Tesseract INC FY2022 filing

Not tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(4)Since 2009Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 80-0378174Revenue $1.1M in FY2022

On file with the IRSpatrioticmillionaires.org1629 K St Nw Ste 300, 20006-1631 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Dec 2009

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

69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$384K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$384K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$227K
184% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 184% of assets; over 80%.
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
$1.1M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
69%
Net assets
−$103K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2022▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$753K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$890K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$997K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$701K
FY2024$827K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
−$103K
FY2022▼ -192%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$17K
FY2021$113K
FY2022−$103K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$358K
FY2025$779K

From the FY2022 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

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $919K Management & general 16% · $207K Fundraising 15% · $197K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $384K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$71,834Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$71,834Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt 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—————
Chloe Shanklin—————$45,398
Robert Lord$34,669$23,100————
Rene Felt$4,142$29,048$26,541———

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

Promote knowledge and advocate for social and political issues.

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4 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Patriotic Millionaires

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

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Patriotic Millionaires

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

$727Kprogram expense
03

Hazmatamerica is a citizen-powered organization that engages the public in the fight for a truly representative democracy. Areas of focus include: campaign finance reform, voting rights and gerrymandering.

$183Kprogram expense
04

Hazmatamerica is a citizen-powered organization that engages the public in the fight for a truly representative democracy. Areas of focus include: campaign finance reform, voting rights and gerrymandering.

$183Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$919K
Managementcol C$207K
Fundraisingcol D$197K
Owns and owesPt X
−$103K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K
Net assetsLn 32−$103K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.0M$421K$779K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$827K$273K$358K 990 PDF
FY2023 $890K$701K$189K$86K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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
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Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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

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