Voter Network Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Merriam, KS501(c)(3)EIN 48-1143190Revenue $325K in FY2023

On file with the IRSthevoternetwork.org6750 Antioch Rd Ste 305g, 66204-1289 · Merriam, KSTax-exempt since Dec 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Voter Network (formerly the Mainstream Education Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging Kansans to become the best informed, highest voting turnout population in the country. We accomplish this through a suite of innovative tools proven to increase voter turnout, which include our groundbreaking Voter to Voter project and KSBallot.org. Communities that have routinely been undermined in the political process including youth, People of Color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and single women, vote at lower rates than others. As such, these voices are not being heard and current policies at all levels of government reflect that. Our goal is to increase nonpartisan participation in the voting process as a strategy to improve health outcomes and build civic leadership opportunities in these underrepresented communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $214K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$325K
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$437K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$86K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$325K
FY2023▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$461K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$492K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$191K
Expenses
$437K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$427K
FY2021$358K
FY2022$387K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$260K
Net assets
$86K
FY2023▼ -57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$198K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$16K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1994.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $391K Management & general 9% · $39K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Educates Kansans and boosts voter turnout through innovative tools and community engagement.

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1 program · $391K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Because of the spin-off (Line 3), 2023 was a transition year for Mainstream Civic Engagement Foundation. We maintained our nonpartisan voter engagement work in the absence of Voter to Voter and KS Ballot, but did not add any new programs.

$391Kprogram 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
New Venture FundFY2024$108K
Gill FoundationFY2024$35K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$214K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $104K · 2023–2024
Voter NetworkKS · FY2024$37,500
Voter NetworkKS · FY2023$66,408

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$325K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$344K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Money outPt IX
$437K
Ln 25
Programscol B$391K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$86K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$344K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Total revenueLn 12$325K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$86K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$361K$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$371K$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$174K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$198K$86K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$66K$66K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$31K$24K$0$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$84K$83K$459$344
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$0$505
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$0$25K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$0$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$0$0$1K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$2K$5K$90
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$500$0$500$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$201K$201K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$437K$391K$39K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $191K$260K−$69K$16K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $325K$437K−$112K$86K 990 PDF
FY2022 $492K$387K$106K$198K 990 PDF
FY2021 $409K$358K$50K$94K 990 PDF
FY2020 $461K$427K$35K$143K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $325,121 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $489,869$343,967
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$21
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,434−$18,867
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $492,440$325,121
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$66,408
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $239,047$123,177
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $147,655$247,554
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $386,702$437,139
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $105,738−$112,018
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $325,121 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $363 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$65,360
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$278,607
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,778
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$343,967
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21$21
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$19,230−$19,230
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$18,846$325,121
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $437,139 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $66,408$66,408
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,453 · Management $0 · Fundraising $6,113$30,566
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,850 · Management $459 · Fundraising $344$83,653
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,453 · Management $0 · Fundraising $505$8,958
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $25,264 · Fundraising $0$25,264
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $0$6,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,000$1,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,889 · Management $5,204 · Fundraising $90$7,183
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,755 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,755
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,000
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $500 · Fundraising $0$500
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,150 · Fundraising $0$1,150
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $200,702 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$200,702
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $390,510 · Management $38,577 · Fundraising $8,052$437,139
Part X · Balance sheet $100,081 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $360,983$64,487
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$594
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$35,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $371,398$100,081
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $123,538$14,177
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $173,538$14,177
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $175,078$85,904
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,782$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $197,860$85,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $371,398$100,081
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $85,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$325,121
XI-2 Total expenses$437,139
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$112,018
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$197,860
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$152
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$214
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$85,904

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