Stand Up America Inc
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What it says it does
STAND UP AMERICA WAS ESTABLISHED TO EDUCATE, ORGANIZE, AND MOBILIZE 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, REFORM OUR SUPREME COURT, FIGHT CORRUPTION, AND END UNDEMOCRATIC BARRIERS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT TO IMPEDE THESE POLICIES.
- Income
- $2.1 million
- Spending
- $7.0 million
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 23,639
- Highest pay
- $273,983, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $5.6 million spent. STAND UP AMERICA ADVOCATES FOR GOVERNMENT POLICIES THAT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY AND INCREASE ACCESS TO VOTING AND OPPOSES 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 TEXTING, DIGITAL ADS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. IN 2024, STAND UP AMERICA'S MEMBERS TOOK ACTION IN EVERY STATE TO COMBAT VOTER SUPPRESSION, EXPAND ACCESS TO THE BALLOT BOX, FIGHT CORRUPTION, REFORM THE SUPREME COURT, AND BUILD A MORE REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. TOGETHER, THEY MADE MORE THAN 26,000 CONSTITUENT CALLS, SENT OVER 367,000 EMAILS TO LAWMAKERS, AND SUBMITTED OVER 10,000 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN SUPPORT OF STATE AND FEDERAL MEASURES TO PROTECT AND EXPAND VOTING RIGHTS, ENSURE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL COURTS, AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, STAND UP AMERICA WORKED TO REFORM AND RESTORE IMPARTIALITY BACK TO THE SUPREME COURT BY ADVOCATING FOR A BINDING CODE OF ETHICS, TERM LIMITS, AND EXPANDING THE COURT, DRIVING OVER 225,000 CALLS AND EMAILS TO LAWMAKERS IN SUPPORT OF SUPREME COURT REFORM LEGISLATION. WE PUSHED THE SENATE TO CONFIRM FAIR AND IMPARTIAL JUDGES TO LOWER COURT SEATS AS WELL, INCLUDING BY DRIVING OVER 61,000 CONSTITUENT CALLS AND EMAILS TO SENATORS. WE ALSO WORKED TO ENSURE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS BY ADVOCATING FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ALLOCATE ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS, DRIVING OVER 65,000 EMAILS TO CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING AND ADVOCATING FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE JOHN R. LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ACT TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS, DRIVING NEARLY 20,000 CONSTITUENT EMAILS TO LAWMAKERS IN SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION.AT THE STATE LEVEL, STAND UP AMERICA JOINED WITH LOCAL COALITIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR STATE VOTING RIGHTS ACT LEGISLATION IN MINNESOTA AND MICHIGAN, FOR MAINE TO JOIN THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE INTERSTATE COMPACT, FOR THE PASSAGE OF PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCE LEGISLATION IN HAWAII, AND TO FULLY FUND THE PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCE PROGRAM IN NEW YORK. WE ALSO MOBILIZED OUR COMMUNITY TO OPPOSE VOTER SUPPRESSION LEGISLATION IN ALABAMA, ARIZONA, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. OUR MEMBERS MADE OVER 2,000 PHONE CALLS AND SENT NEARLY 13,000 EMAILS ACROSS THESE STATE CAMPAIGNS. 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 DIGITAL ADS AND TEXTING PROGRAMS. IN SOME INSTANCES WE ALSO PROVIDED EARNED MEDIA SUPPORT.FINALLY, STAND UP AMERICA WORKED TO ENCOURAGE AMERICANS TO TURN OUT AND VOTE IN A NUMBER OF NON-PARTISAN CAMPAIGNS, ENCOURAGING THEM TO REGISTER TO VOTE AND VOTE, INCLUDING BY RUNNING DIGITAL ADS AND URGING OTHERS TO POST VOTING REMINDERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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