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Tirrc Votes FY2022 filing

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Nashville, TN501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 82-5038040Revenue $780K in FY2022

On file with the IRStirrcvotes.org3310 Ezell Rd, 37211-5004 · Nashville, TNTax-exempt since Mar 2019

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Tirrc Votes exists to build political power for immigrant and refugee communities and to create a pro-immigrant majority in the state. Program areas include education, non-partisan voter engagement and mobilization, and partisan voter engagement and mobilization.

87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $146K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 0.3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $882K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$82K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% 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
$780K
+154% vs prior year
Spent
$814K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$302K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$780K
FY2022▲ +154%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$635K
FY2021$307K
FY2022$780K
FY2023$696K
FY2024$991K
Expenses
$814K
FY2022▲ +354%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$814K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$726K
Net assets
$302K
FY2022▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$215K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$797K

From the FY2022 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 Mar 2019.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $707K Management & general 7% · $58K Fundraising 6% · $52K

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

30 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$936Pt VII · Sec A
$936Pt VII · Sec A
$936Pt VII · Sec A
Laura Zapata
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Sherman-Nikolaus’s $95 as Executive Director is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1032 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Lisa Sherman-Nikolaus$95$936

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

Empowers immigrants and refugees to build political power and create a pro-immigrant majority.

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4 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Civic engagement

$345Kprogram expense
02

Civic engagement

$320Kprogram expense
03

Civic engagement

$273Kprogram expense
04

Advocacy and education

$234Kprogram 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
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights CoalitionFY2024$205K
Democracy Fund Voice INCFY2024$200K
Neo Philanthropy Action Fund INCFY2024$150K
Action TNFY2024$102K
Sixteen Thirty FundFY2024$100K
Proteus Action LeagueFY2024$75K
Tennessee Investor FundFY2024$30K
State Power Action FundFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$882K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $38K · 2020–2020
American Fed of Labor & CongressTN · FY2020$37,500

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$780K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$779K
Other incomeLn 4–11$987
Money outPt IX
$814K
Ln 25
Programscol B$707K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$302K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$384K
Total assetsLn 16$384K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$779K
Other incomeLn 4–11$987
Total revenueLn 12$780K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$384K
Total assetsLn 16$384K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
Net assetsLn 32$302K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 663
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $991K$726K$265K$797K 990 PDF
FY2023 $696K$465K$231K$533K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $780K$814K−$33K$302K 990 PDF
FY2021 $307K$179K$128K$343K 990 PDF
FY2020 $635K$494K$142K$215K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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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

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

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