2023-11-14T15:07:30-06:00 2022-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2022-01-01 320512546 STAND UP AMERICA INC STAN 3019519090 CO 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE 800N BETHESDA MD 20814 SEAN ELDRIDGE PRESIDENT 3019519090 2023-11-14 1 SEAN ELDRIDGE 999009999 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SEAN ELDRIDGE C/O 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE 800N BETHESDA MD 20814 422150 0 X WWW.STANDUPAMERICA.COM X 2016 DE SEE PART III, LINE 1. 1 1 24 2823 0 0 7796799 233688 0 186000 1935 0 4051 2462 7802785 422150 15000 181000 0 0 1992458 2454682 0 0 0 1402070 2166287 3409528 4801969 4393257 -4379819 5170948 882567 97118 188556 5073830 694011 X STAND UP AMERICA WAS ESTABLISHED TO EDUCATE, ORGANIZE, AND MOBILIZE PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY. WE ARE WORKING AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS TO INCREASE VOTER PARTICIPATION AND BUILD A MORE REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY BY PASSING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD EXPAND VOTING RIGHTS, REDUCE THE IMPACT OF BIG MONEY IN ELECTIONS, AND END UNDEMOCRATIC BARRIERS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT TO IMPEDE A PROGRESSIVE AGENDA. 0 0 3591105 181000 186000 STAND UP AMERICA ADVOCATES FOR PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT POLICIES THAT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY AND INCREASE ACCESS TO VOTING AND OPPOSES CONSERVATIVE POLICIES THAT THREATEN OUR DEMOCRACY AND OUR FREEDOM TO VOTE. WE EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE OUR MEMBERS USING EMAIL, SMS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, AS WELL AS MOBILIZE ACTIVISTS OUTSIDE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER TEXTING, DIGITAL ADS, AND A ROBUST SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER PROGRAM.IN 2022, STAND UP AMERICA'S MEMBERS TOOK ACTION IN EVERY STATE TO COMBAT VOTER SUPPRESSION AND BUILD A MORE REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. TOGETHER, THEY MADE MORE THAN 25,000 CONSTITUENT CALLS, SENT OVER 547,000 EMAILS TO LAWMAKERS, AND SUBMITTED OVER 30,000 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN SUPPORT OF STATE AND FEDERAL MEASURES TO PROTECT AND EXPAND VOTING RIGHTS AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY.AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE WORKED TO REFORM THE SUPREME COURT, BAN CONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADING, PREVENT FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL CORRUPTION, REFORM THE ELECTORAL COUNT ACT, PASS FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION, AND REFORM THE FILIBUSTER.WE BEGAN 2022 IN A CONTINUING FIGHT TO PASS FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION. IN JANUARY OF 2022, WE HELPED OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAKE OVER 6,000 CONSTITUENT CALLS AND SEND NEARLY 19,000 EMAILS URGING CONGRESS TO END THE FILIBUSTER AND PASS FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION. IN ANTICIPATION OF AND RESPONSE TO THE SUPREME COURT'S DOBBS, NYS RIFLE AND PISTOL ASSOCIATION, AND WEST VIRGINIA DECISIONS STRIPPING AMERICANS OF THEIR FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, WE CONTINUED OUR WORK TO ADD COSPONSORS AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR THE JUDICIARY ACT, WHICH WOULD ADD FOUR SEATS TO REBALANCE THE OVERLY PARTISAN SUPREME COURT AND PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS. WE RAN DIGITAL ADS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGER POSED BY THE CURRENT COURT AND THE NEED TO BOTH REBALANCE AND IMPOSE A CODE OF ETHICS ON THE COURT. WE HELPED THE PUBLIC AND OUR COMMUNITY SEND OVER 300,000 EMAILS TO THEIR LEGISLATORS IN SUPPORT OF COURT EXPANSION AND A CODE OF ETHICS, MAKE OVER 3,000 CALLS TO CONGRESS, AND SUBMIT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, HUNDREDS OF WHICH WERE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL PAPERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE WORKED TO PASS LEGISLATION BANNING CONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADING, INCLUDING DRIVING OVER 170,000 CONSTITUENT EMAILS AND 1,700 CALLS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND VIA NATIONAL DIGITAL ADS. WE ALSO WORKED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC VIA DIGITAL ADS, AN EARNED MEDIA OUTREACH CAMPAIGN, OP-EDS, AND A LETTER TO THE EDITOR CAMPAIGN THAT HELPED OUR MEMBERS PUBLISH DOZENS OF LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE PUT EVEN MORE PRESSURE ON LAWMAKERS TO PASS LEGISLATION THROUGH DIRECT LOBBYING AND OPINION POLLING THAT DEMONSTRATED OVERWHELMING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR A BAN ON CONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADING.WE ALSO WORKED TO PREVENT FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL