Polichic Engagement Fund

Tax-deductible

Austin, TX501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 84-5178945

The PoliChic Engagement Fund is committed to fostering civic participation among women and their families in Texas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 330 volunteers.
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
Download 990
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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 21% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $215K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$267K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$152K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$267K
FY2024▼ -13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2022$337K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$267K
Expenses
$152K
FY2024▼ -45%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022$294K
FY2023$274K
FY2024$152K
Net assets
$0
FY2024
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0

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 Apr 2020.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $77K Management & general 50% · $75K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$75,385Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parliamentarian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Sanders’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Christina Sanders$75,385$36,714$15,000

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 2Yes

Programs and updates

Empowers women and families in Texas to actively participate in civic life.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $90K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Training and Education

The PoliChic Engagement Fund is works in Texas and encourages women to engage in democracy. Since 2019, PoliChic Texas has made connections with women across the state, reaching both urban and rural areas.

$90Kprogram 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
Windward FundFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$215K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$267K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Money outPt IX
$152K
Ln 25
Programscol B$77K
Managementcol C$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Total revenueLn 12$267K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6330
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$31K$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$0
Total assetsLn 16$36K$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$75K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$48K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$600$600
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$240$240
Total functional expensesLn 25$152K$77K$75K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $267K$152K$115K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $305K$274K$31K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $337K$294K$43K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $110K$25K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $266,941 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$266,941
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$266,941
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$266,941
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $152,181 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $75,385$75,385
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,281$48,281
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,075$17,075
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $600$600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,200$1,200
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,000$4,000
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,400$5,400
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $240$240
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $76,796 · Management $75,385 · Fundraising $0$152,181
Part X · Balance sheet $24,760 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,772$24,760
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,000$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $35,772$24,760
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $35,772$24,760
X-19 Deferred revenue$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,772$24,760
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $35,772$24,760
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$266,941
XI-2 Total expenses$152,181
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$114,760
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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