EQUAL CITIZENS FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization: EQUAL CITIZENS FOUNDATION (EIN 82-3949758)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-15
IRS object ID: 202333199349210043
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-15T17:11:34-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	472399509	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WORTHINGTON HUGHES & HOAR PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 3000	AddressLine1Txt
City	WOBURN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	018016592	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	823949758	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EQUAL CITIZENS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EQUA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8572852805	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1032 15TH NW SUITE 239	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PHOEBE T WONG	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8572852808	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-05-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	PHOEBE T	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	WONG	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	false	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KEVIN E WORTHINGTON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00189847	PTIN
Phone	7813053534	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Address	HTTPS://EQUALCITIZENS.US	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$190,220	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$190,212	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income	$8	InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue	$190,220	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$268,728	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total	$51,932	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$320,660	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$130,440	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$225,017	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$94,577	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$225,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$94,577	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$225,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$94,577	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$225,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$94,577	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND LITIGATION TO PROMOTE THE IDEA OF EQUAL POLITICAL RIGHTS TO CITIZENS.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO RUN AN EDUCATION PROJECT NAMED "DELIBERATIONS.US" THAT INVITES THE PUBLIC TO DELIBERATE THE PROS AND CONS OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM AND REFORM OPTIONS. PARTICIPANTS WILL MEET IN SMALL GROUPS ON AN ONLINE PLATFORM, LEARN ABOUT THE FACTS OF THE ISSUES, AND SHARE THEIR OPINIONS IN GROUP CONVERSATIONS. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE COMPENSATIONS TO PROJECT ORGANIZERS, CONSULTANT FOR CONTENT CREATION AND TECHNOLOGY, AND WEBSITE HOSTING FEES.	$211,023
THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ONGOING DIGITAL CAMPAIGN THAT AIMS TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ON DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES. THE DIGITAL CAMPAIGN CREATES ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, AUDIO, GRAPHICS, AND WRITTEN COMMENTARIES ON CURRENT EVENTS RELATED TO U.S. DEMOCRACY REFORM, AND DISSEMINATES THE CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE COMPENSATIONS TO CONSULTANTS FOR DIGITAL MARKETING, CONTENT CREATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AS WELL AS DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND WEB HOSTING FEES.	$30,852
THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO LITIGATE CASES THAT SEEK TO FUNDAMENTALLY REFORM OUR ELECTION SYSTEM: FOUR CASES CHALLENGING WINNER-TAKE-ALL IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE KNOWN COLLECTIVELY AS THE EQUAL VOTES PROJECT; ONE CASE IN ALASKA RELATED TO MONEY-IN-POLITICS. THESE FIVE CASES ARE ACTIVE AND AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE COURT PROCESS. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE COMPENSATIONS TO LEGAL COUNSELS AND EXPERT WITNESSES, COURT FEES, AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.	$36,089

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$277,964	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
LAWRENCE LESSIG
PRESIDENT	000.00	$0
PHOEBE T WONG
TREASURER	000.00	$36,000
JASON HARROW
SECRETARY	000.00	$0
CHARLES KOLB
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
CELINDA LAKE
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
RICHARD PAINTER
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
ROBERT REICH
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
ADAM EICHEN
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PHOEBE T WONG	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1300 N STREET NW 515	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8572852805	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$600,912	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$232,315	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$336,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$439,853	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$190,212	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,799,717	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$600,912	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$232,315	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$336,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$439,853	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$190,212	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,799,717	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$256,941	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,542,776	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$1,799,717	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$91	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.85720	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.79200	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES MERCHANDISE 352 SALSA MERCHANGE FEES 180 POSTAGE 191 FACEBOOK FEE 15 MA REGISTRATION FEES 19 BANK FEES 18 WEBSITE HOSTING 42,237 EMAIL AND DONATION MANAGEMENT 4,347 ONLINE POLLING DATA 1,000 FAVEBOOK FEES 123 ONLINE PLATFORM FEES 248 SOCIAL MEDIA SOFTWARE 155 WEBSITE HOSTING FEES 724 SOFTWARE 102 EMAIL AND DONATION MANAGEMENT 515 ONLINE ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE 456 INSURANCE 1,250 TOTAL 51,932
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND LITIGATION TO PROMOTE THE IDEA OF EQUAL POLITICAL RIGHTS TO CITIZENS.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO RUN AN EDUCATION PROJECT NAMED "DELIBERATIONS.US" THAT INVITES THE PUBLIC TO DELIBERATE THE PROS AND CONS OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM AND REFORM OPTIONS. PARTICIPANTS WILL MEET IN SMALL GROUPS ON AN ONLINE PLATFORM, LEARN ABOUT THE FACTS OF THE ISSUES, AND SHARE THEIR OPINIONS IN GROUP CONVERSATIONS. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE COMPENSATIONS TO PROJECT ORGANIZERS, CONSULTANT FOR CONTENT CREATION AND TECHNOLOGY, AND WEBSITE HOSTING FEES.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ONGOING DIGITAL CAMPAIGN THAT AIMS TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ON DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES. THE DIGITAL CAMPAIGN CREATES ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, AUDIO, GRAPHICS, AND WRITTEN COMMENTARIES ON CURRENT EVENTS RELATED TO U.S. DEMOCRACY REFORM, AND DISSEMINATES THE CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE COMPENSATIONS TO CONSULTANTS FOR DIGITAL MARKETING, CONTENT CREATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AS WELL AS DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND WEB HOSTING FEES.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30	THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO LITIGATE CASES THAT SEEK TO FUNDAMENTALLY REFORM OUR ELECTION SYSTEM: FOUR CASES CHALLENGING WINNER-TAKE-ALL IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE KNOWN COLLECTIVELY AS THE EQUAL VOTES PROJECT; ONE CASE IN ALASKA RELATED TO MONEY-IN-POLITICS. THESE FIVE CASES ARE ACTIVE AND AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE COURT PROCESS. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE COMPENSATIONS TO LEGAL COUNSELS AND EXPERT WITNESSES, COURT FEES, AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.

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