Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,362,547
- Total expenses
- $2,141,858
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,334,533
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $28,014
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,747,334
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,264,595
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$517,261
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,237,590
- Management and general expenses
- $648,949
- Fundraising expenses
- $255,319
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,237,590
Program services were 57.8% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,334,533
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2a · Program service revenue: EARNED LEGAL FEES
total $28,014 · related or exempt $28,014
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $387,441 · program services $276,294 · management and general $82,589 · fundraising $28,558
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $651,798 · program services $404,259 · management and general $123,877 · fundraising $123,662
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $22,669 · program services $13,205 · management and general $5,408 · fundraising $4,056
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $74,973 · program services $45,214 · management and general $15,503 · fundraising $14,256
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $72,548 · program services $47,156 · management and general $14,510 · fundraising $10,882
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11b · Fees: legal
total $273,804 · program services $273,804
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $72,717 · management and general $72,717
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $43,500 · fundraising $43,500
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11g · Fees: other
total $48,994 · program services $39,144 · management and general $5,350 · fundraising $4,500
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,354 · program services $1,354
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13 · Office expenses
total $20,376 · program services $13,533 · management and general $4,074 · fundraising $2,769
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14 · Information technology
total $35,286 · program services $27,999 · management and general $7,049 · fundraising $238
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16 · Occupancy
total $60,929 · program services $39,604 · management and general $12,186 · fundraising $9,139
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17 · Travel
total $49,679 · program services $32,165 · management and general $10,092 · fundraising $7,422
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,085 · program services $4,260 · fundraising $1,825
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20 · Interest
total $245,967 · management and general $245,967
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $10,374 · management and general $10,374
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23 · Insurance
total $23,844 · management and general $23,844
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24a · Other expenses: COMPUTER & EQUIPMENT
total $11,924 · program services $7,750 · management and general $2,385 · fundraising $1,789
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24b · Other expenses: PARKING
total $10,033 · program services $6,521 · management and general $2,007 · fundraising $1,505
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24c · Other expenses: 401K MGMT FEES
total $6,145 · management and general $6,145
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24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEV'L
total $2,959 · program services $1,923 · management and general $592 · fundraising $444
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24e · All other expenses
total $8,459 · program services $3,405 · management and general $4,280 · fundraising $774
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $915,253 · end of year $769,454
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $945,570 · end of year $954,477
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $5,600
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$38,233
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$25,430
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,944 · end of year $12,803
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $5,000
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $55,732 · end of year $79,789
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $915,605 · end of year $915,605
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,023,234 · end of year $1,269,201
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$122,804 · end of year -$517,261
Mission and programs · 2024
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.
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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 $1,113,831 · Revenue $28,014
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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 $123,759
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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John TyeJOHN TYE
CHIEF DISC. OFF., BOARD VP
- Total calculated
- $108,032
- From this org
- $90,604
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,428
- Hours/week
- 4.5
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Lydia BeanLYDIA BEAN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Lauren BartlettLAUREN BARTLETT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Simone GrimesSIMONE GRIMES
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Myles TaylorMYLES TAYLOR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Libby LiuLIBBY LIU
CEO
- Total calculated
- $279,409
- From this org
- $246,034
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,375
- Hours/week
- 52
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $246,034
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,339
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,036
- Filer's total
- $279,409
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Naomi SeligmanNAOMI SELIGMAN
ASSOC VP OF COMM. AND ADVOCACY
- Total calculated
- $267,274
- From this org
- $210,749
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $56,525
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $204,249
- Bonus
- $6,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,345
- Nontaxable benefits
- $44,180
- Filer's total
- $267,274
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Kyle GardinerKYLE GARDINER
DIR. OF OPER., SR. COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $150,245
- From this org
- $136,404
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,841
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $129,904
- Bonus
- $6,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,897
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,944
- Filer's total
- $150,245
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Radim DragomacaRADIM DRAGOMACA
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $119,936
- From this org
- $119,116
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $820
- 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
- THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A SPOT BONUS OF $1,500 AND A PERFORMANCE BONUS OF $5,000, FOR A TOTAL OF $6,500: - NAOMI SELIGMAN - KYLE GARDINER - RADIM DRAGOMACA
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 25 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513299349300316
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