Register America FY2023 filing

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organizationSince 2016 EIN 81-2163801Revenue $200K in FY2023

On file with the IRSPo Box 33436 · Washington, DC

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Assisting with voter registration and advocating for policies which lead to voter registration in the united states.

75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $148K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $8.0M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$212K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$200K
-92% vs prior year
Spent
$793K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$433K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$200K
FY2023▼ -92%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$250K
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$200K
FY2024$8.4M
Expenses
$793K
FY2023▼ -51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$793K
FY2024$8.0M
Net assets
$433K
FY2023▼ -58%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18K
FY2021$142K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$433K
FY2024$840K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $598K Management & general 21% · $165K Fundraising 4% · $30K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Betsy Lin—$4,442
Peter Backof$3,866$2,391
Nellie Sires$975—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people register to vote and pushes for policies that make registration easier.

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1 program · $598K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Register america supports voter registration programs carried out by other social welfare organizations through research and analysis of prior efforts and most effective practices.

$598Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
New Venture FundFY2024$125K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8.0M
Grants paid · 2 grants · $7.5M · 2022–2024
Voter Registration ProjectDC · FY2024$6,590,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$200K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K
Investment incomeLn 3$481
Money outPt IX
$793K
Ln 25
Programscol B$598K
Managementcol C$165K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$433K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$645K
Total assetsLn 16$645K
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K
Investment incomeLn 3$481
Total revenueLn 12$200K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$145K
SavingsLn 2$500K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$645K
Total assetsLn 16$645K
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
Net assetsLn 32$433K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$645K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$645K
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K$212K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$433K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$352K$263K$73K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$52K$36K$15K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$21K$6K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$252K$231K$11K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$2K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$47K$40K$7K$503
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$349$52
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$425$425
InsuranceLn 23$462$462
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$5K$10K$43
Total functional expensesLn 25$793K$598K$165K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8.4M$8.0M$406K$840K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $200K$793K−$592K$433K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$1.6M$884K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $250K$126K$124K$142K 990 PDF
FY2020 $0$81K−$81K$18K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $200,481 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,500,000$200,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$481
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,500,000$200,481
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $950,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $240,751$432,061
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $425,360$360,580
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,616,111$792,641
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $883,889−$592,160
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $200,481 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$200,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$200,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $481$481
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $481$200,481
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $792,641 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $263,453 · Management $73,397 · Fundraising $15,643$352,493
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,861 · Management $14,570 · Fundraising $1,495$51,926
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,509 · Management $5,952 · Fundraising $1,181$27,642
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,278$23,278
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $231,372 · Management $10,818 · Fundraising $9,375$251,565
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,597 · Management $3,620 · Fundraising $1,425$6,642
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,107$5,107
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,557$4,557
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,631 · Management $6,504 · Fundraising $503$46,638
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,214 · Management $349 · Fundraising $52$1,615
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $425$425
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $462$462
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,730 · Management $9,518 · Fundraising $43$14,291
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $598,367 · Management $164,557 · Fundraising $29,717$792,641
Part X · Balance sheet $645,002 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,207,817$144,521
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$500,481
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,207,817$645,002
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,974
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $182,160$203,531
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $182,160$211,505
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,025,657$433,497
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,025,657$433,497
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,207,817$645,002
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $433,497 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$200,481
XI-2 Total expenses$792,641
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$592,160
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,025,657
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$433,497

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