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Fair Share USA

Organization Details
Purpose
Fair Share USA is an organization dedicated to moving the country in a more fair direction through the influencing of elections.
Previous Reported Names
Progressive Future Action
Email
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Leadership

Last updated 2012

Doug Casler
Director
Heather Kunst
Director
Ruth Seroussi
Director
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Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$490,507
All-Time Expenditures
$490,507
Top Contributors

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

Aggregate Below Threshold
“Aggregate below threshold” is the sum of all contributions where the contributor donated less than $200 and their name does not need to be disclosed.
$107
$100
Largest Recipients

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Insights
This organization gets a majority of its contributions from out of state.

Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by Fair Share USA since 2012.

Contributions (All time)
$490,507
Expenditures (All time)
$490,507

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IRS disclosures

All electronic form 8872s that Fair Share USA 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.

2014

  • $0 in contributions
  • $62,599 in expenditures
July 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$2,566
April 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$60,033

2013

  • $107 in contributions
  • $140,770 in expenditures
July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$140,770
January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013
Total contributions
$107
Total expenditures
$0

2012

  • $490,400 in contributions
  • $287,138 in expenditures
November 27, 2012 to December 31, 2012
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$600
October 18, 2012 to November 26, 2012
Total contributions
$400
Total expenditures
$111,538
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed July 31, 2013 at 04:37PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Post-election report (DC)
October 18, 2012 to November 26, 2012
Total contributions
$400
Total expenditures
$106,103
1st report
This report was processed December 6, 2012 at 08:59PM.
July 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$175,000
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed October 15, 2012 at 11:06PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Quarter 3 report
July 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012
Total contributions
$490,000
Total expenditures
$175,000
1st report
This report was processed October 15, 2012 at 10:08PM.
April 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012
Total contributions
$490,000
Total expenditures
$0

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

ProPublica found 1 form 990 on the IRS website filed by Fair Share USA. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.

Date Created
September 30, 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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