New Politics Leadership Academy Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NEW POLITICS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A NONPARTISAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO RECRUITING AND SUPPORTING SERVANT LEADERS TO SERVE THROUGH POLITICS. THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND NETWORKING EVENTS, WE'RE BUILDING A NEW PIPELINE INTO POLITICS FOR AMERICANS WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRY BEFORE AND WHO FEEL CALLED TO CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE BY JUMPING INTO THE POLITICAL ARENA.
- Income
- $4.9 million
- Spending
- $2.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 16.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 43
- Highest pay
- $190,706, director of servant leader recruitment
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 42% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 89% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)
- $2.1 million spent. CANDIDATE TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RECRUITMENT:IN OUR NATION TODAY, THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO MILLION MILITARY VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED SINCE 9/11, MORE THAN ONE MILLION AMERICORPS ALUMNI, AND MORE THAN 230,000 RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. THESE AMERICANS HAVE DEMONSTRATED A DEEP COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE COUNTRY AND REPRESENT SOME OF OUR NATION'S BEST, PROVEN SERVANT LEADERS. YET ONLY A TINY SLIVER CURRENTLY RUN FOR, OR HOLD, POLITICAL OFFICE. AND WHEN SERVANT LEADERS DO SHOW INTEREST IN RUNNING, THEY QUICKLY DISCOVER THAT OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM HAS SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO ACCESS. SIMPLY PUT, THE POLITICAL SPACE IS CHALLENGING TO ENTER AND CONFUSING TO NAVIGATE FOR SERVANT LEADERS WHO CHOSE TO RUN.AT NEW POLITICS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, WE OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES BY RECRUITING MORE SERVANT LEADERS TO ENTER POLITICS ACROSS THE NATION, AND THEN EDUCATE AND TRAIN THEM TO SUCCEED IN THE POLITICAL ARENA.DURING THE YEAR, WE RAN MORE THAN 40 ANSWERING THE CALL PROGRAMS IN DOZENS OF CITIES, GRADUATING MORE THAN 500 PARTICIPANTS.AT THIS POINT, WITH NEARLY 2000 ATC ALUMNI HAVING GONE THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, WE ARE BUILDING THE BEGINNINGS OF A MOVEMENT OF SERVANT LEADERS WILLING AND ABLE TO SUPPORT AND PUSH EACH OTHER TO CONFRONT THESE INNER CHALLENGES AS THEY CAMPAIGN AND GOVERN AT ALL LEVELS.ALL PROGRAMMING WAS DONE ONLINE DURING THE YEAR.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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