RightCount

RightCount is an advocacy group claiming to promote election integrity laws as well as the process of vote counting and certification. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Elections Policy
Website: www.rightcount.org
Formation:

2024

Tax ID: 99-1452080
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $415,725 Revenue: $3,750,835 Expenses: $3,335,110

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    As of October 2024, RightCount had local initiatives in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. 1

    While RightCount claims to be nonpartisan, its leadership includes former elected officials of the Republican Party. 2 3

    Activities

    RightCount is an advocacy group that claims to promote voter integrity legislation as well as the process of vote counting and certifying election results. As of October 2024, RightCount had initiatives in five states: Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. It recruits volunteers to support the electoral process at the state level as well as election officials, 1  while claiming to educate voters on election laws and the voting process including counting and certification. 4

    Financials

    RightCount was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2024 and had not filed tax returns as of October that year. 1

    Leadership

    As of 2024, former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) was the chair of RightCount Arizona. 5 Brewer is a member of the leadership team of the Democracy Defense Project. 6

    Eric Johnson is the chair of RightCount Georgia. Johnson is a former Republican member of the Georgia Senate, where he served as Senate Minority Leader and President Pro Tempore. 7

    Bob List and Heidi Seevers O’Gara are the co-chairs of RightCount Nevada. List is a former Republican Governor of Nevada and O’Gara is a former Republican member of the Nevada State Senate. 8

    Mark Schweiker and Lou Barletta are the co-chairs of RightCount Pennsylvania. Schweiker is a former Republican Governor of Pennsylvania and Barletta is a former Republican member of the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania. 3

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $415,725 $3,750,835 $3,335,110 View

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Paul CiaramitaroSECRETARY$250,000
    Soren DaytonPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$20,000

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $2,425,000
    • Number of Grants: 7
    • Number of Funders: 6

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $800,0002024 Rightcount Action Inc2. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT WAS FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF RCI. RCI USED THE GRANT FUNDS TO PAY FOR ITS PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES AND TO ADVANCE RCI'S EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
    $500,0002024 Protect Democracy ProjectTO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    $400,0002025 The David and Lucile Packard Foundationfor general support
    $250,0002025 Peter G. Peterson FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTION CERTIFICATION PROCESS.
    $250,0002024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundationfor general operating support
    $200,0002024 The David and Lucile Packard Foundationfor general support
    $25,0002024 ImpactAssetsGENERAL SUPPORT

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    References

    1. “About.” RightCount. Accessed October 6, 2024. https://www.rightcount.org/#about.
    2. [1] “Team.” Democracy Defense Project. Accessed October 6, 2024. https://www.democracydefenseproject.org/#team.
    3. “Pennsylvania.” RightCount. Accessed October 6, 2024. https://rightcount.org/states/pennsylvania/.
    4. “News.” RightCount. Accessed October 6, 2024. https://www.rightcount.org/news/.
    5. “Arizona.” RightCount. Accessed October 6, 2024. https://www.rightcount.org/states/arizona/.
    6. “Team.” Democracy Defense Project. Accessed October 6, 2024. https://www.democracydefenseproject.org/#team.
    7. “Georgia.” RightCount. Accessed October 6, 2024. https://www.rightcount.org/states/georgia/
    8. “Nevada.” RightCount. Accessed October 6, 2024. https://www.rightcount.org/states/nevada/.