Protect Us Now

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 861265403
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2022–2024
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location: Sacramento, CA, USA
Rating: 47
Verdict: MIXED
Rating confidence: Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue: $563
Expenses: $3,604
Assets: $0
Liabilities: $0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

Crystal Straight (CEO)

People named in this filing

Crystal Straight (CEO)
Dana Williamson (Secretary)
Neda Ashtair (CFO)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The global COVID-19 pandemic has exposed historical weaknesses in Americas public health infrastructure. It has also bolstered a loud and growing anti-vaccine movement who endanger themselves and their communities. Fortunately the majority of Americans are pro-vaccine and ProtectUS is growing our community in support of vaccines. Together we can battle misinformation and advocate for evidence-based health policies to make it easier for more Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

What it reported doing in 2024

Finalize closing of organization

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 - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 28
Transparency & Controls: 82
Sustainability: 8
Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 41%; rating input score 41
Program expense ratio: 6.4%; rating input score 6

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

Operating margin: -540.1%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: -145.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -148.3% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -104.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 41% of revenue deployed · 6.4% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $231 in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
Schedules: 2 filed schedules
Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
Contacts: How to reach this organization
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.

Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 6/100.
High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.