EQUAL CITIZENS FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $269K · expenses $191K · assets $231K

EIN
82-3949758
Address
1032 15TH NW SUITE 239, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-1502
Website
HTTPS://EQUALCITIZENS.US
NTEE code
I80
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2018 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND LITIGATION TO PROMOTE THE IDEA OF EQUAL POLITICAL RIGHTS TO CITIZENS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Phoebe T Wong TREASURER2018-2024 $36,000$221,667 2
Jason Harrow SECRETARY2018-2024 $0$147,083 2
Adam Eichen EXECUTIVE DI2021-2024 $0$45,200 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Charles Kolb DIRECTOR2018-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Celinda Lake DIRECTOR2018-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Lawrence Lessig PRESIDENT2018-2024 Not reported $0 reported 2
Richard Painter DIRECTOR2018-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Robert Reich DIRECTOR2018-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $36K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHOEBE T WONG TREASURER5 $36,000$0$0 $36,0002
ADAM EICHEN EXECUTIVE DI- $0$0$0 $02
CHARLES KOLB DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
CELINDA LAKE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE LESSIG PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $02
RICHARD PAINTER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT REICH DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JASON HARROW SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $51K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHOEBE T WONG TREASURER5 $36,000$0$0 $36,0002
ADAM EICHEN EXECUTIVE DI5 $15,000$0$0 $15,0002
CHARLES KOLB DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
CELINDA LAKE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE LESSIG PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $02
RICHARD PAINTER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT REICH DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JASON HARROW SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $36K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHOEBE T WONG TREASURER0 $36,000-- $36,0002
LAWRENCE LESSIG PRESIDENT0 $0-- $02
JASON HARROW SECRETARY0 $0-- $02
CHARLES KOLB DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CELINDA LAKE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
RICHARD PAINTER DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ROBERT REICH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ADAM EICHEN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $02
2021 · 8 people listed · 3 paid, $72K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHOEBE T WONG TREASURER15 $36,000$0$0 $36,0002
ADAM EICHEN DIRECTOR5 $30,200$0$0 $30,2002
JASON HARROW SECRETARY2 $6,000$0$0 $6,0002
CHARLES KOLB DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
CELINDA LAKE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE LESSIG PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $02
RICHARD PAINTER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT REICH DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $106K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JASON HARROW SECRETARY20 $70,250$0$0 $70,2502
PHOEBE T WONG TREASURER15 $36,000$0$0 $36,0002
CHARLES KOLB DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
CELINDA LAKE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE LESSIG PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $02
RICHARD PAINTER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT REICH DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $112K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JASON HARROW SECRETARY20 $70,833$0$0 $70,8332
PHOEBE T WONG TREASURER15 $41,667$0$0 $41,6672
CHARLES KOLB DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
CELINDA LAKE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE LESSIG PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $02
RICHARD PAINTER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT REICH DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAWRENCE LESSIG PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $02
CHARLES KOLB DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
CELINDA LAKE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD PAINTER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT REICH DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
PHOEBE T WONG TREASURER- $0$0$0 $02
JASON HARROW SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$269,229$190,568 $230,980$230,980 $269,216$0 $36,0000-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$328,144$270,402 $152,319$152,319 $328,138$0 $51,0000-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$190,220$320,660 $94,577$94,577 $190,212- ---
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$439,864$334,312 $225,017$225,017 $439,853$0 $72,2000-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$336,440$385,664 $119,465$119,465 $336,425$0 $106,2500-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$232,357$389,714 $168,689$168,689 $232,315$0 $112,5000-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$600,927$274,881 $326,046$326,046 $600,912$0 -0-

