Fair Vote Minnesota: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 01-0911420)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$983K
FY2021	$941K
FY2022	$1.6M
FY2023	$826K
FY2024	$831K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.1M
FY2021	$726K
FY2022	$1.1M
FY2023	$1.5M
FY2024	$675K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	−$224K
FY2021	−$9K
FY2022	$514K
FY2023	−$136K
FY2024	$23K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

87%

Program services 87% · $584K Management & general 8% · $51K Fundraising 6% · $40K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Jim Dorsey

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Nelson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mike Osterholm

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Kelley

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Minta

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edwin Torres

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zaylore Stout

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Crabtree

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves voting methods through local and state policy change.

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3 programs · $584K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Legislative Advocacy

In 2024, FairVote Minnesota continued to make meaningful progress toward statewide ranked choice voting (RCV). Building on the legislative study authorized in 2023, which included examination of statewide RCV, we advanced the RCV Local Options bill through the Minnesota House, falling just two votes short of passage.

$479Kprogram expense

02

Public Outreach and Engagement

We hosted a pre-session legislative kickoff with state leaders and lobbyists, expanded our digital engagement, and ran multiple online fundraising efforts. In 2024, our digital reach included:750,000 impressions on Twitter (X)250,000 users reached on Facebook150,000 users reached on Instagram

$92Kprogram expense

03

Electoral Program

We engaged in the 2024 legislative campaigns by awarding our "Democracy Badge" to candidates publicly supporting RCV and organizing supporters at precinct caucuses and party conventions to elevate RCV as a key democracy reform priority.Coalition-building:We continued to engage our coalition partners and expand our partnership with…

$14Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Article IVFY2024$500K

Democracy Fund Voice INCFY2024$75K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$575K

Grants paid · 2 grants · $175K · 2021–2022

Fairvote Minnesota FoundationMN · FY2022$130,000

Fairvote Minnesota FoundationMN · FY2021$45,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$831K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$830K

Other incomeLn 4–11$500

Investment incomeLn 3$321

Money outPt IX

$675K

Ln 25

Programscol B$584K

Managementcol C$51K

Fundraisingcol D$40K

Owns and owesPt X

$23K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K

Total assetsLn 16$23K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$830K

Investment incomeLn 3$321

Other incomeLn 4–11$500

Total revenueLn 12$831K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$5K

SavingsLn 2$3K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K

Other assetsLn 15$15K

Total assetsLn 16$23K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$23K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6350

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$21K	$8K
Total assetsLn 16	$85K	$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$221K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	−$136K	$23K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$45K	$35K	$4K	$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$112K	$93K	$16K	$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$501	$418	$54	$29
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$12K	$10K	$1K	$558
Payroll taxesLn 10	$14K	$12K	$2K	$827
Legal feesLn 11b	$12K	$6K	$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$16K		$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$252K	$252K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$21K			$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$99K	$97K	$1K	$819
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$11K	$11K
Office expensesLn 13	$30K	$30K	$187	$793
Information technologyLn 14	$21K	$19K	$1K	$588
OccupancyLn 16	$6K	$5K	$678	$283
TravelLn 17	$6K	$6K	$82	$18
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$9K	$8K	$482	$871
InsuranceLn 23	$2K	$718	$989	$328
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$6K	$357	$558	$5K
All other expensesLn 24e	$412	$283	$57	$72
Total functional expensesLn 25	$675K	$584K	$51K	$40K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$831K	$675K	$155K	$23K	990 PDF
FY2023	$826K	$1.5M	−$635K	−$136K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.6M	$1.1M	$523K	$514K	990 PDF
FY2021	$941K	$726K	$216K	−$9K	990 PDF
FY2020	$983K	$1.1M	−$144K	−$224K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $830,518 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $825,491$829,697

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $851$321

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$500

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $826,342$830,518

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $60$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,112$184,276

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $49,493$20,833

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,020,315$470,108

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,108,980$675,217

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$282,638$155,301

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $830,518 across 4 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $500 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$829,697

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$829,697

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $321$321

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $821$830,518

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $675,217 across 19 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,281 · Management $4,229 · Fundraising $5,787$45,297

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $92,564 · Management $16,375 · Fundraising $3,385$112,324

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $418 · Management $54 · Fundraising $29$501

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,103 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $558$11,861

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,772 · Management $1,694 · Fundraising $827$14,293

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,750 · Management $5,933$11,683

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,780$15,780

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $252,500$252,500

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $20,833$20,833

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $96,797 · Management $1,432 · Fundraising $819$99,048

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,779$10,779

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,514 · Management $187 · Fundraising $793$30,494

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,373 · Management $1,126 · Fundraising $588$21,087

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,718 · Management $678 · Fundraising $283$5,679

IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,752 · Management $82 · Fundraising $18$5,852

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,568 · Management $482 · Fundraising $871$8,921

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $718 · Management $989 · Fundraising $328$2,035

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $357 · Management $558 · Fundraising $4,923$5,838

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $283 · Management $57 · Fundraising $72$412

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $584,247 · Management $50,856 · Fundraising $40,114$675,217

Part X · Balance sheet $22,908 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,450$4,979

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,936$3,183

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$14,746

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $85,326$22,908

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $220,972$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $220,972$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$135,646$22,908

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$135,646$22,908

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $85,326$22,908

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,908 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$830,518

XI-2 Total expenses$675,217

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$155,301

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$135,646

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$3,253

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,908

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Fair Vote Minnesota

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Fair Vote Minnesota

Legislative Advocacy

Public Outreach and Engagement

Electoral Program

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV