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Congressional Communities INC

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Laguna Beach, CA501(c)(3) EIN 84-4553699Revenue $380K in FY2024

On file with the IRS409 High Dr, 92651-1609 · Laguna Beach, CATax-exempt since Aug 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Congressional Communities is working to make IT easier for people to connect with- and influence- their member of congress. Currently, Congressional districts have over 750,000 people each, and IT is too easy for regular people to get lost in the crowd. So, we broke down each Congressional district into sub-districts of 30,000 to 60,000 people, which we call Congressional Communities, or ccs. These groups are small enough that people can join together at the local cc level to focus on the issues important to them, share expertise and information - including a wide and growing range of information gathered and shared by the central Congressional Communities office - and then use their collective numbers to get direct access to their member of congress. Ccs are not trying to take the place of Congressional districts. They simply provide a way to build a non-partisan network of informed local residents large enough to command the attention of their members of congress.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $303 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
109% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 109% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$380K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$399K
To programs
74%
Net assets
−$809
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$380K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$278K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$380K
Expenses
$399K
FY2024▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$271K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$399K
Net assets
−$809
FY2024▼ -104%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$7K
FY2023$18K
FY2024−$809

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2021.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $296K Management & general 26% · $104K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Daniel Carracino
President/Ce
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Hanlon
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Helps people connect with and influence their representatives by organizing them into smaller local groups.

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1 program · $14K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Raising funds to support educating public on voting

$14Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Chamade Foundation INCFY2023$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$380K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$380K
Money outPt IX
$399K
Ln 25
Programscol B$296K
Managementcol C$104K
Owns and owesPt X
−$809
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$380K
Total revenueLn 12$380K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32−$809
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$18K$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$10K
Net assetsLn 32$18K−$809
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$214K$179K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$67K$34K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$769$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$46K$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$283$283
Information technologyLn 14$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$271$271
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$28K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$399K$296K$104K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $380K$399K−$19K−$809 990 PDF
FY2023 $331K$320K$11K$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 $278K$271K$7K$7K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $379,950 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $331,090$379,950
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $331,090$379,950
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $247,833$216,088
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $71,788$183,152
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $319,621$399,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,469−$19,290
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $379,950 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$379,950
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$379,950
VIII-12 Total revenue$379,950
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $399,240 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $179,290 · Management $34,976$214,266
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,822$1,822
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $33,661 · Management $33,367$67,028
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $769 · Management $1,500$2,269
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,020 · Management $23,020$46,040
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $283$283
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,074$14,074
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,526 · Management $8,526$17,052
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,190$2,190
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $271$271
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,986$3,986
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,746 · Management $2,213$29,959
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $295,638 · Management $103,602 · Fundraising $0$399,240
Part X · Balance sheet $9,317 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,481$9,317
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,481$9,317
X-25 Other liabilities$10,126
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$10,126
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,481−$809
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,481$9,317
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$809 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$379,950
XI-2 Total expenses$399,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,290
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,481
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$809

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

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