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Elephant Talk, Inc.

Organization Details
Purpose
Through a S. 527 funding vehicle, Elephant Talk seeks to create a media channel to speak to conservative Republicans and Independents and provide infrastructure for key campaigns through non-coordinated election race support; create conservative media portals and; activate the millennial vote.
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Leadership

Last updated 2011

Marv Bramlett
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Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$565,449
All-Time Expenditures
$587,601
Top Contributors

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Largest Recipients

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Insights
This organization uses a small percentage of its total expenditures for political contributions.

Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by Elephant Talk, Inc. since 2009.

Contributions (All time)
$565,449
Expenditures (All time)
$587,601

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IRS disclosures

All electronic form 8872s that Elephant Talk, Inc. 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.

2013

  • $124 in contributions
  • $6,944 in expenditures
January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013
Total contributions
$124
Total expenditures
$6,944
Final report

2012

  • $0 in contributions
  • $54,147 in expenditures
October 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$31,945
July 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$2,952
April 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$10,691
January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$8,559
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed January 4, 2013 at 02:51PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Quarter 1 report
January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$8,559
1st report
This report was processed April 15, 2012 at 07:55AM.

2011

  • $526,125 in contributions
  • $487,786 in expenditures
August 18, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Total contributions
$526,125
Total expenditures
$487,786

2010

  • $9,200 in contributions
  • $9,184 in expenditures
January 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010
Total contributions
$9,200
Total expenditures
$9,184

2009

  • $30,000 in contributions
  • $29,540 in expenditures
July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$8,540
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed April 20, 2010 at 09:06AM). Expand to see 2 other reports that overlap in this date range.
End-of-year report
July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$4,000
2nd report
This report was processed March 25, 2010 at 03:49PM.
End-of-year report
July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$4,540
1st report
This report was processed January 30, 2010 at 04:44PM.
April 17, 2009 to June 30, 2009
Total contributions
$30,000
Total expenditures
$21,000

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

ProPublica found 3 form 990s on the IRS website filed by Elephant Talk, Inc.. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.

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