FY2025▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$15.2M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$9.6M
FY2025$14.9M
Expenses
$15.2M
FY2025▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$15.0M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$9.1M
FY2025$15.2M
Net assets
$904K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$9.2M
FY2022−$7.6M
FY2023$366K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$904K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1975.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $8.8M Management & general 5% · $770K Fundraising 37% · $5.6M

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

7 people listed on the 990; $322K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$124,740Pt VII · Sec A
President
$99,988Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$96,980Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Charles Orndorff——$66,247$135,688$149,055
Peter J Thomas$124,740$119,300$108,500$90,000$103,547
Arthur Harman$96,980$117,573$91,660$34,500—
Steve Allen—$114,500———
James Pfaff$99,988————
Dr Steven J Allen——$57,070——
Arther Harman———$34,500—
Frederick Peterson————$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for a smaller federal government and a return to Biblical common law principles.

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1 program · $8.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Public Awareness- TCC endeavors to create a grassroots conservative defense of the country, the constitution, and common values rooted in Liberty and equal rights. This grassroots network will educate the public amount important issues, encourage the public to protest bad policies while also promoting good policies and ensure that the…

$8.8Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $134K · 2023–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Money outPt IX
$15.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.8M
Managementcol C$770K
Fundraisingcol D$5.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$904K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$426K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Gains on assetsLn 7$27K
Total revenueLn 12$14.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$426K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$426K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$560K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
Net assetsLn 32$904K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$872K$426K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$394K$560K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K$117K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$904K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$47K$47K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$330K$231K$40K$59K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$253K$177K$30K$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$382$574
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$31K$5K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$105K$62K$44K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$42
Accounting feesLn 11c$62K$62K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$292K$121K$107K$63K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$829K$380K$361K$89K
Office expensesLn 13$9.8M$5.6M$23K$4.2M
Information technologyLn 14$223K$208K$14K$845
OccupancyLn 16$12K$8K$1K$2K
TravelLn 17$97K$15K$82K
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$572$2K$111
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.0M$1.9M$31K$1.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$18K$5K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.2M$8.8M$770K$5.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $14.9M$15.2M−$267K$904K 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.6M$9.1M$476K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.1M$7.0M$84K$366K 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.8M$8.2M$608K−$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $15.2M$15.0M$140K−$9.2M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,903,629 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,543,004$14,866,806
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,380$36,823
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $855$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,548,239$14,903,629
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $86,500$47,297
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $514,550$631,134
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $111,079$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,330,913$14,492,590
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,043,042$15,171,021
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $505,197−$267,392
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $14,903,629 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,866,806
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,866,806
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,215$10,215
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $26,608$26,608
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36,823$14,903,629
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,171,021 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $47,297$47,297
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $231,183 · Management $39,632 · Fundraising $59,447$330,262
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $177,095 · Management $30,359 · Fundraising $45,539$252,993
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,233 · Management $382 · Fundraising $574$3,189
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,283 · Management $5,363 · Fundraising $8,044$44,690
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $61,789 · Fundraising $43,552$105,341
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,090 · Fundraising $42$2,132
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $61,773$61,773
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,630$3,630
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $121,487 · Management $106,806 · Fundraising $63,461$291,754
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $379,775 · Management $360,964 · Fundraising $88,661$829,400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,628,235 · Management $22,909 · Fundraising $4,153,064$9,804,208
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $207,567 · Management $14,383 · Fundraising $845$222,795
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,429 · Management $1,445 · Fundraising $2,168$12,042
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,156 · Management $81,518$96,674
IX-20 InterestPrograms $12,585$12,585
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $572 · Management $1,949 · Fundraising $111$2,632
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,905,125 · Management $31,190 · Fundraising $1,077,909$3,014,224
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,926 · Management $5,182 · Fundraising $10,292$33,400
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,847,737 · Management $769,575 · Fundraising $5,553,709$15,171,021
Part X · Balance sheet $1,020,700 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $872,166$425,630
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$25,836
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $368,758$535,342
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,667$8,892
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,267,591$1,020,700
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $110,148$116,969
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $110,148$116,969
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,157,443$903,731
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,157,443$903,731
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,267,591$1,020,700
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $903,731 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,903,629
XI-2 Total expenses$15,171,021
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$267,392
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,157,443
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,680
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$903,731

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