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Jolt Initiative

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Austin, TX501(c)(3)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 82-1708759Revenue $2.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSjolttx.orgPo Box 4185, 78765-4185 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Oct 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Jolt Initiative is a non-profit organization that increases the civic participation of latinos in texas to build a stronger democracy and ensure that everyone's voice is heard.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers.
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)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 deficit $27K a year · 1% 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $1.8M
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$140K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+142% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +142%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.8M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2017.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $2.5M Management & general 5% · $144K Fundraising 6% · $167K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Anthony Elmo
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daniela Rubio
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Baron Mora Alcazar
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stacie Sanchez Hare
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jacqueline Bastard
Deputy Director
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Mobilizes Latinos in Texas to increase civic participation and strengthen democracy.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Voter Registration

Trains community members as voter registrars to conduct non-partisan voter registration to increase the civic participation of young Latinos in Texas.

$2.1Mprogram 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
Voter Registration ProjectFY2024$998K
The Kresge FoundationFY2024$188K
Tides FoundationFY2024$145K
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$110K
Houston in Action NetworkFY2024$80K
Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationFY2024$70K
Leland Fikes Foundation INCFY2024$50K
Annie E Casey Foundation INCFY2024$45K
Total grants receivedfrom 13 funders$1.8M
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $2.9M · 2020–2024
Jolt Action INCTX · FY2024$400,000
Jolt Action INCTX · FY2023$558,450
Jolt Action INCTX · FY2022$492,866
Jolt Action INCTX · FY2021$680,830
Deeds Not WordsTX · FY2021$44,750
Jolt Action INCTX · FY2020$695,945
Texas Freedom Network Education FundTX · FY2020$25,000
Move Texas Action FundTX · FY2020$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$144K
Fundraisingcol D$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$502K
SavingsLn 2$837K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6300
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$1.7M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K$140K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$139K$121K$8K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$937K$65K$75K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$417K$363K$25K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$77K$67K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$24K$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$308K$268K$18K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$139K$121K$8K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$47K$41K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$82K$71K$5K$6K
TravelLn 17$43K$37K$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$15K$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$762$889
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$400K$400K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$415$480
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.5M$144K$167K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.8M$10K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$2.4M−$1.3M$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.1M$625K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.8M−$128K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$2.1M$627K$2.4M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,803,170 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,156,949$2,801,783
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,099$1,387
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,159,048$2,803,170
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,328,367$1,633,216
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,099,871$1,159,562
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,428,238$2,792,778
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,269,190$10,392
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,803,170 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,801,783
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,801,783
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,387$1,387
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,387$2,803,170
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,792,778 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $121,183 · Management $8,358 · Fundraising $9,750$139,291
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $936,583 · Management $64,591 · Fundraising $75,358$1,076,532
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $363,132 · Management $25,044 · Fundraising $29,217$417,393
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $66,865 · Management $4,611 · Fundraising $5,380$76,856
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $23,734 · Management $1,637 · Fundraising $1,910$27,281
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $267,855 · Management $18,472 · Fundraising $21,552$307,879
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $121,223 · Management $8,360 · Fundraising $9,754$139,337
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $40,883 · Management $2,820 · Fundraising $3,290$46,993
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,378 · Management $4,922 · Fundraising $5,743$82,043
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,241 · Management $2,568 · Fundraising $2,997$42,806
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,596 · Management $1,007 · Fundraising $1,174$16,777
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,055 · Management $762 · Fundraising $889$12,706
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $400,000$400,000
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,989 · Management $415 · Fundraising $480$6,884
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,481,717 · Management $143,567 · Fundraising $167,494$2,792,778
Part X · Balance sheet $1,751,996 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $643,589$502,374
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,035,782$837,170
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $67,218$396,381
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,000$3,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $46,949$13,071
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,796,538$1,751,996
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $152,076$131,020
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $42,449$8,571
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $194,525$139,591
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,339,219$989,698
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,602,013$1,612,405
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,796,538$1,751,996
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,612,405 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,803,170
XI-2 Total expenses$2,792,778
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,392
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,602,013
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,612,405

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

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