EQUALCITIZENS US: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization: EQUALCITIZENS US (EIN 81-4602012)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-15
IRS object ID: 202143199349203484
Schema version: 2020v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule O
Compensation Explanation

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-15T11:44:06-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	472399509	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WORTHINGTON HUGHES & HOAR PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 3000	AddressLine1Txt
City	WOBURN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	018016592	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	814602012	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EQUALCITIZENSUS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EQUA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8572852805	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	186 ALEWIFE PARKWAY 1034	AddressLine1Txt
City	CAMBRIDGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02138	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LAWRENCE LESSIG	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8572852805	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	LAWRENCE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	LESSIG	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KEVIN E WORTHINGTON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00189847	PTIN
Phone	7813053534	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-11-12	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	HTTPS://EQUALCITIZENS.US	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$377	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$377	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue	$377	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$11,412	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total	$528	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$11,940	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$11,563	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$23,310	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$11,747	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,410	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,747	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,410	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,747	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100	BOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,310	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,747	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO HELP ADVANCE REFORM TO ADVANCE THE IDEA OF EQUAL POLITCAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONGOING DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS THAT AIM TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ON DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES. THE DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS CREATE ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, PODCAST, GRAPHICS, AND WRITTEN COMMENTARIES ON CURRENT EVENTS RELATED TO U.S. DEMOCRACY REFORM, AND DISSEMINATE THE CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE COMPENSATIONS TO CONSULTANTS FOR DIGITAL MARKETING, CONTENT CREATION, PODCAST PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND WEB HOSTING FEES.	$6,655
THE ORGANIZATION CO-HOSTED A SERIES OF TOWN HALL EVENTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO DISCUSS DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES. THE EVENTS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE RECORDINGS WERE DISSEMINATED ONLINE AS PART OF AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS.	$3,273

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt

Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt

THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONGOING DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS THAT AIM TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ON DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES. THE DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS CREATE ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, PODCAST, GRAPHICS, AND WRITTEN COMMENTARIES ON CURRENT EVENTS RELATED TO U.S. DEMOCRACY REFORM, AND DISSEMINATE THE CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE COMPENSATIONS TO CONSULTANTS FOR DIGITAL MARKETING, CONTENT CREATION, PODCAST PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND WEB HOSTING FEES.

$6,655

THE ORGANIZATION CO-HOSTED A SERIES OF TOWN HALL EVENTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO DISCUSS DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES. THE EVENTS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE RECORDINGS WERE DISSEMINATED ONLINE AS PART OF AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS.

$3,273

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$9,928	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
LAWRENCE LESSIG
PRESIDENT	000.00	$0
JASON HARROW
TREASURER	000.00	$0
BRUCE SKARIN
CLERK	000.00	$0
PHOEBE T WONG
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PHOEBE T WONG	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1300 N ST NW APT 515	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8572852805	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES BANK FEES 12 BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS 54 SUPPLIES 54 ONLINE SOFTWARE 408 TOTAL 528
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26	ADVANCE FROM TREASURER 100 0
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO HELP ADVANCE REFORM TO ADVANCE THE IDEA OF EQUAL POLITCAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONGOING DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS THAT AIM TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ON DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES. THE DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS CREATE ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, PODCAST, GRAPHICS, AND WRITTEN COMMENTARIES ON CURRENT EVENTS RELATED TO U.S. DEMOCRACY REFORM, AND DISSEMINATE THE CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE COMPENSATIONS TO CONSULTANTS FOR DIGITAL MARKETING, CONTENT CREATION, PODCAST PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND WEB HOSTING FEES.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29	THE ORGANIZATION CO-HOSTED A SERIES OF TOWN HALL EVENTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO DISCUSS DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES. THE EVENTS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE RECORDINGS WERE DISSEMINATED ONLINE AS PART OF AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS.

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp (4 entries)

LAWRENCE LESSIG
JASON HARROW
BRUCE SKARIN
PHOEBE T WONG