Spread the Vote FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 81-5308494

Help people in the United States obtain government-issued photo identification which they need for voting, housing, work and more.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $81K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $702K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$284K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$705K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$961K
FY2024$506K
FY2025$574K
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$903K
FY2024$693K
FY2025$684K
Net assets
$705K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$705K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$21K
FY2023$79K
FY2024$142K
FY2025$171K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSpread the Vote
EINHdr · item D81-5308494
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2017
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWilmington, DE
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R40)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.spreadthevote.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.04
Program services88%$1.6M
Management & general8%$141K
Fundraising4%$73K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
88%
of spending reaches programs
Months of spending covered by cash
6.5mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments
Surplus or deficit
+19%
as % of revenue, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$989K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$989K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$162K
FY2023$180K
FY2024$152K
FY2025$176K
Total liabilities
$284K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$285K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$101K
FY2024$11K
FY2025$5K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$437K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$989K
Spent on programsPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$989K
Total assetsLn 16$989K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$284K
Total net assetsLn 32$705K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$2.3M
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2020 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $989K · Operating expenses/yr $1.8M
6.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.6M · Total expenses $1.8M
88%
Management & General
Management & general $141K · Total expenses $1.8M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $73K · Total expenses $1.8M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $73K · Solicited contributions $2.3M
$0.03 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.3M · Total revenue $2.3M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.3M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.3M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $2.3M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.8M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $2.3M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net assets change over the year
End of year $705K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $2.3M · Expenses $1.8M
+19%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $989K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $705K · Total assets $989K
71%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $989K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kelley a Calvin · Reported title ChairExecutive Director · Highest reported compensation $100K · Total expenses $1.8M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.2M · Total expenses $1.8M
63%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 88%——
Spent on management, % of spending 8%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 3%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 0.2%——

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

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairexecutive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelley a Calvin’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Helps Americans get government photo IDs for voting, housing, and work.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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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, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia) to help people obtain their identification.

$1.6Mprogram expense

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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
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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

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $574K$684K+13% 990 PDF
FY2024 $506K$693K-47% 990 PDF
FY2023 $961K$903K-36% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.7M+44% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.5M-54% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.3M$1.8M 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2020

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,264,882 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,264,882
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,264,882
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,264,882
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,827,681 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $229,181$229,181
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,000 · Management $7,000 · Fundraising $5,000$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $828,298 · Management $65,888 · Fundraising $47,062$941,248
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,803 · Management $2,928 · Fundraising $2,091$41,822
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,030 · Management $4,696 · Fundraising $3,354$67,080
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,417$4,417
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $32,248$32,248
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $111,069 · Management $8,835 · Fundraising $6,311$126,215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $92,592 · Management $7,364 · Fundraising $5,261$105,217
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $48,052 · Management $3,822 · Fundraising $2,730$54,604
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,403 · Management $1,066 · Fundraising $762$15,231
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,916 · Management $152 · Fundraising $109$2,177
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,557 · Management $442 · Fundraising $316$6,315
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,932 · Management $2,607 · Fundraising $387$101,926
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,612,833 · Management $141,465 · Fundraising $73,383$1,827,681
Part X · Balance sheet $988,514 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $338,557$986,209
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,305$2,305
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $340,862$988,514
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $63,592$273,562
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,850$10,286
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $73,442$283,848
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $267,420$704,666
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $267,420$704,666
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $340,862$988,514
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $704,666 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,264,882
XI-2 Total expenses$1,827,681
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$437,201
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$267,420
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$45
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$704,666

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