Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 5 April 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total liabilities, end of year

$149,190 →changed to $2,112

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

-$37,123 →changed to $109,955

Totals

Total revenue

$153,138

Total expenses

$240,134

Contributions and grants received

$153,138

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

— not reported

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

— not reported

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$112,067

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,112

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$109,955

Program service expenses (Part III)

$192,102

Program services were 80.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

• ORGANIZE TENNESSEE HAS CREATED A JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE WEBSITE THAT RECEIVES LEADS THROUGH DIGITAL ADS AND BILLBOARDS THAT MOVE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION IN OUR MOVEMENT. WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE CAN CONTINUE DISPLAYING OUR BILLBOARD WHICH WILL LEAD READERS AND VIEWERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. THIS WILL PROVIDE UP TO 27,646 IMPRESSIONS WEEKLY AND ALLOW US TO OUTREACH FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 MONTHS. WE WILL ALSO UTILIZE OUR WEBSITE CONTRACTORS TO MAINTAIN OUR WEBSITE, WELCOME SERIES, AND EDUCATIONAL ADS TO KEEP THEM CURRENT AND AS A RAPID RESPONSE TOOL FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

  Expenses $191,102

• ORGANIZE TENNESSEE WILL BE PRODUCING A DIGITAL AD AND A PHYSICAL BILLBOARD AROUND THE IMPORTANCE OF JUSTICE NOT POLITICS. BOTH ADVERTISEMENTS WILL LINK TO OUR WEBSITE, WITH A PAGE DIRECTLY PRIORITIZING EDUCATION ON JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. OUR DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT WILL TARGET TENNESSEE STATEWIDE, AND OUR BILLBOARD WILL TARGET SUMNER COUNTY, ONE OF ORGANIZE TENNESSEES TARGET COUNTIES, WHERE ALL OUT OF STATE SUITS ARE NOW FILED.

  Expenses $1,000

• 3,000 TO ORGANIZE TENNESSEE (AUTOMATION): TO HIRE A FREELANCE TARGETED EMAIL SPECIALIST TO CREATE AUTOMATION SERIES TO PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTEERS AND POST TRAINING ATTENDEES. BY HIRING A FREELANCE MARKETING SPECIALIST, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE WILL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE EVERYACTION TO TRACK VOLUNTEERS, CREATE AUTOMATIC FOLLOWUPS AND REMINDERS, AND WORK TO TRANSITION AND RETAIN OUR POLL OBSERVERS. EVERYACTION, WILL ALLOW US TO SET UP SYSTEMS FOCUSED ON RETAINING TRAINING ATTENDEES AND AUTOMATING OUTREACH TO TRANSITION THEM TO IN PERSON POLL OBSERVATION VOLUNTEERS. FACEBOOK ADS (6,000) INSTAGRAM ADS (3,000). BY RUNNING DIGITAL ADS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE CAN OPTIMIZE OUR AUDIENCE AND INCREASE VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT INTO OUR POLL OBSERVER TRAINING SESSIONS.

• A)VOTER PROTECTION AND EDUCATION B) ORGANIZE TENNESSEE (OT) IS DEDICATED TO SAFEGUARDING THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO VOTE FOR ALL ELIGIBLE TENNESSEANS. AS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WE TIRELESSLY ADVOCATE FOR VOTING RIGHTS PROTECTIONS AND WORK TOWARDS CREATING SAFE, SECURE, AND ACCESSIBLE ELECTIONS. THROUGH COALITION BUILDING, LEGAL SUPPORT, AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, OT EMPOWERS DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITIES, STRIVING TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT HINDER FULL PARTICIPATION IN OUR DEMOCRACY. VOTE PROTECTION TRAINING AT ORGANIZE TENNESSEE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT A STRONG DEMOCRACY HINGES ON THE ABILITY OF EVERY CITIZEN TO CAST THEIR BALLOT WITHOUT OBSTRUCTION. OUR VOTE PROTECTION TRAINING PROGRAM PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ENSURING THAT TENNESSEE'S ELECTIONS REMAIN FREE, FAIR, AND TRANSPARENT. BY TRAINING AND MOBILIZING VOLUNTEER POLL OBSERVERS STATEWIDE, WE ESTABLISH A ROBUST NETWORK DEDICATED TO SAFEGUARDING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTORAL PROCESS. IN 2023, OUR EFFORTS RESULTED IN 2,700 INDIVIDUALS JOINING US IN THIS CRITICAL MISSION. OF THESE, APPROXIMATELY 1,000 TENNESSEANS COMPLETED ESSENTIAL TRAINING OR TOOK DIRECT ACTION TO PROTECT OUR DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS. ELECTION PROTECTION EP HOTLINE AS THE DESIGNATED STATE PARTNER FOR THE LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE MANAGES THE NATIONAL ELECTION PROTECTION HOTLINE (1-866-OUR-VOTE) FOR VOTER INCIDENTS OCCURRING WITHIN TENNESSEE. WE PROACTIVELY PROMOTE THE EP HOTLINE STATEWIDE, PARTICULARLY IN THE LEAD-UP TO EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY, ENSURING THAT VOTERS HAVE ACCESS TO IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. LEGAL BOILER ROOM CENTRAL TO OUR VOTER PROTECTION EFFORTS ARE THE DEDICATED ATTORNEYS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE. ON EACH ELECTION DAY, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE COORDINATES A LEGAL BOILER ROOM WHERE THESE LEGAL PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE CRUCIAL GUIDANCE ON NAVIGATING VOTER ISSUES FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE. THIS ENSURES SWIFT RESPONSES TO CHALLENGES AND ENABLES STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR FURTHER ACTION WHEN NECESSARY. CLE ADDITIONALLY, ORGANIZE TENNESSEE HOSTS COMPLIMENTARY CONTINUED LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) SESSIONS FOR ATTORNEYS FOCUSED ON TENNESSEE ELECTION LAW TWICE A YEAR. THESE SESSIONS COVER VITAL TOPICS SUCH AS THE STRUCTURE OF ELECTIONS AND TN LEGISLATIVE OVERVIEW, FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT & VOTER RESTORATION IN TN, AND THE STATE AND ELECTION LAW. NOTABLE FACILITATORS INCLUDE A TN STATE SENATOR, AN OT BOARD MEMBER, AN ELECTION COMMISSIONER, AND COUNSEL FROM A VALUED PARTNER ORGANIZATION. IN 2023, THESE SESSIONS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN EQUIPPING LEGAL PROFESSIONALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS NEEDED TO PROTECT VOTERS' RIGHTS EFFECTIVELY.

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

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2023

Filed

7 July 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202512129349201456

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