Spread the Vote EIN 81-5308494

Spread the Vote

EIN  81-5308494 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Wilmington, DE
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps Americans get government photo IDs for voting, housing, and work.
Leadership
Kelley a Calvin · Executive Director · $120K
Money in and out
$574K revenue, $684K expenses
Bottom line
52% program efficiency

Helps Americans get government photo IDs for voting, housing, and work. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $574K in revenue, $684K in expenses, and $171K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$574K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$684K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$171K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$111K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.52 Management & general $0.38 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
52%
of spending reaches programs▲ +20% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate0% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-19%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +48% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$574K
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses
$684K
FY2025▼ -1%
Total assets
$176K
FY2025▲ +15%
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2025▼ -58%
Total revenue
$574K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$684K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$171K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$111K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$176K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B52%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $358K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Helped approximately 1261 people obtain government-issued photo identification which they need for voting, housing, work, and more. The organization has chapters in 9 states florida, georgia, indiana, louisiana, north carolina, tennesse, texas, virginia, and west virginia to help people obtain their identification.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSpread the Vote
EINHdr · item D81-5308494
Principal addressHdr · item CWilmington, DE
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.spreadthevote.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDE
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$119,712Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelley a Calvin’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1035 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelley a Calvin$119,712$141,935$65,436$124,708
Kelley a Calvin$141,935$65,436$124,708$119,615$100,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$569K · 99%
Investment income$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$569K
Investment income1%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$574K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.52 Management & general $0.38 Fundraising $0.09
Program services52%$358K
Management & general38%$262K
Fundraising9%$64K
Total functional expensesLn 25$684K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Total assetsLn 16$176K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$171K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $76K · Operating expenses/yr $684K
1.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $358K · Total expenses $684K
52%
Management & General
Management & general $262K · Total expenses $684K
38%
Fundraising
Fundraising $64K · Total expenses $684K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $22K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $669K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $569K · Total revenue $574K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $574K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $574K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $574K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $684K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $574K · Prior year $506K
+13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $2.3M · FY2025 $574K
-24%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $171K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $574K · Expenses $684K
-19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $176K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $171K · Total assets $176K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $176K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kelley a Calvin · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $120K · Total expenses $684K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $413K · Total expenses $684K
60%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 52%
Overhead ratio 38%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth 13%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $110K · 2022–2022
Project Id Action FundCA · FY2022$50,000
Project Id Action FundCA · FY2022$50,000
Project Love StrongTN · FY2022$5,000
Project Love StrongTN · FY2022$5,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$574K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$506K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$961K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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