2023-06-01T10:05:50-05:00 2022-12-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2022-01-01 262369596 RepresentUs REPR 8555858100 PO Box 60008 Florence MA 010620008 Joshua G Lynn CEO 8555858100 2023-05-26 1 Joshua Lynn XXX-XX-XXXX 1 Yong Zhang CPA P01249785 7038930300 2023-05-22 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Joshua G Lynn PO Box 60008 Florence MA 010620008 2682131 0 X https://represent.us/ X 2008 DC National, nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization fighting to protect and strengthen democracy 8 7 0 12500 0 0 6527684 2678291 0 0 913 3840 0 0 6528597 2682131 110000 136000 0 0 1316472 699596 0 0 235936 4426024 1649350 5852496 2484946 676101 197185 4329740 4083593 456189 12857 3873551 4070736 X Represent.US is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization challenging the undue influence of well-financed interests over American politics through long-term structural reform solutions. 0 0 1411275 3000 Public Education and Communications: To fix our democracy, RepresentUs (RU) is mobilizing a massive grassroots movement centered around a suite of smart, bold, common-sense policy solutions. RU has the democracy movement's most vibrant and recognizable brand. RU has grown the largest and most active online community in the field, with digital content that breaks through the noise and engages diverse audiences. In this way, RU recruits and engages an army of politically savvy, impassioned advocates. RU executes ambitious public education and marketing campaigns that inspire people to take meaningful action. As new supporters are on-boarded, RU provides a continual flow of topical content that emphasizes movement victories, tells stories about remarkable volunteers, and prompts users to engage. 501980 133000 Organizing, Advocacy, and Lobbying: When supporters recruited through our digital program are ready to take action, RepresentUs brings them into our national digital volunteer network, hosted on the web platform Discord. Discord enables activists to communicate with one another and learn about the policies and politics of the reform field. This national community provides online trainings and skills-building workshops, including traditional organizing skills like phone banking, event planning, and writing letters to the editor. RU also offers opportunities for activists to learn new media content development, SMS text-banking, online fundraising, and the steps involved in passing a non-binding resolution in their own community. This platform facilitates invaluable connections between activists, organizers, and leaders. It provides opportunities for volunteers to become leaders. More than 13,241 volunteers activists joined the community during the year. 1913255 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KY MA MD MN MO MS NC NJ NY OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV KS X Mike Dolence VP Finance and Administration 8555858100 PO Box 60008 Florence MA 010620008 Jon DeVaan Board Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Caroline Moon Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Kulpreet Rana Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Anke Faber Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Josh Jones Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Lawrence Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Adam McKay Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Joshua Graham Lynn CEO 15.00 35.00 X X 0 192708 22682 Heather Gresham Counsel and VP of People and Culture 0.00 50.00 X 0 182213 18254 Michael Dolence VP Finance and Administration 25.00 25.00 X 0 168431 22687 Jennifer Johnson Movement Director 10.00 40.00 X 0 150662 14000 Adia Jordan Strategic Initiatives 5.00 45.00 X 0 136908 13064 Megan Caska Senior Political Director 25.00 25.00 X 0 127464 12778 0 958386 103465 0 0 1 0 Uplift 2120 University Ave Berkley CA 94704 Digital Campaign (NC) 1050000 Trilogy Interactive LLC PO Box 4177 Mountain View CA 94040 Lists and Donor Database 139550 Venable LLP PO Box 62727 Baltimore MD 21264 Legal/Compliance 108213 3 571447 2106844 2678291 3840 3840 2682131 0 0 3840 X 136000 136000 606446 277432 173022 155992 11110 5082 3170 2858 38639 17676 11024 9939 43401 17362 13206 12833 6671 6671 4743 4743 1353904 1240275 111209 2420 119582 119544 38 77877 22499 10896 44482 6846 6049 643 154 36102 34364 930 808 4207 4135 30 42 443 112 173 158 Communications 38975 32725 6250 2484946 1913255 335755 235936 3393697 1017446 862464 581447 17391 56188 2484700 4329740 4083593 56189 12857 100000 300000 0 456189 12857 X 2235954 4060736 1637597 10000 3873551 4070736 4329740 4083593 197185 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 Due from affiliate 2484700 2484700 X 2682131 0 2682131 0 2682131 2484946 0 2484946 0 2484946 Part X, Line 2: Management has evaluated the Organization's tax positions and concluded that no uncertain tax positions qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Part XII, Line 2c, Other losses: Impairment loss on goodwill 1 Project AR Constitution 12 West Dickson Street Suite 2179 Fayetteville AR 72701 883570106 8000 0 General Support Protect Maine Elections 47 Tenny Hill Road Raymond ME 04071 872536881 25000 0 General Support Nevada Voters First 400 South 7th Street Suite 300 Las Vegas NV 89101 873805116 100000 0 Passthrough Grant 0 3 Part I, Line 2: The Organization maintains records to substantiate all grants awarded. