Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 83-3466838
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
38th percentile
Higher net margin than 38% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
87th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
6th percentile
Faster asset growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
97th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$174
Down $230 (-57%) from 2021
Net Assets
Down$174
Down $230 (-57%) from 2021
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2021
Revenue
Up$14,318
Up $12,225 (+584%) from 2021
Expenses
Up$14,548
Up $11,680 (+407%) from 2021
Net Income
Up-$230
Up $545 (+70%) from 2021
Educating about constitutional rights.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Conferences in Urbana and Effingham - events with paid speakers from outside the organization to provide in-depth information to our members as well as to provide members with opportunities to work together to grow the organization. Expenses included speakers' honoraria, travel, venues, food, and lodging. Events benefited about 100 people | $0 | $9,685 |
| Free in-person events - informational seminars about constitutional rights held in Lake, Kane, DuPage, Will, Perry, Bureau, Henry, and Knox Counties. Also, distributed information at open-air events. Approximately 1500 people benefited. Expenses included printing, fuel, food, lodging, table rental. | $0 | $1,134 |
| Online Education - Sending emails and posting information on website, approximately 3000 people benefited. Expenses included email platform and website maintenance and hosting. | $0 | $380 |
| Virtual Outreach - Virtually organized county committees to carry out our educational mission locally. Expenses included Zoom online meeting subscription. Other outreach done via social media at no cost, reaching 18000 followers with educational materials. This information is included on Schedule O. | $0 | $180 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gina Merritt | Chairman | FT | $0 | - | - |
| Bridget O'Connell | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| John Halford | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Tom Kozik | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Larry Mulch | Vice Chairman | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Part I, Line 1 - Part of this revenue represents out-of-pocket expenses by board chairman and other volunteers, which may or may not be reimbursed in the future.”
“Description;Amount^Fees Government;33|Fees Payment Processing;464|Online Meetring Service Zoom Subscription;180|Email and Database Platform;161|Website hosting and domain;192|Software testing;27|Office Supplies;28|Marketing including billboard and signs;2396|Fundraising thank you signs and coffee mugs;203|Refund;548|Venues;960|Food;4571^Total;9763^”
“Part III, Line 32 - Virtual Outreach - Virtually organized county committees to carry out our educational mission locally. Expenses included Zoom subscription. Other outreach done via social media at no cost, reaching 18000 followers with educational materials.”
“Part V, Line 33 - New Activity - In 2022 we began holding conferences for our volunteers. These events included speakers from outside of our organization. These were paid events which included dinner with a speaker on Friday night. The events lasted all day Saturday and included speakers as well as organizational reports and planning. Saturdays included lunch. Our volunteers learned relevant information from the speakers. Our people also had time to work together on planning for growth of our organization. The first event was in May in Urbana, Champaign County, in east central Illinois. The second event was in November in Effingham, Effingham County, in southeastern Illinois. The speakers included a historian, an economist, and a professor of constitutional law.”
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | Conferences in Urbana and Effingham - events with paid speakers from outside the organization to provide in-depth information to our members as well as to provide members with opportunities to work together to grow the organization. Expenses included speakers' honoraria, travel, venues, food, and lodging. Events benefited about 100 people |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 1 | Free in-person events - informational seminars about constitutional rights held in Lake, Kane, DuPage, Will, Perry, Bureau, Henry, and Knox Counties. Also, distributed information at open-air events. Approximately 1500 people benefited. Expenses included printing, fuel, food, lodging, table rental. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | Online Education - Sending emails and posting information on website, approximately 3000 people benefited. Expenses included email platform and website maintenance and hosting. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 3 | Virtual Outreach - Virtually organized county committees to carry out our educational mission locally. Expenses included Zoom online meeting subscription. Other outreach done via social media at no cost, reaching 18000 followers with educational materials. This information is included on Schedule O. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Part I, Line 1 - Part of this revenue represents out-of-pocket expenses by board chairman and other volunteers, which may or may not be reimbursed in the future. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Description;Amount^Fees Government;33|Fees Payment Processing;464|Online Meetring Service Zoom Subscription;180|Email and Database Platform;161|Website hosting and domain;192|Software testing;27|Office Supplies;28|Marketing including billboard and signs;2396|Fundraising thank you signs and coffee mugs;203|Refund;548|Venues;960|Food;4571^Total;9763^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Part III, Line 32 - Virtual Outreach - Virtually organized county committees to carry out our educational mission locally. Expenses included Zoom subscription. Other outreach done via social media at no cost, reaching 18000 followers with educational materials. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Part V, Line 33 - New Activity - In 2022 we began holding conferences for our volunteers. These events included speakers from outside of our organization. These were paid events which included dinner with a speaker on Friday night. The events lasted all day Saturday and included speakers as well as organizational reports and planning. Saturdays included lunch. Our volunteers learned relevant information from the speakers. Our people also had time to work together on planning for growth of our organization. The first event was in May in Urbana, Champaign County, in east central Illinois. The second event was in November in Effingham, Effingham County, in southeastern Illinois. The speakers included a historian, an economist, and a professor of constitutional law. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 32 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 33 |
| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | We filed form 8868 Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File an Exempt Organization return, so our return is not due until November 15, 2023. |
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