CORRUPTION BY PUSHING FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY ACT, HELPING OUR MEMBERS SEND OVER 8,200 EMAILS TO THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATION, AND PUBLISH OVER 100 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN LOCAL PAPERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE ALSO CONDUCTED POLLING TO DEMONSTRATE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY ACT TO LAWMAKERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.AT THE END OF 2022, WE ENGAGED IN A LAST-MINUTE SUCCESSFUL PUSH TO FINALLY PASS ELECTORAL COUNT ACT REFORM. OUR MEMBERS LOGGED OVER 3,000 CALLS AND EMAILS TO CONGRESS TO HELP GET THE LEGISLATION OVER THE FINISH LINE BEFORE LEGISLATORS WENT HOME FOR THE YEAR.AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE WORKED IN COALITION WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SUCCESSFULLY HELP PASS A STATE-LEVEL VOTING RIGHTS ACT IN NEW YORK, AND ON STILL ONGOING EFFORTS TO PASS LEGISLATION RESTORING VOTING RIGHTS TO CURRENTLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN ILLINOIS AND SAME DAY VOTER REGISTRATION IN NEW JERSEY. WE ALSO HELPED PASS PROP 2 IN MICHIGAN, A SWEEPING BALLOT MEASURE TO PROTECT AND EXPAND VOTING RIGHTS, AND A BALLOT MEASURE IN OAKLAND WHICH CREATED A NEW PUBLIC FINANCING SYSTEM CALLED DEMOCRACY DOLLARS. FINALLY, WE MOBILIZED TO FIGHT AGAINST VOTER SUPPRESSION LAWS IN STATE LEGISLATURES AND ON THE BALLOT IN ARIZONA, FLORIDA, AND GEORGIA. BY THE END OF 2022, STAND UP AMERICA'S COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAD LOGGED NEARLY 17,000 CONSTITUENT CALLS AND EMAILS TO STATE LAWMAKERS IN SUPPORT OF STATE-LEVEL VOTING RIGHTS ACTS IN NEW YORK AND NEW MEXICO, LEGISLATION TO PERMANENTLY RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS TO THOUSANDS OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN ILLINOIS, ALLOW VOTERS IN NEW JERSEY TO REGISTER TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY, AND IN OPPOSITION TO VOTER SUPPRESSION LEGISLATION IN FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND ARIZONA. OUR VOLUNTEERS SENT OVER 700,000 PEER TO PEER TEXT MESSAGES TO VOTERS IN MICHIGAN AND ARIZONA IN SUPPORT OF MICHIGAN'S PROP 2 AND IN OPPOSITION TO MULTIPLE BALLOT MEASURES LIMITING DIRECT DEMOCRACY AND RESTRICTING THE FREEDOM TO VOTE IN ARIZONA. IN MANY OF THE ABOVE STATE LEVEL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS, STAND UP AMERICA ALSO PROVIDED DIGITAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, FROM SETTING UP CALL LINES AND EMAIL TOOLS FOR USE BY LOCAL ADVOCATES OUTSIDE OUR COMMUNITY TO RUNNING PEER TO PEER PROGRAMS FOR BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEES. IN SOME INSTANCES WE ALSO PROVIDED EARNED MEDIA SUPPORT, INCLUDING OUTREACH TO SPANISH MEDIA.IN 2022, WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR CELEBRITY INFLUENCER PROGRAM, INCLUDING OUR NON-PARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 3591105 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 0 1 24 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X GRF CPAS & ADVISORS 3019519090 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE 800N BETHESDA MD 20814 SEAN ELDRIDGE PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA HARVEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 206393 0 32919 BRETT EDKINS MANAGING DIRECTOR, POLITICAL AFFAIRS 40.00 X 135796 0 24223 JOE HINES MANAGING DIRECTOR, DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS 40.00 X 171781 0 35320 ISABELLA OCAMPO OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 101012 0 18122 MONICA GARCIA MANAGING DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 125411 0 20401 MARGARET MOORE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL CONTENT 40.00 X 100538 0 18128 840931 0 149113 6 0 1 0 META PLATFORMS INC 1601 WILLOW ROAD MENLO PARK CA 940251452 MARKETING 789098 STRIVE MESSAGING INC 125 WEST 96TH STREET STE 1K NEW YORK NY 10025 COMMUNICATIONS 228692 THE MOVEMENT COOPERATIVE 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20036 COMMUNICATIONS 113758 3 233688 233688 CONTRACT INCOME 900099 186000 186000 186000 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 2462 2462 2462 422150 186000 0 2462 181000 181000 239312 203415 35897 1688907 1493171 195736 53671 47441 6230 314510 277703 36807 158282 139350 18932 106602 100205 6397 59919 59919 202333 133278 69055 1058604 964631 93973 33395 25963 7432 501308 2875 498433 36617 97 36520 68286 68286 3427 3076 351 DUES AND SUBS. 44672 44672 BUSINESS LIC. & PERMITS 22427 22427 OTHER EXPENSES 13000 11719 1281 PAYROLL FEES 8157 7181 976 7540 7540 4801969 3591105 1210864 0 5117102 792593 8422 11198 34489 55915 27416 4555 10935 22861 5170948 882567 97118 188556 97118 188556 X 5073830 694011 5073830 694011 5170948 882567 -4379819 0 X X 1 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 