Election Administration Resource Center EIN 83-1612600

Election Administration Resource Center

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Promotes successful elections using ranked choice voting. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $741K in revenue, $996K in expenses, and $1.3M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Kinston, NC
Website
www.rcvresources.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$741KFY2025
Expenses
$996K
Net assets
$1.3M
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  83-1612600 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Kinston, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes successful elections using ranked choice voting.
Leadership
Rosemary F Blizzard · Executive Director · $150K
Money in and out
$741K revenue, $996K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$741K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$996K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$255K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
14.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +12% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-34%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +63% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$741K
FY2025▲ +19%
Expenses
$996K
FY2025▼ -17%
Total assets
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -16%
Total liabilities
$24K
FY2025▲ +143%
Total revenue
$741K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$996K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$255K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $777K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Earc dba ranked choice voting resource center (RCVRC) is the nation's only organization dedicated solely to promoting and supporting the administration of ranked choice voting (RCV). Because election offices are often understaffed and underfunded, we provide our educational services and tools for free or at a nominal fee based on state…

$411Kprogram expense
02

Earc provides one of the most important resources available in the election world, rctab. Rctab is a federally tested open-source tabulation software that uses ballot data from voting systems to run the round-by-round count.

$366Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CElection Administration Resource Center
EINHdr · item D83-1612600
Principal addressHdr · item CKinston, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.rcvresources.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director of Policy & General Counsel
$108,002Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director of Finance & Operations
$91,454Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member (as of 10/17)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member (until 2/15)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rosemary F Blizzard$150,000$147,583$138,667$97,238
Christopher Hughes$108,002$107,442$108,470$102,651
Gary O Bartlett$108,005$105,520$103,894
Kelly G Sechrist$104,671$104,508
Melissa Hall$91,454

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$704K · 95%
Investment income$34K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$704K
Investment income5%$34K
Other revenue$2K
Total revenueLn 12$741K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.06
Program services78%$777K
Management & general16%$161K
Fundraising6%$58K
Total functional expensesLn 25$996K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$24K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed14.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses/yr $996K
14.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $777K · Total expenses $996K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $161K · Total expenses $996K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $58K · Total expenses $996K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $75K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $799K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $704K · Total revenue $741K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $741K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $741K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $34K · Total revenue $741K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $996K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $741K · Prior year $622K
+19%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $708K · FY2025 $741K
+0.9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $741K · Expenses $996K
-34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.3M · Total assets $1.3M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rosemary F Blizzard · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $150K · Total expenses $996K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $842K · Total expenses $996K
85%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 19%
Legal fee ratio 0.9%
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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$871K
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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)$741K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$622K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$708K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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