Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
8 people listed on the 990-EZ; $36K paid to officers and key staff.
Phoebe T Wong’s $36K as Treasurer is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Harrow | — | — | — | $6,000 | $70,250 |
| Phoebe T Wong | $36,000 | $36,000 | $36,000 | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Adam Eichen | — | $15,000 | — | $30,200 | — |
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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Programs and updates
Promotes equal political rights through education, research, and legal action.
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The organization continues to run an education project named "DELIBERATIONS.US" that invites the public to deliberate the pros and cons of the electoral college system and reform options. Participants will meet in small groups on an online platform, learn about the facts of the issues, and share their opinions in group conversations.
The organization has an ongoing digital campaign that aims to educate and inform the public on democracy reform issues. The digital campaign creates original educational videos, audio, graphics, and written commentaries on current events related to U.S.
The organization continues to litigate cases that seek to fundamentally reform our election system: four cases challenging winner-take-all in the electoral college known collectively as the equal votes project; one case in alaska related to money-in-politics. These five cases are active and at various stages of the court process.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2022 990-EZ, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $269K | $191K | $79K | $231K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $328K | $270K | $58K | $152K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 Viewing | $190K | $95K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021 | $440K | $334K | $106K | $225K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $336K | $386K | −$49K | $119K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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