US Digital Response

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 2021Public Safety & DisasterEIN 86-3759883Revenue $7.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSusdigitalresponse.org490 43rd St 230, 94609-2138 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Jun 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 175 volunteers and 32 employees.
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
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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 surplus $1.8M a year · 21% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $8.8M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$7.4M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$8.6M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$7.4M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$9.7M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$7.4M
Expenses
$8.6M
FY2024▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$8.6M
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2024▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$5.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $8.0M Management & general 4% · $384K Fundraising 3% · $243K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$240,850Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$231,898Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Product Officer
$220,298Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Partnership Officer
$220,198Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$220,119Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$215,197Pt VII · Sec A
Technical Lead
$208,502Pt VII · Sec A
Product Manager
$207,883Pt VII · Sec A

Hillary Hartley’s $241K as CEO is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 433 $1–10M public safety & disaster 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Hillary Hartley$240,850$183,834—
Lindsey Wilson$231,898$200,144$174,786
Jessica Watson$220,298$213,697$188,526
Tina Walha$220,198$213,604—
Priya Garg$220,119—$169,471
Krista Canellakis$215,197$200,180—
Francois Allain$73,868$213,603$193,482
Tyler Hendrickson$208,502——

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 15aYes

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Connects public servants with pro bono experts to solve systemic challenges and meet critical needs.

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3 programs · $8.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Elections

Our vision is to deploy usdr's unique model of tech-enabled consulting and software development to work towards an america where every election office has access to the tools and technology required to run modern, efficient, and trustworthy elections.

$3.1Mprogram expense
02

Digital Delivery

This program takes a two-pronged approach to address governments' digital capacity gap: being the capacity in instances where surge support can address critical needs and building capacity in areas such as user research, language access, talent, generative ai, and procurement.

$2.8Mprogram expense
03

Grants

This program aims to lower barriers across the government grants ecosystem and provide rapid response services related to federal grants. Our work improves our partners' capacity for finding and reporting on federal grants with easy-to-use, open source products; builds their capacity by connecting partners with communities of practice…

$2.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$568K
Investment incomeLn 3$164K
Money outPt IX
$8.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.0M
Managementcol C$384K
Fundraisingcol D$243K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$568K
Investment incomeLn 3$164K
Total revenueLn 12$7.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$588K
SavingsLn 2$4.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.4M
Other assetsLn 15$36K
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M$5.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$921K$855K$41K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.3M$5.1M$59K$132K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$187K$178K$1K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$472K$452K$2K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$433K$417K$4K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$2K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$168K$168K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$514K$416K$65K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$6K$3K$130
Office expensesLn 13$13K$11K$1K$248
Information technologyLn 14$228K$218K$6K$3K
TravelLn 17$161K$152K$7K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$75K$70K$2K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$58K$48K$9K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$113K$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.6M$8.0M$384K$243K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $7.4M$8.6M−$1.2M$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.1M$6.8M$1.4M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.7M$4.4M$5.3M$5.3M 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 I · Summary $7,394,107 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,953,468$6,661,816
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$568,470
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $157,132$163,821
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,432$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,113,032$7,394,107
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,613,059$7,271,308
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,148,060$1,362,585
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,761,119$8,633,893
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,351,913−$1,239,786
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,394,107 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,661,816
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,661,816
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $568,470$568,470
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $163,821$163,821
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $568,470 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $163,821$7,394,107
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,633,893 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $854,549 · Management $41,004 · Fundraising $25,893$921,446
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,068,348 · Management $58,504 · Fundraising $131,575$5,258,427
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $178,440 · Management $1,110 · Fundraising $7,214$186,764
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $451,622 · Management $2,117 · Fundraising $18,428$472,167
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $416,824 · Management $4,113 · Fundraising $11,567$432,504
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,450 · Management $12,788$15,238
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $168,034$168,034
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $415,990 · Management $64,610 · Fundraising $33,482$514,082
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,938 · Management $3,120 · Fundraising $130$9,188
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,077 · Management $1,275 · Fundraising $248$12,600
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $218,402 · Management $6,110 · Fundraising $3,427$227,939
IX-17 TravelPrograms $152,305 · Management $6,509 · Fundraising $2,442$161,256
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $70,047 · Management $2,289 · Fundraising $3,035$75,371
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $47,955 · Management $9,084 · Fundraising $1,453$58,492
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $112,860 · Management $3,725 · Fundraising $3,800$120,385
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,006,807 · Management $384,392 · Fundraising $242,694$8,633,893
Part X · Balance sheet $5,471,953 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $592,459$588,063
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,669,197$4,771,664
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $348,215$70,731
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,606$5,285
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $59,212$36,210
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,672,689$5,471,953
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,093$32,622
X-19 Deferred revenue$18,521
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,093$51,143
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,401,681$2,501,852
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,258,915$2,918,958
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,660,596$5,420,810
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,672,689$5,471,953
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,420,810 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,394,107
XI-2 Total expenses$8,633,893
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,239,786
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,660,596
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,420,810

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