STATES UNITED ACTION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
STATES UNITED ACTION INC (EIN 86-1686219)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202523219349322112
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-17T16:41:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN861686219EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STATES UNITED ACTIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTATBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2029999305PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11101 17TH STREET 250AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOANNA LYDGATEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2029999305PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonELIZABETH W HELLERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00397829PTIN
Phone3019519090PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOANNA LYDGATEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11101 17TH STREET 250AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,112,056GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.STATESUNITED.ORG/STATES-UNITED-ACTIONWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2021FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$26,956PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$67,056CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,742,356PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,112,056CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,599,601PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,977,206CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,297,471PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,804,475CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$444,885PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$4,007,392TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$537,115TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,075,080TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,624,731NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,932,312NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSTATES UNITED ACTION IS A NONPARTISAN SECTION 501(C)(4) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO PROTECT OUR ELECTIONS AND OUR DEMOCRACY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)STATES UNITED ACTION ADVANCES ELECTION PROTECTION, HOLDS DEMOCRACY VIOLATORS ACCOUNTABLE, PREVENTS POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND ADVANCES TRUTH ABOUT ELECTIONS THROUGH RESEARCH, DATA AND COMMUNICATIONS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,933,805ExpenseAmt
DescSTATES UNITED ACTION ADVANCES POLICIES THAT PROTECT ELECTION INTEGRITY, HOLD DEMOCRACY VIOLATORS ACCOUNTABLE, PREVENT POLITICAL VIOLENCE,AND PROMOTE TRUTH IN ELECTIONS. STATES UNITED ACTION HAS TRACKED EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPED RESOURCES ON ELECTION DENIERS RUNNING FOR OFFICE, AND PROMOTED TRUTHFUL INFORMATION ABOUT ELECTIONS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,933,805TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOANNA LYDGATEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2029999305PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11101 17TH STREET 250AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOANNA LYDGATE
DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT15.0025.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$417,441$44,071
CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN
CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORM EISEN
BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 4/2024)1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATALIE LUDAWAY
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE BULLOCK
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIMONE COXE
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENN FOGEL-BUBLICK
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER15.0025.00Yes (X)$0$321,324$30,096
RANJANA NATARAJAN
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER10.0030.00$0$304,032$55,579Yes (X)
CHRISTINE SUN
SVP, LEGAL10.0030.00$0$277,032$49,148Yes (X)
THANIA SANCHEZ
SVP RESEARCH & ANALYTICS10.0030.00$0$253,544$53,040Yes (X)
GILLIAN FEINER
SENIOR COUNSEL10.0030.00$0$232,206$51,744Yes (X)
ELIZABETH ULMER
SVP, COMMUNICATIONS10.0030.00$0$250,404$27,480Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$2,055,983TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$311,158TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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GMMB
3050 WATER ST NW STE 100WASHINGTONDC20007COMMUNICATIONS$850,000
BERLIN ROSEN
15 MAIDEN LN SUITE 1600NEW YORKNY10038COMMUNICATIONS$501,000
YOUGOV AMERICA INC
999 MAIN ST STE 101REDWOOD CITYCA94063PROGRAM CONSULTING$258,565
FRAMESHIFT LLC
6285 N NIRVANA PLTUCSONAZ85750PROGRAM CONSULTING$150,000
VICTORIA BASSETTI
495 HENRY ST 117BROOKLYNNY11231PROGRAM CONSULTING$126,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$5,045,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,045,000TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$67,056TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$67,056ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,112,056TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$67,056ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$230,378TotalAmt
Program Services$166,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,828FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,240,794TotalAmt
Program Services$896,312ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$275,393ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$69,089FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,899TotalAmt
Program Services$25,932ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,999FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,475TotalAmt
Program Services$150,596ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,271ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,608FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,723TotalAmt
Program Services$80,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,797ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,221FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$223,504TotalAmt
Program Services$223,504ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,510TotalAmt
Program Services$2,369ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$180FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,141,075TotalAmt
Program Services$2,137,679ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,589ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$807FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,046TotalAmt
Program Services$6,564ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,363TotalAmt
Program Services$33,505ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,586ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,272FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,423TotalAmt
