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Set it Straight

Organization Details
Purpose
To influence or attempt to influence the election of any individual to a Federal , state or local public office.
Leadership

Last updated 2006

Jim Banks
President
Patrick Davis
Sec. / Treas.
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Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$170,754
All-Time Expenditures
$170,780
Top Contributors

Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.

Largest Recipients

Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.

Insights
This organization filed reports with overlapping dates, meaning that some contributions or expenditures may be duplicated. Always verify totals.
This organization gets a majority of its contributions from out of state.

Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by Set it Straight since 2008.

All time Last 5 years
Contributions (All time)
$170,754
Expenditures (All time)
$170,780

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IRS disclosures

All electronic form 8872s that Set it Straight has filed with the IRS. Organizations may file monthly or quarterly during general-election (even-numbered) years, and monthly or semiannually during nonelection (odd-numbered) years.

Data only includes electronic filings. To look for paper reports, try the IRS’ search function.

2017

  • $0 in contributions
  • $0 in expenditures
End-of-year report
July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Final report
Mid-year report
January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed November 27, 2017 at 10:27PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Mid-year report
January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
1st report
This report was processed November 3, 2017 at 07:51PM.

2016

  • $0 in contributions
  • $50 in expenditures
End-of-year report
October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Quarter 3 report
July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed February 19, 2017 at 01:20PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Quarter 3 report
July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
1st report
This report was processed January 29, 2017 at 05:40PM.
April 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$50
Quarter 1 report
January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0

2011

  • $0 in contributions
  • $0 in expenditures
Mid-year report
January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0

2010

  • $146,754 in contributions
  • $147,617 in expenditures
October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
Total contributions
$146,754
Total expenditures
$147,617
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed February 3, 2011 at 05:23PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Post-election report (CA)
October 13, 2010 to November 22, 2010
Total contributions
$146,754
Total expenditures
$142,000
1st report
This report was processed November 22, 2010 at 11:00AM.
Pre-election report (CA)
October 1, 2010 to October 12, 2010
(General election: November 2, 2010)
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
This report overlaps with a more recent report.
Quarter 3 report
July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Quarter 2 report
April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Quarter 1 report
January 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0

2009

  • $0 in contributions
  • $0 in expenditures
Mid-year report
January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0

2008

  • $24,000 in contributions
  • $23,113 in expenditures
End-of-year report
October 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Set it Straight marked this report as amended, but no previous reports were found for this period.
Quarter 3 report
July 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Set it Straight marked this report as amended, but no previous reports were found for this period.
April 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008
Total contributions
$24,000
Total expenditures
$23,113
Set it Straight marked this report as amended, but no previous reports were found for this period.
Quarter 1 report
January 1, 2008 to March 31, 2008
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Set it Straight marked this report as amended, but no previous reports were found for this period.

Tax-exempt political organizations that report receiving $25,000 or more a year must file Form 990, unless they meet certain criteria.

ProPublica found 2 form 990s on the IRS website filed by Set it Straight. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.

Date Created
November 5, 2013 View form
September 25, 2013 View form

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About This Data


What is a 527?

A 527 is a nonprofit formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to organizations whose primary purpose is attempting to influence the election of one or more people to public office at the national, state or local level. But contributions to these organizations are not considered tax-deductible, unlike gifts to charities.

What organizations are in the 527 Explorer?

This database covers tax-exempt political organizations organized under Section 527, excluding organizations that are regulated by the Federal Election Commission (like federal PACs are); that expect to receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions; that are nonpolitical nonprofits, like charities; or that are political committees for a state or local candidate or a political party. An organization’s state is taken from the address reported on its most recent form 8871.

What organizations report itemized contributions and expenditures?

Tax-exempt political organizations, other than qualified state or local political organizations, that have filed for tax-exempt status with the IRS under Section 527 must file Form 8872 to disclose any expenditures made or contributions received. A qualified state or local political organization is one whose political activities relate solely to state or local public office and that routinely files publicly available reports with one or more states. For state-by-state information on tax-exempt political organizations and their filings, see the IRS’ listings.

Note: Only electronic filings are included in this data. While many organizations filed electronically before 2020, electronic filing for all organizations was only required beginning in January 2020. Therefore, some contributions and expenditures made prior to 2020 may not be reflected in this data.

Note: We make a best-effort attempt to not display street-level addresses for payments labeled as "salary."

How are the totals calculated?

An organization’s total contributions and expenditures are calculated by summing up the most recent report filed for each reporting period. However, organizations sometimes file reports for overlapping dates or reports that duplicate data. For any date range, the most recently filed report is marked. Duplicate contributions or expenditures (ones that have the exact same name, amount and date but show up in multiple reports) have been removed from the calculated totals.

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