Advocates for Self-Government Inc

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1985

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Chris Rufer

Phone

9162585552

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Advocates for Self-Government Inc, founded in 1985, is a small nonprofit that reported $861K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 94% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $773K left a modest 10% surplus.

Mission

To educate the general public about the political map and libertarian philosophy; to teach communications skills to libertarians, free market advocates and civil libertarians.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $482,276

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.

Program 2

Expenses: $79,927

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.

Program 3

Expenses: $15,480 Revenue: $526

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.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $860,940

Program Service Revenue $526

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $861,466

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $96,199

Program Expenses $577,683

Other Expenses $772,703

TOTAL EXPENSES $772,703

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$861,466	$444,303	+0.9%
Expenses	$772,703	$639,324	+0.2%
Net Income	$88,763	$-195,021	-1.5%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

N/A

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Chris Rufer	Chairman	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Michael Sertic	President	40.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Emily Henkel	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Karrie Rufer	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Todd Rufer	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$861,466	$772,703	$182,329	$88,763
2022	$444,303	$639,324	$141,551	$-195,021
2021	$908,718	$882,837	$261,060	$25,881
2020	$359,218	$364,528	$227,920	$-5,310
2019	$367,493	$302,195	$233,230	$65,298
2018	$248,342	$267,292	$167,932	$-18,950