Equality State Policy Center

Tax-deductible

Laramie, WY501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 83-0305144

State government accountability; citizen participation in civic affairs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 3 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)(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 surplus $3K a year · under 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
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $171K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$275K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$378K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$209K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$275K
FY2024▼ -32%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$450K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$275K
Expenses
$378K
FY2024▼ -33%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$379K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$378K
Net assets
$209K
FY2024▼ -33%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$471K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$209K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 1995.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $364K Management & general 3% · $13K Fundraising 0% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Lowe’s $86K as Executive Di is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1044 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Lowe$85,517$78,354$25,000—
Chris Merrill———$70,035
Anastasia Marchese——$50,416—

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 state government accountability and citizen involvement in civic matters.

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1 program service account for $364K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Espc works to ensure we all have a seat at the table in our representative democracy through empowering wyoming citizens with information, tools, and skills that better enable their participation in wyomings government, ensuring representation, honesty, and respect for the rights and freedoms of all equality state communities.

$364Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Article IVFY2024$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$171K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$275K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Money outPt IX
$378K
Ln 25
Programscol B$364K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$209K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Total revenueLn 12$275K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$211K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$211K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$209K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 675
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$323K$211K
Total assetsLn 16$328K$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$312K$209K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$31K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$201K$201K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Management feesLn 11a$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$12K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$182$182
Total functional expensesLn 25$378K$364K$13K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $275K$378K−$103K$209K 990 PDF
FY2023 $406K$564K−$159K$312K 990 PDF
FY2022 $461K$300K$161K$471K 990 PDF
FY2021 $450K$379K$71K$310K 990 PDF
FY2020 $308K$263K$45K$222K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $274,868 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$10,250
VIII-1e Government grants$3,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$255,894
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$269,144
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,724$5,724
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,724$274,868
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $378,080 across 15 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $30,940$30,940
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $201,286$201,286
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,877$1,877
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,927$22,927
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,350$23,350
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $26,402$26,402
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,467$11,467
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,410$3,410
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,901$15,901
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,410$7,410
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,833$10,833
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,148$3,148
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,185$5,185
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,050 · Fundraising $1,712$13,762
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $182$182
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $363,773 · Management $12,595 · Fundraising $1,712$378,080
Part X · Balance sheet $214,448 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $322,613$211,448
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,530$3,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $327,988$214,448
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,303$542
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,748$5,181
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,051$5,723
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $311,937$208,725
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $311,937$208,725
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $327,988$214,448
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $208,725 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$274,868
XI-2 Total expenses$378,080
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$103,212
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$311,937
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$208,725

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

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