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Save Democracy INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Tucson, AZ501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 87-4067722Revenue $503K in FY2023

On file with the IRSsavedemocracyaz.comPo Box 31930, 85751-1930 · Tucson, AZTax-exempt since Oct 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Electoral process integrity and equal access to the ballot for everyone regardless of party

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 8% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $150K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$503K
+88% vs prior year
Spent
$405K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$279K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$503K
FY2023▲ +88%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$268K
FY2023$503K
FY2024$161K
FY2025$7K
Expenses
$405K
FY2023▲ +367%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$87K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$364K
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$279K
FY2023▲ +54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$181K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$76K
FY2025$55K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $284K Management & general 30% · $120K Fundraising 0% · $717

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Steve Goldstein
Executive Director
$6,345Pt VII · Sec A
Don Budinger
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sarah Brown Smallhouse
President and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Si Schorr
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ted Hinderaker
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Goldstein’s $6K as Executive Director is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 240 <$100K 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.

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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

Ensures fair elections and equal voting access for all citizens.

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1 program · $284K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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$284Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2023$100K
The George B Storer Foundation INCFY2023$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$150K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $185K · 2023–2023
Make Elections Fair PacFY2023$185,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$503K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$503K
Money outPt IX
$405K
Ln 25
Programscol B$284K
Managementcol C$120K
Fundraisingcol D$717
Owns and owesPt X
$279K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$279K
Total assetsLn 16$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$503K
Total revenueLn 12$503K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$279K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$279K
Total assetsLn 16$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$279K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$181K$279K
Total assetsLn 16$181K$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$181K$279K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$70K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$295K$277K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$901$184$717
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$405K$284K$120K$717

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7K$55K 990 PDF
FY2024 $161K$364K−$203K$76K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $503K$405K$98K$279K 990 PDF
FY2022 $268K$87K$181K$181K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $502,643 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $267,905$502,643
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $267,905$502,643
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 $0$69,795
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,610$335,101
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $86,610$404,896
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $181,295$97,747
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $502,643 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$502,643
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$502,643
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$502,643
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $404,896 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $69,795$69,795
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,694$26,694
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,134$5,134
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $276,982 · Management $17,541$294,523
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,699$6,699
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $184 · Fundraising $717$901
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,150$1,150
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,681 · Management $120,498 · Fundraising $717$404,896
Part X · Balance sheet $279,042 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,295$279,042
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $181,295$279,042
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $181,295$279,042
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $181,295$279,042
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $181,295$279,042
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $279,042 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$502,643
XI-2 Total expenses$404,896
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$97,747
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$181,295
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$279,042

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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