Citizens of the American Republic

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823509136
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone
8132543369
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,453,313
Expenses
$4,387,074
Assets
$468,029
Liabilities
$401,790

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEPHEN K BANNON (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
  • MARY E MEREDITH (VICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DAN FLEUETTE (TREASURER/DIRECTOR): $55,000 total reported compensation
  • MARY E MEREDITH (VICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR): $20,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

(1) to educate the american people about the wide range of important public policy issues, including: (i) the proper role and size of government; (ii) economic nationalism; (iii) tax and economic policy; (iv) the rule of law; (v) social policy and respect for traditional american values; (vi)education policy; (vii) free markets and entrepreneurship; (viii) healthcare policy; (ix) housing policy; (x) america first foreign policy; (xi) national security and defense policy; (xii) leadership; (xiii) other matters of public concern.(2) to provide american citizens, businesses and interested parties the opportunity to join together and participate in the democratic process by providing educational opportunities and forums for understanding and supporting or opposing federal, state, and possibly local laws, rules, or regulations.(3) create research papers and speeches detailing the underpinnings of economic nationalism and america first foreign policy and national security.

What it reported doing in 2018

I. Documentary production and promotion - citizens of the american republic (coar) coar provided initial funding for the production of documentaries, trump at war and rise of xi to educate the american citizenry about economic nationalism and america first foreign policy, and other key issues that were front and center across the nation in 2018. Expenditures included also the costs of promotion, screenings, events, travel, and educational materials regarding the issues described in the documentaries.ii. Media production and availability - coar is dedicated to using not just conservative media but also to promoting coar's mission and principles through speakers and guests on mainstream media, to provide alternative sources of information to counter the effects of the liberal, progressive press. Coar funded efforts to place knowledge individuals on mainstream news and opinion programs to articulate coar's values to the american people on non-conservative media outlets.iii. Speakers and surrogates - coar sponsored educational programs and events across the nation with speakers committed to coar's mission.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 5
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.2%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 93.6%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 11
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.5%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.11; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.86; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.7%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.2% of revenue deployed · 93.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $55K · 4 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $625K reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 25 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.