Nonprofit · EIN 80-0378174
TESSERACT
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,455,119 | $1,034,464 | $420,655 | $840,888 | $62,306 | $778,582 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,100,043 | $827,271 | $272,772 | $517,193 | $159,266 | $357,927 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $890,195 | $700,880 | $189,315 | $270,231 | $184,381 | $85,850 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,455,119
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $433,899
- Other salaries and wages
- $42,582
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $615,020
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $35,516
- Accounting fees
- $12,171
- Occupancy
- $28,201
- Travel
- $15,663
- Program services (functional)
- $731,829
- Management and general (functional)
- $186,678
- Fundraising (functional)
- $115,957
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $517,193
- Total assets, end of year
- $840,888
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $62,306
- Net assets, end of year
- $778,582
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $748,582
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $30,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,455,119
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERICA PAYNE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $65,273 | $234,727 | $33,805 |
| JODIE RUBENSTEIN | TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer, Former | 17 | $80,193 | $104,868 | $36,654 |
| HOLLI WOODINGS | VP GOV'T AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 17 | $66,963 | $86,850 | $49,132 |
| RENE FELT | ART DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 1 | $4,142 | $144,396 | $34,986 |
| GENE HAIGH | SENIOR ADVISOR Highest-paid employee | 6 | $18,874 | $101,126 | $25,358 |
| ADAM SHUBERT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 2 | $8,251 | $128,485 | $8,082 |
| ROBERT LORD | SENIOR ADVISOR Key employee | 12 | $34,669 | $76,789 | $7,129 |
| MORRIS PEARL | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA MARIA ARCHILA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PRINCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW POMERANCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERICA PAYNE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $68,654 | $258,269 | $33,155 |
| Jodie Rubenstein | Treasurer/Secretary Officer | 8 | $45,598 | $171,534 | $42,775 |
| DYLAN DUSSEAULT | POLITICAL DIRECTOR Former | 32 | $118,325 | $31,453 | $16,086 |
| RENE FELT | ART DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 8 | $29,048 | $109,275 | $23,838 |
| GENE HAIGH | SENIOR ADVISOR Highest-paid employee | 8 | $23,423 | $88,116 | $22,409 |
| ADAM SHUBERT | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 8 | $25,452 | $95,748 | $7,200 |
| CHASE HARDIN | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Former | 8 | $22,955 | $86,353 | $13,496 |
| ROBERT LORD | SENIOR ADVISOR Highest-paid employee | 8 | $23,100 | $86,900 | $6,538 |
| ANA MARIA ARCHILA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MORRIS PEARL | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW POMERANCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PRINCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERICA PAYNE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $65,625 | $246,875 | $29,836 |
| JODIE RUBENSTEIN | TREASURER/SECRETARY Officer | 10 | $45,248 | $170,220 | $38,714 |
| SAM QUIGLEY | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 10 | $28,353 | $106,660 | $14,741 |
| RENE FELT | ART DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 10 | $26,541 | $99,844 | $22,133 |
| GENE HAIGH | SENIOR ADVISOR Highest-paid employee | 10 | $23,100 | $86,900 | $20,044 |
| DYLAN DUSSEAULT | POLITICAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 10 | $23,714 | $89,209 | $13,963 |
| MORRIS PEARL | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA MARIA ARCHILA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW POMERANCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PRINCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1629 K ST NW STE 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20006-1631
- In care of
- % ERICA PAYNE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ERICA PAYNE, 1629 K STREET NW STE 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20006
- Signed the 990
- ERICA PAYNE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 403-2289
Mission
TESSERACT, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND PERFECTING DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM BY REFORMING THE TAX SYSTEM, LABOR POLICIES AND DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES.
Program accomplishments
- PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRES - FOCUSES ON ORGANIZING POLITICALLY AND LOBBYING CONGRESS TO HELP ENACT REFORMS THAT WILL BUILD A MORE STABLE, PROSPEROUS AND INCLUSIVE NATION.Expenses $694,138
- AMERICAN DECIDERS IS A BIPARTISAN COLLECTIVE FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC ISSUES. WE PROVIDE CLEAR INFORMATION ON POLICIES AND CANDIDATES, RALLYING COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR ECONOMIC EQUALITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND FAIRNESS. OUR CORE TENETS ARE TAX THE RICH, PAY THE PEOPLE, AND SPREAD THE POWER.Expenses $25,208
- THE GREAT ECONOMY PROJECT IS A NON-PARTISAN EFFORT TO ORGANIZE GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN RURAL PARTS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND WISCONSIN TO LEARN ABOUT THE POLICIES THAT THE CENTER IS WORKING ON.Expenses $12,483
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 80-0378174
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $840,888
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,455,119
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,455,119 | $1,034,464 | $840,888 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,100,043 | $827,271 | $517,193 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $890,195 | $700,880 | $270,231 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,106,509 | $1,322,728 | $123,537 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 80-0378174).
Questions about TESSERACT
- What is the EIN of TESSERACT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TESSERACT is 80-0378174.
- Is TESSERACT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2009.
- Are donations to TESSERACT tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TESSERACT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TESSERACT due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TESSERACT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TESSERACT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ERICA PAYNE.
- Who are the officers and directors of TESSERACT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $65,273 (ERICA PAYNE, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does TESSERACT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,455,119, expenses of $1,034,464 and total assets of $840,888 at year end.
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