Restoring Integrity and Trust

Mountain Brook, ALUnknown exempt organizationEIN 88-0754003

Restoring integrity and trust in elections (rite) works to promote the integrity of american elections and americans' confidence in those elections. IT promotes and supports the defense of valid election integrity provisions against legal challenge as well as efforts to ensure election administrators properly enforce those laws. Rite engaged in several lawsuits impacting voting rights and the lawful administration of elections.

68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $393K a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$309
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$262K
-74% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$262K
FY2024▼ -74%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$262K
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -70%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$1.2M

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $2.0M Management & general 21% · $627K Fundraising 11% · $334K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$802,614Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$187,715Pt VII · Sec A
Junior Counsel
$126,081Pt VII · Sec A
Junior Counsel
$91,776Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Derek Lyons$802,614$768,636$438,462
Bobby Burchfield——$352,077
May Mailman—$203,917—
Lindsey Hagan$187,715$176,543$96,052
Marshal Trigg$126,081——
Kateland Jackson—$105,608$103,846
Riley Compton$91,776——

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

Promotes election integrity and confidence through legal defense and enforcement support.

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1 program service account for $2.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Participated in and funded litigation and administrative proceedings involving election administration and related voting issues.

$2.0Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $119K · 2022–2024
Arizona Free Enterprise ClubAZ · FY2024$75,000
Defend Your VoteMI · FY2022$43,600

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$262K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$627K
Fundraisingcol D$334K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$309
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Total revenueLn 12$262K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$122K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$309
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 68
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$3.9M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$292$309
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$75K$75K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.0M$521K$302K$209K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$207K$207K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$30K$14K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.0M$1.0M$11K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$120K$120K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$207K$136K$71K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$13K$832
Information technologyLn 14$17K$93$17K
OccupancyLn 16$155K$155K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$517$113
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$145$64$81
InsuranceLn 23$34K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$6K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.0M$627K$334K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $262K$3.0M−$2.7M$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$3.2M−$2.2M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.7M$2.6M$6.1M$6.1M 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 $261,913 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$155,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$155,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $106,913$106,913
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $106,913$261,913
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,972,586 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $75,000$75,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $520,565 · Management $302,196 · Fundraising $208,709$1,031,470
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $207,264$207,264
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,730$4,730
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,133$15,133
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,245 · Management $14,019 · Fundraising $4,834$49,098
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,001,644 · Management $11,467$1,013,111
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $120,000$120,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $135,618 · Management $71,454$207,072
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,989 · Management $832$13,821
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $93 · Management $17,233$17,326
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $155,281$155,281
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,016 · Management $517 · Fundraising $113$3,646
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $64 · Management $81$145
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $33,601$33,601
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,567 · Management $20,321$25,888
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,011,928 · Management $627,002 · Fundraising $333,656$2,972,586
Part X · Balance sheet $1,180,163 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,868,877$122,378
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$1,046,814
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,942$10,971
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,890,819$1,180,163
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $292$309
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $292$309
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,890,527$1,179,854
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,890,527$1,179,854
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,890,819$1,180,163
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,179,854 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$261,913
XI-2 Total expenses$2,972,586
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,710,673
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,890,527
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,179,854

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

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