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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by VALUES UNITED.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,716,490
Total expenses
$2,054,499
Contributions and grants received
$3,362,191
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$353,085
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$1,214
Total assets, end of year
$2,315,240
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,801,263
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$513,977
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,290,148
Management and general expenses
$527,861
Fundraising expenses
$236,490
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,290,148

Program services were 62.8% 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

    $3,362,191

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EARNED LEGAL FEES

    total $353,085 · related or exempt $353,085

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,214 · excluded $1,214

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,214

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $540,396 · program services $378,278 · management and general $108,079 · fundraising $54,039

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $251,527 · program services $176,068 · management and general $50,306 · fundraising $25,153

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,387 · program services $17,070 · management and general $4,878 · fundraising $2,439

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $28,925 · program services $20,248 · management and general $5,785 · fundraising $2,892

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $51,437 · program services $36,006 · management and general $10,287 · fundraising $5,144

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $367,232 · program services $350,658 · management and general $16,574

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,865 · management and general $51,865

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $117,000 · fundraising $117,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $245,917 · program services $196,846 · management and general $38,068 · fundraising $11,003

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,539 · program services $6,539

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,331 · program services $16,114 · management and general $4,915 · fundraising $2,302

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,667 · program services $14,682 · management and general $1,985

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $61,812 · program services $39,927 · management and general $16,319 · fundraising $5,566

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,587 · program services $17,751 · management and general $2,835 · fundraising $9,001

  • 20 · Interest

    total $196,904 · management and general $196,904

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,339 · management and general $2,339

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,100 · management and general $7,100

  • 24a · Other expenses: 401K MGMT FEES

    total $15,283 · program services $10,698 · management and general $3,057 · fundraising $1,528

  • 24b · Other expenses: LEXISNEXIS

    total $6,305 · program services $6,305

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $4,226 · program services $2,958 · management and general $845 · fundraising $423

  • 24d · Other expenses: BUSINESS EXPENSES

    total $3,224 · management and general $3,224

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,496 · management and general $2,496

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $153,444 · end of year $438,009

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $397,969 · end of year $1,863,948

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $5,000

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $14,033

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $5,750

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,622 · end of year $8,283

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $154,309 · end of year $51,227

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $915,605 · end of year $915,605

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $637,528 · end of year $834,431

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$1,145,407 · end of year $513,977

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

VALUES UNITED IS A NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT ASSISTS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PRIVATE-SECTOR WORKERS TO REPORT AND PUBLICIZE VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW SAFELY, LAWFULLY, AND RESPONSIBLY. WE ARRANGE PROFESSIONAL LEGAL ADVICE FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS ALONG WITH AN ARRAY OF OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. EVERYTHING WE DO FOR CLIENTS IS PRO BONO, UNLESS WE RECOVER A MONETARY AWARD. WHEN APPROPRIATE, WE WORK TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF DISCLOSURES THROUGH PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. BY AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF WHISTLEBLOWERS AND SHOWING THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN SAFELY COME FORWARD IN A WAY THAT MAKES A REAL IMPACT, WE ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO FOLLOW THEIR CONSCIENCE AND UPHOLD THE RULE OF LAW.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PAGE 2, PART III.

  • LEGAL PROGRAM: PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND OTHER SUPPORT TO WHISTLEBLOWERS. WITH RESPECT TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS, WE REPRESENT EMPLOYEES WITH DISCLOSURES OF EGREGIOUS WRONGDOING, OFTEN ADVISING HOW TO HANDLE SENSITIVE, CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. IN THE PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT SECTORS WE CANVASS A WIDE VARIETY OF MATTERS AND GIVE CONSIDERATION TO HIGH IMPACT DISCLOSURES WHERE A WHISTLEBLOWER CAN HELP BOTH RIGHT A WRONG AND CREATE BROADER REFORM. OUR LEGAL PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER PROMINENT WHISTLEBLOWER ATTORNEYS IN SUPPORT OF THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL WHISTLEBLOWERS OF OUR TIME.

    Expenses $1,161,133 · Revenue $353,085

  • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: HELPS EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING BOTH THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROCESS IN GENERAL AND SPECIFIC CASES WE WORK ON. PUBLICIZING THE DETAILS OF WHISTLEBLOWER'S CASES SHOWS OTHERS WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN EMPLOYEES COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION ABOUT LAWBREAKING OR OTHER WRONGDOING. OUR TEAM TEACHES CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CLASSES, PROVIDES THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, WORKS WITH MEDIA, PRESENTS AT CONFERENCES, AND CONVENES GATHERINGS TO EDUCATE ON THE VALUE AND COMPLEXITY OF WHISTLEBLOWING.

    Expenses $129,015

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

Listed in Part VII

  • JOHN TYE

    CHIEF DISCLOSURE OFFICER, VP

    Total calculated
    $293,426
    From this org
    $244,498
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,928
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,498
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $37,205
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,723
    Filer's total
    $293,426
  • LYDIA BEAN

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • LAUREN BARTLETT

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • SIMONE GRIMES

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • LIBBY LIU

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $246,970
    From this org
    $211,308
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,662
    Hours/week
    52

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,308
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,796
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,866
    Filer's total
    $246,970
  • KYLE GARDINER

    DIR. OF OPERATIONS, ASSOC. COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $122,566
    From this org
    $104,227
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,339
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
KYLE GARDINER WAS PAID A BONUS OF $5,000.

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
22 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323269349300902

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