The organization's mission is to provide Research and related work to support the role of rigorous, evidence-based decision-making in encouraging civic involvement.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$888K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$888K
to officers and key staff · 66% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 66% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2.7M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$514K
82% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 82% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$726K
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$116K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$726K
FY2024▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$670K
FY2022$530K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$726K
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$478K
FY2022$399K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$116K
FY2024▼ -84%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$69K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$392K
FY2023$744K
FY2024$116K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2021.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $994K Management & general 17% · $229K Fundraising 10% · $131K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $888K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Dir. Pres. Secr.,treas.,exec. Dir.
$192,037Pt VII · Sec A
$185,969Pt VII · Sec A
$159,283Pt VII · Sec A
$147,482Pt VII · Sec A
$119,582Pt VII · Sec A
$83,484Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marissa McBride’s $192K as Dir. Pres. Secr.,treas.,exec. Dir. is at the 97th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Marissa McBride$192,037$216,686$54,447—
Beth Benjamin$185,969$188,000——
Joshua Rosmarin$159,283$168,938——
Mathias Mitchell$147,482$124,352——
Jacqueline Burns$119,582———
Graham Gottlieb——$13,472$107,320
Patrick Ramjug$83,484$101,841——
Natalie Wheeler—$82,782——

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

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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

Supports evidence-based decisions to encourage civic involvement through research.

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2 programs · $994K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Performed research, modeling, and fundraising support for voter registration and mobilization programs designed to encourage people underrepresented in the electorate to vote.

$798Kprogram expense
02

Supported research and evaluation examining communication programs designed to influence vote choice.

$195Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2.7M
Grants paid · 1 grant · $40K · 2021–2021
Future Forward USA ActionDC · FY2021$40,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$726K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$994K
Managementcol C$229K
Fundraisingcol D$131K
Owns and owesPt X
$116K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$630K
Total assetsLn 16$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$514K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Total revenueLn 12$726K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$630K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$630K
Total assetsLn 16$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$514K
Net assetsLn 32$116K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$229K$630K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$330K$514K
Net assetsLn 32$744K$116K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$202K$156K$26K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$822K$605K$128K$89K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$26K$19K$5K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$34K$2K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$49K$10K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$933$0$933$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$0$15K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$97K$70K$27K$0
Office expensesLn 13$879$151$728$0
Information technologyLn 14$25K$22K$3K$0
TravelLn 17$41K$36K$2K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$1K$627
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$0$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$994K$229K$131K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $726K$1.4M−$628K$116K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.3M$352K$744K 990 PDF
FY2022 $530K$399K$131K$392K 990 PDF
FY2021 $670K$478K$192K$261K 990 PDF
FY2020 $0$69K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $725,859 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,670,860$596,000
I-9 Program service revenue$102,275
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,261$27,584
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,686,121$725,859
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,198,348$1,155,232
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,755$198,511
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,334,103$1,353,743
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $352,018−$627,884
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $725,859 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$596,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$596,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$102,275
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,584$27,584
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $102,275 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,584$725,859
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,353,743 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $155,601 · Management $26,172 · Fundraising $20,342$202,115
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $604,801 · Management $127,892 · Fundraising $88,856$821,549
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,689 · Management $4,715 · Fundraising $2,589$25,993
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,233 · Management $2,149 · Fundraising $2,640$39,022
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,362 · Management $9,992 · Fundraising $7,199$66,553
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $933 · Fundraising $0$933
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $14,545 · Fundraising $0$14,545
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $70,000 · Management $26,766 · Fundraising $0$96,766
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $151 · Management $728 · Fundraising $0$879
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,662 · Management $3,438 · Fundraising $0$25,100
IX-17 TravelPrograms $35,802 · Management $1,693 · Fundraising $3,736$41,231
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,572 · Management $1,256 · Fundraising $627$5,455
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,060 · Fundraising $0$4,060
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $4,722 · Fundraising $4,820$9,542
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $993,873 · Management $229,061 · Fundraising $130,809$1,353,743
Part X · Balance sheet $630,470 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $229,259$630,470
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,073,624$630,470
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $329,690$514,420
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $329,690$514,420
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $743,934$116,050
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,073,624$630,470
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $116,050 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$725,859
XI-2 Total expenses$1,353,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$627,884
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$743,934
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$116,050

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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