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Right Now USA

Organization Details
Purpose
Independent expenditures in support of political candidates.
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Leadership

Last updated 2018

David Fry
Director
Elliot Olson
President
Richard Morgan
Treasurer and Secretary
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Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$603,991
All-Time Expenditures
$563,830
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 Right Now USA since 2017.

Contributions (All time)
$603,991
Expenditures (All time)
$563,830

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IRS disclosures

All electronic form 8872s that Right Now 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.

2018

  • $523,991 in contributions
  • $485,418 in expenditures
November 27, 2018 to December 31, 2018
Total contributions
$171
Total expenditures
$25,752
October 18, 2018 to November 26, 2018
Total contributions
$220,199
Total expenditures
$202,117
October 1, 2018 to October 17, 2018
(General election: November 6, 2018)
Total contributions
$138
Total expenditures
$2,008
July 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018
Total contributions
$75,849
Total expenditures
$36,551
April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018
Total contributions
$37,634
Total expenditures
$29,240
January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018
Total contributions
$190,000
Total expenditures
$189,750

2017

  • $80,000 in contributions
  • $78,412 in expenditures
October 23, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Total contributions
$80,000
Total expenditures
$78,412

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 Right Now USA. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.

Date Created
May 21, 2019 View form
August 30, 2018 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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