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Ourwrites Org FY2022 filing

Salt Lake City, UTUnknown exempt organization EIN 81-5386793Revenue $340K in FY2022Latest return filed Apr 3, 2025

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Ourwrites.Org develops and runs a website through which individuals may contact their legislators, representatives, and other government officials. The mission of the organization is to use technology to increase civic engagement. Members of the general public will submit requests to the website, and the organization will then reach out to the relevant government officials to request information or comment on the most popular questions. Ourwrites.Org will then research the truthfulness and accuracy of the response provided by the official, and also follow up to make sure that the government official is doing what they said they would DO. In this manner, the organization improves the social welfare of utah and the nation as a whole.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-5386793) · Dispute this line
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $81K a year · 118% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$340K
+615% vs prior year
Spent
$340K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$205K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$340K
FY2022▲ +615%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$49K
FY2021$47K
FY2022$340K
FY2023−$170K
FY2024$37K
Expenses
$340K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$340K
FY2023$0
FY2024$111K
Net assets
$205K
FY2022▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $340K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jonathan Little
VP and Secre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nicholas Shaw
President an
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects citizens with government officials, ensuring accountability and informed civic engagement.

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1 program · $340K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Stock purchases

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-5386793) · Dispute this line
$340Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 1 grant · $45K · 2024–2024
The Inn BetweenUT · FY2024$44,680

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$340K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$340K
Money outPt IX
$340K
Ln 25
Programscol B$340K
Owns and owesPt X
$205K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$340K
Gains on assetsLn 7$340K
Total revenueLn 12$340K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
InvestmentsLn 11–13$205K
Total assetsLn 16$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$205K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
InvestmentsLn 11–13$279K$205K
Total assetsLn 16$279K$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$279K$205K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$340K$340K
Total functional expensesLn 25$340K$340K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 3, 2025 $37K$111K−$74K$0 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 30, 2024 −$170K$0−$170K$99K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 15, 2023 $340K$340K$0$205K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 16, 2023 $47K$279K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2023 $49K$54K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $339,656 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,718$0
I-10 Investment income$339,656
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $73,718$339,656
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $26,230$339,656
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $26,230$339,656
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,488$0
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $339,656 across 2 lines filed
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $339,656$339,656
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $339,656$339,656
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $339,656 across 1 line filed
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $339,656$339,656
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $339,656 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$339,656
Part X · Balance sheet $205,309 assets, 6 lines filed
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $279,149$205,309
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $279,149$205,309
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $279,149$205,309
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $279,149$205,309
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $279,149$205,309
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,309 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$339,656
XI-2 Total expenses$339,656
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$279,149
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$73,840
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$205,309

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

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