Citizens United FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)EIN 91-1433368Revenue $10.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRScitizensunited.org1006 Pennsylvania Ave Se, 20003-2142 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Nov 1989

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Citizens United is dedicated to restoring our government to citizen control. Through a combination of education, advocacy, and grass roots organization, the organization seeks to reassert the traditional american values of limited government, freedom of enterprise, strong families, and national sovereignty and security. The organization's goal is to restore the founding fathers' vision of a free nation, guided by honesty, common sense, and the goodwill of its Citizens.

54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$495K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $176K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$495K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $80K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$235K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.0M
Spent
$8.8M
To programs
54%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$10.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.9M
Expenses
$8.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.1M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.2M

From the FY2020 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 Nov 1989.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $4.7M Management & general 3% · $282K Fundraising 43% · $3.8M

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

9 people listed on the 990; $495K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$172,500Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Sec & Gen Counsel
$95,580Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Development
$92,909Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Government Relations
$58,765Pt VII · Sec A
$40,631Pt VII · Sec A
IT Manager
$34,727Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Bossie$130,844$207,437$208,680$203,117$172,500
Michael Boos$95,988$115,183$115,692$113,091$95,580
Richard Kimble$73,165$114,600$114,360$107,285$92,909
Daniel Jorjani$83,333$94,019$100,361——
Jt Mastranadi$62,613$72,825$72,560$68,411$58,765
Lauren Catts——$49,917$47,530$40,631
Kirk Risinger———$39,102$34,727
Savannah Steele$33,564$34,115———

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

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  • 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 citizen control of government through education and grassroots organizing.

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3 programs · $4.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Issue advocacy project to promote conservative public policy initiatives promoted by the trump administration, including border security, economic prosperity, protection of first and second amendment rights and the appointment of judges who respect the rule of law.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Issue advocacy and legal action to promote government transparency and ballot box integrity.

$1.5Mprogram expense
03

Citizens United for a Secure America

Public education and advocacy on immigration and border security issues

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$80K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $169K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$169,300

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$915K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$8.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.7M
Managementcol C$282K
Fundraisingcol D$3.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$235K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$60
Other incomeLn 4–11$915K
Total revenueLn 12$10.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$235K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$414K$235K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$511K$291K$97K$123K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$45K$15K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$43K$24K$8K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$5K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$93K$53K$18K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$61K$61K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$417K$417K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$108K$33K$38K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$14K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4.7M$2.2M$9K$2.5M
Information technologyLn 14$355K$167K$188K
OccupancyLn 16$54K$31K$10K$13K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$409$516
InsuranceLn 23$44K$25K$8K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.6M$261K
All other expensesLn 24e$352K$146K$39K$167K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.8M$4.7M$282K$3.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.9M$5.1M−$147K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.9M$5.4M−$1.5M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$5.4M−$335K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.3M$5.7M$1.6M$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $10.0M$8.8M$1.3M$3.1M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,037,055 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,404,194$9,120,941
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,568$1,180
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $91$60
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $743,986$914,874
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,151,839$10,037,055
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 $702,124$734,157
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $796,701$416,590
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,976,137$7,623,399
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,474,962$8,774,146
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$323,123$1,262,909
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,037,055 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,330,020
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,790,921
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,120,941
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,180$1,180
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $60$60
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $914,874$914,874
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $916,054 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $60$10,037,055
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,774,146 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $291,104 · Management $97,035 · Fundraising $122,570$510,709
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $45,467 · Management $15,155 · Fundraising $19,144$79,766
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,262 · Management $8,087 · Fundraising $10,215$42,564
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,676 · Management $1,558 · Fundraising $1,969$8,203
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,961 · Management $17,654 · Fundraising $22,300$92,915
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $61,474$61,474
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,919$36,919
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $416,590$416,590
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,805 · Management $38,448 · Fundraising $36,992$108,245
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,174 · Fundraising $2,307$16,481
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,211,389 · Management $9,224 · Fundraising $2,486,070$4,706,683
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $166,673 · Fundraising $187,951$354,624
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,780 · Management $10,260 · Fundraising $12,960$54,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,470$5,470
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,227 · Management $409 · Fundraising $516$2,152
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,283 · Management $8,428 · Fundraising $10,645$44,356
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,620,085 · Fundraising $260,785$1,880,870
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $145,724 · Management $39,170 · Fundraising $167,231$352,125
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,733,554 · Management $282,347 · Fundraising $3,758,245$8,774,146
Part X · Balance sheet $3,342,302 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,394,734$1,720,027
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,724$13,198
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,635$1,483
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $850,570$1,607,594
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,258,663$3,342,302
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $145,368$173,915
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $269,004$61,187
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $414,372$235,102
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,844,291$3,107,200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,844,291$3,107,200
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,258,663$3,342,302
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,107,200 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,037,055
XI-2 Total expenses$8,774,146
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,262,909
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,844,291
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,107,200

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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