828590 1614 828590 0 828590 0 PART I-A, LINE 1: WHILE STAND UP AMERICA PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON ITS ADVOCACY AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE, A MINOR PORTION OF ITS ACTIVITIES IN 2022 ARE CLASSIFIED AS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS: 1) COMMUNICATIONS TO THE MEDIA AND TO OUR MEMBERS OVER EMAIL, SMS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTING THE ELECTION OF DEMOCRACY CHAMPIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE OFFICES IN ARIZONA, MICHIGAN, NEVADA, AND MINNESOTA AND TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND ASKING OUR MEMBERS TO VOLUNTEER TO TEXT AND WRITE LETTERS TO VOTERS, SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, AND TAKE OTHER ACTIONS TO HELP ELECT THESE CANDIDATES, 2) DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENTS PROMOTING THE ELECTION OF DEMOCRACY CHAMPIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE OFFICES IN ARIZONA AND MICHIGAN, 3) PEER TO PEER TEXT MESSAGES TO VOTERS PROMOTING THE ELECTION OF DEMOCRACY CHAMPIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE OFFICES IN NEVADA AND ARIZONA, AND 4) DIGITAL VOTER REGISTRATION ADS TARGETING PROGRESSIVE VOTERS IN ARIZONA, MICHIGAN, NEVADA, AND WISCONSIN. 27416 4555 22861 22861 X 422150 0 422150 0 422150 4801969 0 4801969 0 4801969 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 PROMOTE THE VOTE 2022 600 WEST SAINT JOSEPH STREET SUITE 3G LANSING MI 48933 874684409 501C4 140000 0 SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF PROP 2, A PRO-DEMOCRACY BALLOT INITIATIVE OAKLAND FAIR ELECTIONS 2126 MASON STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133 882779765 501C4 25000 0 SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF A BALLOT INITIATIVE TO REFORM OAKLANDS CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEM AMERICA VOTES 1155 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 600 WASHINGTON DC 20036 264568349 501C4 10000 0 NATIONAL PARTNER DUES 0 3 PART I, LINE 2: OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL REVIEWS POTENTIAL GRANTS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS FOR GRANTEE'S ELIGIBILITY BASED ON TAX-EXEMPTION AND TYPE OF ORGANIZATION. ALL GRANTS ARE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OR ADVOCACY PURPOSES, AND STAND UP AMERICA CONFIRMS THAT THE FUNDED ACTIVITY HAS OCCURRED. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHRISTINA HARVEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 206393 0 0 0 0 0 6228 0 26691 0 239312 0 0 0 JOE HINES MANAGING DIRECTOR, DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS 171781 0 0 0 0 0 5163 0 30157 0 207101 0 0 0 BRETT EDKINS MANAGING DIRECTOR, POLITICAL AFFAIRS 135796 0 0 0 0 0 4103 0 20120 0 160019 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AUTHORIZED AGENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL. FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH DIRECTOR BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION ("COVERED PERSONS"). A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MUST BE FURNISHED ANNUALLY TO EACH COVERED PERSON. EACH COVERED PERSON ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT THAT SITUATIONS THAT MIGHT BE VIEWED AS A CONFLICT SHOULD BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE COVERED PERSON CONCERNED. NO COVERED PERSON MAY BE PRESENT FOR A VOTE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ANY DECISION OR ACTION BY THE CORPORATION THAT WOULD DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFIT THAT PERSON, ALTHOUGH THAT PERSON MAY ANSWER QUESTIONS OR RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR FACTUAL INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. THE BOARD MAY NOT APPROVE ANY TRANSACTION IN WHICH A COVERED PERSON HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST. THE MINUTES OF ANY BOARD MEETING AT WHICH DISCUSSIONS OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTED TRANSACTIONS TAKE PLACE MUST REFLECT IN DETAIL THE DELIBERATIONS AND VOTING PROCESS RELATED TO SUCH TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO IS AN OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION, IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN MAY 2022. A REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF INDIVIDUALS HOLDING COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WAS CONDUCTED, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S HANDBOOK DETERMINING THE MINIMUM COST OF LIVING INCREASE TO WHICH ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ENTITLED WAS CONSULTED, TO DETERMINE THE RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII LINE 2C WHILE THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TOOK RESPONSIBILITY IN OVERSEEING THE AUDIT SELECTION PROCESS. 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