Article IV

Arlington, VAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 86-2820532

On file with the IRSarticlefour.org1501 Wilson Blvd Ste 1050 · Arlington, VA

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Our mission is to advance policies that promote freedom and opportunity for all Americans by promoting ideas cont schedule O

Run by 3 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $866K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$204K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $4.5M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
—
FY2025
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$10.9M
FY2023$35.8M
FY2024$52.5M
FY2025Not on file
Expenses
—
FY2025
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$77.4M
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
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FY2025
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$28.3M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025Not on file

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990-EZ; $204K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$186,500Pt VII · Sec A
$17,250Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Directorsecretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
George Wellde III$186,500$270,000$201,000$180,000—
Emily Hsieh$17,250$162,000$120,000——
George Wellde————$136,500
Kevin Lo—$129,000———

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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Advocates for policies promoting freedom and opportunity for all Americans.

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1 program · $77.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, our core team of cross-partisan advisors provided strategic support to various state reform campaigns aligned with our policy priorities and the vision of the Board. Our advisors played a crucial role in fostering collaborations with local stakeholders, advocacy groups, and political leaders.

$77.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4.5M
Grants paid · 100 grants · $82.3M · 2021–2024
Vote Yes on 3NV · FY2024$18,380,000
Montanans for Election ReformMT · FY2024$18,175,000
Citizens Not PoliticiansOH · FY2024$10,150,000
Oregon Ranked Choice VotinFY2024$6,465,000
No on 2AK · FY2024$4,900,000
Yes on 117OR · FY2024$2,830,000
Idahoans for Open PrimarieFY2024$2,220,000
Alaskans for Better ElectionsAK · FY2024$615,000
Conservative Majority FundAK · FY2024$500,000
Fair Vote MinnesotaMN · FY2024$500,000
Wyoming FreeWY · FY2024$450,834
Ballot Access MississippiMS · FY2024$307,781
Southern Nevada Building TFY2024$250,000
NAACP Las Vegas Branch 11NV · FY2024$250,000
Common CauseDC · FY2024$203,300
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Owns and owes
Liabilities$0
People
6
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$0
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers3
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing 990 PDF
FY2024 $52.5M$77.4M−$24.9M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $35.8M$12.3M$23.5M$28.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.9M$8.3M$2.6M$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.4M$4.2M$2.2M$2.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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