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← US DIGITAL RESPONSE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by US DIGITAL RESPONSE.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,113,032
Total expenses
$6,761,119
Contributions and grants received
$7,953,468
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$157,132
Other revenue
$2,432
Total assets, end of year
$6,672,689
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,093
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,660,596
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,319,133
Management and general expenses
$236,295
Fundraising expenses
$205,691
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,319,133

Program services were 93.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,953,468

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $157,132 · excluded $157,132

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $2,432 · related or exempt $2,432

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,432

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $419,585 · program services $404,975 · management and general $1,222 · fundraising $13,388

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,248,620 · program services $4,100,766 · management and general $12,363 · fundraising $135,491

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $342,281 · program services $330,169 · management and general $1,022 · fundraising $11,090

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $602,573 · program services $579,217 · management and general $4,320 · fundraising $19,036

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,100 · program services $6,851 · management and general $3,105 · fundraising $144

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $79,324 · management and general $79,324

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $454,878 · program services $325,775 · management and general $121,328 · fundraising $7,775

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $837 · program services $800 · management and general $9 · fundraising $28

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,109 · program services $8,522 · management and general $227 · fundraising $360

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $101,900 · program services $98,259 · management and general $930 · fundraising $2,711

  • 17 · Travel

    total $175,226 · program services $168,449 · management and general $1,319 · fundraising $5,458

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $46,177 · program services $43,854 · management and general $1,085 · fundraising $1,238

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $41,516 · program services $34,254 · management and general $6,065 · fundraising $1,197

  • 24a · Other expenses: PERSONNEL COST

    total $178,435 · program services $170,614 · management and general $1,859 · fundraising $5,962

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES

    total $43,652 · program services $41,741 · management and general $454 · fundraising $1,457

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $3,104 · program services $2,043 · management and general $995 · fundraising $66

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING COSTS

    total $2,828 · program services $2,350 · management and general $434 · fundraising $44

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $974 · program services $494 · management and general $234 · fundraising $246

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $600,000 · end of year $592,459

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,300,202 · end of year $5,669,197

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $428,500 · end of year $348,215

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,718 · end of year $3,606

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,000 · end of year $59,212

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $38,737 · end of year $12,093

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,248,996 · end of year $2,401,681

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,059,687 · end of year $4,258,915

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

U.S. DIGITAL RESPONSE IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFITS, AND PUBLIC ENTITIES RESPOND QUICKLY TO CRITICAL PUBLIC NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES THE PUBLIC BY LEVERAGING A NETWORK OF PRO BONO TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO ADDRESS COMMON, SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES FACING PUBLIC SERVANTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK SPANS AN ARRAY OF NEEDS FROM HELPING AMERICANS APPLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS AND RECEIVE THEM FASTER, TO ELECTION MANAGEMENT, TO BROADBAND & DIGITAL EQUITY, AND TO HELPING ENTITIES FIND AND TRACK FEDERAL GRANTS THAT CAN HELP LOCAL CONSTITUENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O.TO ASSIST GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFITS, AND PUBLIC ENTITIES RESPOND QUICKLY TO CRITICAL PUBLIC NEEDS BY LEVERAGING A NETWORK OF PRO BONO TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO ADDRESS COMMON, SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES FACING PUBLIC SERVANTS.

  • DIGITAL DELIVERY: THIS PROGRAM TAKES A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH TO ADDRESS GOVERNMENTS' DIGITAL CAPACITY GAP: BEING THE CAPACITY IN INSTANCES WHERE SURGE SUPPORT CAN ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS AND BUILDING CAPACITY IN AREAS SUCH AS USER RESEARCH, LANGUAGE ACCESS, AND TALENT AND PROCUREMENT.

    Expenses $2,087,494

  • ECONOMIC STABILITY: THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO LOWER BARRIERS ACROSS THE GOVERNMENT GRANTS ECOSYSTEM TO MAXIMIZE RESULTS FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE BY BUILDING PRODUCTS AND PROVIDING RAPID RESPONSE SERVICES RELATED TO FEDERAL GRANTS. OUR WORK IMPROVES OUR PARTNERS' CAPACITY FOR FINDING AND REPORTING ON FEDERAL GRANTS WITH EASY-TO-USE, OPEN SOURCE PRODUCTS, BUILDS THEIR CAPACITY BY CONNECTING PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE; AND INFORMS THE GRANTS ECOSYSTEM THROUGH THE SHARING OF OUR INSIGHTS.

    Expenses $2,080,117

  • ELECTIONS: OUR VISION IS TO DEPLOY USDR'S UNIQUE MODEL OF TECH-ENABLED CONSULTING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TO WORK TOWARDS AN AMERICA WHERE EVERY ELECTION OFFICE HAS ACCESS TO THE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED TO RUN MODERN, EFFICIENT, AND TRUSTWORTHY ELECTIONS.

    Expenses $2,151,522

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Hillary Hartley

    CEO AND BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $187,507
    From this org
    $183,834
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,673
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,834
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,673
    Filer's total
    $187,507
  • Jen Pahlka

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Janette Fong

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Avni Shah

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Bailey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Francois Allain

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $232,077
    From this org
    $213,603
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,474
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,663
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $11,940
    Deferred
    $8,537
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,937
    Filer's total
    $232,077
  • Tina Walha

    CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $245,383
    From this org
    $213,604
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,779
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,010
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $17,594
    Deferred
    $6,040
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,739
    Filer's total
    $245,383
  • Jessica Watson

    CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $238,736
    From this org
    $213,697
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,039
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,463
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $14,234
    Deferred
    $6,403
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,636
    Filer's total
    $238,736
  • Lindsey Wilson

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $216,552
    From this org
    $200,144
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,408
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,386
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $24,758
    Deferred
    $6,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,908
    Filer's total
    $216,552
  • Krista Canellakis

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $214,761
    From this org
    $200,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,581
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,078
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $17,102
    Deferred
    $6,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,581
    Filer's total
    $214,761
  • Mindy Huang

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $202,539
    From this org
    $187,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,910
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,693
    Bonus
    $14,936
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,910
    Filer's total
    $202,539

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413209349318411

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