Protect, advance, and encourage exercise of citizenship rights

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,700 volunteers and 10 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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FY2024 · 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
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 $132K a year · 12% 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $325K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$801K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$893K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$818K
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$590K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$801K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$657K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$832K
FY2024$801K
Net assets
$893K
FY2024▲ +66%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$231K
FY2021$392K
FY2022$780K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$893K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $678K Management & general 11% · $85K Fundraising 5% · $38K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$45,468Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamie Lyons-Eddy’s $45K as Executive Director is at the 5th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nancy Wang——$70,911$61,490$63,032
Jamie Lyons-Eddy$45,468$55,475———

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

Promotes and defends citizens' rights to vote and participate in democracy.

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1 program · $678K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Empowered citizens to advocate for pro-voter policies and hold politicians accountable. Mobilized citizens to strengthen and protect democracy from threats to voting rights and voting access.

$678Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Article IVFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$325K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $442K · 2022–2024
Voters Action CommitteeFY2024$142,300
Voters Action CommitteeFY2022$300,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$325
Money outPt IX
$801K
Ln 25
Programscol B$678K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$893K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$810K
Total assetsLn 16$899K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$325
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$810K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$810K
Total assetsLn 16$899K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$893K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 61,700
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$460K$810K
Total assetsLn 16$543K$899K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$536K$893K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$147K$147K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$42K$4K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$234K$205K$18K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$24K$20K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$19K$2K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$4K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$160K$124K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$57K$57K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$15K$16K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$43K$39K$2K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$522$522
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$2K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$785$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$801K$678K$85K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$801K$357K$893K 990 PDF
FY2023 $590K$832K−$242K$536K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.6M$388K$780K 990 PDF
FY2021 $818K$657K$161K$392K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$1.0M−$5K$231K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,157,268 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $590,136$1,156,943
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$325
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $590,136$1,157,268
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$147,300
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $494,297$328,955
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $337,564$324,507
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $831,861$800,762
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$241,725$356,506
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,157,268 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,156,943
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,156,943
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $325$325
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $325$1,157,268
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $800,762 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $147,300$147,300
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,107 · Management $3,681 · Fundraising $2,378$48,166
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $205,001 · Management $17,759 · Fundraising $11,291$234,051
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,425 · Management $2,073 · Fundraising $1,649$24,147
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,308 · Management $2,174 · Fundraising $1,109$22,591
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,929 · Management $2,173$6,102
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $124,444 · Management $35,450$159,894
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $57,046$57,046
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,633 · Management $15,954 · Fundraising $16,213$46,800
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,918 · Management $1,979 · Fundraising $2,583$43,480
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $522$522
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,613 · Management $1,152 · Fundraising $1,164$3,929
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,899 · Management $1,231 · Fundraising $1,197$4,327
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $785 · Management $1,622$2,407
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $677,930 · Management $85,248 · Fundraising $37,584$800,762
Part X · Balance sheet $899,457 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $460,470$810,383
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $82,645$89,074
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $543,115$899,457
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,981$6,817
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,981$6,817
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $449,898$892,640
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $86,236$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $536,134$892,640
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $543,115$899,457
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $892,640 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,157,268
XI-2 Total expenses$800,762
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$356,506
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$536,134
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$892,640

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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