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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by STATES UNITED ACTION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,112,056
Total expenses
$4,804,475
Contributions and grants received
$5,045,000
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$67,056
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,007,392
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,075,080
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,932,312
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,933,805
Management and general expenses
$760,819
Fundraising expenses
$109,851
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,933,805

Program services were 81.9% 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

    $5,045,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $67,056 · excluded $67,056

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $230,378 · program services $166,418 · management and general $51,132 · fundraising $12,828

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,240,794 · program services $896,312 · management and general $275,393 · fundraising $69,089

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $35,899 · program services $25,932 · management and general $7,968 · fundraising $1,999

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $208,475 · program services $150,596 · management and general $46,271 · fundraising $11,608

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $111,723 · program services $80,705 · management and general $24,797 · fundraising $6,221

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $223,504 · program services $223,504

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $137,510 · program services $2,369 · management and general $134,961 · fundraising $180

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,141,075 · program services $2,137,679 · management and general $2,589 · fundraising $807

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,046 · program services $6,564 · management and general $3,482

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $89,363 · program services $33,505 · management and general $54,586 · fundraising $1,272

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $188,423 · program services $148,980 · management and general $37,113 · fundraising $2,330

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $98,464 · program services $22,382 · management and general $74,355 · fundraising $1,727

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,214 · management and general $4,214

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $15,455 · program services $5,806 · management and general $9,626 · fundraising $23

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,131 · program services $4,235 · management and general $2,599 · fundraising $297

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS, SUBS, REF.

    total $38,888 · program services $20,206 · management and general $17,835 · fundraising $847

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSES & FEES

    total $13,681 · program services $944 · management and general $12,671 · fundraising $66

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

    total $9,452 · program services $7,668 · management and general $1,227 · fundraising $557

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $90,729 · end of year $764,478

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,582,167 · end of year $3,198,561

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $615,400

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $50,079 · end of year $12,239

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $823,471 · end of year $32,114

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $537,115 · end of year $87,118

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $987,962

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,024,731 · end of year $2,932,312

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $600,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

STATES UNITED ACTION IS A NONPARTISAN SECTION 501(C)(4) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO PROTECT OUR ELECTIONS AND OUR DEMOCRACY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)STATES UNITED ACTION ADVANCES ELECTION PROTECTION, HOLDS DEMOCRACY VIOLATORS ACCOUNTABLE, PREVENTS POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND ADVANCES TRUTH ABOUT ELECTIONS THROUGH RESEARCH, DATA AND COMMUNICATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • STATES UNITED ACTION ADVANCES POLICIES THAT PROTECT ELECTION INTEGRITY, HOLD DEMOCRACY VIOLATORS ACCOUNTABLE, PREVENT POLITICAL VIOLENCE,AND PROMOTE TRUTH IN ELECTIONS. STATES UNITED ACTION HAS TRACKED EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPED RESOURCES ON ELECTION DENIERS RUNNING FOR OFFICE, AND PROMOTED TRUTHFUL INFORMATION ABOUT ELECTIONS.

    Expenses $3,933,805

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joanna Lydgate

    DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $461,512
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $417,441
    Other
    $44,071
    Hours/week
    15 + 25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $413,941 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $3,500 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $16,790 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $27,281 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $461,512 related

  • Christine Todd Whitman

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Norm Eisen

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 4/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Natalie Ludaway

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Bullock

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Simone Coxe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jenn Fogel-Bublick

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $351,420
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $321,324
    Other
    $30,096
    Hours/week
    15 + 25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $317,824 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $3,500 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,893 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $17,203 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $351,420 related

  • Ranjana Natarajan

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $359,611
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $304,032
    Other
    $55,579
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $300,532 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $3,500 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,847 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $45,732 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $359,611 related

  • Christine Sun

    SVP, LEGAL

    Total calculated
    $326,180
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $277,032
    Other
    $49,148
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $273,532 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $3,500 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $10,722 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $38,426 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $326,180 related

  • Thania Sanchez

    SVP RESEARCH & ANALYTICS

    Total calculated
    $306,584
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $253,544
    Other
    $53,040
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $250,044 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $3,500 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $10,213 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,827 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $306,584 related

  • Gillian Feiner

    SENIOR COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $283,950
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $232,206
    Other
    $51,744
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $228,706 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $3,500 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,478 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,266 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $283,950 related

  • Elizabeth Ulmer

    SVP, COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $277,884
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $250,404
    Other
    $27,480
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $246,904 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $3,500 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,265 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,215 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $277,884 related

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

None.

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE ORGANIZATION RELIES ON A RELATED ORGANIZATION, STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER, INC., WHICH USED THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL: - APPROVAL BY THE BOARD - COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349322112

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