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← US DIGITAL RESPONSE

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by US DIGITAL RESPONSE.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,692,179
Total expenses
$4,401,742
Contributions and grants received
$9,661,577
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$30,602
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,347,420
Total liabilities, end of year
$38,737
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,308,683
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,930,621
Management and general expenses
$285,506
Fundraising expenses
$185,615
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,930,621

Program services were 89.3% 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

    $9,661,577

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $30,602 · excluded $30,602

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $192,555 · program services $175,581 · management and general $8,644 · fundraising $8,330

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,134,118 · program services $2,857,834 · management and general $140,697 · fundraising $135,587

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $364,079 · program services $331,984 · management and general $16,344 · fundraising $15,751

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $254,184 · program services $231,777 · management and general $11,411 · fundraising $10,996

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $27,767 · program services $3,209 · management and general $24,014 · fundraising $544

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,098 · management and general $31,584 · fundraising $1,514

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $217,922 · program services $186,527 · management and general $23,814 · fundraising $7,581

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,594 · program services $1,594

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,204 · program services $6,339 · management and general $555 · fundraising $310

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $41,848 · program services $34,670 · management and general $5,576 · fundraising $1,602

  • 17 · Travel

    total $61,073 · program services $56,937 · management and general $2,459 · fundraising $1,677

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,036 · program services $21,476 · management and general $927 · fundraising $633

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $39,320 · program services $19,095 · management and general $19,246 · fundraising $979

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING COSTS

    total $3,803 · program services $3,551 · management and general $143 · fundraising $109

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES, TAXES AND LI

    total $141 · program services $47 · management and general $92 · fundraising $2

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $600,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $4,300,202

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $25,500 · end of year $428,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $3,718

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $15,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,254 · end of year $38,737

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$3,041,440 · end of year $2,248,996

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,059,686 · end of year $3,059,687

Mission and programs · 2022

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.

  • RAPID RESPONSE/DIGITAL SERVICES: 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.

    Expenses $1,508,924

  • ECONOMIC STABILITY: THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT THEY NEED TO LIVE STABLE LIVES. RIGHT NOW, TECHNOLOGY IS OFTEN THE BLOCKER BETWEEN PROGRAMS BEING LAUNCHED AND PEOPLE BEING HELPED. WE WANT TO SUPPORT A WORLD WHERE TECHNOLOGY IS NO LONGER THE REASON THAT MONEY DOESN'T GET INTO THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO NEED IT AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN OF ECONOMIC BENEFITS PROGRAMS HAS SHIFTED FROM INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.

    Expenses $1,247,534

  • ELECTONS: 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 $1,174,163

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jessica Cole

    CEO & BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $192,556
    From this org
    $192,436
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $120
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,129
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $17,307
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $120
    Filer's total
    $192,556

  • Cory Zarek

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jen Pahlka

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janette Fong

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Francois Allain

    CTO

    Total calculated
    $218,596
    From this org
    $193,482
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,114
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,482
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,714
    Filer's total
    $218,596

  • Jessica Watson

    CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $219,206
    From this org
    $188,526
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,680
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,526
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,080
    Filer's total
    $219,206

  • Tina Wahla

    CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $233,749
    From this org
    $179,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,230
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,519
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,171
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,059
    Filer's total
    $233,749

  • Lindsey Wilson

    PROGRAM LEAD

    Total calculated
    $193,225
    From this org
    $174,786
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,439
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,786
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,025
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,414
    Filer's total
    $193,225

  • Priya Garg

    PROGRAM LEAD

    Total calculated
    $200,968
    From this org
    $169,471
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,497
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,471
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,781
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,716
    Filer's total
    $200,968

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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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
2022
Filed
13 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333179349306023

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