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Patriotic Republic FY2020 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(4)Social Science EIN 83-1589303Revenue $149K in FY2020Latest return filed Oct 23, 2025

On file with the IRS191 N Wacker Dr Ste 2050, 60606-1615 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 2019

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Educate the public regarding public policy issues and promote advances in public policy

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $604K a year · 447% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$149K
Spent
$0
Net assets
$7.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$149K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$107K
Expenses
$0
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$57K
FY2023$570K
FY2024$20K
Net assets
$7.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.9M

From the FY2020 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 May 2019.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Reid Hoffman
President/Chair/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Frank Huang
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zack Herlick
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public on policy issues and promotes policy advancements.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization promotes public policy change through education, advocacy, grantmaking and other activities, and it promotes the general welfare of individuals and their communities though public education and by advocating for beneficial changes in public policy.

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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 9 grants · $3.6M · 2021–2023
Rapid Resist ActionIL · FY2023$270,000
Catalist LLCFY2023$200,000
Grab Your Wallet AllianceCA · FY2023$100,000
Workmoney INCWI · FY2021$1,250,000
Workmoney INCWI · FY2021$750,000
Ipi Action Fund INCIL · FY2021$500,000
Democratic Majority for IsraelDC · FY2021$250,000
Rapid Resist ActionIL · FY2021$180,000
Frameshift LLCFY2021$120,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$149K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$149K
Money outPt IX
$0
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$7.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$149K
Total revenueLn 12$149K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.0M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$7.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K$2K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.5M$7.0M
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M$7.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Total functional expensesLn 25$0$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 23, 2025 $107K$20K$87K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 4, 2024 $71K$570K−$499K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2023 $76K$57K$19K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 2, 2022 $272K$3.0M−$2.8M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 26, 2021 $149K$0$149K$7.0M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $149,016 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $557,123$149,016
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $557,123$149,016
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,000,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$0
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,000,000$0
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,442,877$149,016
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $149,016 across 2 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $149,016$149,016
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $149,016$149,016
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $0 across 0 lines filed
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
Part X · Balance sheet $7,040,773 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,328$2,334
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,548,888$7,038,439
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,551,216$7,040,773
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,551,216$7,040,773
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,551,216$7,040,773
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,040,773 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$149,016
XI-2 Total expenses$0
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$149,016
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,551,216
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$340,541
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,040,773

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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