Fairvote Action Fund: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 38-3650370)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$280K
FY2021	$1.2M
FY2022	$1.7M
FY2023	$1.1M
FY2024	$1.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$313K
FY2021	$492K
FY2022	$1.9M
FY2023	$1.5M
FY2024	$1.6M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$10K
FY2021	$729K
FY2022	$606K
FY2023	$239K
FY2024	$439K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2002.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $312K Management & general 0% · $941

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

3 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Robert Richie

President

$2,900Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Olson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Terrell

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2021	FY2020
Robert Richie	$500	$2,900

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for electoral reforms to expand democracy and increase voter choice.

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1 program · $312K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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FairVote Action focuses on engaging in and supporting advocacy of ranked choice voting (RCV) in elections at the national, state and local level. With minimal overhead under $5,000 in 2020, we had a positive impact in each of our areas of spending.

$312Kprogram 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

Action Now INCFY2024$400K

Article IVFY2024$300K

Unite America INCFY2024$261K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$961K

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Grants paid · 32 grants · $1.3M · 2020–2024

Make All Votes Count DCFY2024$285,000

California Rcv Institute INCCA · FY2024$50,000

Preferential Primaries ActionFY2024$35,000

Iowa Democratic PartyFY2024$25,000

Fairvote Minnesota FoundationMN · FY2024$25,000

Yes on 117OR · FY2024$10,000

Missouri Democratic State CommitteeFY2024$10,000

Rank Mi Vote Ballot Question CommitteeFY2023$35,000

Make All Votes Count DCFY2023$25,000

California Rcv Coalition INCFY2023$25,000

Partners in Democracy INCMA · FY2023$12,000

Ranked Choice Voting for SeattleFY2022$390,000

Ranked Choice Voting for Clark CountyFY2022$50,000

Charting a Better PortlandOR · FY2022$50,000

Oregonians for Better ElectionsFY2022$50,000

Portlanders for Charter ReformFY2022$25,000

Yes for Ranked Choice VotingIL · FY2022$20,000

California Rcv Coalition INCFY2022$15,000

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$280K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$280K

Money outPt IX

$313K

Ln 25

Programscol B$312K

Managementcol C$941

Owns and owesPt X

$10K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K

Total assetsLn 16$10K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$280K

Total revenueLn 12$280K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$10K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K

Total assetsLn 16$10K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$10K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$43K	$10K
Total assetsLn 16	$43K	$10K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$530	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$43K	$10K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$116K	$116K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$3K	$3K
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K	$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$139		$139
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$187K	$187K
Office expensesLn 13	$602		$602
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$200		$200
Total functional expensesLn 25	$313K	$312K	$941	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.8M	$1.6M	$200K	$439K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.1M	$1.5M	−$367K	$239K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.7M	$1.9M	−$123K	$606K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.2M	$492K	$719K	$729K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$280K	$313K	−$33K	$10K	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 $279,800 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $284,000$279,800

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $284,000$279,800

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $134,269$116,200

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,000$2,900

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $101,843$193,841

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $242,112$312,941

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,888−$33,141

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $279,800 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$279,800

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$279,800

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$279,800

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $312,941 across 7 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $116,200$116,200

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,900$2,900

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,800$5,800

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $139$139

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $187,100$187,100

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $602$602

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $200$200

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $312,000 · Management $941 · Fundraising $0$312,941

Part X · Balance sheet $10,085 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,226$10,085

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $43,226$10,085

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $530$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,696$10,085

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,696$10,085

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $43,226$10,085

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,085 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$279,800

XI-2 Total expenses$312,941

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,141

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,696

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$530

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,085

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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