Election Administration Resource Center FY2020 filing

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Kinston, NC501(c)(3)EIN 83-1612600Revenue $708K in FY2020

On file with the IRSrcvresources.orgPo Box 5176, 28503-5176 · Kinston, NCTax-exempt since Apr 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $113K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $871K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$708K
Spent
$742K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$532K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$708K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$708K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$622K
FY2025$741K
Expenses
$742K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$742K
FY2021$635K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$996K
Net assets
$532K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$532K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $504K Management & general 27% · $201K Fundraising 5% · $37K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$103,894Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Promotes successful elections using ranked choice voting.

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1 program · $504K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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$504Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$871K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$708K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$708K
Money outPt IX
$742K
Ln 25
Programscol B$504K
Managementcol C$201K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$532K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$426K
Total assetsLn 16$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$708K
Total revenueLn 12$708K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$426K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$426K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$106K
Total assetsLn 16$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12
Net assetsLn 32$532K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$577K$426K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$106K
Total assetsLn 16$577K$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$12
Net assetsLn 32$565K$532K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$389K$205K$155K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$18K$14K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$277K$268K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$306$4K$287
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$9K$5K$4K$135
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$4K$2K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$425$375$50
Total functional expensesLn 25$742K$504K$201K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $741K$996K−$255K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $622K$1.2M−$576K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.0M$137K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.1M$713K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$635K$694K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $708K$742K−$34K$532K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $708,316 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $850,100$708,316
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $850,100$708,316
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,431$423,609
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $148,321$318,588
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $284,752$742,197
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $565,348−$33,881
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $708,316 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$708,316
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$708,316
VIII-12 Total revenue$708,316
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $742,197 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $205,063 · Management $154,859 · Fundraising $29,225$389,147
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,160 · Management $13,714 · Fundraising $2,588$34,462
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,795$7,795
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $267,580 · Management $9,292$276,872
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $306 · Management $3,868 · Fundraising $287$4,461
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,786$3,786
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,046 · Management $4,193 · Fundraising $135$9,374
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,918$1,918
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,897 · Management $1,813$3,710
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,158 · Management $1,647 · Fundraising $4,442$10,247
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $375 · Fundraising $50$425
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $504,128 · Management $201,342 · Fundraising $36,727$742,197
Part X · Balance sheet $532,127 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $576,748$425,975
X-11 Publicly traded securities$106,152
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $576,748$532,127
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $102$12
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,400$12
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $565,348$483,915
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$48,200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $565,348$532,115
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $576,748$532,127
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $532,115 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$708,316
XI-2 Total expenses$742,197
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,881
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$565,348
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$648
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$532,115

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

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