Tech Oversight Project

Not tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 87-4209086

The organization's mission is to hold big tech accountable by advocating for immediate, consequential oversight and safeguards to restore our nation, protect our families, and help small businesses and entrepreneurs compete.

84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$493K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 $88K a year · 9% 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$493K
to officers and key staff · 55% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 55% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$910K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$889K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$264K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$910K
FY2024▲ +16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$782K
FY2024$910K
Expenses
$889K
FY2024▲ +48%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$601K
FY2024$889K
Net assets
$264K
FY2024▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$62K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$264K

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 Feb 2023.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $746K Management & general 14% · $121K Fundraising 2% · $22K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $493K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, President
$206,100Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Treasurer
$171,100Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Director
$116,100Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sacha Haworth’s $206K as Director, President is at the 98th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Sacha Haworth$206,100$200,000$180,000
Kyle Morse$171,100$148,750$125,000
Majorie Connolly$116,100——

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

Programs and updates

Advocates for oversight and safeguards to hold Big Tech accountable.

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1 program service account for $746K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization advocated for immediate, consequential oversight and safeguards to restore our nation, protect our families, and help small businesses and entrepreneurs compete.

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $30K · 2023–2023
No Big Tech Money ProjectCO · FY2023$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$910K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$910K
Money outPt IX
$889K
Ln 25
Programscol B$746K
Managementcol C$121K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$264K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K
Total assetsLn 16$266K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$910K
Total revenueLn 12$910K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$266K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$266K
Total assetsLn 16$266K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$264K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$246K$266K
Total assetsLn 16$246K$266K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$243K$264K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$383K$304K$59K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$116K$114K$2K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$33K$5K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$0$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$276K$242K$34K$0
Office expensesLn 13$19K$6K$13K$4
TravelLn 17$47K$47K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$375$375$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$300$0$300$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$889K$746K$121K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $910K$889K$21K$264K 990 PDF
FY2023 $782K$601K$181K$243K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.0M$62K$62K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $910,105 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$910,105
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$910,105
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$910,105
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $889,146 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $303,817 · Management $58,947 · Fundraising $20,610$383,374
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $113,778 · Management $2,322 · Fundraising $0$116,100
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,667 · Management $4,591 · Fundraising $1,492$38,750
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,195 · Fundraising $0$3,195
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,070 · Fundraising $0$4,070
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $241,750 · Management $34,154 · Fundraising $0$275,904
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,883 · Management $12,674 · Fundraising $4$18,561
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,305 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,305
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $375 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$375
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,212 · Fundraising $0$1,212
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $300 · Fundraising $0$300
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $745,575 · Management $121,465 · Fundraising $22,106$889,146
Part X · Balance sheet $266,083 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $245,711$266,083
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $245,711$266,083
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,371$1,784
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,371$1,784
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $243,340$264,299
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $245,711$266,083
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $264,299 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$910,105
XI-2 Total expenses$889,146
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,959
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$243,340
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$264,299

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

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