Program Services$148,980ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,330FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,464TotalAmt
Program Services$22,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,727FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,214TotalAmt
Management And General$4,214ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,455TotalAmt
Program Services$5,806ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,131TotalAmt
Program Services$4,235ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$297FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BOOKS, SUBS, REF.$38,888$20,206$17,835$847
LICENSES & FEES$13,681$944$12,671$66
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT$9,452$7,668$1,227$557

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,804,475TotalAmt
Program Services$3,933,805ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$760,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$109,851FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,729BOYAmt
EOY$764,478EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,582,167BOYAmt
EOY$3,198,561EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$615,400BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,079BOYAmt
EOY$12,239EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$823,471BOYAmt
EOY$32,114EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,161,846BOYAmt
EOY$4,007,392EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$537,115BOYAmt
EOY$87,118EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$987,962EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$537,115BOYAmt
EOY$1,075,080EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,024,731BOYAmt
EOY$2,932,312EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$600,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,624,731BOYAmt
EOY$2,932,312EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,161,846BOYAmt
EOY$4,007,392EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$307,581ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$1,640,386PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities$1,640,386Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$0InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$1,640,386TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTRACKING AND EDUCATING PRESS, PARTNERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT ELECTION DENIERS AND THE RISKS ELECTION DENIAL POSES TO OUR DEMOCRACY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO RELATED PARTYDesc
Amt$987,962Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$987,962TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,112,056TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,112,056RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,112,056TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,804,475TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,804,475ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,804,475TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOANNA LYDGATE
DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT$0$413,941$0$3,500$0$0$0$16,790$0$27,281$0$461,512$0$0
RANJANA NATARAJAN
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER$0$300,532$0$3,500$0$0$0$9,847$0$45,732$0$359,611$0$0
JENN FOGEL-BUBLICK
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$0$317,824$0$3,500$0$0$0$12,893$0$17,203$0$351,420$0$0
CHRISTINE SUN
SVP, LEGAL$0$273,532$0$3,500$0$0$0$10,722$0$38,426$0$326,180$0$0
THANIA SANCHEZ
SVP RESEARCH & ANALYTICS$0$250,044$0$3,500$0$0$0$10,213$0$42,827$0$306,584$0$0
GILLIAN FEINER
SENIOR COUNSEL$0$228,706$0$3,500$0$0$0$9,478$0$42,266$0$283,950$0$0
ELIZABETH ULMER
SVP, COMMUNICATIONS$0$246,904$0$3,500$0$0$0$9,265$0$18,215$0$277,884$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION RELIES ON A RELATED ORGANIZATION, STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER, INC., WHICH USED THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL: - APPROVAL BY THE BOARD - COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDYExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. IT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL, THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIT IS STATES UNITED ACTION'S POLICY THAT ALL EMPLOYEES AVOID ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THEIR PERSONAL INTERESTS AND THOSE OF STATES UNITED. THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE GUIDING THIS POLICY IS THAT NO EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE, OR APPEAR TO HAVE, PERSONAL INTERESTS OR RELATIONSHIPS THAT ACTUALLY OR POTENTIALLY CONFLICT WITH THE BEST INTERESTS OF STATES UNITED. AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW, SIGN, AND ABIDE BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS MUST DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN COORDINATION WITH THE BOARD OF STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER, A RELATED ENTITY. THIS DECISION IS BASED ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND PREVAILING MARKET CONDITIONS. ALL BOARD ACTIONS ARE FORMALLY DOCUMENTED THROUGH MEETING MINUTES AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED IN JUNE 2024. THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND/OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION SHARES PAYROLL EXPENSE, INCLUDING OFFICER PAYROLL, UNDER A COST-SHARING AGREEMENT WITH A RELATED ORGANIZATION, STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER, INC. AMOUNTS REPORTED ON PART IX REFLECT THE SALARY ALLOCATED TO STATES UNITED ACTION FOR THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPOLICY & PROGRAMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 423,692. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 423,692. COMMUNICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,690,694. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,690,694. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 607. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,607. HR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,293. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,982. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 807. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,082.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11101 17TH STREET SUITE 250AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN861704152EIN
Primary ActivitiesNONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION ADVANCING FREE, FAIR, & SECURE ELECTIONSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER
N$199,202COST SHARING AGRMT
STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER
O$1,827,270COST SHARING AGRMT
STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER
P$1,381,090ACTUAL AMOUNT

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