Tesseract INC

Not tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(4)Since 2009Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 80-0378174

Tesseract, INC. Is a non-profit corporation dedicated to preserving and perfecting democratic capitalism by reforming the tax system, labor policies and democratic processes.

71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $92K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$278K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 86% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$779K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +32%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$753K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$890K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +25%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$997K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$701K
FY2024$827K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$779K
FY2025▲ +118%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$17K
FY2021$113K
FY2022−$103K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$358K
FY2025$779K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2009.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $732K Management & general 18% · $187K Fundraising 11% · $116K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $278K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer/Secretary
$80,193Pt VII · Sec A
VP Gov't Affairs
$66,963Pt VII · Sec A
President
$65,273Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advisor
$34,669Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advisor
$18,874Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$8,251Pt VII · Sec A
Art Director
$4,142Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jodie Rubenstein’s $80K as Treasurer/Secretary is at the 14th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erica Payne$65,273$68,654$65,625$120,000$99,581$92,244
Dylan Dusseault—$118,325$23,714———
Jodie Rubenstein$80,193$45,073$45,248———
Chloe Magalhaes———$71,834$50,185—
Holli Woodings$66,963—————
Jodie Rubenstein—$45,598————
Chloe Shanklin—————$45,398
Robert Lord$34,669$23,100————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promote knowledge and advocate for social and political issues.

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3 program services account for $732K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Patriotic Millionaires

Focuses on organizing politically and lobbying congress to help enact reforms that will build a more stable, prosperous and inclusive nation.

$694Kprogram expense
02

American deciders is a bipartisan collective focused on economic issues. We provide clear information on policies and candidates, rallying communities to advocate for economic equality, transparency, and fairness. Our core tenets are tax the rich, pay the people, and spread the power.

$25Kprogram expense
03

The great economy project is a non-partisan effort to organize groups of people in rural parts of north carolina and wisconsin to learn about the policies that the center is working on.

$12Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$732K
Managementcol C$187K
Fundraisingcol D$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$779K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$614K
Total assetsLn 16$841K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$614K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$614K
Other assetsLn 15$198K
Total assetsLn 16$841K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$779K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$512K$614K
Total assetsLn 16$517K$841K
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$358K$779K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$434K$295K$61K$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$29K$6K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$15K$3K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$78K$53K$11K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$27K$5K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$36K$24K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$15K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$113K$112K$864
Office expensesLn 13$8K$955$7K$0
Information technologyLn 14$58K$41K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
TravelLn 17$16K$10K$41$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$50K$50K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$300$300
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$732K$187K$116K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.0M$421K$779K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$827K$273K$358K 990 PDF
FY2023 $890K$701K$189K$86K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.3M−$216K−$103K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$130K$113K 990 PDF
FY2020 $753K$997K−$244K−$17K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,455,119 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,455,119
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,455,119
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,455,119
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,034,464 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $295,051 · Management $60,746 · Fundraising $78,102$433,899
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,956 · Management $5,961 · Fundraising $7,665$42,582
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,723 · Management $3,032 · Fundraising $3,897$21,652
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,916 · Management $10,895 · Fundraising $14,006$77,817
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,567 · Management $5,470 · Fundraising $7,033$39,070
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $24,125 · Management $11,391$35,516
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,171$12,171
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,932 · Management $15,585$30,517
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $111,916 · Management $864$112,780
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $955 · Management $6,581 · Fundraising $0$7,536
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $41,126 · Management $17,301$58,427
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $28,201$28,201
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,368 · Management $41 · Fundraising $5,254$15,663
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $49,894$49,894
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $300$300
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,439$8,439
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $731,829 · Management $186,678 · Fundraising $115,957$1,034,464
Part X · Balance sheet $840,888 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $511,931$613,996
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$28,416
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,262$215
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$198,261
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $517,193$840,888
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,415$62,306
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $159,266$62,306
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $357,927$748,582
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$30,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $357,927$778,582
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $517,193$840,888
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $778,582 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,455,119
XI-2 Total expenses$1,034,464
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$420,655
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$357,927
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$778,582

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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