State Shield Action: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 99-1177245)

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

92%

Program services 92% · $470K Management & general 8% · $39K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Joe Gebbia

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Hultslander

Secretary and Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rodney Cook

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jd Clockadale

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates and lobbies officials to protect US infrastructure and economies from Chinese Communist Party threats.

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1 program · $470K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Passing multiple bills in different legislatures.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 99-1177245) · Dispute this line

$470Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 1 grant · $25K · 2024–2024

Center for Law and PolicyDC · FY2024$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$230K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K

Money outPt IX

$512K

Ln 25

Programscol B$470K

Managementcol C$39K

Fundraisingcol D$2K

Owns and owesPt X

−$282K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K

Total assetsLn 16$87K

LiabilitiesLn 26$369K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K

Total revenueLn 12$230K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$85K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$85K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1K

Total assetsLn 16$87K

LiabilitiesLn 26$369K

Net assetsLn 32−$282K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 61

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2		$85K
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$369K
Net assetsLn 32	$0	−$282K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$25K	$25K
Legal feesLn 11b	$5K		$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$32K		$32K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$445K	$445K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2K			$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$5		$5
InsuranceLn 23	$2K		$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$583		$583
Total functional expensesLn 25	$512K	$470K	$39K	$2K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025	$230K	$512K	−$282K	−$282K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $230,001 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$230,001

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenue$230,001

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$25,000

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$487,060

I-18 Total expenses$512,060

I-19 Revenue less expenses−$282,059

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $230,001 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$230,001

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$230,001

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$230,001

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $512,060 across 8 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,000$25,000

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,818$4,818

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,290$32,290

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $445,136$445,136

IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $2,500$2,500

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5$5

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,728$1,728

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $583$583

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $470,136 · Management $39,424 · Fundraising $2,500$512,060

Part X · Balance sheet $86,580 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$85,345

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,235

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$86,580

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$6,869

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$361,770

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$368,639

X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0

X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $0−$282,059

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0−$282,059

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$86,580

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$282,059 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$230,001

XI-2 Total expenses$512,060

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$282,059

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$282,059

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Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

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