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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Since 2023Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 92-2957561Revenue $11.7M in FY2024

On file with the IRSreset.tech6218 Georgia Ave Nw Apt 1 Pmb 3134, 20011-5125 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Aug 2023

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To protect the public against digital threats to rights and security.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $815K a year · 13% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$723K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $800K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.7M
×12 vs prior year
Spent
$11.0M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$11.7M
FY2024▲ ×12
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$11.7M
Expenses
$11.0M
FY2024▲ ×331
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$33K
FY2024$11.0M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$967K
FY2024$1.6M

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 Aug 2023.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $10.0M Management & general 9% · $943K Fundraising 1% · $87K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $723K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$220,414Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Techno
$211,262Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Couns
$180,162Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Tech
$110,830Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer En
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Beg
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer En
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristina Wilfore’s $220K as Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 15aYes

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1 program · $10.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Project to contest digital threats to the security, safety and fundamental rights of citizens of the united states through research, policy advocacy,and civic engagement.

$10.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$800K
Grants paid · 14 grants · $1.5M · 2023–2024
Onyx Impact INCGA · FY2024$260,000
Sixteen Thirty FundDC · FY2024$150,000
SumofusCA · FY2024$150,000
Parentstogether ActionDC · FY2024$125,000
Ultraviolet ActionDC · FY2024$100,000
Voto Latino INCDC · FY2024$50,000
Goodnation Action INCNY · FY2024$50,000
Pluro LabsDC · FY2024$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.7M
Money outPt IX
$11.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.0M
Managementcol C$943K
Fundraisingcol D$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$683K
Total revenueLn 12$11.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
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$988K$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1000K$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$967K$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.4M$1.4M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.4M$1.4M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.0M$332K$79K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$48K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$112K$9K$103K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$55K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$25K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$59K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.4M$5.4M$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$348K$294K$54K
Information technologyLn 14$331K$269K$62K
OccupancyLn 16$81K$11K$66K$3K
TravelLn 17$113K$31K$82K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$7K$26K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.0M$10.0M$943K$87K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $11.7M$11.0M$663K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$33K$967K$967K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $11,657,770 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,000,000$11,657,770
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,000,000$11,657,770
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $22,373$2,844,598
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$1,672,809
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,837$6,477,063
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $33,210$10,994,470
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $966,790$663,300
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $11,657,770 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,657,770
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$683,046
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,657,770
VIII-12 Total revenue$11,657,770
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,994,470 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,445,000$1,445,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,399,598$1,399,598
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,047,400 · Management $331,859 · Fundraising $79,128$1,458,387
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $48,040$48,040
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,775 · Management $102,983$111,758
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $54,624$54,624
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $24,880 · Fundraising $2,477$27,357
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,255$59,255
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,418,253 · Management $28,938$5,447,191
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,858$22,858
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $293,710 · Management $53,872$347,582
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $269,099 · Management $62,386$331,485
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,233 · Management $66,244 · Fundraising $3,276$80,753
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,906 · Management $81,596$112,502
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,947 · Management $26,140 · Fundraising $1,658$34,745
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,345 · Management $1,990$13,335
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,965,124 · Management $942,807 · Fundraising $86,539$10,994,470
Part X · Balance sheet $3,135,148 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $988,134$3,099,149
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,852$35,999
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $999,986$3,135,148
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,196$833,058
X-18 Grants payable$672,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,196$1,505,058
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$10,937$1,319,798
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $977,727$310,292
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $966,790$1,630,090
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $999,986$3,135,148
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,630,090 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,657,770
XI-2 Total expenses$10,994,470
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$663,300
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$966,790
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,630,090

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

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