State government accountability; citizen participation in civic affairs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 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
$4K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$450K
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$379K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$310K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$450K
FY2021▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$450K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$275K
Expenses
$379K
FY2021▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$379K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$378K
Net assets
$310K
FY2021▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$471K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$209K

From the FY2021 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.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $379K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$50,416Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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

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Promotes state government accountability and citizen involvement in civic matters.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Healthy wyoming- a medicaid expansion program in wy

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$450K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Money outPt IX
$379K
Ln 25
Programscol B$379K
Owns and owesPt X
$310K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$313K
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Government grantsLn 1e$268K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Total revenueLn 12$450K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$313K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$313K
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$310K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K$313K
Total assetsLn 16$245K$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$220K$310K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$121K$121K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$181$181
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$129K$129K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45$45
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$379K$379K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $275K$378K−$103K$209K 990 PDF
FY2023 $406K$564K−$159K$312K 990 PDF
FY2022 $461K$300K$161K$471K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $450K$379K$71K$310K 990 PDF
FY2020 $308K$263K$45K$222K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $449,790 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $307,893$268,045
I-9 Program service revenue$181,745
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $307,893$449,790
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $147,412$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$143,028
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $115,166$235,797
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $262,578$378,825
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,315$70,965
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $449,790 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$268,045
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$268,045
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $181,745$181,745
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $181,745$449,790
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $378,825 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $120,770$120,770
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,365$10,365
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,893$11,893
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,691$17,691
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $181$181
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $128,532$128,532
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $45$45
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,729$4,729
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,130$2,130
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,400$10,400
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,089$72,089
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $378,825 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$378,825
Part X · Balance sheet $313,374 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $245,471$312,806
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$568
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $245,471$313,374
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,729$3,667
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,468$3,667
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $220,003$309,707
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $220,003$309,707
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $245,471$313,374
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $309,707 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$449,790
XI-2 Total expenses$378,825
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,965
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$220,003
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$18,739
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$309,707

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