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

13 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,925,458 in all, tax years 2018 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2021, 2023-2024 6$944,224 2024$568,824
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EQUALCITIZENS US Public charity Exact 2018 1$202,905 2018$202,905
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2021, 2023 5$197,950 2023$38,550
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$156,300 2024$11,000
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THE BALL FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EQUAL CITIZENS FOUNDATION” 2025 1$150,000 2025$150,000
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COLUMBUS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$110,000 2024$110,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2023, 2025 6$52,698 2025$7,975
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HELENA GROUP FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2020 1$50,000 2020$50,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2019 2$30,000 2019$20,000
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HUNDT FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EQUAL CITIZENS FOUNDATION” 2018, 2021 2$15,000 2021$10,000
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RAMP FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EQUAL CITIZENS FOUNDATION” 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$5,190 2019$5,190
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EQUAL CITIZENS FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$1,191 2023$236
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $190,568 spent · pay $36,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $117,116$117,116-- 61.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $36,000-$36,000- 18.9%
Fees: legal $15,415$2,421$12,994- 8.1%
Travel $14,961-$14,961- 7.9%
Information technology $3,627$2,550$1,077- 1.9%
Insurance $1,300-$1,300- 0.7%
Office expenses $1,051-$1,051- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $553-$553- 0.3%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $545$545-- 0.3%
Total$190,568100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $270,402 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $209,687$194,151$15,536- 77.5%
Fees: management $36,000-$36,000- 13.3%
Fees: legal $13,445$9,687$3,758- 5.0%
Information technology $4,337$3,611$726- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $2,850-$2,850- 1.1%
Office expenses $2,833-$2,833- 1.0%
Insurance $1,250-$1,250- 0.5%
Total$270,402100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $320,660 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $268,728 83.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $51,932 16.2%
Total$320,660100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $334,312 spent · pay $72,200 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $189,041$189,041-- 56.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $72,200$36,200$36,000- 21.6%
Information technology $35,087$35,087-- 10.5%
Fees: legal $25,355$25,000$355- 7.6%
Office expenses $9,667$8,489$1,178- 2.9%
Insurance $1,250-$1,250- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $654$654-- 0.2%
Travel $648$648-- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $375-$375- 0.1%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $19-$19- 0.0%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES AND FEES $16-$16- 0.0%
Total$334,312100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $385,664 spent · pay $106,250 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $154,132$154,132-- 40.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $106,250$70,250$36,000- 27.5%
Fees: legal $51,228$50,000$1,228- 13.3%
Other (as described)DIGITAL PLATFORM LICENSES $47,995$47,995-- 12.4%
Other (as described)PRINTING $9,397$9,397-- 2.4%
Travel $8,644$8,644-- 2.2%
Occupancy $3,100-$3,100- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $1,763-$1,763- 0.5%
Insurance $1,250-$1,250- 0.3%
Other (as described)COURT FEES $660$660-- 0.2%
Office expenses $623-$73$550 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $360$360-- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES AND FEES $262-$262- 0.1%
Total$385,664100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $389,714 spent · pay $112,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $187,682$187,682-- 48.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $112,500$70,833$41,667- 28.9%
Fees: lobbying $28,137$28,137-- 7.2%
Travel $21,249$12,343$8,906- 5.5%
Advertising and promotion $15,345$15,345-- 3.9%
Fees: legal $8,417$70$8,347- 2.2%
Occupancy $5,440-$5,440- 1.4%
Office expenses $3,975-$3,975- 1.0%
Other (as described)OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES $3,698-$3,698- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,705-$1,705- 0.4%
Insurance $1,250-$1,250- 0.3%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES AND FEES $236-$236- 0.1%
Other (as described)REGISTRATIONS AND FEES $80-$80- 0.0%
Total$389,714100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $274,881 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $190,515$190,515-- 69.3%
Fees: legal $57,430$57,430-- 20.9%
Advertising and promotion $12,048$148-$11,900 4.4%
Occupancy $4,603$4,603-- 1.7%
Other (as described)OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES $3,877$3,877-- 1.4%
Other (as described)REGISTRATIONS AND FEES $1,991$1,991-- 0.7%
Travel $1,585$1,585-- 0.6%
Office expenses $1,276$1,276-- 0.5%
Insurance $1,250$1,250-- 0.5%
Other (as described)REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES $306$306-- 0.1%
Total$274,881100%

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