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joshua Graham Lynn CEO 0 192708 0 0 0 0 0 9535 0 13147 0 215390 0 0 Heather Gresham Counsel and VP of People and Culture 0 182213 0 0 0 0 0 9175 0 9079 0 200467 0 0 Michael Dolence VP Finance and Administration 0 168431 0 0 0 0 0 8710 0 13977 0 191118 0 0 Jennifer Johnson Movement Director 0 150662 0 0 0 0 0 7712 0 6288 0 164662 0 0 Part I, Line 3: Although there are no employees, Represent.Us (RU) shares expenses with related organization Represent.Us Education Fund (RUEF). All compensation is paid by RUEF. RUEF allocates payroll costs to RU based upon allocated time spent by staff. RU reimburses all allocated costs to RUEF. RU relies on the RUEF's methods for establishing the organization's compensation of the CEO/ Executive Director. These methods include a compensation committee, a written employment contract, and approval by the board. Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission: The Organization is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization with a vision to make America the world's strongest democracy by 2050. The Organization champions political accountability, integrity, representation and fairness through structural policy reforms. The Organization unites unlikely allies from across the political spectrum to pass powerful anti-corruption laws that fight corruption and make government represent the people. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Public Education and Communications: The Organization content shows new supporters that winning is not only possible but actually happening, and by doing so, empowers social media supporters to take higher-level actions. The Organization content advances the national conversation about comprehensive political reform, and changes American political culture by increasing the demand for transformative democratic reform. During 2021, the Organization published original videos to social platforms, accruing more than 32 million views. The Organization's social media channels hit 148 million impressions, and mobilized 20,000 people to contact their legislators via a phone call or other volunteer shift in the period. The Organization's social media communities continue to grow, and their engagement levels remain among the highest in the advocacy field. Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Organizing, Advocacy, and Lobbying: This platform facilitates invaluable connections between activists, organizers, and leaders. It provides opportunities for volunteers to become leaders. More than 13,000 volunteers' activists joined the community in 2021. Form 990, Part V, Lines 2a and 2b, Part IX Lines 7-10: All compensation is paid by a related organization, Represent.Us Education Fund. The organization reimburses allocated payroll and other expenses to the related organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Federal Form 990 is drafted by the Organization's independent accountants and reviewed by the Chief Operating Officer. The 990 is then submitted to the Finance Committee for approval prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Board Members are required to annually disclose in writing any potential conflicts. If a member of the Board is deemed to have a potential conflict they are required to recuse themselves from voting on such matters. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Although there are no employees, the organization shares expenses with the Represent.Us Education Fund (RUEF). The Board of RUEF will negotiate with the CEO with respect to the appropriate salary. The salary is based on annual performance, benchmarks of other similar organizations. Other key employees of RUEF salaries are reviewed by the CEO based on the work plan subject approval of the RUEF Board. The process is driven by the budget approved by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Financial statements and other documents are made available to the public upon request on a case by case basis. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Consultants, contractors and other professional fees: Program service expenses 1,240,275. Management and general expenses 111,209. Fundraising expenses 2,420. Total expenses 1,353,904. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The Finance and Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of the audit, including selection of the independent accountant. The process has not changed from prior years. RepresentUs Education Fund PO Box 60008 Florence MA 010620008 263088283 Charitable- Education and Research DC 501(c)(3) Line 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0