Program areas at Advocates for Self-Government
Content Creation and Publication: Improved our website (theadvocates.org) and expanded our Quiz Engagement Program to include more information for audiences to understand and compare their political viewpoints. Released new political opinion surveys to gauge the public's views and opinions about important civic and social issues; published original weekly articles. Launched ASG.Stream, a video streaming service available to the general public and sponsored in-person screenings of select, original short films.
Other Educational Programs:Distributed Operation: Politically Homeless kits to various nonpartisan individuals and student activist groups for use in educating the public about libertarian ideas and important civic issues. Each kit reaches an average of several hundreds of individuals. Sold or distributed outreach materials including quiz cards, posters, books, and other supplementary educational materials to teachers and educators.
Digital Outreach: Attracted 460,000 new visitors to our website theadvocates.org, with over 1.59 million unique pageviews. Our World's Smallest Political Quiz, which educates students, teachers, and the general public about five distinct political philosophies, was taken 450,000 times at our website. Across social media platforms, we reached an audience of more than 30 million people with our digital content.
Who funds Advocates for Self-Government
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Advocates for Self-Government
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Michael Sertic | President | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Karrie Rufer | Secretary | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Emily Henkel | Treasurer | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Chris Rufer | Chairman / Treasuerer | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mike Sertic | President | $0 | 2022-11-07 |
| ...and 4 more key personnel |
Financials for Advocates for Self-Government
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $860,940 | $440,758 | 95.3% |
| Program services | $526 | $3,545 | -85.2% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $861,466 | $444,303 | 93.9% |
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|---|
| Parental Rights Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Purcellville, VA | $431,048 |
| NETWORK Advocates for Catholic Social Justice (NEP) | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $4,146,929 |
| Council American Islamic Relations | 501(c)(3) | Philadelphia, PA | $692,150 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Columbia, SC | $1,275,064 |
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| GunsDown | 501(c)(3) | Youngstown, OH | $1,099,968 |
| The United States Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Columbus, OH | $3,044,198 |
| Texas Values | 501(c)(3) | Austin, TX | $1,576,621 |
| Take Back The Court Foundation | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $752,890 |
| The Interfaith Alliance Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $2,865,608 |
Data update history
January 5, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $181,200 from Donors Trust January 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 27, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $104,000 from Liberty Ears November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human rightsHomelessness
Characteristics
Tax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 500 Capitol Mall 2050
- Sacramento, CA 95814
- Metro area
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
- County
- Sacramento County, CA
- Website URL
- theadvocates.org/Â
- Phone
- (916) 258-5552
IRS details
- EIN
- 77-0099744
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1985
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- R60: Civil Liberties Advocacy
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Central organization
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